BEMIDJI, MN – Despite two solid starts from pitchers Hannah Chambers and Nicole Eckhardt, the University of Mary softball team (5-29, 3-11 Northern Sun) fell in their doubleheader to Bemidji State University (10-28, 7-11 NSIC).

GAME 1 University of Mary 1 Bemidji State University 5
BSU grabbed a 3-0 in the top of the third inning. Sariah Perez scored the Marauders only run on the day in the bottom of the third inning after she hit a solo home run to left field. The Beavers tacked on two more insurance runs to secure a 5-1 win for BSU.

Hannah Chambers pitched all seven innings and allowed five runs while striking out two batters.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Ariana Retuta went 1-for-1.
• Mckenzie Reinhardt went 1-for-2.
• Natasha Stubbs went 1-for-3.
• Haley Berube went 1-for-3.
• Devyn Ritz went 1-for-3.

STAT OF THE GAME
Sariah Perez hit her third home run of the season as she went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored.

GAME 2 University of Mary 0 Bemidji State University 1
It was a pitching duel between UMary's Nicole Eckhardt and BSU's Kaidron McClafferty. The Beavers came out on top after Alexa Christenson hit a solo home run in the third inning.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Erin Murphy went 2-for-2.
• Avery Dome went 0-for-2 with one walk.
• Devyn Ritz went 0-for-2 with one walk.

STAT OF THE GAME
Nicole Eckhardt pitched an excellent game as she allowed only one run and four hits while striking out three batters.

NEXT TIME OUT
UMary heads to Winona, MN, to compete against Winona State University in a doubleheader on Saturday, April 23, at noon.

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