DULUTH, MN – Sariah Perez posted three hits as the University of Mary softball team fell 11-0, 4-1 in their doubleheader to the University of Minnesota Duluth.

UMary (9-37, 2-22 Northern Sun) was outhit 20-8 by UMD (39-14, 20-8 NSIC).

GAME 1 |UMD – 11, UMary - 0
The Bulldogs took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. A three-run homer by Elle Potts in the bottom of the second made it a 7-0 ballgame. UMD added four more runs in the fourth to secure an 11-0 win after five innings.

Sariah Perez and Jaraya Diaz recorded the Marauders only two hits in game one.

GAME 2 |UMC – 4, UMary - 1
UMD scored one run in the first three innings to take a 3-0 lead. UMary had runners reach base in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings but failed to bring any of them home. The Bulldogs extended their lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning.

After Katelyn Falk singled to center field, Ariane Sims put the Marauders on the board when she smacked a double to deep right-center to score Janine Warne, who was pinch-running for Falk. UMary was unable to capitalize any further as the Bulldogs claimed the 4-1 victory.

Nicole Eckhardt was great in relief as she went four innings and allowed zero runs on four hits.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Sariah Perez went 2-for-3

Ariane Sims went 1-for-3 with one RBI and one double

Katelyn Falk went 1-for-3

Francesca Villaneda went 1-for-3

Jaraya Diaz went 1-for-3

UP NEXT
The Marauders wrap up their 2024 season against St. Cloud State University on Saturday, April 27, in St. Joseph, MN, with the first pitch scheduled for 9 am.

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