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9
Winner #14 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) ONU 19-5
4
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 2-12
Winner
#14 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) ONU
19-5
9
Final
4
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU
2-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
#14 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) ONU 0 0 4 0 1 0 4 9 14 2
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 14 1

W: Fricke, Kori (1) L: Lopez, Xitlali (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

CSB: Trojans' late comeback falls short against (14) Tigers

March 13, 2020

TUCSON, Ariz. – Dakota State (S.D.) met No. 14-ranked Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) for the second time this week, wrapping up the Tucson (Ariz.) Softball Invitational Friday afternoon at Lincoln Park.  The Trojans mounted a late comeback but felt short to the Tigers by the score of 9-4.

Dakota State wrapped up the tournament with 2-4 record, holding a 2-12 overall record.  Olivet Nazarene lifted their overall record to 19-5.

The North Star Athletic Association has issued a 'pause' to their athletic activities until March 30.  The Trojans are scheduled to return home on April 4-5 as they host the NSAA four-game series versus Mayville State (N.D.) at Flynn Field.  Stay tuned to the DSU Athletics website for future updates on schedule.

(14) Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 9, Dakota State (S.D.) 4 – FINAL

  • Both teams were unable to score in the first two innings of the game.
  • The Tigers took the first lead of the game after plating four runs in the top third.  Makenna Emerson led off with a double.  Kori Fricke produced an RBI single to score Emerson to give ONU a 1-0 lead.  Kelley Rinker followed up with an RBI triple to score Fricke to give Olivet Nazarene a 2-0 lead.
  • ONU made it 3-0 in the top fourth as Sara Beers drilled an RBI double to score Rinker.  Beers swiped to third and advanced home after Alli Davis' RBI sacrifice fly for 4-0 Tigers lead.
  • Dakota State was able to convert their scoring chances after leaving three runners on base, sparked by Kaysea Luna's double, followed by Sarah Torres' single and Nicole Stewart's walk.
  • Olivet Nazarene scored once in the top fifth for a 5-1, fueled by Davis' triple followed by Miranda Southall's RBI single.
  • DSU ended its scoring drought with two runs in the bottom half of the sixth inning.  Stewart led off with a double.  Wynona Steenhoven, pinch runner for Stewart, swiped to third base.  Vinitzia Blanco reached safely on base after ONU's defensive miscue, allowing Steenhoven to score and trailed 5-1.  The Trojans added a run caused by ONU's second defensive error of the sixth inning, cutting their deficit to 5-2.
  • The Tigers scored four runs in the top seventh inning, highlighted by Southall's 2-RBI home run.  Rinker added a 2-RBI single to widen ONU's lead to 9-2.
  • Torres hit a single with one out in the bottom seventh inning for DSU.  Stewart blasted a 2-run home run as the Trojans' cut ONU's lead to 9-4.  She extended her all-time school record 22nd home run at DSU.
  • Dakota State left one runner on base when the game ended.
  • Torres was perfect at the plate, going 4-of-4 with four singles and a run scored for the Trojans.  Stewart added a home run, double and drove in two runs.  Xitlali Lopez added two singles.  Madison Aldendifer hit a double and single.  Blanco, Julia Anderson, Luna and Elizabeth Whitesides each registered a hit.
  • Southall had a home run, single and drove in three runs for the Tigers.  Rinker added two singles and three RBIs.  Emerson had two doubles and a single.  Davis had a triple and an RBI.  Beers tallied two hits and an RBI.
  • Both teams pound out 14 hits and left eight runners on base in the game.
  • Lopez (L, 1-3) tossed a complete game, despite the defeat in the pitching circle for Dakota State.  She allowed nine runs (one unearned) on 14 hits.
  • Fricke (W, 4-0) earned a complete game victory for Olivet Nazarene.  She gave up four runs on 14 hits.

Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director

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