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3
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 2-4
17
Winner Friends (Kan.) FU 7-1
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU
2-4
3
Final
17
Friends (Kan.) FU
7-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 2
Friends (Kan.) FU 2 0 14 1 0 17 13 1

W: Kroell, Michelle (1) L: Biller, Madison (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Friends (Kan.) defeats Dakota State (S.D.) in non-conference softball

March 5, 2021

MADISON, S.D. – Dakota State (S.D.) jumped to a 3-0 lead in the second game of the Friends (Kan.) softball tournament Friday afternoon at Two Rivers Youth Complex.  Host-team Friends poured in 17 unanswered runs to earn a 17-3 victory over the Trojans.

DSU fell to 2-4 overall record, while Friends lifted their overall record to 7-1.

Dakota State continues their action in the tournament Saturday morning, facing Graceland (Iowa) at 10 a.m.  and Briar Cliff (Iowa) at 4 p.m.  Both games will be held at Two Rivers Youth Complex.

Friends (Kan. 17, Dakota State (S.D.) 3 – FINAL

  • Rosie Philop and Sarah Torres each reached on base by a walk with one out in the top first for DSU.  Xitlali Lopez hit a single to set up a bases loaded situation with one out.
  • After Philop was forced out at home after Lia Chan's fielder's choice, Madison Aldendifer produced an RBI walk to score Torres for 1-0 DSU lead.  Vinitzia Blanco hit a 2-RBI single to score Xitlali Lopze and Chan to extend the Trojans' lead to 3-0.
  • The Falcons answered with two runs in the bottom first frame.  Carolyn Dallimore hit an RBI single as FU trimmed Dakota State's lead to 3-2.
  • Friends racked up a total of 14 runs in the bottom third inning to overtake a 16-3 lead.  The Falcons produced seven hits in the third.
  • Savanna Jackson added an RBI double in the bottom fourth to complete the final score in five innings.
  • Blanco went 1-of-2 at the plate with two RBIs for DSU.  Torres and Chan each had a hit and a run scored.  Aldendifer added an RBI.
  • Kat Davis went 2-of-3 at the plate with four RBIs for Friends.  Meghan Low added three hits and three RBIs.  Jennifer Garcia had two hits.
  • The Falcons outhit the Trojans 13-3 in the game.  FU lex six runners on base compared to DSU fie runners on base.
  • Madison Biller (L, 1-2) recorded the setback in the pitching circle after 3 1/3 innings of work.  Aldendifer tossed two outs in relief.
  • Michelle Kroell (W, 4-0) earned the victory after working four innings.  She allowed three runs on two hits.  Ashlyn Jacobs pitched a scoreless fifth inning in relief. 

Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports information Director

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