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#30 Katie Hansen - 3/10/26
Aidan DeBoer
1
Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) CROWLEY 0-17
4
Winner Dakota State (S.D.) DAKOTA S 5-8
Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) CROWLEY
0-17
1
Final
4
Dakota State (S.D.) DAKOTA S
5-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) CROWLEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Dakota State (S.D.) DAKOTA S 0 0 1 0 2 1 X 4 7 1

W: Kitterman, Grace (3-2) L: Aimee Buckley (0-9) S: Bricker, Maycee (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director

Trojans extend winning streak to three games after 4-1 win over Crowley’s Ridge (Ark.)

First time since the 2022-23 season DSU had won three consecutive games

March 10, 2026

BRANSON, Mo. – Dakota State(S.D.) used timely hitting and strong pitching to defeat Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) 4–1 on Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference softball matchup at the Stars & Stripes Spring Break event.  The Trojans produced their third straight victory, the first time since the 2022-23 season that DSU had won three consecutive games.

Dakota State improved to 5-8 overall, while the Pioneers fell to 0-17.

How it happened

Dakota State collected seven hits and scored in three different innings, while pitchers Grace Kitterman and Maycee Bricker combined to hold Crowley's Ridge to one run on six hits.

Both teams were scoreless through the first two innings before the Trojans broke through in the third. Lara Dolezal drew a walk, stole second, and moved to third on a fly out before Katie Hansen drove her home with an RBI groundout to shortstop to give Dakota State a 1–0 lead.

Dakota State extended its advantage in the fifth inning. Dolezal started the rally with a double to left center, and Hansen followed by blasting a two-run home run to left field, pushing the Trojans ahead 3–0.

The Trojans added an insurance run in the sixth inning. After Alexia Hayden doubled to center field, Julia Maldonado delivered an RBI double down the right-field line to make the score 4–0.

Crowley's Ridge got on the board in the seventh inning when Lilly Wessel hit a solo home run to left-center field. The Pioneers later put two runners on base, but Bricker entered in relief and struck out the final two batters to secure the victory and earn the save.

Dakota State Crowley's Ridge
  • Aimee Buckley: 2-for-3
  • Hailey Tarrants: 2-for-3, double
  • Lilly Wessel: 1-for-3, home run, RBI
Pitching Summary

Dakota State Crowley's Ridge
  • Aimee Buckley (CRU, L 0-9): 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 SO, 1 BB
Up next

Dakota State continues their action Tuesday afternoon in the Stars & Stripes Classic at 3 p.m. versus Harris-Stowe State (Mo.).
 
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