The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles Softball team was swept by the St. Cloud State Huskies at the UMC Softball Field in Crookston. St. Cloud State took the first game 7-1 and the second one 3-2.Â
GAME ONE –
In the first inning, UMC had two base runners but couldn’t score either of them. In the bottom of the first, Winona State scored four runs to take a 4-0 lead after one.Â
In the second inning, UMC went three up and three down as Winona State went on to score seven runs in the bottom of the inning, including a grand slam to make it 11-0.Â
In the third inning, UMC got their first hit of the game from Paige Shwaluk but wasn’t able to score. In the bottom of the third, Winona State added to their lead with a three run inning to go up 14-0.Â
In the fourth inning, UMC got a single but again wasn’t able to score but held Winona State to no runs in the inning. In the fifth, UMC got another hit but couldn’t score. Winona State would win the first game 14-0 in five innings.Â
GAME ONE BOX SCORE, CLICK HERE
| Game 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | ||
| UMC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Winona St. | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
For UMC-
Paige Shwaluk- 1-2
Alison Ulrich- 1-1
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Evie Stuck (UMC) | 1.0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Kailee Pollard (UMC) Sydney Eggers |
1.0 2.0 |
3 5 |
4 3 |
4 3 |
1 0 |
0 1 |
| Izzy Howe (WSU) Morgan Smetana (WSU) |
4.0 1.0 |
2 1 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
2 0 |
5 0 |
GAME TWO –
In the first inning, UMC got off to a good start, with Paige Shwaluk doubling to lead off the game. Haley Koch got a 2 RBI double to give UMC a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Winona State got an RBI single to make it 2-1 but UMC held the lead.Â
In the second inning, UMC got a single to lead off the inning, but the next three batters were out, and that ended the top half of the inning. Winona State got three singles in the inning, but UMC kept them off the scoreboard to keep it 2-1.Â
In the third inning, both teams went three up, three down. In the fourth, UMC got two runners on, one with a walk and the other reaching by an error, but the Golden Eagles couldn’t score. Winona State tied it up in the bottom of the inning with a ground out that scored a run and tied it at two.Â
In the fifth inning, both teams again went three up, three down. In the sixth, UMC would get their lead back when Maddie Shwaluk singled with two outs to put UMC back on top 3-2. Winona State got a base runner to second in the bottom of the sixth but couldn’t score as UMC led 3-2. Â
In the seventh inning, UMC got another run in as Koch had an RBI single to give the Golden Eagles a 4-2 lead. UMC got another insurance run with Ruth Freiberg getting an RBI on a groundout with the bases loaded. UMC took a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh where Winona State got two base runners on but lined out to end the game.Â
With the split, UMC is now 9-25 on the year and 2-8 in the NSIC. Winona State is now 22-14 and 6-4 in the NSIC. UMC plays Minnesota State Mankato for a double header tomorrow.Â
GAME TWO BOX SCORE, CLICK HERE.
| Game 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| UMC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| WSU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
For UMC-
Haley Koch- 3-4, 3 RBI
Maddie Shwaluk- 1-3, 1 RBI
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Thayda Houser (UMC) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Abby Smith (WSU) | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Justyce Porter (SCSU) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
