The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Softball team lost the Northern Sun Conference opener 11-10 on a cold, breezy day in Crookston, but bounced back to beat the Northern State Wolves 5-3 to earn a split.
GAME ONE –
Northern State didn’t waste any time getting on the board as they had a single and with two outs, the Wolves hit a home run over the centerfield fence for a quick 3-0 lead.
UMC answered in the bottom of the first inning when Sydney Huwe (Fresh. Chaska) singled and Alina Avalos (Jr. Riverside CA) followed with a two-run home run to bring the Golden Eagles within a 3-2 deficit after one inning of play.
After two and a half scoreless innings, UMC had a big inning in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jenna Parfeniuk (Soph. Winnipeg, Manitoba) walked, and Jordan Peterson (Sr. Lakeville) singled. Hannah Macias (Sr. West Covina, CA) reached on an error and a run scored on the play to tie the game at three. After a UMC strikeout, Whitnee Curry (Fresh. Lincoln, Neb) singled to left field to score two runs for a 5-3 lead. Huwe followed with her second hit of the game, this time a double to score another run for a 6-3 lead. After a Northern State pitching change, Avalos doubled to score another run and the Golden Eagles led 7-3 after four innings.
Northern State responded with five runs of their own in the top of the fifth inning, behind three hits, and one error for an 8-7 lead. UMC battled back in the bottom of the inning with a Peterson double. Peterson advanced to third on a ground out and scored on another ground out to tie the game at eight.
Northern State regained the lead in the top of the sixth inning with a two-out rally with two singles and a hit batter for a 9-8 lead. UMC had a chance to score some runs in the bottom of the sixth inning when they had two hits and bases loaded, but couldn’t get a big hit.
In the top of the seventh inning, Northern State added two more runs behind three hits and a UMC error for an 11-8 lead. UMC had a big rally in the bottom of the inning when Gabriella Blomdahl (Jr. Duluth) singled, Curry followed with a single. Huwe blasted a line drive down the first baseline, but it was caught and runners stayed at first and second base with two out. The runners advanced on a wild pitch before Avalos doubled off the base of the right-field fence to get within an 11-10 deficit. The next UMC batter grounded out and Northern State held on for a 12-11 victory in game one.
| Box Score |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
| Northern |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
14 |
2 |
| UMC |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
13 |
2 |
| Pitching |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
| Evie Stuck – UMC (L) |
5.0 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| Kamryn Frisk – UMC |
2.0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Meghan Anderson -NSU |
3.1 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
| Reagan Elrod – NSU (W) |
3.2 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
For UMC-
Sydney Huge – 3-4, 2 runs, rbi, walk
Alina Avalos – 3-4, 5 rbi, run, home run, double
Whitnee Curry – 2-5, 2 runs, 2 rbi, walk
GAME TWO –
After a scoreless first inning, UMC got on the board first in the bottom of the second inning when Parfeniuk and Thompson singled with one out. Hannah Macias reached on a fielder’s choice while Northern State got the out at home. Macias advanced to second on a wild pitch and a run would score and Macias advanced to third on another wild pitch for a 1-0 lead. Blomdahl walked before Curry singled in two runs for a 3-0 lead.
UMC scored another run in the bottom of the third inning when Huwe led off with a walk, Avalos singled and after a pop-out, Parfeniuk singled to score a run for a 4-0 lead. Northern State scored a run in the top of the fourth inning with a solo home run. UMC responded with a run in the bottom of the inning when Curry walked with two outs and scored on an error for a 5-1 lead.
Northern State answered with two runs in the top of the fifth inning with a two-run double to get within a 5-3 deficit. Northern State tried to mount another late-game rally in the top of the seventh inning. They led off with a single but the Wolve was out trying to stretch it into a double, and after a pop-out, they had back-to-back singles, but UMC was able to get the third out and hold on for a 5-3 victory to earn a series split.
UMC improves to 1-1 in the NSIC and 10-17 overall and will host Minnesota State Moorhead on Monday. Northern State drops to 1-3 in the NSIC and 9-17 overall.
| Box Score |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
| Northern |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
| UMC |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
| Pitching |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
| T. Houser – UMC (W) |
7 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
| Abigail Run – NSU (L) |
6 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
For UMC –
Jenna Parfeniuk – 2-3, rbi
Whitney Curry – 1-3, 2 rbi, run, walk
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