The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles Softball team lost their first of two games to the St. Cloud State Huskies 8-3 in the Husky Dome on Tuesday afternoon. UMC committed seven errors in the loss.
FIRST INNING
It was a slow start for the Golden Eagles, as their first three batters were all retired. UMC pitcher Delaney Pinner did not surrender a run in the bottom of the inning, as she walked one batter and struck out two more. St. Cloud State’s Reese Holzhueter, who was walked, stole a base and used a sac-fly to make it to third. Pinner’s final strikeout of the inning left Holzheuter as the lone Husky on base.
SECOND INNING
The top of the second yielded better results for UMC, as Irelyn Spencer was walked and Whitney Curry singled to centerfield. They would both be left on base though after two Golden Eagles struck out and another grounded out. The Huskies started building momentum on offense when Sidney Roe was hit by a pitch. She was brought in by a Bree Beck single. Two more Huskies scored in the inning on a 2-RBI single from Hulzheuter to make it 3-0 St. Cloud State.
THIRD INNING
The top of the inning was another 1-2-3 retirement for the Golden Eagles. The Huskies were able to load the bases with a Roe single and two walks, but UMC was spared by a fly out, which kept the score at 3-0.
FOURTH INNING
The Golden Eagles made solid contact with the bat, but it was a fly out and two ground outs to end the top of the inning for UMC. In the bottom of the inning, UMC went to Evie Stuck at pitcher, and she helped keep the score at 3-0.
FIFTH INNING
UMC started to get into a grove after Bryanna Decker singled and advanced to second on an error. Decker advanced to third after a sac bunt from Curry. A sac fly from Hailey Koch brought Decker home and made the score 3-1, and a line out moments later closed the half inning. The Golden Eagles committed three errors in the bottom of the inning, one of which led to a St. Cloud State run and put the score at 6-1. The Golden Eagles tightened up to end the half inning, and left one of the Huskies on second and keeping the score at 6-1.
SIXTH INNING
UMC was unable to replicate the offensive success of the fifth inning, as the next three Golden Eagles were quickly retired. St. Cloud State continued to increase their lead with an RBI triple from Bethany Weiss, which scored Brooke Holmes and made the score 7-1. Homes was brought home on the next at-bat to make it 8-1.
SEVENTH INNING
UMC was down big, but finished strong. Hannah Trzinski was walked, ans Sophie Juntuenen made it to base on a pitching error. With one out on the board, Curry hit an RBI-single to score Trzinski, and a Koch double into right center scored Juntuenen. The final out of the game was recorded at home, giving St. Cloud State the 8-3 win.
UMC is 13-19 on the year, with the second game against St. Cloud State later today.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| UMC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| SCSU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | 9 | 2 |
For UMC-
Whitnee Curry – 2/2
Bryanna Decker – 1/2
Haley Koch – 1/2
Jocelyn Hernandez – 1/3
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Delaney Pinner (L) – UMC | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Macey Clark (W) – SCSU | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Evie Stuck – UMC | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Justyce Porter – SCSU | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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