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Jenna Powers

Augsburg softball swept by Macalester

BOXSCORE 1 | BOXSCORE 2 ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Amanda Niznik (SO, Columbia Heights, Minn.) had two hits, driving in one run and scoring once to lead the Augsburg College softball team in a doubleheader at Macalester College in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday. Augsburg lost by scores of 4-3 and 2-1.

THE BASICS
GAME SCORES: Macalester 4, Augsburg 3; Macalester 2, Augsburg 1
LOCATION: Macalester Softball Complex, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 8-20 overall (2-8 MIAC), Macalester 16-9 overall (4-4 MIAC)

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
• Augsburg struck first when, with two outs in the top of the first, after Jacquline Nichols (FY, Royalton, Minn.) singled to right and advanced to second on a throwing error, Niznik singled up the middle to bring around Nichols for the score. The Auggies scored again in the third and the fifth, but could not rally to plate the tying run in the sixth or seventh innings. 
• Lauren Torborg homered in the top of the third, her third of the season, and the third Augsburg run came in the fifth when Haley Larson (FY, Prior Lake, Minn.) walked and later came around to score on a fielding error. 
• Meghan Springborn (FY, Oakdale, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran) went 2-for-2 with a walk in game one, and the Auggies finished with seven hits, while Lindsay Helbach (SR, Amherst, Wis.) went 1-for-2, Nichols 1-for-3, Torborg 1-for-4, and Niznik 2-for-3. 
• Helbach pitched all six innings, allowing nine hits, four runs (two earned), and two walks, while striking out two.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
• Torborg led off game two for the Auggies with a double. She advanced to third on a Sarah Buckner (JR, Duluth, Minn./East HS) groundout, then scored on a Nichols fielder's choice as the Auggies plated the first run in the game. 
• Augsburg held that one run lead until the bottom of the fourth when they scored on a sacrifice fly to center field. Macalester struck again, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the sixth on another sacrifice fly. 
• Torborg's leadoff double was the Auggies' lone hit in game two, but they reached base with five walks and stole two bases while taking advantage of just one Macalester error. 
• Courtney Larsen (FY, Little Canada, Minn./Concordia Academy) threw all six innings for Augsburg, not allowing a single earned run as the Scots took advantage of two Auggie errors and plated runs on sacrifice flys as they only recorded seven hits. 

FOR THE FOES
• Hali Englert finished the day going 2-for-5 and drove in two runs, while Brittany Ehmann also went 2-for-5 with a homerun to help her cause in the circle. 
• Ehmann pitched a one hit complete game, allowing one run, while striking out six and walking five. 

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to MIAC action on Saturday (4/11) at 1 p.m., with a doubleheader at Saint Mary's Unviersity.
• Macalester hosts a MIAC doubleheader against St. Thomas on Friday at 4:30 p.m.
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