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Kelly Anderson Diercks
0
Augsburg College AUG 7-6
1
Winner Nichols College NC 5-5
Augsburg College AUG
7-6
0
Final
1
Nichols College NC
5-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Augsburg College AUG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Nichols College NC 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 4 1

W: Meghan Sears (1-3) L: Larsen, Courtney (3-3)

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Augsburg College AUG 7-7
6
Winner Suffolk University SUF 5-1
Augsburg College AUG
7-7
2
Final
6
Suffolk University SUF
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Augsburg College AUG 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 3
Suffolk University SUF 2 0 0 0 0 4 X 6 9 0

W: Holmes (0-0) L: Larsen, Courtney (3-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Auggies drop two on last day of Gene Cusic Classic

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Augsburg College softball team dropped two games on its final day competing in the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic, falling to 7-7 overall and 5-5 during its spring break trip to Florida with losses to Nichols College and Suffolk University.

THE BASICS
GAME SCORES: Nichols (Mass.) 1, Augsburg 0; Suffolk (Mass.) 6, Augsburg 2
LOCATION: Collier Park, Fort Myers, Fla.
RECORDS: Augsburg 7-7 overall, Nichols 5-5 overall, Suffolk 5-1 overall

HIGHLIGHTS VS. NICHOLS
• The Auggies were shutout for only the second time this season, leaving eight runners on base with four hits and three free passes.  
• Courtney Larsen (SO, Little Canada, Minn./Concordia Academy HS) threw a gem as she allowed one run (zero earned) and only four hits with two strikeouts and two walks.
• The Auggie defense finished with 21 putouts on 24 Nichols at-bats, but also committed four errors that contributed to the run that beat them. 
• Anna Podewils (FY, Burnsville, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) finished with two hits, going 2-for-3 with a double to lead the Auggies at the plate. 
• Sarah Buckner (SR, Duluth, Minn./East HS) and Amanda Niznik (JR, Columbia Heights, Minn.) both went 1-for-3 in the game, while Brianna Cline (SO, St. Clair, Minn.) finished 0-for-1 with two walks and a stolen base. 


HIGHLIGHTS VS. SUFFOLK
• Augsburg scored two runs on four hits and three walks, while Suffolk finished with six runs on nine hits. 
• Carly Dropik (FY, Alexandria, Minn.), Jenna Orth (SR, Melrose, Minn.), Samantha Anderson (FY, Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Taylor Mattice (SO, Woodbury, Minn./Centennial HS) all finished 1-for-3. 
• Ashley Anfinson finished 0-for-1 but walked twice and scored a run, Dropik scored the other Auggie run on Anderson's single. 
• Anderson tallied 2 RBI, but struggled in the circle for the Auggies as she threw 0.1 inning allowing one hit, two runs, and three walks. 
• Courtney Larsen fell to 3-4 on the year throwing 5.2 innings giving up eight hits and four runs. 

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to Minnesota with one week off before a nonconference doubleheader against Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minn. on Monday (3/28) at 3:30 pm.
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