ST. PETER, Minn. -- The Augsburg College softball team scored a split on the road at Gustavus in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Wednesday afternoon.
THE BASICS
GAME SCORES: Gustavus 8, Augsburg 0 (5 inn.); Augsburg 3, Gustavus 0
LOCATION: Softball Field, St. Peter, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 15-11 overall (4-4 MIAC), Gustavus 14-8 overall (5-3 MIAC)
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
• The first game of the doubleheader on Wednesday saw the Auggie bats stymied by Gustavus hurler, Hannah Heacox, who threw the second no-hitter of her college career.
• The Auggies had three reach base on walks and two on errors, but did not tally any hits in the five inning game (NCAA eight-run rule).
• Carley Dropik (FY, Alexandria, Minn.),
Samantha Anderson (FY, Coon Rapids, Minn.), and
Amanda Niznik (JR, Columbia Heights, Minn.) each finished 0-for-1 with one walk.
• The Gustavus bats were very hot early as they put up a crooked number on
Courtney Larsen (SO, Little Canada, Minn./Concordia Academy HS) scoring seven runs on eight hits and one error in the first inning.
• Anderson relieved Larsen in the first, pitched the Auggies out of a jam and threw four innings allowing just one hit and striking out five.
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
• The Auggies bounced back in game two and scored the 3-0 win by plating all three runs in the third inning. The Auggies scored those three runs on six hits, no walks and two Gustie miscues.
• Anderson earned the win for Augsburg as she improved to 8-2. Anderson threw 7.0 innings, allowing five hits, two walks and striking out 10.
• Brianna Cline led the Auggies at the plate going 2-for-3 including a two RBI double in the third inning.
• Jenna Orth had the other RBI for Augsburg in game two as she finished 1-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored.
• Three more factored into the hitting for Augsburg as Haley Larson (SO, Shakopee, Prior Lake HS), Niznik, and Anna Podewils (FY, Burnsville, Minn./DeLaSalle HS) each recorded one hit. Larson went 1-for-3, Niznik 1-for-2, and Podewils finished 1-for-3 with one run scored.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns home for a double header in Minneapolis against Saint Benedict for a conference double header on Thursday (4/14) at 3:30 p.m.
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Gustavus stays home as Macalester travels to St. Peter, Minn. for a MIAC doubleheader on Thursday (4/14) at 3:30 p.m.