MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg University softball team opened its 2021 season with a doubleheader against Edgewood College on Friday evening at Edor Nelson Field, falling by scores of 9-0 and 8-2 to the Eagles.
THE BASICS
SCORES: Edgewood (Wis.) 9, Augsburg 0 (5 inn.), Edgewood 8, Augsburg 2
LOCATION:Â Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORD:Â Augsburg 0-2 overall, Edgewood 2-0Â overall
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
• Augsburg was limited to just one hit in the first game, a single by
Olivia Dynneson (FY, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS) in the second inning.
• Edgewood scored four runs in both the first and third innings, putting together a 13-hit effort in the win.
• Making her collegiate debut, Auggie pitcher
Olivia O'Connor (FY, White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) struck out two while walking three in four innings of work.
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
• Augsburg took a 2-0 lead in the third inning, but Edgewood scored all eight of its runs in the top of the sixth, sending 12 batters to the plate and pounding out eight hits.
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Katie Manecke (FY, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) led off the Auggie third inning with a single, stole second and scored on an RBI single by O'Connor.
Mackenzie Evenson (SR, St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park HS) then hit an RBI single to bring home O'Connor.Â
• Pitcher
Sabriya Passmore (SO, Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS) struck out one while walking three in 5.2 innings of work, with
Bella Kallas (Sr, Big Lake, Minn./Big Lake HS) finishing the game in relief.
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Olivia Dynneson (FY, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS) hit a double for the Auggies, while Passmore and
Kayla Hanson (JR, St. James, Minn./St. James HS) hit singles.
FOR THE FOES
• Hannah Fisher had three hits, including a triple, in the first game, and added a double in the second game. Emily Bloomfield had two hits in each game, scoring three runs.
• Bloomfield pitched a one-hit shutout in the first game, while Grace Pustina and Analiese Glawe combined to pitch the victory in the second game.
UP NEXT
• Both teams are in action on Saturday (3/6) at Edor Nelson Field, as Edgewood faces Bethel in a doubleheader at 8 a.m., and Augsburg faces Wisconsin-Superior in a doubleheader at 12:30 p.m.
