Jaime Olson throws a ball from left field during a 2023 Augsburg softball game
Ben Diers
0
Augsburg University AUG 15-8, 1-4-0 MIAC
6
Winner Saint Benedict CSB 12-1, 3-0-0 MIAC
Augsburg University AUG
15-8, 1-4-0 MIAC
0
Final
6
Saint Benedict CSB
12-1, 3-0-0 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Augsburg University AUG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Saint Benedict CSB 2 0 2 2 0 0 X 6 6 0

W: Elly Novak (7-1) L: Hostettler, Brynn (6-2)

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Augsburg University AUG 15-9, 1-5-0 MIAC
10
Winner Saint Benedict CSB 13-1, 4-0-0 MIAC
Augsburg University AUG
15-9, 1-5-0 MIAC
0
Final
10
Saint Benedict CSB
13-1, 4-0-0 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Augsburg University AUG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Saint Benedict CSB 0 5 5 0 X 10 13 2

W: Ellie Peterson (6-0) L: O'Connor, Olivia (6-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Auggies swept by 14th-ranked Bennies

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – The Augsburg University softball team suffered a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the No. 14-ranked College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
SCORES: Saint Benedict 6, Augsburg 0; Saint Benedict 10, Augsburg 0 (5 inn.)
LOCATION: CSB Softball Field, St. Joseph, Minn.
RECORD: Augsburg 15-9 overall (1-5 MIAC), Saint Benedict 13-1 overall (4-0 MIAC)

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
• Augsburg managed just two hits against Saint Benedict in the opener -- a leadoff single by Kayla Hanson (SR, St. James, Minn./St. James HS) in the third inning, and a single by Jaime Olson (FY, Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS) in the sixth inning. Just one other Auggie reached base in the game, with a walk by Olivia Hennager (FY, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS) in the first inning.
• Saint Benedict collected six hits off of two Auggie pitchers, scoring a pair of runs each in the first, third and fourth innings.
• Brynn Hostettler (SO, Northfield, Minn./Northfield HS) pitched the first 3.1 innings for the Auggies, with a strikeout. Saryn Sherrell (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS) had a strikeout in 2.2 innings of relief.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
• Saint Benedict pitcher Ellie Peterson threw a five-inning no-hitter, striking out seven while walking one. The game was ended after five innings due to the NCAA eight-run rule.
• Augsburg had just three baserunners in the game, with two runners reaching base on errors in the fourth inning and Libby Moore (SO, Springville, Iowa/Springville HS) reaching on a walk in the fifth inning.
• Olivia O'Connor (JR, White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) pitched three innings for the Auggies, with Moore pitching an inning of relief.

FOR THE FOES
• Elly Novak had 14 strikeouts against one walk in a complete-game pitching victory for the Bennies in the first game.
• Gabby Spencer went 3-for-3 with a double, triple, two runs scored and four RBI in the second game.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts St. Scholastica in a MIAC doubleheader on Tuesday (4/11) at 3:30 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.
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