Sunday, March 22
Macomb, Ill.
11 a.m.
North Dakota State
23-5, 0
5
at
3
Western Illinois
8-10, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Western Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Photo by: Bob Nelson
Stifter Seventh-Inning Three-Run Smack Lifts NDSU to 5-3 Win at Western Illinois
3/22/2015 2:07:00 PM | Softball
MACOMB, Ill.—Jackie Stifter hit a three-run home run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning as North Dakota State University rallied for a 5-3 win in a Summit League softball game played Sunday, March 22, at Mary Ellen McKee Stadium. NDSU extended its winning streak to nine games.
North Dakota State (23-5, 3-0 Summit League) is scheduled to travel to Omaha (14-13, 2-0 SL) for a three-game series on March 28-29.
The Bison trailed 3-2 entering the top of the seventh inning. With one out, Alyssa Reina singled and Amanda Grable walked.
Up came NDSU first baseman Stifter, a 5-foot-9 junior from Winsted, Minn., who entered the game with three RBI on the season. The left-handed hitting Stifter took a 3-2 pitch to the opposite field for the game-winning blast. It was her first home run of the season.
Bison pitcher Krista Menke (16-2) retired the side 1-2-3 in the seventh to complete the comeback. Menke struck out 10, allowed five hits and walked four. She reached double-figure strikeouts for the 13th time this season and 20th time in her career.
Western Illinois (8-10, 0-3 SL) struck in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Tierney Bottino was hit by a pitch and scored on Lia Romero's double to left field.
The Bison rallied with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning. Stifter led off with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Joei Samper. Samper moved to second on Jenna Isbel's sacrifice bunt.
Alex Sobrero delivered a two-out single to right to send Samper home. Sobrero moved to third on an error and scored on a wild pitch. Sobrero, Grable and Stifter each had two hits.
Western Illinois scored a pair of runs in the top of the fifth, using a pair of hits and two NDSU errors to regain the lead at 3-2.
Kaycee Hart (4-4) took the loss for the Fighting Leathernecks. Hart scattered eight hits, walked five and struck out five.
North Dakota State (23-5, 3-0 Summit League) is scheduled to travel to Omaha (14-13, 2-0 SL) for a three-game series on March 28-29.
The Bison trailed 3-2 entering the top of the seventh inning. With one out, Alyssa Reina singled and Amanda Grable walked.
Up came NDSU first baseman Stifter, a 5-foot-9 junior from Winsted, Minn., who entered the game with three RBI on the season. The left-handed hitting Stifter took a 3-2 pitch to the opposite field for the game-winning blast. It was her first home run of the season.
Bison pitcher Krista Menke (16-2) retired the side 1-2-3 in the seventh to complete the comeback. Menke struck out 10, allowed five hits and walked four. She reached double-figure strikeouts for the 13th time this season and 20th time in her career.
Western Illinois (8-10, 0-3 SL) struck in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Tierney Bottino was hit by a pitch and scored on Lia Romero's double to left field.
The Bison rallied with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning. Stifter led off with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Joei Samper. Samper moved to second on Jenna Isbel's sacrifice bunt.
Alex Sobrero delivered a two-out single to right to send Samper home. Sobrero moved to third on an error and scored on a wild pitch. Sobrero, Grable and Stifter each had two hits.
Western Illinois scored a pair of runs in the top of the fifth, using a pair of hits and two NDSU errors to regain the lead at 3-2.
Kaycee Hart (4-4) took the loss for the Fighting Leathernecks. Hart scattered eight hits, walked five and struck out five.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Menke, Krista (16-2)
L: Kacyee Hart (4-4)
Batting:
2B: Sobrero, Alex 1 ; Grable, Amanda 1 ; Isbel, Jenna 1
HR: Stifter, Jackie 1
RBI: Sobrero, Alex 1 ; Stifter, Jackie 3
SH: Isbel, Jenna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sobrero, Alex 1 ; Reina, Alyssa 1 ; Grable, Amanda 1 ; Stifter, Jackie 1 ; Samper, Joei 1
SB: Moreland, Logan 1
Batting:
2B: Lia Romeo 1
RBI: Lia Romeo 1 ; Kelsey Marlow 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Teagan Walsh 1 ; Tierney Bottino 2
HBP: Teagan Walsh 1 ; Tierney Bottino 1 ; Lia Romeo 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
2
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
3
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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