NDSU Comes Back to Beat Western Illinois 5-4 in Eight Innings

Sunday, April 23

Macomb, Ill.

11 a.m.

North Dakota State

20-26, 0

Western Illinois

19-25, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
North Dakota State	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	5	11	1
Western Illinois	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	4	2

Photo by: Paul Dye

NDSU Comes Back to Beat Western Illinois 5-4 in Eight Innings

4/23/2017 1:33:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

MACOMB, Ill. – Freshman shortstop Montana DeCamp delivered the eventual game-winning single with two outs in the top of the eighth as North Dakota State came back from a three-run deficit to defeat Western Illinois 5-4 in a Summit League softball game played Sunday, April 23, at Mary Ellen McKee Stadium.

NDSU (7-5, SL, 20-26) is play at No. 5-ranked Minnesota (42-3) in a 4 p.m. doubleheader Wednesday, April 26, at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium in Minnesota. The Bison host South Dakota State for a three-game Summit League series on April 29-30.

Taking advantage of a dropped foul ball, Bre Beatty doubled with two outs. Montana DeCamp then singled on the next pitch to knock in Beatty. DeCamp went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a double as the Bison outhit the Leathernecks 11-4.

North Dakota State tied the game 4-4 in the top of the seventh. DeCamp led off with a single, Dani Renner doubled with one out and Madyson Camacho came through with a two-out, two-run single to tie the game.

Western Illinois (10-5 SL, 19-25) jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second on Hailey Duwa's two-run home run. Duwa finished with two hits.

The Leathernecks extended the lead to 3-0 on a Kelsey Marlow sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third.

North Dakota State cut the deficit to 3-1 in the top of the fourth on Julia Luciano's RBI single, while Tabby Heinz hit her fourth home run of the season to cut the gap to 3-2 in the top of the fifth. Luciano and Camacho each had two hits.

Western Illinois added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth to make it 4-2 when Nina Maggio scored on a NDSU error.

Jacquelyn Sertic (13-19) earned the win for the Bison. Sertic struck out nine, walked four and allowed four hits.

Emily Ira (10-12) took the loss for Western Illinois. Ira allowed nine hits, struck out five and issued no walks. She tossed a one-hitter and struck out 15 in Saturday's 1-0 win over NDSU.