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South Dakota, Western Illinois Advance at Summit League Softball Tournament

Summit League Softball Championship Page
South Dakota 11, Omaha 4 (Box Score).pdf
Western Illinois 12, South Dakota State 8 (Box Score).pdf

The Basics
Score:  No. 4 South Dakota 11, No. 5 Omaha 4
Records: South Dakota (22-30), Omaha (15-30)
Location: Ellig Sports Complex – Fargo, N.D.

FARGO, N.D. – South Dakota was led by Emily Winkler and Jessica Rogers Wednesday afternoon in the Coyotes' 11-4 victory over Omaha in the first round of The Summit League Championship at the Ellig Sports Complex.

Starting pitcher Rachel Cue held the Mavericks to six hits to earn the victory. The Coyotes (22-30) advance to play top-seeded IUPUI in the four-team, double-elimination tournament Thursday while Omaha ends its season with a 15-30 record.

Christy Warnock drove in the first three runs of the game on a double to center in the top of the second. Taylor Steinfedt hit a three-run long ball in the bottom of three. Both

Turning Point
Vicky Kinney of Omaha cut the lead in half with a two-run homer, 4-2 in the top of the third. Steinfedt had a three-run shot for the Coyotes only long ball of the game. South Dakota pushed another three runs across in the bottom of the fourth.

Inside The Box Score

  • Winckler and Rogers led USD with four hits each. Winckler was four-of-four with two RBI and earned her 29th walk of the season.
  • Vicky Kinney and Lia Mancuso each hit a two-run home run for Omaha. Kinney's came in the top of the third. Mancuso's came in the fifth.
  • Steinfedt hit her 12th homerun of the season.
  • USD left 10 runners on-base, Omaha left three.

News & Notes

  • With 19 hits, South Dakota ranks second in the team tournament game record for The Summit League.
  • The Coyotes advances for the third straight year.
  • USD's Robert Wagner earns his first post season win in The Summit League.
  • Omaha's DJ Sanchez and Wagner advance to their first Summit League Championship.

Up Next
South Dakota advances to face top-seed IUPUI Thursday at noon CT in a four-team, double-elimination tournament. 

The Basics
Score: No. 3 Western Illinois 12, No. 6 South Dakota State 8
Records: Western Illinois (21-30), South Dakota State (19-35)
Location: Ellig Sports Complex – Fargo, N.D.

FARGO, N.D. – Western Illinois senior Holly Hoelting hits walk-off grand slam to defeat the sixth-seed South Dakota State Jackrabbits 12-8 in the first round of The Summit League Championship Wednesday evening at the Ellig Sports Complex.

Abbot picked up her fourth win of the year throwing 3 full innings. She struck out four Jackrabbit batters while allowing only four hits.

Western Illinois (22-30) advances to play No. 2 North Dakota State Thursday in a four-team, double-elimination tournament while South Dakota State's season ends with a record of 19-36.

The Jackrabbits opened the scoring in the top of the third inning with a double to right field from Brittney Morse, scoring Herdliska and Ponce. McQuistan homered to center to give the them an early 4-0 lead.

Kelsey Marlow was finally able to get WIU on the scoreboard with a solo home run. Messer homered to right center in the fourth, cutting the lead in half. In the fifth Hope relieves Bender and the Leathernecks are able to put a few hits together to put one more up on the board.   

South Dakota State's Andersen hits a two-run bomb to right. WIU's Marlow had a triple, scoring Ralphs from second. Before Duwa hit's a two-run shot for the Leathernecks, putting them with in one run.

Western Illinois tied the game at the top of the 7th with a solo homerun by Abbott. Bender returned to the game for the Jackrabbits on the mound. Hoelting sent one deep to center field to end a tied game in the bottom of the seventh with a walk-off grand slam.

Turning Point
In the bottom of the fourth, Taylor Messer of WIU hit a solo shot to right center, putting the Leathernecks down 6-2, changing the momentum of the game. Halle Hollatz would drove in one run in the fifth before Western Illinois had a huge sixth inning scoring four and making it a one run game.

Inside The Box Score

  • A total of eight home runs were hit between the two teams, Western Illinois with five and South Dakota State with two.
  • South Dakota State was led by Herdliska, Morse and McQuistan, all with two hits and 2 RBI.
  • WIU was led by Marlow, she had a home run, triple and double, scored four time and drove in two runs.
  • Western Illinois starting pitcher Emily Ira registered five strikeouts in 4 innings pitched.

News & Notes

  • Western Illinois improve to 23-9 against the Jackrabbits.
  • First meeting in the last four for these two teams that has been decided by more than one run.
  • The Leathernecks are tied for second for home runs with 5 as a team in a tournament game.
  • WIU advances to the four-team, double-elimination round of The Summit League Softball Championship for the first time in the past three seasons.

Up Next
Western Illinois advances to the four-team, double-elimination round of The Summit League Softball Championship and will face No. 2 and host North Dakota State Thursday at 2:30 p.m. CT.

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