The Basics
Score:  No. 1 IUPUI 11, No. 4 South Dakota 10
Records: IUPUI (22-27), South Dakota (22-31)
Location: Ellig Sports Complex – Fargo, N.D.

FARGO, N.D. – Top-seeded IUPUI rallied to score two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat No. 4 South Dakota 11-10 in The Summit League Softball Championship Thursday afternoon at the Ellig Sports Complex.

Mandy Dallas led off the seventh with a solo shot to tie the game at 10-10, setting up the walk off situation for IUPUI's senior Roni Patterson who ended the game with a RBI single to right field. IUPUI (22-27) was led by Dallas who went 3-of-4 with 4 RBI.    

South Dakota (22-31) jumped ahead early as they pushed two across in the second on three doubles and left two runners stranded. IUPUI rallied back and pushed seven runs across in the bottom of the third, starting with Chitwood's homerun.

The Coyotes pushed two more runs across in the fourth with a single from Rogers. Winckler homered in the top of the fifth to give the Yotes the lead back. USD added to their lead in the sixth driving two more runs in.

Turning Point
The bottom of the sixth, IUPUI trailed 10-7 before Matson doubled to center. Patterson changed places with Matson with a RBI double. Armstrong drove in Patterson with a single to left, putting the Jaguars down 10-9 as went to the top of 7. Dallas led off the seventh with a solo shot to right center for IUPUI, tying the game. IUPUI got a rally going and Patterson had a walk off single to right field, scoring Matson. 

Inside The Box Score

• The Jaguars had five players with multiple hits today, led by Dallas.
• IUPUI's Nickole Finch had 139 pitches before Erica Tharp came in the for the top of the seventh.
• Rachel Cue of USD had 148 pitches in her 6.2 innings of work.
• Fowler led Coyotes with three hits and three RBI.
• IUPUI and USD each had 13 hits.

News & Notes

• IUPUI's head coach Heather Tarter earns her first post season win in The Summit League Championship.
• The series between USD's Wagner and IUPUI's Tarter are tied 2-2, with USD taking two games from IUPUI earlier this season.
• The No. 1 seed is now 50-27 all-time in The Summit League Softball Championship.

Up Next
No. 1 IUPUI advances to play No. 3 Western Illinois Friday at 1 p.m. CT. 

The Basics
Score: No. 3 Western Illinois 4, No. 2 North Dakota State 3
Records: Western Illinois (22-30), North Dakota State (24-31)
Location: Ellig Sports Complex – Fargo, N.D.

FARGO, N.D. – Western Illinois sophomore pitcher Emily Ira tossed a complete game, striking out 13 NDSU hitters, to give the Leathernecks a 4-3 win over the 2016 champions North Dakota State Thursday afternoon at the Ellig Sports Complex. It is the Leathernecks best run in the Summit League tournament since 2010 when they were runner-up's.

Ira received run support early in the game as the Leathernecks (22-30) put across two runs in the second inning. That would be more than enough for the Pitcher of the Year to pick up her 12^th win of the campaign.

NDSU (24-31) hit .192 (5-for-26) and left only two runners stranded on base in the ballgame. Soriano started a rally for the Bison with a singled to center. Beatty used her speed to beat the first baseman to the bag for a single. Vanessa Anderson homered to right center to tie the game 3-3.

Western Illinois put together a string of hits to push the final run across the plate in the top of the fifth. Western Illinois moves on to play top-seeded IUPUI Friday at 1:00 p.m. CT.

Turning Point
In the top of the fifth, the Leathernecks put a rally together, leading the rally was Maggio with a single through the left side. A walk and a wild pitch advanced the runners. Hollatz singled up the middle to drive in Duwa.

Inside The Box Score

• Western Illinois starting pitcher Laura Roecker tossed a complete game, striking out 13 hitters and allowed just three runs.
• North Dakota State's pitcher Jacquelyn Sertic leads the league in strike outs and added six to her total (313). 
• WIU pitcher, Ira was the only Leatherneck with multiple hits.
• NDSU's Anderson and Beatty each had two hits. 

News & Notes

• Ira currently ranks third for strike outs in a tournament game with 13.
• Western Illinois has only beat the Bison in the tournament twice, the first coming in 2009 in the championship game to force game two.

Up Next
Western Illinois moves on to face No. 1 IUPUI Friday at 1 p.m. CT.

The Basics
Score: No. 2 North Dakota State 14, No. 4 South Dakota 3
Records: North Dakota State (25-31), South Dakota (22-32)
Location: Ellig Sports Complex – Fargo, N.D.

FARGO, N.D. – Second-seeded North Dakota State exploded for 14 runs to defeat No. 4 South Dakota 14-3 in The Summit League Championship Thursday evening at the Ellig Sports Complex. The Bison (25-31) advance to play Friday afternoon while the Coyotes' (22-32) season ends.

The Bison jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, with two home runs in that stent. Dani Renner had a solo shot and Stephanie Soriano with a three-run shot. The Coyotes strung a few hits together and pushed two across in the bottom of the second.

North Dakota State had a huge fifth inning scoring seven runs. Montana DeCamp hit the final home run of the game, driving three runs in.

Turning Point
The Bison jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on Anderson's second three-run homer of the day.

Inside The Box Score

• NDSU hit .500 as a team, USD hit .347.
• KK Leddy held the Coyotes to only three runs.
• Shelby Keil and Jamie Holscher led South Dakota with two hits each.
• The Bison had three players with a multiple-RBI day: Vanessa Anderson (3), Montana DeCamp (3), Stephanie Soriano (3).

News & Notes

• North Dakota State flipped a switch from game one to game two, only getting five hits to 16.
• The No. 2 seed has a 47-30 record in The Summit League tournament.

Up Next
North Dakota State will face the loser of Friday's IUPUI and Western Illinois matchup with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 p.m. CT.