NDSU Blanks Stony Brook 7-0 to Close Out FAU/FIU Invitational

Sunday, March 10

Boca Raton, Fla.

8 a.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

11-11

Stony Brook

1-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
North Dakota State	0	1	0	1	4	1	0	7	13	2
Stony Brook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1

Photo by: Rick Scuteri

NDSU Blanks Stony Brook 7-0 to Close Out FAU/FIU Invitational

3/10/2019 10:55:00 AM | Softball

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – North Dakota State matched a season-high with 13 hits and KK Leddy struck out 10 and recorded her third shutout of the season as the Bison defeated Stony Brook 7-0 at the FAU/FIU Invitational on Sunday, March 10, at FAU Softball Stadium.

North Dakota State (11-11) is scheduled to play Butler (7-9) at 10 a.m. CT on Wednesday, March 13, in Clearwater.

NDSU scored single runs in the second and fourth innings. Zoe Stavrou led off the second with a double and crossed the plate when Cara Beatty reached on an error. The Bison pulled off a squeeze play when Vanessa Anderson's bunt scored Stavrou from third.

North Dakota State broke the game open with four runs in the top of the fifth inning. Maddie Hansen delivered a sacrifice fly, Stavrou came through with a two-run single to center and Stephanie Soriano added an infield RBI single to push the lead to 6-0. Montana DeCamp closed out the scoring with RBI double to right center in the sixth.

KK Leddy (7-6), a senior righty from Middleburg, Fla., locked in and kept Stony Brook (1-6) off the bases. Leddy allowed three hits, walked one and reached double figures in strikeouts for the fourth time in her career. The defense helped too, with a double play in the bottom of the fifth.

Stavrou went 3-for-4, with a double, two RBI and matched her career-high three runs scored, and Soriano went 3-for-3 to spark NDSU. Katie Shoultz and DeCamp both added two hits.

Taylor Pechin (1-1) and Shelbi Denman pitched for Stony Brook with Pechin taking the loss. Pechin had two strikeouts. Jourdin Hering led the Seawolves with two hits and a stolen base.