Joplin, Mo. – The Northern State University softball fell in game one and came back with a win in game two versus TMZ host Missouri Southern. The Wolves tallied nine runs and 23 hits in the two games, as well as 16 strikeouts.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Game 1 Final Score: NSU 6, MSSU 9
Game 2 Final Score: NSU 3, MSSU 1
Records: NSU 6-2, MSSU 1-1
 
Game 1
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Wolves put runs up on the board early, scoring three in the top of the first off the bats of Elyse Cuttic and Makenzie Merritt on a single to left and double to right
• The Lions answered back in the bottom of the first with two runs of their own and the score stood at 3-2 through the completion of the second
• Northern tacked on two more runs in the top of the third on a single by Emily Charchuk scoring Kennady Thompson and a stolen base mishap error by the MSSU catcher
• Missouri Southern broken things open in the bottom of the frame, notching five runs on five hits
• Thompson added an RBI in the top of the fourth, scoring Chanel Siebenthal on a single up the middle
• The Lions added two more in the fourth and held the Wolves scoreless in the final three innings
• Northern tallied six runs on 15 hits, leaving nine runners on base
• Meghan Anderson suffered her first loss in the circle, giving up eight earned runs on ten hits with five strikeouts

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Kennady Thompson: 4-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI
• Elyse Cuttic: 3-for-4, 2 RBI
• Emily Charchuk: 2-for-4, 1 RBI
• Chanel Siebenthal: 2-for-4, 2 runs, double, stolen base
• Rachel Reinke: 2-for-4, 1 run
• Andrea Cherney: 2.2 IP, 2 strikeouts

 
Game 2
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern State scored their three runs of the game in the top of the second, led off by a Rachel Reinke double plating Shelby Novotny
• Chanel Siebenthal followed that with a single up the middle scoring both Reinke and Jessi Hernandez
• Missouri Southern answered back in the bottom of the frame notching one unearned run on an error by the Wolves catcher
• NSU tallied eight total hits in the contest and gave up two errors on defense
• Elyse Cuttic earned her second win of the year throwing a complete game with nine strikeouts

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Rachel Reinke: 2-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI, 2B
• Chanel Siebenthal: 2-for-3, 2 RBI
• Elyse Cuttic: 7.0 IP, 9 strikeouts, 2 hits

 
UP NEXT
The Wolves face Missouri Western at 9 a.m. on tomorrow from Joplin to close out the TMZ Tournament. Live links will be posted on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com.