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Pittsburg, Kan. – The Northern State University softball team was swept by Nebraska Kearney on Saturday. The Wolves tallied five runs on 12 hits in game one, however, they gave up a big bottom of the fourth to the Lopers. Game two saw NSU struggle to get things going offensively.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 5, UNK 9
Final Score Game 2: NSU 0, UNK 9 (5 inn.)
Records: NSU 6-13, UNK 12-13
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1
- Aune Boben led off the day with a double to left and scored two at-bats later on a Madi Jones single up the middle
- Avarie Eagle tacked on another run in the top of the fourth, scoring Alysa Lowe on a single through the right side
- The Lopers busted the game open in the bottom of the frame, notching seven runs on eight hits
- Northern chipped away in the fifth as Dessa Bryant scored Boben on an infield single
- Addy Hobza and Eagle scored for the Wolves in the sixth, coming with in two of the Lopers, however Kearney responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning
- Boben led the team going 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, two runs scored, and two RBI, while Emma Owens and Eagle added two hits apiece
- Abby Rux suffered the loss in the circle, giving up nine runs, seven earned, on 14 hits with five strikeouts
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Aune Boben: 3-for-3, 2 doubles, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Avarie Eagle: 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI
Emma Owens: 2-for-4
Addy Hobza: 1-for-2, 1 run, 1 sac
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2
- The Lopers tallied two runs in the first, two in the second, and five in the third to secure the run-rule victory over the Wolves
- Northern tallied three hits in the game from Dessa Bryant, Avarie Eagle, and Courtney Hennen
- Aune Boben tallied the loss giving up nine runs on six hits with two strikeouts
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Dessa Bryant: 1-for-2
Avarie Eagle: 1-for-2
Courtney Hennen: 1-for-2
UP NEXT
The Wolves close out their spring break week tomorrow at Missouri Southern. Start times are set for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. with both live stats and live video [$] available on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com.
