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Armbruster_McKayla1
Kevin Nelson
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St. Cloud State SCSU 19-13, 4-3 NSIC
7
Winner Minnesota State MSU 16-11, 5-4 NSIC
St. Cloud State SCSU
19-13, 4-3 NSIC
2
Final
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Minnesota State MSU
16-11, 5-4 NSIC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Cloud State SCSU 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0
Minnesota State MSU 0 2 3 2 0 0 X 7 10 1

W: Armbruster, McKayla (10-6) L: Junker, T (10-5)

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St. Cloud State SCSU 19-14, 4-4 NSIC
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Winner Minnesota State MSU 17-11, 6-4 NSIC
St. Cloud State SCSU
19-14, 4-4 NSIC
4
Final
5
Minnesota State MSU
17-11, 6-4 NSIC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Cloud State SCSU 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 10 3
Minnesota State MSU 1 0 0 0 4 0 X 5 8 0

W: Nickerson, Kacy (2-2) L: Porter, J (3-4) S: Armbruster, McKayla (3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Mavericks Earn Two NSIC Wins vs. St. Cloud State

MANKATO, Minn. --- The Minnesota State softball team kept things rolling at the Maverick All-Sports Dome Friday afternoon as MSU bested St. Cloud State by the scores of 7-2 and 5-4.

With the win, MSU improves to 17-11, including a 6-4 NSIC record. With the losses, SCSU drops to 19-14, including a 4-4 conference record.

Game 1 Recap

Minnesota State began the day with a 7-2 win in game one.

Junior McKayla Armbruster (10-6) picked up the win as she allowed two runs, whiles striking out nine in the complete game. Trinity Junker (10-5) took the loss as she allowed five runs in three innings.

Freshman Gianna Lara got the scoring going in the bottom of the second as she blasted a two-run home run to right center to put the Mavericks up 2-0. In the bottom of the third, the Mavericks added three more to go up 5-0 as junior Syndey Nielsen recorded a three-run home run to left field.

SCSU managed to get a pair of runs in the top of the fourth to cut MSU's lead to 5-2, but the Mavericks would answer right back in the bottom of the fourth as a two-run single from junior Ellie Tallman put MSU back up by five at 7-2.

Armbruster would allow just two hits in the final three innings as the Mavericks locked down the 7-2 win.

Tallman, Nielsen and Lara each recorded a pair of hits in game one.
 
Game 2 Recap

Minnesota State finished the day with a 5-4 win in game two.

Junior Kacy Nickerson (2-2) earned the win in relief as she allowed two runs in five innings. Justyce Porter (3-4) took the loss as she gave up two runs in relief. Armbruster notched her third save of the season as she allowed one hit in 1.1 innings.

SCSU got a pair of runs in the top of the first on a sacrifice fly from Raven Vanden Langenberg to go up 2-1. MSU was able to get a run back in the bottom of the first as a sacrifice fly from freshman Ava Smithson drove in junior Kylie Sullivan.

The Huskies would add another run in the fourth to go up 3-1, but the Mavericks would put together a four-run fifth inning to go up 5-3. An RBI-single from Sullivan, a two-run error on the Huskies and a solo home run from Smithson drove in the four Maverick runs.

The Huskies managed to close the gap to 5-4 after an RBI-single from Holly Weinberger in the top of the sixth, but Armbruster would get the final out in the sixth, before setting down the Huskies in order in the top of the seventh to secure the 5-4 win.

Minnesota State continues its homestand on Sunday as it hosts the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. The doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m., at the Maverick All-Sports Dome.
 
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