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Photo by: Dennis Hubbard
Mastodons Fall to Bison, Set up Winner-Take-All Final
5/10/2014 7:05:00 PM | Softball
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FARGO, N.D. - The IPFW softball team fell 3-1 to the North Dakota State Bison in a game that would have clinched the Summit League Tournament title for the Mastodons, setting up a winner-take-all tournament finale on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET against the same Bison squad.
Larissa Franklin was 3-for-4 at the plate, as the Mastodons totaled 10 hits in 31 at-bats, while draing a walk and two hit batters; however, the team left a dozen on base in the two-run loss.
Miranda Kramer gave up one earned run over her seven innings, scattering six hits while striking out eight.
The teams engaged in a pitcher's duel through the first five innings of the game, before the Bison pushed two runs across the plate, aided by an error in the outfield. A walk, sacrifice bunt, and single scored the third and final North Dakota State run an inning later, putting the Bison ahead 3-0.
Franklin opened the bottom of the seventh inning with an infield single, before advancing to second on the play when the Bison left the base unattended. A batter later, Ashleigh Bousquet singled through the right side, scoring Franklin, and cutting the gap to two. A double play followed, clearing the bases, before Hillary Kartman and Beka Ferguson hit back-to-back singles, putting runners on the corners. The inning ended, however, with a strikeout - NDSU starting pitcher Krista Menke's 10th of the game.
The loss drops IPFW to 40-14 on the year, while Kramer falls to 20-9 in the pitcher's circle.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
FARGO, N.D. - The IPFW softball team fell 3-1 to the North Dakota State Bison in a game that would have clinched the Summit League Tournament title for the Mastodons, setting up a winner-take-all tournament finale on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET against the same Bison squad.
Larissa Franklin was 3-for-4 at the plate, as the Mastodons totaled 10 hits in 31 at-bats, while draing a walk and two hit batters; however, the team left a dozen on base in the two-run loss.
Miranda Kramer gave up one earned run over her seven innings, scattering six hits while striking out eight.
The teams engaged in a pitcher's duel through the first five innings of the game, before the Bison pushed two runs across the plate, aided by an error in the outfield. A walk, sacrifice bunt, and single scored the third and final North Dakota State run an inning later, putting the Bison ahead 3-0.
Franklin opened the bottom of the seventh inning with an infield single, before advancing to second on the play when the Bison left the base unattended. A batter later, Ashleigh Bousquet singled through the right side, scoring Franklin, and cutting the gap to two. A double play followed, clearing the bases, before Hillary Kartman and Beka Ferguson hit back-to-back singles, putting runners on the corners. The inning ended, however, with a strikeout - NDSU starting pitcher Krista Menke's 10th of the game.
The loss drops IPFW to 40-14 on the year, while Kramer falls to 20-9 in the pitcher's circle.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Menke (27-7)
L: Kramer, Miranda (20-9)
Batting:
2B: Garcia 1
RBI: Sobrero 1 ; Grable 1
SH: Grable 1 ; Enriquez 1
SF: Grable 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Garcia 1 ; Ortega 1 ; Portillo 1
CS: Moreland 1
Batting:
2B: Pugh, Dani 1
RBI: Bousquet, Ashleigh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Franklin, Larissa 1
HBP: Mintari, Audrey 1 ; Cooper, Prestlee 1
Game Leaders
AB
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
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