Softball Goes 1-1 On Opening Day Of Florida Trip

OVERVIEW – FAIRMONT STATE/#10 MINNESOTA STATE

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 4, Fairmont State Knights 3/Minnesota State Mavericks 5, Northwood 4

RECORDS: Northwood 6-3/Fairmont State 0-7/Minnesota State 8-3

LOCATION: Winter Haven, Florida

RECAP: Northwood softball opened their spring break trip to Florida by going 1-1, defeating Fairmont State 4-3 before falling to Minnesota State 5-4 Saturday (March 7).

FAIRMONT STATE HIGHLIGHTS

• Fairmont got on the board first with a run in the top of the third to go up 1-0.
• Northwood leveled the game in the fourth on an RBI single by Sydni Culps that scored Julia Gross.
• The Knights went back on top thanks to a two-run homer in the fifth to make the score 3-1.
• Northwood responded with a run on an error in the bottom of the fifth to cut the advantage to 4-3.
• Lauren Castellon came up with the key hit for Northwood to earn the comeback win. Her two-run single in the bottom of the sixth gave the Timberwolves the lead for good at 4-3.

FAIRMONT STATE GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 4/8/2, Fairmont State: 3/5/2
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 7, Fairmont State: 6
• Winning Pitcher – Shayna Frank (4-1): 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 8 K
• Losing Pitcher – Kelly Cosgrove (0-2): 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R (2 ER), BB, 3 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Castellon: 2-3, 2 RBIs, R
• Culps: 2-3, RBI
• Julia Gross: 3B, R

MINNESOTA STATE HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood took the lead in the third inning on a Culps sacrifice fly that plated Maddie Coulter.
• The Mavericks put together a four-run third inning to take a 4-1 lead.
• Northwood bounced back immediately in the fourth, starting with a two-run single by Julia Gross to make the score 4-3.
• Grace Dutoi then finished inning with an RBI double to tie the score 4-4.
• The score remained tied until the bottom of the sixth when the Mavericks came through with the game-winning run.

MINNESOTA STATE GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 4/7/2, Minnesota State: 5/11/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 8, Minnesota State: 6
• Winning Pitcher – Katie Bracken (1-2): 3 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 K
• Losing Pitcher – Riley Shagena (1-2): 3 2/3 IP, 5 H, R, K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Julia Gross: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBIs
• Haley Frank: 2-3, R
• Dutoi: 2B, RBI
• Culps: RBI

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will face Southern Indiana and St. Cloud State Sunday (March 8), starting at 10:15 a.m.