MANKATO, Minn. -- The Lewis University softball team avenged its loss yesterday and defeated Minnesota-Mankato 6-2 while falling to Minnesota Duluth 6-0 at the Minnesota-Mankato Dome Tournament.
GAME 1: Lewis 6, Minnesota-Mankato 2
TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 2-1 | Minnesota-Mankato 2-1
SUMMARY
Lewis broke through in the third inning after scoring four times.
Kristen Graham (Mapleton, IL/Illini Bluffs High School) started it for Lewis with an RBI single down the right field line which scored
Erica Hoffman (Hebron, IN/Boone Grove High School) to make it 1-0.
Anna Frafjord (Sussex, WI/Hamilton High School) recorded the biggest hit of the game after ripping a three-run double to right center which scored
Payton Wuske (Frankfort, IL/Lincoln-Way East),
Meghan Bontrager (Milford, IN/Northridge) and Graham to make it 4-0.
Mankato was able to get two runs back in the fifth inning after a Lewis miscue made it 4-2.
Bontrager was able to extend the Flyers' lead out to 6-2 after grounding into a fielders choice which scored
Jalyn Powell (Tolono, IL/Unity) and Hoffman.
Allie Wondrasek (New Lenox, IL/Lincoln-Way West High School) (1-0) picked up the win in the circle after pitching a complete game, only allowing one hit, giving up two runs (both unearned) in seven innings of work.
GAME 2: Minnesota-Duluth 6, Lewis 0
TEAM RECORDS
Minnesota-Duluth 3-0 | Lewis 2-2
SUMMARY
Lewis loaded the bases in the fifth inning after a
Emma Young (New Lenox, IL/Lincoln-Way West) walk,
Gabi Nilles (North Aurora, IL/West Aurora) single and
Delaney Garden (Carpentersville, IL/Harry D. Jacobs High School) reached on an error but were unable to drive home a run.
Minnesota-Duluth broke through in the sixth inning with three runs in the frame. The Bulldogs added three more in the seventh to make it 6-0.
Garden (0-2) suffered the loss in the circle after going all seven innings, giving up seven hits, allowed six runs (five earned), issuing three walks and striking out eight.
UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action at the Lewis Dome Tournament February 22-25 as the Flyers take on Minnesota State-Moorhead at 3:30 p.m. then Wayne State at 6 p.m.
