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SB Team
Owen Brown
1
Post University POSTSB 0-7
9
Winner Northern State NSU 8-6
Post University POSTSB
0-7
1
Final
9
Northern State NSU
8-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Post University POSTSB 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
Northern State NSU 1 0 2 5 1 9 10 0

W: O'Connell, Riley (2-1) L: Barnett, Devin (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Michael Vesci, Director of Athletic Communications

Softball Falls in Five Innings to Northern State, 9-1, in Florida

VIERA, Fla. – Although rain would cancel game two of the afternoon for Post University Softball on its spring trip to Viera, Florida, the Eagles would take the field earlier in the day against Northern State University for the first time in 10 years, falling 9-1 in five innings to the Wolves, and dropping to 0-7 overall on the year.

THE BASICS

Post University 1, Northern State University 9 (5 Innings)

Post University (0-7)

Northern State University (8-6)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Junior infielder Madi Jones started the scoring for the Wolves with a first-inning sacrifice fly, while sophomore utility player Corina Coppersmith extended the lead in the third inning with her two-run single, making it a three-run game against junior left-hander Devin Barnett on the mound. Barnett ended up taking her second loss of the season, lasting two innings in which she allowed four runs on two hits with five walks. 

In relief of her, freshman right-hander Bailey Ruel took the mound for the final 1 1/3 innings before Northern State would get into mercy rule territory after tagging her for five runs (four earned) on eight hits, pushing the lead to eight runs in the fifth inning to end the affair. Freshman infielder Alicia Jeanson singled home the game-clinching run as Post briefly staved off the game ending in the top of the fifth with an RBI walk for graduate infielder Nyla Sapia.

Freshman right-hander Riley O'Connell threw four shutout innings to earn her second win of the season, striking out three Eagles while allowing two hits, walking four, and hitting one. Sophomore right-hander Aune Boben allowed the only run of the day for the Wolves before sophomore right-hander Dessa Bryant finished off the game with a scoreless inning of work. 

BY THE NUMBERS
  • After having her on-base streak snapped against Southern Connecticut State University yesterday, Angelica Tompkins went a perfect 2-for-2 with a walk for Post University
  • Five different players recorded two-RBI games for Northern State University in Alicia Jeanson, Madi Jones, Tevan Bryant, and Corina Coppersmith
  • Sunday's game against Northern State University marked the first time since the 2016 season in which Post University faced them, having dropped that matchup by a 7-0 final 
  • In seven games this season, Post University has now been outscored 14-5 in the fifth inning of games, allowing five runs twice in that frame

WHO'S NEXT
Post University has a day off on Monday before facing Purdue University Northwest at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, as well as Minot State University at 12:15 PM. The Eagles last faced the Lions in 2023, losing 16-2 in Florida, but are 1-1 in the all-time series while being 0-1 against the Beavers with a 9-1 loss back during the 2022 spring trip.
 
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