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Nina Maggio
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Winner IUPUI IUPUI 23-27
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Western Illinois WIU 22-31
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IUPUI IUPUI
23-27
9
Final
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Western Illinois WIU
22-31
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
IUPUI IUPUI 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 11 2
Western Illinois WIU 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 5 2

W: Finch (14-11) L: Ira, Emily (12-15)

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Western Illinois WIU 22-32
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Winner North Dakota State NDSU 26-31
Western Illinois WIU
22-32
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Final
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North Dakota State NDSU
26-31
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Illinois WIU 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 0
North Dakota State NDSU 4 0 0 0 2 0 X 6 8 1

W: Sertic (17-22) L: Stulga, Brooke (6-11)

Game Recap: Softball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Leathernecks Fall to IUPUI, NDSU to Conclude Summit League Tournament Play

WIU fell to No. 1 IUPUI 9-4 before falling the No. 2 NDSU 6-3 in an elimination game

FARGO, N.D. – Western Illinois softball wrapped up play in The Summit League Tournament Friday (May 12) after falling to the top two seeds in the Championships. The top-seeded IUPUI Jaguars topped the Leathernecks, 9-4, in the first game of the day before the North Dakota State Bison beat WIU, 6-3.
 
Western, who finished tied for second in the league standings with an 11-7 league record, falls to 22-32 on the year after the loss. IUPUI improved to 23-27 overall, while NDSU moved to 26-31.
 
"I am very proud of our team and how we played in this year's Summit League Tournament," said head coach Holly Van Vlymen. "That opening game win over SDSU was a huge comeback win, and once we got past that first game I think we were able to loosen up a little bit and play like up to our abilities. I'm very proud of our seniors and the leadership that they brought to our team this year. I don't think this season could have been possible without what each of them brought to this team."
 
GAME ONE: IUPUI 9, WIU 4
 
IUPUI didn't wait long to get the scoring started as Taylor Chitwood, the second batter for the Jags in the top of the first, hit a solo home run over the right field fence to put Western down 1-0.
 
The Leathernecks, however, tied the game up in their half of the first. Hailey Duwa continued her hot hitting with an RBI single up the middle sending Rachel Beatty home who had previously reached when she was hit by a pitch.
 
Then, after a scoreless second inning, WIU grabbed its first advantage of the game. With one out, Nina Maggio walked before Kelsey Marlow blasted her fourth home run of the season to center field to put the Leathernecks up 3-1.
 
Western would hold on to its lead for the next two innings until the top of the six then the Jags regained the lead. Ronnie Patterson hit a 1-out single followed by an RBI double from Maggie Good. Then after another single, Delaney Thompson hit a 3-run homer putting IUPUI up 5-3.
 
An RBI single up the middle from Talyor Messer put the Leathernecks back within a run, 5-4, in the bottom of the sixth inning.
 
The Jaguars, however, then tacked on four more runs in the top of the seventh courtesy of a 3-run bomb from Patterson and a solo shot from Good to put the game out of reach.
 
Emily Ira dropped to 12-15 on the year after giving up five runs on eight hits, recording seven strikeouts and one walk. Nickole Finch improved to 14-11 on the year after surrendering four runs on five hits, fanning three and walking four.
 
Five different Leathernecks recorded one hit, while Marlow led the team with two RBIs and a home run.
 
The Jaguars were led by Patterson, Good and Thompson offensively. Patterson went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, a home run and two runs scored, Thompson went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a home run, and Good finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a double, a home run and two runs scored.
 
GAME TWO: NDSU 6, WIU 3
 
The Bison grabbed the momentum and lead right away in the afternoon elimination game. NDSU loaded the bases when the first three batters all reached on singles, and then Vanessa Anderson hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring the first run of the game. Three more runs scored on a pair of RBI singles and a sacrifice bunt to make it 4-0 after the first.
 
Neither team was able to plate a run in the second inning, but Western began chipping away at the Bison lead with a pair of solo home runs and made it 4-2 after four.
 
First it was Marlow hitting her fifth homer of the season to center field in the third, followed by Duwa hitting her seventh home run of the year to center in the fourth. Both Marlow and Duwa finished the tournament having hit a home run in 3-of-4 games played.
 
NDSU extended its lead back to four runs, 6-2, in the bottom of the fifth inning after a pair of solo shots. Anderson hit hers over the right field fence, while Montana DeCamp hit hers to center.
 
Marlow then led off the sixth with a double and advanced to third on an error. One out later Duwa came to the plate and drove her in with a sacrifice fly to center field. Halle Hollatz then hit a 2-out double, but was left stranded following a third out.
 
NDSU starting pitcher Jacquelyn Sertic then closed the game out in the top of the seventh for the Bison win and improved to 17-22 in the circle on the year. She pitched all seven innings, giving up three runs on five hits and struck out five batters while walking two.
 
Brooke Stulga suffered the loss for WIU giving up, giving up four runs on five hits. Ira came in for Stulga in relief, throwing 5.2 innings while giving up two runs on three hits, striking out four and walking two.
 
Marlow and Duwa led WIU offensively. Marlow went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. Duwa finished 1-for-2 with a team-best two RBIs and a run scored.
 
NDSU was led by Anderson and DeCamp who each had two RBIs.
 
Western will wait to find out of it has earned a postseason bid when the 48-team National Invitational Softball Championship field is announced Sunday night (May 14).
 
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