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Husky Softball Splits Against Northern State

04/01/2015 - 3:00 AM

The St. Cloud State softball team hit the road on Tuesday to face Northern State University.

The teams were both scoreless heading into the 3^rd inning until Alyssa Coletto doubled to left field to bring Megan Lehnen in for the score. The Huskies would extend their lead to 3-0 in the 5^th inning thanks to Jessica Goerger’s two RBI base hit. St. Cloud State would hold the lead until the end of the game. Kelly Franks put on a dominant display from the mound. She pitched a complete game shutout with 9 strikeouts to lead the Huskies to a 3-0 victory in the first game. This marked the first in-conference loss for Northern State this season.

Northern State struck back at the Huskies in the second game of the double-header. The Wolves scored 3 runs in the 3^rd inning and 6 runs in the 4^th inning to beat the Huskies 9-0 in 5 innings. The Huskies recorded only three hits in the game as a team.

St. Cloud State is now 19-13 on the year (5-3 in NSIC) and will be back in action on Friday at Upper Iowa University (8-17, 3-1). They round out the three game road trip on Saturday at Winona State University (24-7, 6-0).