By Carl Goenner/ Assistant Sports Director/ @carl_goenner/ St. Cloud Minn.

-The St. Cloud State softball team hosted the 2024 Kelly LAAS Preseason tournament from February 2-4 and swept the competition.

The Huskies defeated Black Hills State 19-3 after scoring 17 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning. In the Huskies first game of the tournament, they defeated Black Hills State 19-3. St. Cloud’s dominant win was fueled by 17 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning.  In that inning Maggie Fitzgerald hit two home runs for 6 RBIs. Later in the day, St. Cloud State then defeated Sioux Falls 3-1. On Sunday, the Huskies finished the tournament with a 3-2 win over Northern state.