The Northwestern College softball team opened conference play with a split against the University of Jamestown in a doubleheader played today in Orange City. 

    Game One: 8-3 loss        

• A five-run, 1st inning put the Jimmies in front and forced Northwestern to play from behind from the beginning
  • Santina Zito earned a bases loaded walk, Sydney Prussia hit a two-run double and Gracie Fisher added a run-scoring single
• Both teams scored two runs in the second; Emily Strasser hit the first of her two home runs in the bottom of the second, scoring Jordyn Kramer
• A solo home run by Strasser in the fourth put Northwestern within four, 7-3
• Jamestown completed the scoring with an unearned run in the seventh
• By the Numbers:
  • Samantha Ubben (L: 5-5) 7 IP, 11 hits, 7 earned runs, 2 Ks
  • Kat Miska (W: 7-1) 7 IP, 7 hits, 3 earned runs, 6 Ks
  • Strasser: 2/3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs; Madysn Grotewold: 2/3
  • Jessica Mouw, Bri Giordano, Kamryn Etherington all with one hit each
  • Kassie Ward led Jamestown with three hits, Prussia 2 hits, 2 RBI

    Game Two: 7-3 win

• Northwestern pushed four runs over the first two innings
  • Jennifer Boeve scored on a stolen base in the first and hit an RBI groundout in the second
  • the Raiders took advantage aggressive base running and two Jamestown errors leading to the other three runs
• Both teams scored a run in the fifth;
  • Morgan Geiszler hit an RBI double for the Jimmies
  • Boeve led off with a double and scored on another Jamestown error
• Northwestern scored its final runs in the sixth, taking advantage of two more Jamestown errors
• Jamestown completed the scoring in the seventh on RBI singles from Katie Merchant and Jenna Remenar
• By the Numbers:
  • Kamryn Etherington (W: 9-1) 5 IP, 3 hits, run, 4 Ks
  • Samantha Ubben 2 IP, 1 earned run
  • Katie Merchant (L: 6-3)  5.1 IP, 7 hits
  • Grotewold, Giordano with two hits each
  • Geiszler 3/3, RBI to lead Jamestown