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Red Raiders Pick Up a Pair of Shutouts in Arizona

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 TUCSON, Ariz. – The newly ranked No. 17 Northwestern College softball team (21-2, 0-0 GPAC) picked up their 20th win of the season down in Arizona this afternoon as the Spring Break trip continues, as the Red Raiders picked up a pair of 8-0 five inning wins over York College (Neb.) and Dickinson State University (N.D.).

GAME 1: NWC 8, York 0 (F/5)
 
Pitching Decisions
Win: Kameryn Etherington (9-2)
Loss: Kate Reyes (1-4)
Save: None  
Game Notes
  • NWC improves to 18-2 in day games this season, while improving to 7-0 in games where they score 6-9 runs in a game.
  • It marks the 16th time, of the 19 games, this season that the Red Raiders have scored first in a contest, improving to 15-1 when notching the first run.
  • Already sitting top-10 in the NAIA, the Raiders add five more stolen bases to their season total – now sitting at 57 SB, as five different Raiders swiped a bag in the win.
  • Emily Strasser led the offense with her 2-for-3 performance with 3 RBIs, while recording one stolen base.
  • Chloe Gallegos also goes 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
  • Along with Strasser and Gallegos, Kameryn Etherington also notches a multi-hit game with her two hits.
  • Jennifer Boeve (1-for-2) moves her hit streak to double digits at ten-straight games.
  • Strasser and Etherington improve their hit streaks up to six-straight games each.
  • Etherington was dominant in the circle in her four innings, holding York to just two hits and one walk, while punching out four Panthers.
  • Kate Kralik entered to pitch the fifth inning, striking out two of the four batters she faced.
 
GAME 2: NWC 8, Dickinson State 0 (F/5)
 
Pitching Decisions
Win: Ellie Jacobson (5-0)
Loss: Ari Martinez (2-3)
Save: None  
How It Happened
The winning ways, and shutouts, continued in the second game of the day, as win No. 21 came via an 8-0 five inning way over Dickinson State University (N.D.).
 
Gwen Mikkelsen (Jr., Casa Grande, Ariz.) got the Raiders on the board with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, quickly making it 1-0. In the second, again, Mikkelsen would drive in a pair of runs with an RBI single. Later, Emily Strasser (Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.) would double in a run, making it 4-0 NWC.
 
A Chloe Gallegos (So., Carroll, Iowa) RBI ground out in the fifth inning makes it 5-0, as the Red Raiders would bring the game to an end with three runs in the top half of the fifth to make it 8-0.
 
Game Notes
  • Northwestern has now tallied seven shutout wins on the campaign.
  • NWC scores first for the 17th time this season, improving to 16-1 (2-0 on the day).
  • Gwen Mikkelsen had four RBIs on the day, going 1-for-2 with two sacrifice flys.
  • Ashtyn Billings, Madysn Grotewold, Emily Strasser, and Charli Bomgaars all record multi-hit games, each having two.
  • Strasser now has seven games this season where she has recorded multiple hits.
  • Ellie Jacobson picked up her fifth win in the circle, going 3.2 innings for the Red Raiders.
  • Kate Kralik came in and got out of a jam in the fourth inning, going 0.1 innings.
  • Ashtyn Billings pitched the fifth inning, facing the minimum three batters.
SCOOTER'S PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Game 1: Emily Strasser
Game 2: Charli Bomgaars 
Up Next: The Raiders will have one more twin bill in Tucson tomorrow, facing Valley City State (N.D.) and St. Clair (Ont.) at 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., respectively.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jennifer Boeve

#24 Jennifer Boeve

INF
Junior
Kameryn Etherington

#20 Kameryn Etherington

P
Sophomore
Madysn Grotewold

#8 Madysn Grotewold

SS
Sophomore
Emily Strasser

#4 Emily Strasser

INF
Senior
Charli Bomgaars

#1 Charli Bomgaars

OF
Freshman
Chloe Gallegos

#12 Chloe Gallegos

C
Freshman
Gwen Mikkelsen

#25 Gwen Mikkelsen

INF
Junior
Kate Kralik

#33 Kate Kralik

P
Freshman
Ellie Jacobson

#14 Ellie Jacobson

P/INF
5' 5"
Junior
Ashtyn Billings

#13 Ashtyn Billings

P/OF
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jennifer Boeve

#24 Jennifer Boeve

Junior
INF
Kameryn Etherington

#20 Kameryn Etherington

Sophomore
P
Madysn Grotewold

#8 Madysn Grotewold

Sophomore
SS
Emily Strasser

#4 Emily Strasser

Senior
INF
Charli Bomgaars

#1 Charli Bomgaars

Freshman
OF
Chloe Gallegos

#12 Chloe Gallegos

Freshman
C
Gwen Mikkelsen

#25 Gwen Mikkelsen

Junior
INF
Kate Kralik

#33 Kate Kralik

Freshman
P
Ellie Jacobson

#14 Ellie Jacobson

5' 5"
Junior
P/INF
Ashtyn Billings

#13 Ashtyn Billings

5' 4"
Freshman
P/OF