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Valley City State VCSU 4-6
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Winner Northwestern NWC 10-0
Valley City State VCSU
4-6
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Final
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Northwestern NWC
10-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Valley City State VCSU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Northwestern NWC 2 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 6 1

W: Kralik, Kate (2-0) L: J. Lamontagn (12-8)

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Winner Northwestern NWC 11-0
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York (NE) YORK 1-8
Winner
Northwestern NWC
11-0
6
Final
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York (NE) YORK
1-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northwestern NWC 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 7 0
York (NE) YORK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

W: Jacobson, Ellie (4-0) L: M. Alvarez (0-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Raiders Secure Two Dominant Wins to Improve to 11-0

Gallegos records 6 RBIs on the day, Jacobson and Kralik combine for no-hitter in game two

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – Stellar pitching and timely hitting helped the No. 15-ranked Northwestern softball team (11-0, 0-0 GPAC) secure wins over Valley City State (N.D.) and York (Neb.) at the American State Bank Sports Complex.

GAME 1: NWC 5, VCSU 2
Pitching Decisions
Win: Kralik (2-0)
Loss: J. Lamontagn (1-1)
Save: None

How It Happened
Both Kameryn Etherington and Chloe Gallegos drove in two runs as No. 15 Northwestern took down Valley City State in the morning matchup.

Valley City State got on the board first in the top of the first inning. With the bases loaded, the Vikings scored on an error to make it 0-1.

In the bottom half of the first, Chloe Gallegos helped secure the first Raider lead after she doubled to right field. Etherington and Ashtyn Billings came around to score to make it 2-1 after the first frame.

The back-and-forth affair continued into the top of the second when the Vikings tied it up thanks to a solo home run to center field.

The game would remain locked at 2 until the Raiders broke the game open with three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Northwestern scratched their first runner across after pinch runner Jewell Bergstrom scored on an error. Then, Kameryn Etherington secured two more insurance runs on an RBI single that plated Billings and Charli Bomgaars.

Pitcher Kate Kralik shut out the Vikings the rest of the way to secure a 5-2 win for the Raiders.

Game Notes: GAME 2: NWC 6, YU 0
Pitching Decisions
Win: Ellie Jacobson (4-0)
Loss: M. Alvarez (0-4)
Save: None

How It Happened
Ellie Jacobson and Kate Kralik threw a combined no-hitter, and Chloe Gallegos drove home four runs to help the Raiders shut out the York University Panthers in the Raiders' second game of the day.

Gallegos secured her first two RBIs in the top of the first inning after a single to right field. Ashtyn Billings and Gwen Mikkelson scored to make it 2-0.

That score would hold steady until the Raiders added three more in the fifth frame. Kameryn Etherington started the scoring when she laced a triple to right field, which plated Billings and Mikkelson once again. Etherington came around to score one batter later thanks to an RBI groundout from Gallegos. The Raiders led 5-0 after five innings.

Gallegos put the finishing touches on the Raider win in the top of the seventh. Her second RBI groundout of the day scored pinch runner Alyssa Vortherms. Kralik finished off the Panthers in the bottom half of the inning with three straight strikeouts to secure a 6-0 Raider win.

Game Notes:
  • The Raiders only allowed one baserunner, which was a first inning walk by Ellie Jacobson.
  • Jacobson pitched five shutout innings and tossed five strikeouts.
  • Kate Kralik pitched two innings in relief and struck out four without allowing a baserunner.
  • Ashtyn Billings went 2-for-3 with two runs and a walk.
Up Next: The Raiders will be back in action next Friday, and they will take on Dickinson State (N.D.) and Mayville State (N.D.) at the American State Bank Sports Complex. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 4 p.m. Game two will begin at 6 p.m.
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