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Winner Northwestern NWC 14-0
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Waldorf WALDORF 0-5
Winner
Northwestern NWC
14-0
11
Final
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Waldorf WALDORF
0-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Northwestern NWC 3 3 1 4 0 11 10 0
Waldorf WALDORF 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

W: Kralik, Kate (4-0) L: M. Mentink (0-2)

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Dakota State (SD) DSU 1-6
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Winner Northwestern NWC 15-0
Dakota State (SD) DSU
1-6
0
Final
9
Northwestern NWC
15-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Dakota State (SD) DSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Northwestern NWC 3 2 4 0 X 9 8 1

W: Schmalbeck, Tatum (1-0) L: J. Brown (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Stellar Offense Moves Raiders to 15-0

Krachey notches three hits in game one, Schmalbeck throws no-hitter in game two

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – The No. 15-ranked Northwestern softball team (15-0, 0-0 GPAC) flexed its muscles in two commanding wins over Waldorf University and Dakota State University (S.D.) today.

GAME 1: NWC 11, WU 0 (5 inn.)
Pitching Decisions
Win: Kate Kralik (4-0)
Loss: M. Mentik (0-2)
Save: None

How It Happened
Ravyn Krachey had two extra base hits and an RBI single to help No. 15 Northwestern dominate Waldorf in their first matchup of the day.

The Raiders did not waste any time getting the scoring started. In the top of the first, Kameryn Etherington laced a single down the right field line to plate Gwen Mikkelsen and give Northwestern a 1-0 lead. Then, two batters later, Randi Childress hit her first career home run to center field to make it 3-0.

The Raiders kept the scoring going in the second thanks to a two-run home run by Jori Hajek and a sacrifice fly from Chloe Gallegos. After two innings, the Raiders led 6-0.

In the third, Northwestern scratched one run across after Charli Bomgaars executed a safety squeeze to score Krachey from third to extend the Raider lead to 7-0.

Northwestern continued their offensive showcase in the fourth inning. With two outs and a runner on second, Tatum Schmalbeck lined a double to right center field to score Abby Plate. One batter later, Krachey singled, and pinch runner Annika Jahn came around to score to make it 9-0. Krachey eventually scored on an error, and Hajek crossed the plate on a fielder's choice for the Raiders' final runs of the game. The Raider pitching staff finished off Waldorf in the final two innings to end the game early, 11-0.

Game Notes:
  • Ravyn Krachey was a home run short of the cycle.
  • Starting pitcher Kate Kralik tossed four shutout innings, only allowing 3 hits on 5 strikeouts.
  • Jori Hajek had 3 RBIs and scored 2 runs.
  • Randi Childress reached base three times thanks to her first-career home run and two walks.
GAME 2: NWC 9, DSU 0 (5 inn.)
Pitching Decisions
Win: Tatum Schmalbeck (1-0)
Loss: J. Brown (0-1)
Save: None

How It Happened
Tatum Schmalbeck tossed a no-hitter, and the Raider bats poured on nine runs to top the Dakota State (S.D.) Trojans in the afternoon matchup.

The Raiders got on the board in the first inning after Kameryn Etherington and Gwen Mikkelsen scored on a Dakota State error. Then, Ravyn Krachey continued her stellar day with an RBI single to left field. Randi Childress scored to make it 3-0 after the first frame.

Northwestern kept it rolling in the 2nd inning. Mikkelsen hit a solo home run, her first of the year, before a Childress RBI-single to center field stretched the Red Raider lead to 5-0.

In the third inning, the Raiders nearly doubled their scoring total. Etherington drilled a single to center field that scored Krachey and Charli Bomgaars. One batter later, Chloe Gallegos drove home the final Raider runs with a double that plated Etherington and Ashtyn Billings. Schmalbeck cruised in the circle the rest of the way, and the Raiders won in five innings, 9-0.

Game Notes: Up Next: The Raiders will be back on the diamond on Monday, March 4, playing (RV) St. Francis (Ill.) and Park-Gilbert (Ariz.) at the Tucson Invitational Games in Tucson, Arizona. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. Game two will start at 2:30 p.m.
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