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Northwestern NWC 29-17
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Winner Dakota Wesleyan (SD) DWU 35-15
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Dakota Wesleyan (SD) DWU
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northwestern NWC 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 6 9 3
Dakota Wesleyan (SD) DWU 2 1 0 1 2 1 X 7 13 2

W: Alison Ernsberger (16-7) L: Schmalbeck, Tatum (12-4)

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Northwestern NWC 29-18
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Winner Midland MIDLAND 37-13
Northwestern NWC
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Midland MIDLAND
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northwestern NWC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Midland MIDLAND 0 3 1 1 0 0 X 5 5 0

W: Mackenzie Groninga (22-3) L: Koontz, Allison (10-8)

Game Recap: Softball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Raiders Drop Two in GPAC Tournament Wednesday

FREMONT, Neb. - Northwestern softball's season comes to an end on the first day of the GPAC tournament as they drop two games in Fremont. A back-and-forth contest with Dakota Wesleyan ends in favor of the Tigers 7-6 before the Raiders dropped a 5-0 loss to #24 Midland. 

Game 1: NWC 6 - DWU 7
Win: A. Ernsberger (16-7)
Loss: Tatum Schmalbeck (12-4)
Save: None

How It Happened:
Northwestern opened the first inning with Allison Koontz driving in Tatum Schmalbeck from third with a fielder's choice. Dakota Wesleyan responded with two runs, ending the first inning at 2-1 in their favor. In the second inning, Cassidy Gors singled, and Schmalbeck tripled to right center, scoring Gors. The Tigers regained the lead with a solo home run, finishing the inning 3-2. Paige Kingery walked and scored on Koontz's double in the third inning, tying the contest. The Raiders' bats were quiet in the fourth, while Dakota Wesleyan added one run, ending the inning ahead 4-3.

Northwestern surged to a 6-4 lead to start the fifth inning, where Sydney Jacobs walked and eventually scored alongside Faith Kacmarynski and Cassidy Gors, courtesy of Schmalbeck's single. Unfortunately, the Tigers countered with two runs of their own, leveling the score at 6-6. The sixth inning was decisive, as Dakota Wesleyan added a run with a bases-loaded hit by pitch, to take a 7-6 lead, and eventually the win.

Game Notes
  • For the third consecutive game, Tatum Schmalbeck went 4-for-4 at the plate.
  • Schmalbeck finished with three RBIs, Allison Koontz had two.
  • The Raiders stole five bases, Koontz and Sydney Jacobs both had two.
  • Schmalbeck pitched a complete game allowing 13 hits and seven earned runs with just one walk.
  • Five separate Raiders recorded a hit.
Game 2: NWC 0 - Midland 5
Win: M. Groninga (22-3)
Loss: Allison Koontz (10-8)
Save: None

How It Happened:
In the second inning, the Warriors struck with a decisive charge, on a two RBI double to right center, followed by another double bringing another run home. The third inning saw the Warriors adding to their total when a throwing error allowed an unearned run to score giving Midland a 4-0 lead.

In the fourth, Midland's offense continued its momentum with an RBI double to right center, driving in their fifth run of the contest. Despite the Raiders' efforts, their lineup could not break through the Warriors' defense ending in a 5-0 loss to end Northwestern's season.

Game Notes
  • Allison Koontz and Paige Kingery were the only batters to earn a hit.
  • The Raiders still stole four bases in the contest.
  • It only took Midland five hits to score five runs, one of which was unearned.
  • Northwestern ends the season 29-18 overall and 14-8 in the GPAC.
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