Mavs Shut Out in First Day at NCAA Regional
May 6, 2004 | Softball
North Dakota State exploded for five runs in the top of the fifth inning as the Bison upset top-seeded Nebraska-Omaha, 7-0, in the third game of the NCAA Division II North Central Regional in Omaha, Neb. Freshman catcher Cindy Castleberry blasted a grand slam home run in the fifth to put the game out of reach. Castleberry went 2-for-2 with four RBIs in the game.
Senior Bison pitcher Lindsey Graham picked up her second shut out of the day, improving to 24-7 on the season. Graham, who notched her 1,000th career strikeout in the second inning, belted an RBI double in the top of the first inning in what proved to be all the Bison would need for the victory. Graham recorded nine strikeouts and two walks while walking two Nebraska-Omaha batters. At the plate, Graham went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI.
Nebraska-Omaha was led at the plate by freshman Sara Sortino who went 2-for-3. The Mavericks left nine base runners stranded in the loss.
North Dakota State improved to 40-9 and advances to play the winner between Truman State-St. Cloud State at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Mavericks, who dropped to 47-10, will battle Concordia-St. Paul at 12:30 p.m. in a loser's bracket game on Saturday.
Senior Bison pitcher Lindsey Graham picked up her second shut out of the day, improving to 24-7 on the season. Graham, who notched her 1,000th career strikeout in the second inning, belted an RBI double in the top of the first inning in what proved to be all the Bison would need for the victory. Graham recorded nine strikeouts and two walks while walking two Nebraska-Omaha batters. At the plate, Graham went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI.
Nebraska-Omaha was led at the plate by freshman Sara Sortino who went 2-for-3. The Mavericks left nine base runners stranded in the loss.
North Dakota State improved to 40-9 and advances to play the winner between Truman State-St. Cloud State at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Mavericks, who dropped to 47-10, will battle Concordia-St. Paul at 12:30 p.m. in a loser's bracket game on Saturday.
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