Mavs Sweep Day One of MSU Tournament
Apr 28, 2007 | Softball
MANKATO, Minn.- Cheris Kuster recorded two wins and Melissa Negrete collected two saves and a victory of her own as UNO (28-15) opened the Minnesota State, Mankato Tournament with three consecutive victories on Saturday, defeating North Dakota 4-2, Missouri Southern 3-1 and Winona State 5-2.
UNO will be back in action on Sunday, facing Upper Iowa at 10 a.m. and Concordia-St. Paul at noon.
North Dakota Box Score
Trailing North Dakota 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth, the Mavericks took the lead in the first game when Sara Sortino followed an RBI double by Brooke Wagner with a single to left field that drove in Amanda Bader and Wagner, giving the Mav's a 3-2 advantage. Leslie Svoboda provided the exclamation point in the Mavericks' victory with her eighth home run of the year, a solo shot to center in the sixth that pushed the Maverick lead to 4-2.
Kuster recorded the win, improving to 13-6 on the year, by allowing just two runs on four hits in five and a third innings of work. Maverick freshman, Negrete, came on in relief of Kuster in the sixth to get her second save of the year.
Missouri Southern Box Score
In the second game the Lions of Missouri Southern and UNO traded unearned runs in the first. In the third Alison Jergenson led off the inning with a double and three batters later Jenifer McDowell gave UNO a 3-1 lead when she sent a Lacee Craig pitch over the right-center field fence.
UNO's Negrete tossed a complete game, striking out six Missouri Southern batters and allowing just six hits, moving her record to 9-6.
Winona State Box Score
The nightcap against Winona State saw eight different Mavericks record hits. Alison Jergenson led the way going 2-for-3 and driving in two runs. Svoboda and McDowell added to their totals on the day by driving in a run each, while Sortino picked up two more hits, her and Jergenson both ended day one of the tournament going 4-for-9.
In a repeat of the opening game Kuster and Negrete teamed up to stop the Warriors. Kuster got her second win on the day and Negrete earned her second save.
North Dakota........ 010 100 0 - 2 4 0
Nebraska-Omaha...... 000 301 X - 4 7 0
WP-Cheris Kuster, 13-6
LP- Marie Kriegler, 8-11
S- Melissa Negrete, 2
2b- UNO, Brooke Wagner (10)
HR- UNO, Leslie Svoboda (8)
Missouri Southern... 100 000 0 - 1 6 1
Nebraska-Omaha...... 102 000 X - 3 7 1
WP- Negrete, 9-6
LP- Lacee Craig, 11-16
2b- UNO, Alison Jergenson (2), Kellyn Kramolisch (8)
HR-UNO, Jenifer McDowell (6)
Winona State........ 000 020 0 - 2 9 2
Nebraska-Omaha...... 120 020 X - 5 10 1
WP- Kuster, 14-6
LP- Ewing, 3-4
S- Negrete, 3
2b- WSU, Harlon; UNO, Kramolisch (9)
HR- WSU, Wilhelm (7)
UNO will be back in action on Sunday, facing Upper Iowa at 10 a.m. and Concordia-St. Paul at noon.
North Dakota Box Score
Trailing North Dakota 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth, the Mavericks took the lead in the first game when Sara Sortino followed an RBI double by Brooke Wagner with a single to left field that drove in Amanda Bader and Wagner, giving the Mav's a 3-2 advantage. Leslie Svoboda provided the exclamation point in the Mavericks' victory with her eighth home run of the year, a solo shot to center in the sixth that pushed the Maverick lead to 4-2.
Kuster recorded the win, improving to 13-6 on the year, by allowing just two runs on four hits in five and a third innings of work. Maverick freshman, Negrete, came on in relief of Kuster in the sixth to get her second save of the year.
Missouri Southern Box Score
In the second game the Lions of Missouri Southern and UNO traded unearned runs in the first. In the third Alison Jergenson led off the inning with a double and three batters later Jenifer McDowell gave UNO a 3-1 lead when she sent a Lacee Craig pitch over the right-center field fence.
UNO's Negrete tossed a complete game, striking out six Missouri Southern batters and allowing just six hits, moving her record to 9-6.
Winona State Box Score
The nightcap against Winona State saw eight different Mavericks record hits. Alison Jergenson led the way going 2-for-3 and driving in two runs. Svoboda and McDowell added to their totals on the day by driving in a run each, while Sortino picked up two more hits, her and Jergenson both ended day one of the tournament going 4-for-9.
In a repeat of the opening game Kuster and Negrete teamed up to stop the Warriors. Kuster got her second win on the day and Negrete earned her second save.
North Dakota........ 010 100 0 - 2 4 0
Nebraska-Omaha...... 000 301 X - 4 7 0
WP-Cheris Kuster, 13-6
LP- Marie Kriegler, 8-11
S- Melissa Negrete, 2
2b- UNO, Brooke Wagner (10)
HR- UNO, Leslie Svoboda (8)
Missouri Southern... 100 000 0 - 1 6 1
Nebraska-Omaha...... 102 000 X - 3 7 1
WP- Negrete, 9-6
LP- Lacee Craig, 11-16
2b- UNO, Alison Jergenson (2), Kellyn Kramolisch (8)
HR-UNO, Jenifer McDowell (6)
Winona State........ 000 020 0 - 2 9 2
Nebraska-Omaha...... 120 020 X - 5 10 1
WP- Kuster, 14-6
LP- Ewing, 3-4
S- Negrete, 3
2b- WSU, Harlon; UNO, Kramolisch (9)
HR- WSU, Wilhelm (7)
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