EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire softball team swept St. Norbert College 10-0 and 8-0 on Saturday in its first two games at the Sonnentag Fieldhouse. The Blugolds rode dominant pitching performances to a pair of shutouts — their first two of the Sonnentag Fieldhouse era. Both games ended in five innings.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Blugolds (8-2) only allowed one St. Norber (0-2) baserunner to reach second base in the first game of the doubleheader, and kept the Green Knights off the board in Game 2 as well.
- Three pitchers combined for the shutout in the first game. Claire Beck (Sr. - Jefferson, Wis.) earned the win with three innings of work, striking out two while allowing only three hits. She walked none. Kira Schubert (So. - Eau Claire, Wis./North) and Emma Sather (Sr. - Chetek, Wis./Chetek-Weyerhaeuser) both pitched a scoreless inning in relief.
- UW-Eau Claire scored twice in the first inning and twice in the second inning before erupting for six in the third. Emmy Olson (Fr. - Onalaska, Wis.) hit a two-RBI single in the frame, and Molly Marquardt (So. - Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way West) added an RBI double.
- Jacie Schultz (Sr. - Lake Crystal, Minn./Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial) pitched a complete game shutout in Game 2. She worked all five frames and held St. Norbert to four hits and a walk while striking out six.
- The Blugolds took a 2-0 lead in the second inning of Game 2. They added two more runs in the fourth inning and broke it open with five runs in the fifth.
- Ava Kozlovsky (Fr. - Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North) hit a two-run homer in the win. Emma Raikowski (Jr. - Stevens Point, Wis.) added a two-RBI single in the fifth.
- Four different Blugolds had multi-hit games.
UP NEXT
The Blugolds return to action when they travel to Cocoa Beach, Florida, for the Space Coast Games. Their first day of action at the tournament is March 19 when they face Rutgers-Newark and Western Connecticut State.
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