{"id":206368,"date":"2026-03-16T03:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T03:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/206368\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T03:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T03:34:22","slug":"sdsu-splits-day-two-games-in-arlington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/206368\/","title":{"rendered":"SDSU SPLITS DAY TWO GAMES IN ARLINGTON"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON, Texas \u2013\u00a0The South Dakota State softball team split a pair of games on Saturday at the Maverick Invitational hosted by UT Arlington. The Jackrabbits opened the day with a 4-3 win over Columbia, then fell to the host Mavericks by a 6-4 score at Allan Saxe Field.\u00a0
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\nGame One
\nSouth Dakota State fell down 3-0 following the first inning, but rallied back to earn a 4-3 victory over Columbia.\u00a0
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\nThe Lions scored three runs on three hits and a walk to jump ahead early. Freshman Grace Proctor<\/a> took over in relief in the midst of the first inning and put together a stellar appearance in just the second showing of her college career.\u00a0
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\nProctor would give up just five hits over a stretch that spanned 6 2\/3 innings. She didn’t allow a run while she struck out two batters. Proctor hit one batter but didn’t allow a walk as she kept the Jackrabbits in it.\u00a0
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\nSDSU cut the margin to 3-2 in the second inning as Emma Christensen<\/a> hit an RBI single and Abby Gentry<\/a> plated a run on a sacrifice fly. Emma Vike<\/a> tied the score in the third behind an RBI single.
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\nCece Hanson<\/a> crossed home plate on a Columbia fielding error in the fourth to give the Jackrabbits a 4-3 advantage.\u00a0
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\nThe Jackrabbits kept the Lions off the board the rest of the way. The top of the seventh saw Columbia get the tying run to third base with two outs, but Proctor forced a flyout for the final out of the game.\u00a0
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\nProctor picked up her first victory of her career in the circle for SDSU. Columbia’s pitching staff gave up just three hits to the Jackrabbit lineup. Alli Boyle<\/a> had SDSU’s other hit in the ballgame.\u00a0
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\nGame Two
\nUT Arlington scored five runs in the bottom of the third inning, which proved to be decisive, in its 6-4 win over South Dakota State.\u00a0
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\nThe Jackrabbits got on the board first in the top of the second. A pair of RBI singles by Abby Gentry<\/a> and Bria Riebel<\/a> put SDSU in front, 2-0. A solo home run hit by UT Arlington’s Peyton Holland made it 2-1 heading to the third.\u00a0
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\nThe third inning saw SDSU’s Proctor chased from her first-career start. The Mavericks eventually drew four walks and two hit by pitches, to go along with two hits, to score five runs and go ahead 6-2.\u00a0
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\nSDSU scored two runs in the fifth. Amanda Vacanti<\/a> hit a sacrifice fly and Ella Berlage<\/a> followed with an RBI single to cut the score to 6-4.\u00a0
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\nThe Jackrabbits had an opportunity in the sixth but couldn’t capitalized. They had one runner thrown out at home for the first out of the inning. SDSU had the bases loaded but a strikeout ended the threat.
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\nSouth Dakota State had nine hits in the defeat to the Mavericks. Riebel had a team-high three hits while Gentry tallied two. Quinn Marnocha<\/a>, Vacanti, Berlage and Vike made up for the others.\u00a0
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\nSouth Dakota State is now 15-16 overall on the season.
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\nUP NEXT
\nSouth Dakota State makes its final appearance at the Maverick Invitaitonal on Sunday. The Jackrabbits take on Columbia in a rubber match at 11 a.m. at Allan Saxe Field.\u00a0
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