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Hannah Cress - Denver - pitching
Troy Mickelson
2
Winner Bridgeport BPTSB 7-6
0
Sioux Falls USF 9-7
Winner
Bridgeport BPTSB
7-6
2
Final
0
Sioux Falls USF
9-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bridgeport BPTSB 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0
Sioux Falls USF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

W: Hillman (0-0) L: Nieveen, Sydney (2-2)

8
Winner Sioux Falls USF 10-6
0
New York Tech NYITS 1-1
Winner
Sioux Falls USF
10-6
8
Final
0
New York Tech NYITS
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Sioux Falls USF 4 1 0 3 0 8 5 0
New York Tech NYITS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

W: Cress, Hanna (5-3) L: J. Budrewicz (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Dan Genzler

Mickelson homers and Cress provides sterling mound performance as USF Softball splits pair of games Thursday

CLERMONT, FLA. – The University of Sioux Falls Softball Team had a sterling pitching performance from Hanna Cress and another home run from Frankie Mickelson in earning a split of a pair of games at the Spring Games in Florida on Thursday (March 12). The Cougars loss to Bridgeport, 2-0, despite Sydney Nieveen allowing just four hits, and recorded an 8-0 win over NY Tech as Cress allowed just one hit and Mickelson provided a home run for the third time in four games.

Game 1 – Bridgeport 2 USF 0
In the opening game of the day on Thursday, senior Sydney Nieveen pitched a strong game but lost a 2-0 decision.

Nieveen (2-2) allowed four hits and two runs while striking out four hits in facing 27 batters across seven innings. Bridgeport, which had a strong outing from winning pitcher Miranda Hillman, scored two runs in the sixth inning to take the win. Both Nieveen and Hillman threw scoreless frames through the first five innings.

Against Bridgeport, USF had hits from Rachel Klassen, Shayla Running, Kaitlyn Van der Zwaag and Lexie Swift.

Game 2 – USF 8 New York Tech 0
In winning a run-rule shortened game two, USF had a standout pitching performance from freshman Hanna Cress, who won her fifth game of the season. To back Cress on the mound, the Cougars had a three-run home run from Frankie Mickelson, who hit her fourth of the season and 13th of her career. USF had eight runs on five hits as they took advantage of six walks to earn the 8-0 decision.

Aside from Mickelson, senior shortstop Lindsey Mossman had two hits and two runs scored while freshman Shayla Running had a hit and two runs scored. Senior Sydney Nieveen added a hit and RBI.

Cress (5-3) allowed just one hit in four innings of work. She had six strikeouts and a walk among the 14 batters she faced. With those six strikeouts, she has 43 strikeouts in 36 innings this year. Freshman Karington Kadel finished up for USF with one inning of shutout relief.

The Cougars took a 4-0 lead in the first inning as USF had RBI from Lexie Swift on a walk, Emily Cheloha on a hit-by pitch, and a sacrifice fly from Nieveen. USF added another run in the second inning when Van Der Zwaag's RBI ground out scored Kylan Straight who walked to open the inning. In the fourth inning, Mossman and Running opened the inning with singles and scored on Mickelson's home run to centerfield.
 
 
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