Missouri
North Dakota State
No. 13 Tigers Beat North Dakota State, 11-2
3/19/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 19, 2011
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The No. 13 Tiger softball team (20-3) run-ruled North Dakota State by an 11-2 final in five innings on the second day of the Wilson Classic. Game two between Missouri and Western Michigan was postponed and will be resumed tomorrow afternoon. Missouri has now won 17 in a row.
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No. 13 Mizzou 11, NDSU 2 (5) |
Time: 1:31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | F | |
| NDSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 0 |
| MIZZOU | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 11 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| W - Nottelmann (10-0) | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| L - Johnson (4-8) | 1.1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Hitting Leaders | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | HR |
| MU - Ruggeberg | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MU - Simmons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Missouri 11, North Dakota State 2 (5 inn.)
The Tigers blasted the North Dakota State Bison in their first game of the day, winning by an 11-2 score in five innings. Although they picked up just six hits, the Tigers walked 10 times in the game, a season-best.
Kristin Nottelmann improved to 10-0 on the year, allowing two runs, one earned, while going the distance. She struck out three batters and walked only one while surrendering just two hits.
Freshman Maddison Ruggeberg led the team with two hits, while also scoring twice and driving in a run. Senior Lisa Simmons singled and walked while plating three. Princess Krebs and Marla Schweisberger both has singles, scored and drove in a run as well.
Missouri put up an unearned run in the bottom of the first to jump ahead of the Bison. Senior Rhea Taylor reached on an error, advancing all the way to third on the play, and scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Ashley Fleming.
Simmons roped a two-run single to center field with the bases loaded in the second, pushing the Tigers ahead 3-0. Later in the same inning, the Tigers added to their lead with an unearned run.
Mizzou broke it wide open in the bottom of the third with seven runs, coming on just two hits. Ruggeberg singled with two on and no one out, scoring Mackenzie Sykes, and Schweisberger followed with an RBI single of her own. Three straight Tigers then drew bases loaded walks, and then a passed ball scored Simmons. Sykes added the seventh run of the inning with a sacrifice fly to make it 11-0.
North Dakota State's two runs came in the top of the fourth inning when Katie Tamayodo slugged a home run to right-center field.
Missouri 10, Western Michigan 1 (ppd. in bottom of the fourth)
The Missouri offense exploded in the first inning of game two against Western Michigan, scoring 10 runs on eight hits in the opening frame. The 10 runs are the most in an inning since the Tigers put up 12 in the fourth inning of a game against Saint Louis on Feb. 21, 2007.
With one out in the inning, the Tigers rallied off six straight hits. Jenna Marston singled and scored on a double by Fleming, who was moved over to third on Ruggeberg's base hit. Schweisberger singled home Fleming and moved Ruggeberg over to third, who then scored on Krebs' hit back up the middle. Simmons kept the line moving with a base hit to right, scoring Schweisberger on the play. After Simmons stole second, Megan Christopher hit a sacrifice fly to plate Krebs. Abby Vock then followed with a base knock to score Simmons from second base. With two outs, Taylor reached on an error, and then Marston walked to load the bases, setting up a grand slam by Fleming, giving her five RBI in the inning.
Western Michigan got one back in the bottom of the first, ending Chelsea Thomas' scoreless streak at 43.0 consecutive innings. The first two batters reached for the Broncos, as Thomas issued a leadoff walk and then gave up a single. Following a strikeout, Tara Buchanan sent a base hit into center field, bringing home a run.
The score remained 10-1 when the game was postponed in the bottom of the fourth inning. The two teams will resume this game Sunday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. CT. The first game of the day between Minnesota and Western Michigan has been moved up an hour to 10 a.m. The final game of the tournament, Missouri against Minnesota, is still scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. start. Stay tuned to mutigers.com for more information.
