SB
7
Winner Minnesota Morris UMM 2-3
2
Northland NC 4-5
Winner
Minnesota Morris UMM
2-3
7
Final
2
Northland NC
4-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Minnesota Morris UMM 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 9 0
Northland NC 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 2

W: Autumn Theis (1-0) L: Garcia , Sofia (4-2)

4
Winner Northland NC 5-5
1
Minnesota Morris UMM 2-4
Winner
Northland NC
5-5
4
Final
1
Minnesota Morris UMM
2-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Northland NC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 10 0
Minnesota Morris UMM 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2

W: Preisler , Kayla (1-2) L: Mollie Dummer (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Jills Rally In Game 2 To Pick Up Split vs. MN-Morris

PLYMOUTH, Minn.-- The Northland College Softball team continued it's start of the 2021 season today in Plymouth, MN for a non-conference double header vs. Minnesota Morris. The Jills would drop game one by a score of 7-2 but would come away victorious in game two, scoring 3 runs in extra innings to win 4-1. 

Game 1

In game one, Sofia Garcia would get the start on the hill for the Jills. After 2 scoreless innings, the Jills would open the scoring in the bottom of the third as Kaylee Harnack would single to left field, scoring Kayla Preisler. Later in the inning, Garcia would draw a bases loaded walk, scoring Natalie Erler to make it 2-0 for the Jills. The score would remain the same until the top of the 6th inning as Morris was able to hit back to back 2 rbi doubles to jump out to the 4-2 lead. Morris was able to add some insurance runs in the top of the 7th and would go on to take game 1 by a score of 7-2. 

Kayla Preisler would lead all LumberJills at the plate, going 2-3 with 1 run scored. 

Game 2

Game two saw Kayla Preisler get the start on the mound for the Jills. The Jills would get out to the early lead in the top of the first inning as Saylor Donnelly hammered a single, scoring Jenna Reyes. Morris would tie things up in the bottom of the third inning and the score would remain knotted up at 1 as the two team's needed extra innings to decide this one. The Jills wasted little time in extras, scoring three runs in the top of the 8th inning as Natalie Erler singled to right center, scoring Elizabeth Peters. Kaylee Harnack would later single to left field, scoring Erler to make it 4-1 for the Jills. Preisler, who pitched strong all day for the Jills, closed the door in the bottom of the 8th and the Jills would take game two 4-1. 

Natalie Erler led all LumberJills at the plate, going 3-4 with 1 rbi and 1 run scored. 

The Jills will continue 2021 campaign next Monday (March 15th) as they travel to Minneapolis, MN to take on the Auggies from Augsburg College for a double header. Game one is set to start at 3pm. 

Northland College is an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, WI. The LumberJacks and LumberJills sponsor 14 varsity sports and compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.