MORRIS, Minn.--- The Northland College Softball team traveled to Morris, MN today for game one of their three game UMAC cross-over games on the campus of Minnesota Morris. The Jills took on Martin Luther College today and came away with the important conference win, winning 11-4.
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Ariana Wilson got the Jills on the board in the bottom of the first inning, hitting an rbi single, scoring
Janna Bode to give the Jills the early lead. MLC tied the game in the bottom of the second before the Jills exploded for four runs in the bottom of the second as
Lenisa Tomasini and
Alison Murphy each had 2 rbi singles, to make the score 5-1. The Jills extended their lead in the third inning as
Kaylee Harnack singled to right field, scoring Tomasini.
Elizabeth Peters tripled in the fourth inning, scoring Murphy and
Hailey Minnema later singled to left field, scoring Peters to extend the Jills lead to 8-1. The Jills added insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings as Murphy, Bode and
McKenna Freerksen collected rbi hits as the Jills rolled to victory, winning today 11-4 over Martin Luther.Â
Kayla Preisler pitched 7.0 in the circle today for the Jills, giving up 3 earned runs on 11 hits.Â
Bode, Harnack and Murphy led the LumberJills at the plate, each collecting 3 hits.Â
The Jills continue their weekend games in Morris at the UMAC cross-over as they take on Bethany Lutheran (10AM) and UW-Superior (2pm).Â
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, Midwest Lacrosse Conference and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
