Valley City State blanks Bismarck State 6-0 in opener of final home series
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BISMARCK, N.D. -- Bismarck State softball returned to Scheels Field in Cottonwood Park on Wednesday for the final time this season as they welcomed 21-22 (11-11) Valley City State (N.D.), who looked to respond after dropping a doubleheader to Mayville State (N.D.) the previous day.
GAME ONE
Valley City State pulled away with a three-run third inning and added three more in the seventh to defeat Bismarck State 6-0.
The decisive stretch came in the top of the third. After Avery Kuklinski scored on an RBI single by Madden Bogenreif, Reagan Mieras followed with a sacrifice fly that brought home two more runs. Both of those runs were unearned after a Bismarck State error, giving Valley City State a 3-0 lead and early control of the game.
The Vikings put the game out of reach in the seventh. Bogenreif delivered another RBI single, Mieras added her second sacrifice fly of the afternoon, and Jenna Decker capped the inning with an RBI single for the final 6-0 margin. Bogenreif finished 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a triple, while Mieras drove in three runs despite not recording a hit.
Bismarck State managed four hits and drew two walks but could not solve Valley City State starter Maddy Hazelton. Hazelton threw a complete-game shutout, allowing four hits over seven innings while striking out 10 on 102 pitches. The Mystics left five runners on base and were charged with two errors.
Bismarck State's pitching staff kept the game within reach for much of the afternoon, holding Valley City State to three runs through six innings before the late insurance surge. The Vikings finished with nine hits and six RBIs, while Pascale Kihn scored twice as part of the visitors' attack.
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