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May 15, 2021 | 8:12 PM
FARGO, ND – Coming back after an opening-game loss Thursday, South Dakota State defeated Omaha twice Saturday to win the Summit League Softball Championship for the first time. The Jacks topped the Mavericks 9-0 to force a second title game, which SDSU won 4-2.
Kelsey Lennox hit a first-inning grand slam in the first win. Grace Glanzer pitched a five-inning shutout for her 18th win, allowing just three hits.
Tori Kniesche won for the 21st time this season in the clincher, striking out 10. SDSU led 4-0 before Omaha scored twice in the sixth and put two runners on the seventh.
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May 13, 2021 | 7:13 PM
FARGO, ND – Top seed South Dakota State, after losing only once in 22 regular season Summit League games, was upset Thursday by fourth-seed Kansas City 4-2 in the Summit League Softball Championship at Tharaldson Park.
Later on Thursday, the Jackrabbits stayed in the tournament with a 1-0 win over North Dakota.
First-team All-Summit League pitcher Grace Ganzler took the loss for SDSU against Kansas City. The Jackrabbits didn’t score until the seventh inning.
Against UND, Summit League Pitcher of the Year Tori Kniesche pitched a four-hit shutout. Emma Osmundson hit a triple in the fifth inning for SDSU (39-6) to drive in the game’s only run.