Late-game heroics help Warriors salvage split against Wolves (4/7/2021)
It was a tale of two games on Saturday for number 13 Winona State University (WSU) softball against Northern State University. Winona State put people on base but struggled to bring them home in a 10-3 opening game loss. Late-game heroics were needed in the second game as Winona State managed come away with a suspenseful 10-9 victory.
With the split Winona State moves to 16-3 (5-1 NSIC) while Northern State moves to 12-8 (3-3 NSIC).
In game one, after an incredible 34 runs in their previous two games, Winona State looked like they were going to pick up right where they left off as Abbie Hlas and Teaghen Amwoza scored on an RBI single by Katie Kolb in the second inning to give WSU a 2-0 lead.
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Winona State Softball starts new season ranked in Top 25
January 28, 2021 4:52 PM Ken Kosirowski
College softball season is not far away for Winona State. The Warriors come into a season with high expectations for themselves, and the rest of Division II apparently agrees.
The Warriors are ranked 15th in the country in Division II’s preseason coaches poll. Only one other Northern Sun team made the list, and that’s the always dangerous Augustana at No. 2.
Winona State played just 19 games before the coronavirus shut down their 2020 season, but thanks to the extra year of eligibility, Winona State will have elite senior playmakers returning, like catcher Ali Nowak and one of the best pitchers in the nation in Jordyn Kleman.