Blue Devil softball closes out season with split at Northwestern

Northwestern 5, UW-Stout 3 | UW-Stout 8, Northwestern 0 (5 inn)

ST. PAUL, Minn. (April 29, 2019) – UW-Stout closed out the 2019 softball season with a split with the University of Northwestern Monday at Reynolds Field. The Eagles won the first game 5-3, but Stout stormed back to win the second in five innings, 8-0.
 
The Blue Devils (19-18) fell into a 5-0 hole in game one as the Eagles (23-15) scored twice in the second and sixth innings and once in the fourth inning. Stout came storming back with a three run seventh. Two Northwestern errors to open the seventh inning gave Stout their chance. Renee Murphy and pinch hitter Melea Bruns each had an RBI, but the Blue Devils left the bases loaded.
 
In game two, Stout scored four runs in both the third and fourth innings and kept the Eagles off the board for an 8-run, shortened win. Kyncaide Diedrich and Jessica Daley each punched out a home run and each went 2-for-3 with three RBI to help the cause. Jenna Nyhouse was also 2-for-3 for Stout. Bruns struck out two and limited the Eagles to five hits.

The games marked the final for Blue Devil seniors Diedrich, Alicia Meyer, Katelyn Schobert and Ashley Mossuto.