March 24, 2012

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ROCHESTER, Mich. - Erin Galloway had a base hit and Jackie Kisman added a base knock as the Oakland Softball team (3-18, 1-8) fell in the series finale to North Dakota State (22-11, 6-0) with a final score of 6-0 at the OU Softball Field Saturday afternoon.

"This was a tough game today against a good team," said head coach LaDonia Hughes. "Once we find a way to put everything together, pitching, hitting and in the field, we will be okay."

North Dakota State's Krista Menke (13-6) threw a complete game, two-hit shutout striking out seven batters and not surrendering a walk to earn the victory. Abbie Richardson (2-2) suffered the loss giving up four earned runs and striking out one batter.

After three scoreless innings, NDSU loaded the bases in the fourth inning when Cristina Borek hit a grand slam over the left-field fence to give the Bison the lead. North Dakota State would push one more run across in the inning when Oakland tried to catch Jamie Gay in a run-down but was able to score.

The Bison would add one more run in the fifth inning as Taylor Mortensen led off with a triple to center field and Katie Tamayo drove her in two batters later with a single up the middle for the final score of 6-0.

The Golden Grizzlies will be on the field again on Wednesday when they host Eastern Michigan in a double header at the OU Softball Field starting at 2 p.m.

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