Dana Split with Doane

Blair, NE ~ The Viking softball team split a pair of conference games on Wednesday against Doane College.  Dana took the first game 5-1, before falling 3-0 in the night cap.

In game one, both teams failed to produce a hit until Paige Brune (JR, Dodge, NE) led off the bottom of the third inning with a home-run to give Dana a 1-0 lead.  The Vikings put two more runs up in the fourth inning.  Pinch runner Lenae Kryszak (FR, Omaha, NE) scored on a Doane wild pitch.  Paige Brune came to bat in the fourth with bases loaded.  She smacked a single to right field, which drove in TJ Beeman (SR, Grimes, IA).The Vikings added another run in the bottom of the fifth with three more hits.  Beth Richmond (JR, Chariton, IA) led the inning off with a double and advanced to third on a Josie Barrow (SR, Woodward, IA) single).  TJ Beeman slapped a single, which allowed Richmond to score.  Paige Brune led the sixth inning off with her second home-run of the game to give Dana the final result of 5-1. 

Paige Brune went a perfect three for three in game one with three runs batted in and scored two runs.  She also hit her first two career home runs.  TJ Beeman went one for two with a run scored and an RBI.  Cassie Lager (SR, Missouri Valley, IA) pitched a complete game - three hitter.  Lager struck out eight batters in the win.

Game two saw the Viking bats go silent in a 3-0 loss.  Dana managed six hits, but left eight runners on base.  Maggie Downs (SR, St. Charles, IA) went two for four in the night cap.  Richmond, Barrow, Beeman, and Brune each had one hit.  Mindy Schoop (JR, Johnston, IA) pitched five and a third innings and suffered the loss.  She allowed eight hits and three runs, while striking out five Tigers.  Ashley Jess (SR, Monroe, IA) pitched the final one and two-thirds innings and allowed only three hits.

Game 1 vs. Doane:       http://www.dana.edu/softball/stats08/doadan1.htm

Game 2 vs. Doane:       http://www.dana.edu/softball/stats08/doadan2.htm

Coach Roff’s Corner

“I was very pleased with how our team played on Wednesday,” commented Coach Marcy Roff.  “I thought the girls had a lot of fight and heart in them, and we seemed much more relaxed.  We did not come away with two wins, but we certainly did everything in our power to make that attempt.  Doane is a good team, and we have to tip our hats to them because they simply beat us the second game.  Great things are to come out of this team!”

The Vikings currently sit in sixth place in the GPAC standings with a 7-5 record.  Dana is 12-11 overall this season.  The games against Dakota Wesleyan on April 12th have been postponed due to snow in Mitchell, South Dakota.  The makeup date will be Sunday, April 27 at 1 p.m. in Mitchell. 

For more information, please contact:  Shad Beam, Sports Information Director at sbeam@dana.edu or 402-426-7389.