MANKATO, MN – Make that 30 wins for the Mankato Habaneros! They secured the win in front of their home crowd on quite the rainy Monday but got it done in 6 innings to prove why they are the champions of the league.

Jessa Snippes (University of Minnesota) got her 6^th win on the season with quite an impressive showing on the mound. She faced 24 batters, striking out 4 and allowing no walks or runs throughout all 6 innings. She ended her night with a 3.67 ERA.

Amity White (University of South Alabama) and Sailor Hall (University of Minnesota State, Mankato) each had 3 runs on the day and brought in 1 as well to secure the 10-0 win.

Brooke Holmes (St. Cloud State University) had an impressive day at the plate. She had 2 runs and brought in 4 to bring her batting average up to .383.

Defensively, Savannah Teale (Kentucky State University) was the most notable player from the Habaneros lineup. She had a total of 10 putouts and 10 assists to end her night with a fielding percentage of 1.000.

The Habaneros have one more home game left on quite the incredible season which will be a meeting with the Steam Wednesday before heading to La Crosse for the last game of the season.

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