MANKATO, MN – It was a 1-1 split for the Habaneros and Steam on this Sunday evening as their Saturday night game got canceled because of weather. Both games were close as the first ended with a Habanero 3-1 win and the Steam came back to win game two 10-9.
Amity White (University of South Alabama), Paige Zender (Iowa State), and Madelyn Birling (Bryant and Stratton College) were the three players to bring in the runs to get the win.
Jenna Sprague (Washburn University) got her 4th win on the season as she pitched all 7 innings ending the game with a 1.00 ERA.
Game two was quite the turnaround from the Steam. The Habaneros were ahead 7-1 and a 4th inning shift at the plate gave them all the momentum for the rest of the game.
Three different players saw the mound as Jessa Snippes (University of Minnesota) started and ended her night with 2 K’s and a 4.13 ERA. Riley Stiles (Lake Forest College) came in to close out the 5th inning, and then Sailor Hall (Minnesota State University, Mankato) finished out the game.
Zender yet again proved why she is quite the powerhouse. She bombed another homerun to get her even closer to double digits on the leaderboard.
Emma Lee (Trine University) also continues to impress as she ended her night with a .500 batting average, with 1 run and 3 RBIs.
The Habaneros will face the Minot Honeybees at ISG Field tomorrow evening as they look to win in front of their home crowd.
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