NIACC splits pair of games at Rosemount Dome Tournament
By The Globe Gazette staff
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — NIACC opened its season Thursday with a 1-1 finish on Day 1 of the Rosemount Dome tournament. The Lady Trojans fell 10-2 in five innings to Cardinal Stritch in Game 1 and bounced back with a 6-4 win over Ellsworth in Game 2.
"The first game we just let the game go really fast and it looked like the first game of the year," NIACC coach Christi Weiser said. "The second game we just had good composure. It's fun to see them turn on their energy and be who they are as a team."
Allison Scott finished the day 4-7 at the plate with two doubles and three RBIs and Kendall Cornick and Tricia Notermann were each 2-5 for the Lady Trojans.
"Katie LaBuda was outstanding for us both offensively and defensively," Weiser said. "We knew who she was last year and the results back that up today."
NIACC concludes the tournament today with games against Ellsworth (8 a.m.) and Iowa Central (10 a.m.).
Notes: Notermann has 58 career hits and 16 career doubles ... Scott has 56 career hits and 10 career doubles ... Sara Steinman has 6 career doubles ... Huberty has 68 career strikeouts ... LaBuda has a career record of 4-9 ... LaBuda has 52 career strikeouts.
Cardinal Stritch 10, NIACC 2
NIACC 002 00 – 2 2 1
Cardinal Stritch 322 03 – 10 12 0
Becca Huberty (2K, 1BB) and Elise Powers. Burke (11K, 2BB) and Kramer. W – Burke. L – Huberty (0-1). 2B – Allison Scott (N) (1), Tricia Notermann (N) (1), Kramer, Herberg (CS). Multiple hits – Blazich (CS) 4, Schmittel (CS) 2, Kramer 2, Herberg 2.
NIACC 6, Ellsworth 4
Ellsworth 000 102 1 – 4 8 1
NIACC 020 301 x – 6 11 2
Yost (3K, 1BB) and Vrban. Katie LaBuda (5K, 1BB) and Powers. W – LaBuda (1-0). L – Yost. 2B – Jamie Johnson (E), Williams (E), Scott (2), Sara Steinman (N) (1). Multiple hits – Williams 2, Vrban 3, Kendall Cornick (N) 2, Scott 3, LaBuda 2. Multiple RBIs – Vrban 4, Scott 2, LaBuda 2.
