NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Hamline University faced St. Olaf College in a doubleheader on Saturday at Mabel Shirley Field, suffering defeats in both games with final scores of 11-3 and 12-4.
In the first game, Hamline fell to St. Olaf 11-3 despite a three-run sixth inning rally. The Pipers recorded only four hits compared to St. Olaf's 15. St. Olaf took an early lead in the first inning when Regan Zak scored on Eva Hokanson's double to right center, leading 1-0 after one inning. The second inning saw St. Olaf extend its lead as Rylan Nakamura reached third base and scored on a single by Belle Schmidt, making it 2-0 by the end of the second.
The fourth inning featured significant action from St. Olaf, starting with Roxanne Ring scoring on a throwing error. Additional hits and strategic plays, including an RBI single by Zak, pushed their lead to 7-0 by the inning's close. Hamline responded in the sixth by loading the bases and seeing
Brennan Reid double to left center, driving in three runs as
Josephine Cariveau,
Elena Martinez, and
Abigail Chamernick scored. However, St. Olaf continued to score, including a two-RBI double by Hokanson and a two-run homer by Abby Nevin, bringing the score to 11-3 by the end of the sixth.
Brennan Reid led the Pipers with three RBIs and two hits, including a double.
Abigail Chamernick scored a run and secured one hit while also drawing a walk.
Brie Bakke contributed with one hit and one walk.
Natalee Boelk pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs and issuing three walks, bringing her record to 1-9 for the season.
Montana Miller came in as relief, pitching 2 innings and giving up four earned runs.
In the second game, the Pipers opened the scoring with
Maddie Johnson's RBI single to center field, bringing
Abigail Chamernick home. St. Olaf quickly responded with a sacrifice fly, tying the game at 1-1 after one inning.
Elena Martinez tripled to right center in the third inning and scored on
Josephine Cariveau's sacrifice fly, regaining the lead for Hamline. However, St. Olaf equalized again with a sacrifice fly, leaving the score tied 2-2 at the end of the third.
St. Olaf took control in the fourth inning, scoring six runs, highlighted by Abby Nevin's two-RBI double and Jill Arp's two-RBI double, leading 8-2. The Pipers attempted a rally in the fifth with a sacrifice fly by Cariveau, scoring
Reese Herrig, and
Abigail Chamernick stealing home on a double steal, narrowing the gap to 8-4.
St. Olaf extended its lead in the sixth with four more runs, including Elle Brandt's two-run home run, concluding the game at 12-4.
Abigail Chamernick scored two runs and added a double, while Cariveau drove in two runs. Johnson recorded two hits and one RBI, and Martinez contributed a triple and a run.
Allison Boynton pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowing five earned runs on five hits with two strikeouts and five walks.
Natalee Boelk entered in relief for 1 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on four hits.
Montana Miller closed the game, pitching 1/3 of an inning and conceding one earned run on three hits.
