Game One: Dakota State 4, Mayville State 1
In a non-traditional home opener for the Comet softball team, Mayville State stayed strong throughout, but the fifth inning was the heartbreaker for the Comets, as Xitlali Lopez took a one-two pitch and sent it over the fence, sealing Mayville State's fate, as the Comets fell 4-1 at Casselton's Kost Field.
Due to snow still being on the grounds at the Comets' new home, Jerome Berg Field, the weekend series against the Trojans had to be moved to an alternate location.
Jayme Knauer's grounder to Annika Seedborg allowed Melissa Krapf to score, giving Dakota State the 1-0 lead with just one out in the first inning. But Seedborg and the Comets were able to escape the rest of the first inning unscathed, as the Comets set the remainder of the batters down in order.
Mayville State tied it in the bottom of the first inning, as senior Amanda Izzo scored on an error by Dakota State first baseman Kaysea Luna.
It was a battle throughout the rest of the game, until the top of the fifth, when the Trojans blew the game open.
Mayville State was led at the plate by Izzo, who finished 3-for-4 with a run scored. All three hits for Izzo were singles. Nicole Bunting and Dayna Gutierrez were each 1-for-4. Laura Spurgeon was 1-for-3.
Seedborg took the loss on the mound, pitching a complete game. She gave up four runs on eight hits and struck out seven Trojan batters.

Game Two: Mayville State 7, Dakota State 2
The Comets came back ready to work in game two against the Dakota State Trojans, walking away with a 7-2 win at Kost Field in Casselton.
The big inning was the third, when Mayville State put five scores on the board. After issuing back-to-back walks to Alissa Foster and Shaye Kemball, and a two-pitch single for Jade Ledochowski, Tai Yamamoto came to the plate. The hard-hitting Yamamoto watched the first two pitches go by for balls, watched the third for a strike and then took ball three. With a 3-1 count, Yamamoto nailed one to center field, sending it over the fence, putting Mayville State ahead 4-0.
Then, Sierra Niedge singled and Laura Spurgeon grounded out and Niedge advanced to second on an error.
In the next at-bat, Nicole Bunting hit a single to center, scoring Niedge and putting the Comets ahead 5-0.
Dakota State scored one in the fourth and one in the fifth to cut into the lead, but the Comets scored two more in the bottom of the sixth.
Kemball picked up the win in game two, pitching a complete game two-hitter. She struck out seven batters in the win.