Bellevue, Neb. - The Mayville State Comets Softball team headed south for a NSAA four game series match up against the Bellevue Bruins. The Bruins hot offense would be too much for the Comets to handle and the would take the series 4-0.
"At this point in the season we are really struggling to have all the pieces come together in the same game. If our pitching is on, our defense and hitting are off and vice versa," said head coach
Jordan Olson. "Both Cunningham and Zoucha shut us down on day one but on day two I thought we battled against Cunningham better and Autumn put us in a really good position to win that ball game. Unfortunately, we lack a lot of confidence to go out and finish games which is understandable with how our season as been going."
Game 1 - L 0-12
- The Bruins would lead the bottom of the 1st off with a solo home run to get on the board first
- With one out, they would homer again making it a 2-0 game
- A hit by pitch and two singles would find the Comets' defense with loaded bases and 1 out
- Another hit by pitch would make it 3-0 followed by a 2 out bases loaded walk - 4-0 Bellevue
- Bellevue hits a 2 out single, plating 2 more runs making it a 6-0 game early
- The Comets can't find much life offensively & the Bruins eventually tack on 6 more runs to take the game 12-0
Game 2 - L 1-13
- In the bottom of the first, the lead off would hit her second home run of the day to get the Bruins on the board first
- A pair of singles, a pair of walks and a pair of passed balls, plated 3 more runs as the Bruins get out to an early 4-0 lead
- The Bruins would score another run in the 2nd and 8 more runs in the 3rd to make it 13-0
- The only life the Comets found offensively was when
Mackenzie Hughes smacked a solo home run over the right field fence
Game 3 - L 2-5
- The Comets came back on Sunday looking to make adjustments at the plate and on the mound
- The did just that, out hitting Bellevue, 12-10 hits
- Leti Herrera started the 2nd inning off with a double followed by 3 singles in a row, putting the Comets up 2-0 early
- A 2 out double and single for the Bruins made it a 2-1 ball game
- Bruins take the lead in the bottom of the 3rd when they scored 3 runs on a pair of singles, a double and a Comet error; 4-2 Bruins
- Bruins plate another run in the Bottom of the 5th, extending their lead 5-2
- Bellevue shuts down the Comets for innings 6 & 7, taking the 5-2 win over Mayville State
Game 4 - L 1-9
- Bruins led the Comets 2-0 heading into the 4th
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Lacey Mathiowetz leads the 4th inning off with a walk and steals 2B
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Lindsey Tulla hits a single to center, scoring Mathiowetz putting the Comets on the board making it a 2-1 ball game
- Bruins hold off the Comets for the rest of the inning & plate 6 runs in the bottom of the 4th to extend their lead 8-2
- In the bottom of the 6th, the Bruins would lead it off with a single, steal second base, advance on the throw to second & then cross the plate off of a single to left for the 9-1 walk off win
"It isn't lost upon the players or our coaching staff what our season looks like in the record book or how it feels as a program to continuously come home empty handed," said Olson. "Right now my focus as a head coach is to keep trying to prep the players the right way, remain positive & keep our focus on being a TEAM. Playing at home this weekend will be a nice break from over two months on the road."
The Comets will host Dakota State in a 4 game series at home Friday & Saturday. The Comets will celebrate 4 seniors on Saturday after the DH. For full schedule details visit:
https://msucomets.com/sports/softball/schedule
