Crookston, Minn. – Golden Eagle softball wrapped-up their six game home stand on a cloudy Wednesday afternoon against their Highway-2 rivals, Bemidji State.
 
BSU controlled game one, 15-0, but the Golden Eagles won a tight game two, 6-5 and got out of a seventh inning rally by the Beavers to escape with a one run victory.
 
Game One
Bemidji State would take control of the game with a four run first inning. All four runs came on a grand slam.
 
Both teams would go scoreless in the second and third innings, but the Beavers would break the game open with a seven run top of the fourth.
 
Already leading 11-0, BSU would score four more runs and hold the Golden Eagles scoreless for the 15-0 win.
 
Minnesota Crookston finished the game with five hits, including a pair of hits from Reagan Emerick (R-Jr., MIF, Macomb, Ill.). Irelyn Spencer (R-Fr., MIF, Rapid City, S.D.) and Alison Ulrich (So., OF, Anchorage, AK) each added a hit in pinch-hitting roles.
 
The Golden Eagles left six runners on base in the game.
 
Thayda Houser (Sr., P, Seymour, Iowa) fell to 5-11 in the circle, giving up 11 runs, eight of which were earned in four innings.
 
Kailee Pollard (Jr., P, Marshalltown, Iowa) gave up four runs in an inning of work.
 
Game Two
The Golden Eagles would strike early in game two, as Emerick would add her third hit of the day, scoring Paige Shwaluk (Sr., MIF, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba), who reached on a walk.
 
The Golden Eagles would add on in the third. Whitnee Curry (Jr., MIF/OF, Lincoln, Neb.) would reach on an error by the Beavers pitcher, scoring Maddie Shwaluk (Sr., OF, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba). Emerick drove in another run on an RBI groundout and Rayna French (Fr., C, La Salle, Manitoba) would continue her outstanding freshman season by hitting her second home run of the year, scoring Curry.
 
BSU wouldn't go away quietly. They would collect six hits in the top of the fourth and get right back in the game with a four run inning.
 
The Golden Eagles would answer right back with a French RBI single.
 
As it turns out, that hit from French would be a huge run, as the Beavers would get a run in the top of the seventh, but would leave a pair of runners on, giving the Golden Eagles the 6-5 victory.
 
Paige Shwaluk and French spearheaded the six-hit attack for the Golden Eagles. French drove in three runs in the game.
 
Alexa Guilford (So., P, Crystal City, Manitoba) picked up the win, her fourth of the year, while giving up a run on just two hits in 3.2 innings of work.
 
What's Next
Minnesota Crookston will be back in action this weekend as they make the trek to North Dakota for a pair of doubleheaders, starting with Minot State on Saturday, starting at 11 A.M.