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2009
Game Highlights Game 1 - Mitchell Tosses 2-hitter as Beavers Win Opener Game 2 - Bethany Downs Minot State 4-3 in Extra Innings Game 3 - Minot State Beavers Drop Close One to York 4-3 Game 4 - MSU Wins in Blowout Over Calumet of St. Josephs Game 5 - Beavers Hold On to Win Over Purdue Game 6 - Robert Morris Gets Comeback Win Over Minot Game 7 - Calumet of St. Joseph's Forfeits to MSU Game 8 - Minot State Beavers Top Judson 7-4 Game 9 - Minot State Gets Win Over Cornerstone 8-6 Game 10 - Hitting Propels Beavers Over Peru State 10-8 Game 11 - MSU Wins Close One Over Judson 8-7 Game 12 - Beavers Lose in Extra Innings to York 4-3 Game 13 - Beaver Bats Dominate Trinity Christian Game 14 - Beavers Win Over Missouri Valley 5-3 Game 15 - Minot Downs Huntington 8-2 Game 16 - Beavers Win Again 6-5 Game 17 - MSU Downs Hastings 2-1 Game 18 - Minot Beats Jamestown 11-3 in 5 Innings Game 19 - Costly Errors Lead to 4-3 Loss to Valley City Game 20 - Beavers lose to Valley City 8-3 Game 21 - Jamestown Stages Comeback Win Game 22 - VC beats MSU in 11 Innings Game 23 - Jimmies Hang on to Beat Beavers 11-8 Game 24 - Beavers Blast Black Hills 9-1 in 5 Innings Game 25 - MSU Beats Jamestown 9-1 in Six Innings Game 26 - Deanna Mitchell Shuts Out Black Hills 8-0 Game 27 - Beavers Beat Jamestown 8-2 as Penner Homers Twice Game 28 - Webster Tosses No-hitter in Dickinson Game 29 - Beavers Drop Game 2 vs. Blue Hawks Game 30 - Beavers Battle Dicky but Lose Heartbreaker Game 31 - Dickinson Caps Series Off with 4-0 Win Game 32 - Minot State Downs Dakota State 6-3 Game 33 - Beavers Beat Dakota State Again - 7-4 Game 34 - Kayla Mitchell Shuts out DSU 5-0 Game 35 - Minot State Completes 4 Game Sweep Over DSU Game 36 - Minot Beats Mayville 5-1 Game 37 - Mayville Gets Comeback Win Over MSU Game 38 - Conference Tournament - MSU Shuts Out Mayville Game 39 - Confererence Tournament - Jamestown Nips Minot Game 40 - Conference Tournament - MSU Drills Dakota State Game 41 - Conference Tournament - Minot Beats Black Hills Game 42 - Conference Tournament - Minot Over Jimmies Game 43 - Conference Tournament - Dickinson Beats MSU
========================================================================== Minot State's Janessa Penner Named All-American Again
Janessa Penner was named 2nd Team All-American by the NAIA this week. The junior shortstop from Morden, Manitoba knocked out 71 hits in 150 at bats this year for a torrid batting average of .473 The speedy lefthanded hitting Penner also had 14 extra base hits including 3 home runs, 2 triples and 9 doubles. "Being a two-time All-American is awesome", stated Minot State head softball coach Bill Triplett. "Janessa can pretty much do it all on the softball field". She can hit for average, hit for power, run, defend, and she has a great arm. That's basically the whole package. That's what they call a "five star" player and that's exactly what she is."
=========================================================================== Four Beavers Chosen by the DAC Coaches for Post-season Awards
The All-Conference team and the Golden Glove team was announced today and four Minot State players earned spots on the teams. Janessa Penner, Lana Dubois and Kayla Mitchell were named to the All-Conference squad while Molly Lundeen was awarded with a Golden Glove Award for an outfileder.
All Conference
Golden Glove:
Most Valuable Player: Sara Jane Webster, Dickinson State ===========================================================================
Minot State Takes Second at DAC Tournament
Beavers Prepare for DAC Tournament
Members of the MSU softball team await teammate
Kira Peturson after she hit a home Minot State University softball was hoping to get into the No. 2 spot for today's Dakota Athletic Conference tournament. The Beavers fell one win short and will be the tournament's No. 3 seed. While not ideal, MSU head coach Bill Triplett isn't too worried. "We would have liked to get the No. 2 because it helps the pitching staff. We have to win two games to get to Dickinson," he said referring to top seed Dickinson State. "In a perfect world, it would be nice. But we feel fine having to win two games and having a solid pitcher ready for Dickinson." That pitcher would likely be one of the Mitchell sisters. Top hurler Kayla Mitchell looks to be game 1 starter today against Mayville State (10:30 a.m., MDT, in Dickinson) and No. 2 looks to be Deanna Mitchell. Triplett will try to use Kayla as much as he can. "I talked to her and she understands that we are going to use her," Triplett said. "I have pitched Kayla on back-to-back days this year and she is better on the second day. The one thing I don't want to do is to not pitch somebod and lose and wish I would have gone with my best. I would rather Kayla and Deanna run out of gas and come with our No. 3 late in the tournament." Kayla Mitchell finished with an 11-9 record with four saves in 25 games. She threw 130 1/3 innings with a 2.94 earned runs average. Deanna Mitchell came on over the latter half of the season to post a 7-3 record with a 3.57 ERA in 66 2/3 innings. The X-factor might be No. 3 Bree Bartholomew. Bartholomew, who has No. 1 stuff when healthy, has a 2.82 ERA and a 2-1 record in limited time due to elbow problems. "We can go to Bree, but once we do, she is done for the next six days," Triplett said. If the Beavers can't shut teams down on the mound, Triplett said he feels confident MSU can outhit opponents. "We have seven players hitting over .300 and Kayla is at .298 which is basically .300," he said. "If you look up and down our schedule, we are scoring eight, five, seven runs, even in losses we are scoring runs. But once you get against the upper echelon, you have to play good defense and pitch well and win a 2-1 type game." MSU is led at the plate by a host of players. Janessa Penner is batting .508 with seven doubles, three home runs and two triples along with knocking in 21. Alicia Penner has 23 runs batted in and is hitting .364. Lindsey Landles leads the team in home runs at five, has 18 RBIs and is hitting at .369, while catcher Lana Dubois is batting .355 with 17 RBIs. One key for the Beavers is getting good balance from top to bottom in their order as No. 6 KiraPeturson is batting .307 with four homers, No. 7 Molly Lundeen is at .314 with 21 RBIs, No. 8 Deanna Mitchell is .319 with seven doubles and 22 RBIs and No. 9 Tracee Tesch is at .214. "That is the big thing about our batting order, it is good top to bottom," Triplett said. "Kira is hitting .300 with four home runs and is a good stick and Deanna is really coming around. The bottom of the order is very important. You don't want to give their pitcher any rest." Triplett feels both Mayville and potential second-round opponent Jamestown College are very good teams. "I think the whole league is better this year. Anybody can beat anybody," he said. "I think Mayville will come out with nothing to lose. They went extra innings with Dickinson this year. I think we are the better team, but you never know. We want to get up on them early and play ood defense. "Jamestown can hit the long ball, they have a couple of kids who can mash. You need to keep them off the bases so those long balls don't hurt as much." The tournament continues through Sunday with the champion getting an automatic bid to the NAIA national tournament. "We have good senior leadership this year," Triplett said. "They don't want this to end. We will be ready." ===========================================================================
Kayla Mitchell Named Pitcher of the Week
Kayla Mitchell of Minot State University has been named the DAC pitcher of the week. Mitchell is a senior from Portage, Manitoba. During the last week, Mitchell recorded 2 wins, 1 loss and also had a save in compiling a 1.42 ERA in leading the Beavers to a 4-2 week. In four appearances, she gave up eight runs, five earned runs on 19 base hits with 12 strikeouts and nine walks.
=========================================================================== Friday's Games with UGF Cancelled! Minot State's non-conference games with the University of Great Falls that were set to be =========================================================================== Kruk Blasts Two Home Runs as J.V.'s Sweep Bottineau
Freshman second Baseman Britney Kruk hit a grand slam in the third inning and a two-run shot in the 4th to help Minot State J.V. beat MSU-Bottineau 13-0 in the first game of a double header on Tuesday. Kruk also added a double in the 5th. Brittany Sparwood pitched the shut out for the Beavers giving up just 2 hits and striking out 10. Josie Gilles added two singles for Minot. In game 2, Shannon Murray picked up the win as she struck out four and gave up only 2 hits. Kira Peturson pounded out a three-run shot for Minot State and Deanna Mitchel added a double and a single while Josie Gilles had two more singles giving her 4 hits in the two games,
============================================================================ Beavers' Thiesen Out for the Season
3/25/09 - The Minot State Softball team and Coach
Triplett got some bad news today as the The freshman from Brandon, Manitoba had earned a starting position at second base for the Beavers. "We're really going to miss her" said coach Triplett. "She added speed to or line-up and was doing a great job for us. I know that it's going to kill her to sit out but she's such a great person that I know that she'll have the support of every single one of her teammates. Lindsey Landles will take over at second base for the Beavers and Kayla Mitchell will play some two bag when she isn't pitching. =========================================================================== Beavers Prepare to Open Season in Nebraska
The Beavers return first-team
The Minot State Fastpitch softball team has been practicing since Feb. 1 inside the Minot State Dome and according to Head Coach Bill Triplett, things are looking pretty good. "We've had good workouts and all of us are really looking forward to getting outside", said Coach Triplett. "We're farther along this year than we were last year at this time. The players have been dedicated to working out all year round and they are ready to start the season". Minot State's first game will be against Midland Lutheran at noon on March 6th in Hastings, Nebraska. The Beavers will also play Bethany and York later that day and Dana and Doane on the 7th. When asked about his line-up and what Beaver fans can look forward to, Coach Triplett replied "We'll have a couple different ways to go. It depends on who is pitching and who is catching. Kayla Mitchell is our number one pitcher, but when she isn't pitching, I'll have her bat in the line-up either as a DP or as a second baseman. Lana Dubois is our catcher but she will get spelled once in awhile by Lindsey Landles. When that happens, Landles will move from 3rd to catcher and Alicia Penner will move from 1st to 3rd and Kira Peturson will play first. It's great to have that diversity. Right now, if we had a game today, I'd have Kayla Mitchell pitching, Lana Dubois catching, Alicia Penner at first, Kyla Thiesen at second, Janessa Penner at short and Lindsey Landles at third. The outfield would be comprised of Molly Lundeen in right, Deanna Mitchell in center and Tracee Tesch in left. With the DP/Flex rule, we can get another bat in there such as Peturson, Goudy, Sparwood or Murray. Like I said before, it depends on who is pitching and catching. The awesome thing is, we have lots of options and lots of confidence in our back-ups". Shannon Murray, Deanna Mitchell, Bree Bartholomew or Brittany Sparwood will be pitching when Minot's ace, Kayla Mitchell, isn't toeing the rubber. Murray is a junior and the other three are freshmen. Murray will also see time in the outfield along with Deanna Mitchell, Lundeen and Tesch. Sparwood may get some at bats too, most likely as a DP. The roster is rounded out by newcomers Hayley Dommett, Nicole Ziler, Josie Gillis and Britney Kruk.
=========================================================================== Newcomers Impressive in Preseason Scrimmages
Deanna Mitchell~~~~~~~~~~Kyla Thiesen ~~~~~~~~Lindsey Landles
"Deanna Mitchell, Thiesen, and Landles have hit very well in our live workouts", stated Head Coach Bill Triplett. "Adding these three to our line-up will help the depth in our order a lot."
=========================================================================== Like Always . . . . Pitching is the Key
Kayla Mitchell - - - - -Shannon Murray - Bree Bartholomew - Deanna Mitchell-Brittany Sparwood The Beavers pitching staff in comprised of senior, Kayla Mitchell, who was named all-conference last year, and junior, Shannon Murray and a trio of freshman in Bree Bartholomew, Deanna Mitchell and Brittany Sparwood. "A great offense can take you a long way but pitching always has been and always will be the key to winning in fastpitch", stated Coach Triplett." Kayla has developed into a good one and Murray can be good too. Bree is battling an elbow injury. She has great stuff but her health is a question. Deanna Mitchell will get some starts and Sparwood will be in our pen and work j.v. games too. I feel that we have what it takes to be a contender".
=========================================================================== Beavers Picked Second in the DAC Minot State earned one first-place vote as the Beavers were selected second in the Dakota Athletic Conference softball preseason coaches poll. The Beavers are coming off a 29-13 campaign last season including a 14-6 mark in the DAC. Defending champion Dickinson State garnered seven first-place votes and was named the pre-season favorite. Valley City was third, Black Hills fourth, followed by Jamestown, Dakota State and Mayville. The Beavers begin their season at a tournament in Hastings, Nebraska on March 6th and 7th where they will play 5 games. ============================================================================ Beavers Prepare for 2009 Season
The Minot State Fastpitch Softball team will have its first official practice on Monday, February 2nd at 6:00 pm. The first game of the season will be Friday, March 6 when the Beavers play a 5-game stand in Hastings, Nebraska. The Beavers return three all-conference players in Kayla Mitchell, Alicia Penner and Janessa Penner. Janessa Penner was also the DAC Player of the Year, Region 3 Player of the Year and a first-team All-American. To go along with those three, also returning are Lana Dubois, Molly Lundeen, Kira Peturson, Shannon Murray, Ashley Goudy, and Tracee Tesch. Newcomers to the team are Deanna Mitchell, Lindsey Landles, Kyla Thiesen, Bree Bartholomew, Brittany Sparwood, Britney Kruk, Josie Gilles, and Nicole Ziler. Minot State Head Coach Bill Triplett says of his team, "We should be pretty solid. We have a great nucleus with what we have coming back and I'm also very happy with the newcomers so that's encouraging." The Beavers took second place in the DAC last year as well as second place int eh DAC tournament. Continuing on after that, the Beavers had a strong showing at the Region 3 tournament in Sioux City, Iowa where they finished 3rd and ended the 2008 season with a record of 29 wins and 14 losses.
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