The Bemidji State University softball team dropped a pair of games Monday at the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla.
The Beavers fell 11-1 to Georgian Court University in five innings to open the day. In the second game, BSU lost 3-0 to West Virginia Wesleyan College.
On Sunday BSU began its southern trip with two wins, nipping Hannibal-LaGrange 2-1 and stopping Simmons College 5-3.
The Beavers, 4-4, return to action today with games against Post University of Connecticut and Grand Valley State of Michigan.
Allison Roberts took the pitching loss against Georgian Court. The freshman gave up eight earned runs on eight hits in 2.2 innings.
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Summer Monsrud scored Bemidji's run as she singled in the fourth, stole second, gained third on an error and scored on a ground ball.
On Sunday BSU used strong pitching and late inning heroics to win the two games.
Crystal Bowen's walk-off hit bounced off the wall six inches underneath the outfield fence and lifted the Beavers past Hannibal while Kayla Babinski hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to vault the Beavers over Simmons College.
"We really relied on strong pitching again," said head coach Rick Supinski. "So far this season it has been our pitchers who have carried us and we are just hoping for runs to come across. We need to improve our play at the plate as we continue to progress this season."
Tennis
The Bemidji State tennis team dropped the opening match of its spring trip to Orlando Sunday when it fell 9-0 to South Dakota.
BSU's No. 1 doubles pair of Britney Greenwaldt and Kelli Christensen dropped its match 8-3, grabbing BSU's only game wins in doubles play.
Miranda Milless and Caley Westin fell 8-0 at second doubles as did Abby Vohaska and Meg Hafdahl at third doubles.
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Baseball
Bemidji State won two of its first three games on its spring-break swing into Arizona.
On Saturday the Beavers defeated Benedictine Springfield 14-11 and on Sunday they split with Simpson, winning 7-4 but losing 5-2.
BSU returns to action today with a game against Malone.
