The Parkside softball team finished up the Kelly Laas Invitational on Sunday, and the Rangers didn't get the results they were expecting, dropping both games to end the opening weekend. The host SCSU took down Parkside 8-0 before Concordia-St. Paul held off the Rangers 2-1.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1: St. Cloud State 8, Parkside 0
The Huskies starter Kate Kopeck went the first 5.0 innings with eight strikeouts while holding the Rangers to one hit; Parkside finished with two in the game. SCSU got a huge lift in the second inning, where they scored five runsÂÂÂ to take a 5-0 lead. The Huskies added two more runs in the fourth and another in the sixth.
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Kellie Fenza went 1-for-3 while
Megan Aliverti went 1-for-3 with a double. Freshman
Kiley Akey went the complete game, allowing six earned runs on 10 hits and five walks with two strikeouts.
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Game 2: Concordia-St. Paul 2, Parkside 1
The Golden Bears took a lead right away in the top of the first inning, going up 1-0 off an RBI double. The Rangers finally broke through in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run and threatened with more. Fenza led off with a double to right field, and came around to score on Aliverti's RBI single to right center, making it 2-1.
Morgan Sikon followed with another single, putting the winning run on first and the tying run on second, but the Golden Bears were able to get out of the inning thanks to a fielder's choice. Parkside again put the tying run on base in the bottom of the seventh, but couldn't bring  the runner around to score with two outs.
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Fenza and Aliverti led the way once again, as Fenza finished 2-for-2 with a double and a run while Aliverti went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Allison Hausl pitched the first 4.1 innings, allowing two runs while
Alyssa Hrncar pitched the final 2.2 innings scoreless.
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WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers will take next weekend off before heading south to Bentonville, Ark., for six games from Friday, Feb. 15 to Sunday, Feb. 17. Parkside will face Upper Iowa, Southwest Baptist, Missouri Western State, Central Missouri, Emporia State and Rogers State.
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