North Dakota State vs Gardner-Webb (Feb 27, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 North Dakota State Softball
North Dakota State at Gardner-Webb
Feb 27, 2026 at Boiling Springs, NC (Brinkley Stadium)

North Dakota State 8 (10-6)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Amai Hanta ss 
Star Cortez cf 
Bella Dean 2b 
Zoe King 1b 
   Haylie Hedrington pr 
Mya Boos 3b 
   Morgan Zimmerman 3b 
Lileigh Nieto lf 
Taylinn Warren dp 
Jessica Delatorre c 
Ella Claus rf 
Jocelyn McClary p 
   Addie Bowers p 
   Madison Wihlm p 
Totals  28  21 
  

Gardner-Webb 5 (10-7)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Annicka McLaughlin ss 
Caitlin Colley 3b 
   FORTE, LY pr 
Reese Collier 2b 
Maggie Knight 1b 
Alli Stidham dp 
Taylor Dreher c/pr 
   Caroline Johnson c 
Lauren Spainhower cf 
Lilly Deaton lf 
   Jailyn Tineo ph 
Haley Yeary rf 
   M. McMahan-Waters ph 
   Brooke Freschi rf 
Glenna McLamb p 
   Anna Hornbaker p 
Totals  31  11  21  13 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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North Dakota State.. 030 040 1 -  8  7  0
Gardner-Webb........ 001 001 3 -  5 11  1
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E - Hornbaker. LOB - NDSU 5; Gardner-Webb 13. 2B - Cortez; Dean; Delatorre; Collier. HR - Stidham. HBP - Johnson. SF - Colley; Stidham. SB - Spainhower. CS - Nieto.

North Dakota State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Jocelyn McClary W,4-3  5.1  23  28  10  99 
Addie Bowers   1.1  26 
Madison Wihlm S,1  0.1 
  
Gardner-Webb   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Glenna McLamb L,4-1  5.0  19  24  104 
Anna Hornbaker   2.0  10  41 

Win - McClary (4-3). Loss - McLamb (4-1). Save - Wihlm (1). WP - McClary; McLamb. HBP - by Bowers (Johnson). Inherited runners/scored: Bowers 3/1; Wihlm 2/0. Pitches/strikes: McClary 99/61; Bowers 26/19; Wihlm 6/2; McLamb 104/59; Hornbaker 41/24.

Umpires -
Start: 3:00 pm Time: 2:11 Attendance: 145
Weather: Cold and Cloudy

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 North Dakota State Softball
North Dakota State at Gardner-Webb
Feb 27, 2026 at Boiling Springs, NC (Brinkley Stadium)

North Dakota State starters: 50/ss Hanta; 7/cf Cortez; 12/2b Dean; 35/1b Z. King; 53/3b Boos; 17/lf Nieto; 20/dp Warren; 6/c Delatorre; 22/rf Claus; 23/p McClary;

Gardner-Webb starters: 14/ss McLaughlin; 12/3b Colley; 4/2b Collier; 22/1b Knight; 10/dp Stidham; 19/c Dreher; 18/cf Spainhower; 17/lf Deaton; 1/rf Yeary; 7/p McLamb;

North Dakota State 1st - Hanta flied out to cf (3-2 KBKBB). Cortez flied out to cf (3-2 FBBKFBF). Dean flied out to cf (2-2 KBBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gardner-Webb 1st - McLaughlin grounded out to ss (2-1 BKB). Colley fouled out to c (0-1 F). Collier flied out to cf (1-2 KBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

North Dakota State 2nd - Z. King walked (3-2 BBKFFBB). Boos popped up to 1b (1-1 BK). Nieto struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS). Warren walked (3-1 BBBKB); Z. King advanced to second. Delatorre doubled to left center, RBI (2-2 BKSBF); Warren advanced to third; Z. King scored. Claus singled through the left side, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); Delatorre scored; Warren scored. Hanta fouled out to 3b (0-0). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Gardner-Webb 2nd - Knight singled down the lf line (2-2 KBBF). Stidham reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Knight out at second cf to 2b. Stidham advanced to second on a wild pitch. Dreher popped up to 2b (3-2 BBKBK). Spainhower singled to left field (3-2 FBBFB); Stidham advanced to third. Spainhower stole second. Deaton walked (3-1 BBKBB). Yeary grounded out to ss (0-2 FS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

North Dakota State 3rd - Cortez grounded out to 2b (0-0). Dean popped up to ss (2-1 KBB). Z. King lined out to cf (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gardner-Webb 3rd - McLaughlin grounded out to ss (1-1 BF). Colley singled up the middle (0-0). Collier doubled to left field (0-0); Colley advanced to third. Knight walked (3-2 KBBKFBB). Stidham flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); Collier advanced to third; Colley scored. Dreher popped up to 2b (3-0 BBB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

North Dakota State 4th - Boos walked (3-2 BKBBKB). Nieto reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); Boos out at second ss unassisted. Nieto out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Warren grounded out to 2b (1-2 BKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gardner-Webb 4th - Spainhower grounded out to ss (0-0). Deaton struck out looking (1-2 FFBK). Yeary singled to pitcher (1-2 KKFFB). McLaughlin walked (3-1 FBBBB); Yeary advanced to second. Colley lined out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

North Dakota State 5th - Delatorre walked (3-1 BFBBB). Delatorre advanced to second on a wild pitch. Claus lined out to 1b. Hanta walked (3-2 BFBBKFFB). Cortez doubled to right center, 2 RBI (2-1 BBK); Hanta scored; Delatorre scored. Dean doubled to left center, RBI (0-2 KF); Cortez scored. Z. King grounded out to 2b (2-2 KBFFFFB). Boos singled up the middle, RBI (3-1 FBBB); Dean scored. Nieto lined out to lf (2-0 BB). 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Gardner-Webb 5th - Collier popped up to p (2-2 BBKF). Knight flied out to lf (0-2 KK). Stidham walked (3-2 BBBSKFB). Dreher fouled out to rf (1-2 FBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

North Dakota State 6th - Hornbaker to p for McLamb. Johnson to c for Dreher. Warren reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to second (2-1 BBK). Delatorre grounded out to ss (0-1 F). Claus grounded out to 3b (3-1 BBBK); Warren advanced to third. Hanta grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Gardner-Webb 6th - Spainhower singled through the left side (0-2 KK). Deaton singled down the lf line (2-0 BB); Spainhower advanced to second. McMahan pinch hit for Yeary. McMahan lined out to ss (0-0). McLaughlin singled, bunt (0-0); Deaton advanced to second; Spainhower advanced to third. Bowers to p for McClary. Colley flied out to lf to left center, SF, RBI (0-0); Spainhower scored. Collier popped up to 2b (0-0). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

North Dakota State 7th - Freschi to rf for McMahan. Cortez lined out to ss (2-2 KBBK). Dean walked (3-2 BBBKFB). Z. King singled up the middle (2-1 BBK); Dean advanced to second. Hedrington pinch ran for Z. King. Boos reached on a fielder's choice (2-2 BBKK); Hedrington out at second ss to 2b; Dean advanced to third. Nieto singled down the rf line, RBI (1-2 BSF); Boos advanced to third; Dean scored. Warren lined out to 2b (1-2 SFB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Gardner-Webb 7th - Z. King to 1b for Hedrington. Knight singled to shortstop (0-1 K). Stidham homered to left center, 2 RBI (1-2 KKB); Knight scored. Johnson hit by pitch (0-1 F). Dreher pinch ran for Johnson. Spainhower reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-1 K); Dreher advanced to second. Tineo pinch hit for Deaton. Tineo flied out to cf to right center; Dreher advanced to third. McMahan pinch hit for Freschi. McMahan popped up to 1b (3-2 KFBBB). McLaughlin singled to third base, RBI (2-2 FFFBFBF); Spainhower advanced to second; Dreher scored. Wihlm to p for Bowers. M. Zimmerman to 3b for Boos. Colley walked (3-1 BFBBB); McLaughlin advanced to second; Spainhower advanced to third. FORTE, LY pinch ran for Colley. Collier lined out to ss (0-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

 
Line score
 


North Dakota State 8, Gardner-Webb 5 (Feb 27, 2026 at Boiling Springs, NC)
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North Dakota State.. 030 040 1 -  8  7  0      (10-6)
Gardner-Webb........ 001 001 3 -  5 11  1      (10-7)
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Pitchers: North Dakota State - Jocelyn McClary; Addie Bowers(6); Madison Wihlm(7) and
Jessica Delatorre. Gardner-Webb - Glenna McLamb; Anna Hornbaker(6) and Taylor Dreher;
Caroline Johnson.
Win-Jocelyn McClary(4-3)  Save-Madison Wihlm(1)  Loss-Glenna McLamb(4-1)  T-2:11  A-145
HR GWU - Alli Stidham.
Weather: Cold and Cloudy