North Dakota State vs Omaha (Mar 20, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 North Dakota State Softball
North Dakota State at Omaha
Mar 20, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (Connie Claussen Fld)

North Dakota State 0 (16-14,0-1 Summit)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Taylinn Warren 2b  3  0  0  0  0  2  1  2  0 
Star Cortez cf  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0 
   Savannah Henzler ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2 
Bella Dean ss  2  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Mya Boos 3b  2  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0 
Amai Hanta dp  2  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Lileigh Nieto lf  2  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  1 
Zoe King 1b  1  0  0  0  1  1  3  0  0 
Jasmyn Yessian c  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  2 
Macy Fry rf  2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Madison Wihlm p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Piper Reed p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  19  0  2  0  1  7  12  2  5 
  

Omaha 8 (18-7,1-0 Summit)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Rylinn Groff c  2  1  2  2  1  0  7  0  0 
Taylor Sedlacek ss  2  2  0  0  1  0  0  1  1 
Bailey Sample 3b  3  2  1  1  0  0  1  2  0 
Katherine Johnson 2b  1  1  1  3  2  0  1  0  0 
Marra Cramer cf  3  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  0 
Alyson Edwards 1b  2  1  0  0  1  0  3  0  1 
Sammy Schmidt rf  1  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  2 
Ava Rongisch lf  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Hailey Boltz dp  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Maddia Groff p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   Grace Hornbuckle p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  17  8  5  8  6  1  15  3  4  

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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North Dakota State.. 000 00 -  0  2  2
Omaha............... 242 0X -  8  5  2
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E - Cortez; Boos; B. Sample 2. LOB - NDSU 5; Omaha 4. HR - K. Johnson. HBP - A. Rongisch. SB - Hanta; K. Johnson.

North Dakota State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Madison Wihlm L,6-5  1.2  4  6  4  3  1  0  0  1  0  9  13  2  2  52 
Piper Reed   2.1  1  2  2  3  0  0  0  0  0  8  11  5  2  49 
  
Omaha   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Maddia Groff W,7-4  4.0  2  0  0  0  6  0  0  0  0  15  15  3  3  55 
Grace Hornbuckle   1.0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  4  5  2  0  20 

Win - M. Groff (7-4). Loss - Wihlm (6-5). Save - None. HBP - by Wihlm (A. Rongisch). Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: Wihlm 52/26; Reed 49/29; M. Groff 55/35; Hornbuckle 20/13.

Umpires - HP: Jason Lewis 1B: Tim Rogers 3B: Nathan Anderson
Start: 2:00 pm Time: 1:24 Attendance: 1123
Weather: 83F, Mostly Sunny, 7 mph N

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 North Dakota State Softball
North Dakota State at Omaha
Mar 20, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (Connie Claussen Fld)

North Dakota State starters: 20/2b Warren; 7/cf Cortez; 12/ss Dean; 53/3b Boos; 50/dp Hanta; 17/lf Nieto; 35/1b Z. King; 15/c Yessian; 21/rf Fry; 91/p Wihlm;

Omaha starters: 21/c R. Groff; 29/ss T. Sedlacek; 25/3b B. Sample; 12/2b K. Johnson; 9/cf M. Cramer; 18/1b A. Edwards; 17/rf S. Schmidt; 23/lf A. Rongisch; 5/dp H. Boltz; 6/p M. Groff;

North Dakota State 1st - Warren struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). Cortez grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB). Dean flied out to lf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Omaha 1st - R. Groff singled to left field (2-1 BKB). T. Sedlacek walked (3-0 BBBB); R. Groff advanced to second. B. Sample reached on a fielder's choice to third base, advanced to second on the error (0-1 F); T. Sedlacek advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by 3b; R. Groff out at third 3b unassisted. K. Johnson walked (3-1 BBFBB). M. Cramer singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI (1-2 KBS); K. Johnson advanced to third; B. Sample scored, unearned; T. Sedlacek scored, unearned. A. Edwards popped up to 1b (1-0 B). S. Schmidt struck out swinging (2-2 BBKSS). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

North Dakota State 2nd - Boos reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second on the error (0-0). Hanta singled through the left side (2-0 BB); Boos advanced to third. Hanta stole second. Nieto struck out swinging (3-2 BBKSBS). Z. King struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Yessian grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Omaha 2nd - A. Rongisch hit by pitch (1-1 BF). H. Boltz popped up to ss (0-0). R. Groff walked (3-1 BBBKB); A. Rongisch advanced to second. T. Sedlacek reached on a fielder's choice to third base (1-0 B); R. Groff advanced to second; A. Rongisch out at third 3b unassisted. B. Sample singled up the middle, advanced to second on a throwing error by cf, RBI (3-2 KFBFFBFB); T. Sedlacek advanced to third; R. Groff scored. K. Johnson homered to left center, 3 RBI (2-2 BFBKF); B. Sample scored; T. Sedlacek scored. Reed to p for Wihlm. M. Cramer flied out to rf (0-2 KF). 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

North Dakota State 3rd - Fry grounded out to 3b (3-2 BKBKBFFF). Warren flied out to lf (0-0). Cortez lined out to p (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Omaha 3rd - A. Edwards walked (3-1 BBKBB). S. Schmidt walked (3-1 KBBBB); A. Edwards advanced to second. A. Rongisch grounded out to 2b (0-0); S. Schmidt advanced to second; A. Edwards advanced to third. H. Boltz lined out to cf (2-2 KKBFBFFF). R. Groff singled to center field, 2 RBI (1-2 KFB); S. Schmidt scored; A. Edwards scored. T. Sedlacek flied out to cf (3-2 BKBBK). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

North Dakota State 4th - Dean singled to third base (3-2 KBKBB). Boos struck out swinging (2-2 BFSBS). Hanta struck out swinging (2-2 KKBBS). Nieto struck out looking (2-2 KBFBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Omaha 4th - B. Sample lined out to 2b (0-0). K. Johnson walked (3-2 BSBFBB). M. Cramer flied out to rf (0-2 SS). K. Johnson stole second. A. Edwards grounded out to 2b (2-2 BKBFF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

North Dakota State 5th - Hornbuckle to p for M. Groff. Z. King walked (3-2 BBBKFFB). Yessian popped up to 3b (1-2 KBF). Fry reached on a fielding error by 3b (1-1 KB); Z. King advanced to second. Warren struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). Henzler pinch hit for Cortez. Henzler popped up to 2b (1-1 BS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.