MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Senior
Anna Hinderaker set her third program record of the week on Tuesday in the Wildcats' doubleheader at Augsburg University. St. Kate's split with the Auggies dropping the first game 2-1 while picking up the victory in game two, 5-0. The leadoff hitter set the Wildcats program record for all-time triples with eleven total in her four seasons, six of which were from this season. The record was originally set by Alyssa Luedtke at ten when she played for the Wildcats from 2011-14. Earlier this week, the Rosemount, Minn. native set the program record in all-time runs now at 129 and career at-bat appearances at 539.
Game 1 | St. Catherine 1, Augsburg 2
The Auggies scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the opening inning taking a 1-0 lead. Hinderaker's record-setting triple to right field put her in scoring position in the top of the third inning with first-year
Alex Ehde at bat. Ehde earned the RBI with a sacrifice fly to center field for the tying run by Hinderaker.
Things remained scoreless on both sides until the bottom of the sixth inning when Augsburg scored what would be the last run of the game for the 2-1 final.
Hinderaker was 2-3 in game one tallying the Wildcats lone run. Proper was in the circle for St. Kate's facing twenty-five batters striking out eight. Proper allowed two runs on five hits in game one walking two batters.
Game 2 | St. Catherine 5, Augsburg 0
From record setting triples in game one to career first triples in game two. Senior
Trish Sherman hit her first triple of her career at St. Catherine in the Wildcats 5-0 win.
With bases loaded in the top of the first inning, Sherman hit a triple right down the middle of the field driving in senior
Jenna George, junior
Amber Montero, and Ehde. Sherman crossed the plate to take the 4-0 lead on a throwing error by the Augsburg catcher.
George took first base after getting hit by a pitch in the top of the second inning with bases loaded. George's walk earned the RBI to bring in junior
Autumn Mortenson.
Mortenson was 2-4 in the second game with one run and a double. Sherman had a three RBI in the win going 1-3 scoring one run.
Rookie
Annabelle Schutte posted her 12th win of the season allowing just one hit in the win. The first-year from St. Louis Park, Minn. had a season-high nine strikeouts against the Auggies.
The Wildcats return to action on Wednesday traveling down the street to play Macalester College at 4:30 and 6:30 PM.