FARGO, N.D. – The fourth-seeded Kansas City Roos advanced to the double-elimination round of the Summit League Softball Championship presented by U.S. Air Force Special Warfare with their 10-2 victory over No. 5 South Dakota.
 
Kansas City got off to a hot start in the second inning and never looked back. The Roos recorded back-to-back singles and designated player Delainey Fenoglio belted a go-ahead three-run home run to left field.  The Roos would pick up two more runs the following inning on a dropped fly ball, making it a 5-0 game. South Dakota made it a three-run contest in the top of the third thanks to a two-run double from first basemen Jadyn DeWitte.
 
The Roos would go on to score the remaining five runs on a pair of two-run homers from second basemen Sydney McQuinn (5^th inning) and third basemen Ally Vonfeldt (6^th inning). The Roos ended the game in the bottom of the sixth, scoring their tenth run on a single by McQuinn to right-center field, bringing home Faith Willis to invoke the mercy rule.
 
Pitcher of Record
Win – Mia Hoveland (14-13): 6.0 IP, 6 hits, 1 earned run, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts
Loss – Gill Woodward (5-6): 4.1 IP, 9 hits, 5 earned runs, 2 walks

Notable Notes
• Mia Hoveland captured her 14^th win of the season and pitched a complete game striking out five Coyote batters
• Five Roo batters recorded at least two hits, with Sydney McQuinn picking up three hits on three RBI
• Kansas City’s Sydney McQuinn went 3-for-4 and hit her first home run of the season, a two-run shot to left field, in the fifth inning that made it 7-2, and won it in the bottom of the sixth inning with an RBI single to right.
• South Dakota scored two runs in the fourth inning but were unable to score any additional runs
• Six of the nine Roo batters registered a hit

Up Next
With the 10-2 victory on Wednesday, Kansas City advances to Thursday and will take on No. 1 South Dakota State at 11 a.m.

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