Softball vs. North Dakota State (elimination game)

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Winner advances to play Minnesota tomorrow, loser of this game is done for the year.

Auburn goes down in order in the top 1st.

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Lexi Davis pitching for Auburn tonight

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Is it on TV?

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Estell draws a walk to lead off the 2nd..

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Austyn West rips one to the wall in left center...Estell advances to third. 2 outs runners on corners.

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Bogaards first pitch hit her..... So bases are loaded now with 2 outs. Tiffany Howard coming to bat. Meris Medina comes in to pinch run at 2nd...

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Auburn leaves the bases loaded.....no score going to bottom 2nd.,

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North Dakota State gets a baserunner but leaves her stranded. Going to top 3rd. no score.

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Kasey Cooper grounds to 2nd... 2 outs.

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Noting for auburn in the 3rd....

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North Dakota State has two runners on base and both batted balls have hit the glove of Lexi Davis and unable to field it cleanly...runners on 1st and 2nd...1 out.

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North Dakota State gets runners on 1st and 3rd but doesn't score. Auburn coming up top 4th. no score.

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Kilpatrick hit by pitch with two outs. Austyn West coming to bat.

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Austyn West draws a walk. Auburn with runners on 1st and 2nd 2outs. Kelsey Bogaards coming to bat.

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Maddi Gipson pinch hitting for Auburn

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Auburn strands two,,,,going to bottom 4th, still no score.

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ND State leads off the bottom 4th with a double to right center.

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North /Dakota State gets a baserunner but doesn't score. Going to top 5th, no score. Come on Auburn. Get some runs.

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1 out in the inning and Carosone drives one to right center and to the wall for a double. Kasey Cooper coming to bat.

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Cooper flies to left, carosone tags and advances to 3rd. throw gets away....carosone tries to score and is tagged out but then sent back to 3rd. As usual we get a horrible explanation from the announcers about what happened. They have no clue. so runner on 3rd with 2 outs. Melero at the plate.

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Melero strikes out to end the inning. bottom 5th...no score.

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North Dakota State gets runners on 1st and 2nd....batter attempts a bunt, bunt is caught in the air on a diving catch and then a throw back to first. They call the runner safe at first initially then the umpires discuss it and she is ruled out at first on the force. First base umpire didn't know she caught the bunt attempt. nice play. 2 outs now runner on 2nd.

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wild pitch, runner advances to 3rd....next pitch....called strike 3 to end the inning. Going to top of 6th still no score.

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Estell leads off the inning with an infield single to short...

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Kilpatrick up with 1 out after a failed bunt attempt by Rhodes... Kilpatrick flies to right. 2 outs... Estell still on 1st.