Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (2024)

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Related Headlines Next Game: Next Game Game Leaders Hits Strikeouts RBIs Putouts Hits Strikeouts RBIs Putouts Team Statistics St. Scholastica Bethel (MN) Hits Stolen Bases Walks Strikeouts St. Scholastica Bethel (MN) Hits Stolen Bases Walks Strikeouts Related Videos Players Mentioned #27 Lexi DeBace #1 Autumn Earney #12 Mandalyn Franks #23 Kayla Hokanson #9 Kayla Simacek #16 Rylee Blandin Players Mentioned #27 Lexi DeBace #1 Autumn Earney #12 Mandalyn Franks #23 Kayla Hokanson #9 Kayla Simacek #16 Rylee Blandin
  • Game 1
  • Game 2

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (1)

St. ScholasticaCSS8-27, 5-16 MIAC

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WinnerBethel (MN)BU26-7, 15-4 MIAC

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (3)

St. ScholasticaCSS

8-27, 5-16 MIAC

Final

8

Bethel (MN)BU

26-7, 15-4 MIAC

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (4)

Winner

Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
St. Scholastica CSS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bethel (MN) BU 1 3 0 2 2 8 11 1

W: Simacek, Kayla (21-5) L: Ashley Matejka (3-13)

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (5)

2

St. ScholasticaCSS8-28, 5-17 MIAC

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (6)

6

WinnerBethel (MN)BU27-7, 16-4 MIAC

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (7)

St. ScholasticaCSS

8-28, 5-17 MIAC

2

Final

6

Bethel (MN)BU

27-7, 16-4 MIAC

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (8)

Winner

Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Scholastica CSS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2
Bethel (MN) BU 1 1 1 0 0 3 X 6 7 0

W: Simacek, Kayla (22-5) L: Haley Rosenthal (4-10)

  • Summary
  • Game 1 Box Score
  • Game 2 Box Score
Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (9)

Carl Schmuland

Game Recap: Softball | | Austin Lagesse - Director of Athletic Communications

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – The Bethel University softball team extending its winning streak to 10 games Wednesday afternoon with a sweep of St. Scholastica at Ona Orth Athletic Complex. Kayla Simacek tossed her second no hitter of the year as the 17th-ranked Royals won 8-0 in five innings. BU picked up the sweep with five unanswered in game two winning 6-2.

Locking a spot in their fourth consecutive MIAC Playoffs the Royals improved to 27-7 on the year and 16-4 in MIAC play where the sit tied for first.

Game 1: #17 Bethel 8, St. Scholastica 0 (5 innings)
• Simacek struck out nine of the 16 Saints she faced and walked none. The only thing that stood in the way of a perfect game was an error to the leadoff hitter in the third.
• Abby Otterness drove in three of BU's eight runs with a RBI triple to center in the first and a two RBI single to left in the fifth.
• Autumn Earney also had three RBIs with a two-RBI triple to center in the second and a RBI double in the fourth.
• Kayla Hokanson in the second drove in Olivia Weinberg while Camryn Thurow drove in Otterness in the fourth to round out the scoring.

Game 2: #17 Bethel 6, St. Scholastica 2
• The Saints plated the game's opening run in the top of the first as Rylee Blandin got the start for BU in game two.
• Otterness kept the hot bat driving in her first run of the game evening it up.
• A two-out RBI double in the second put St. Scholastica back in front 2-1.
• Mandalyn Franks evened it back up in the bottom half of the frame with a single right down the right field line.
• Otterness gave the lead back to Bethel for good leading off the bottom of the third with a solo homer to center.
• Simacek entered the circle with two outs in the second tossing the final 5.1 innings. She struck out six while giving up no hits and walking none picking up the win and improving to 22-5.
• A three-run six for the Royals widened the advantage as Earney had a RBI single and scored on a wild pitch later in the frame. Otterness drove in her third run of the day with a sacrifice fly scoring Lexi DeBace.

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The Royals travel to Saint Benedict on Saturday for a shot at claiming their third consecutive MIAC regular season title. First pitch of the doubleheader in St. Joseph is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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History

  • Recap
  • Roster

Game Leaders

  • Game 1
  • Game 2

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (19)

#9 Simacek, Kayla

  • ER
    0
  • IP
    5.0
  • SO
    9
  • BB
    0

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (20)

#24 Hokanson, Cortney

  • PO
    8
  • A
    1

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (21)

#1 Earney, Autumn

  • PO
    3
  • A
    0

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (22)

#8 Girard, Mikaela

  • PO
    2
  • A
    0

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (23)

#27 DeBace, Lexi

  • PO
    1
  • A
    0

Hits

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (24)

#27 cf

DeBace, Lexi

DeBace, Lexi

2

Earney, Autumn

2

Otterness, Abby

2

Hokanson, Kayla

2

Strikeouts

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (25)

#9 p

Simacek, Kayla

Simacek, Kayla

9

RBIs

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (26)

#1 ss

Earney, Autumn

Earney, Autumn

3

Otterness, Abby

3

Thurow, Camryn

1

Hokanson, Kayla

1

Putouts

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (27)

#24 c

Hokanson, Cortney

Hokanson, Cortney

8

Earney, Autumn

3

DeBace, Lexi

1

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (28)

#26 Otterness, Abby

  • AB
    2
  • R
    1
  • H
    2
  • RBI
    3

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (29)

#27 DeBace, Lexi

  • AB
    4
  • R
    1
  • H
    1
  • RBI
    0

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (30)

#1 Earney, Autumn

  • AB
    3
  • R
    2
  • H
    1
  • RBI
    1

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (31)

#24 Hokanson, Cortney

  • AB
    4
  • R
    0
  • H
    1
  • RBI
    0

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (32)

#9 Simacek, Kayla

  • ER
    0
  • IP
    5.1
  • SO
    6
  • BB
    0

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (33)

#16 Blandin, Rylee

  • ER
    2
  • IP
    1.2
  • SO
    1
  • BB
    0

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (34)

#24 Hokanson, Cortney

  • PO
    8
  • A
    0

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (35)

#1 Earney, Autumn

  • PO
    6
  • A
    1

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (36)

#17 Bates, Abbi

  • PO
    3
  • A
    0

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (37)

#23 Hokanson, Kayla

  • PO
    1
  • A
    1

Hits

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (38)

#26 rf

Otterness, Abby

Otterness, Abby

2

DeBace, Lexi

1

Earney, Autumn

1

Hokanson, Cortney

1

Strikeouts

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (39)

#9 p

Simacek, Kayla

Simacek, Kayla

6

Blandin, Rylee

1

RBIs

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (40)

#26 rf

Otterness, Abby

Otterness, Abby

3

Earney, Autumn

1

Franks, Mandalyn

1

Putouts

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (41)

#24 c

Hokanson, Cortney

Hokanson, Cortney

8

Earney, Autumn

6

Bates, Abbi

3

Otterness, Abby

1

Team Statistics

  • Game 1
  • Game 2
Pitching
W: Simacek, Kayla (21-5)
L: Ashley Matejka (3-13)

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (42) St. Scholastica

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (43) Bethel (MN)

BATTING:
2B: Earney, Autumn 1
3B: Earney, Autumn 1; Otterness, Abby 1
RBI: Earney, Autumn 3; Otterness, Abby 3; Thurow, Camryn 1; Hokanson, Kayla 1
BASERUNNING:
RUNS: DeBace, Lexi 2; Otterness, Abby 1; Weinberg, Olivia 1; Hokanson, Kayla 1; O'Connor, Maddi 1; Franks, Mandalyn 2
SB: DeBace, Lexi 1
HBP: Thurow, Camryn 1

Hits

CSS

BU

11

Stolen Bases

CSS

BU

1

Walks

CSS

BU

5

Strikeouts

CSS

1

BU

9

Pitching
W: Simacek, Kayla (22-5)
L: Haley Rosenthal (4-10)

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (44) St. Scholastica

Batting
2B: Emma Bolin 1
RBI: Emma Bolin 1; Grace Hadlich 1
BASERUNNING:
RUNS: Kari Breuer 1; Payton Lang 1
SB: Kari Breuer 1
HBP: Kari Breuer 1; Samantha Paniagua 1; Payton Lang 1

Simacek Tosses No Hitter as Royals Sweep Saints to Clinch MIAC Playoff Spot - Bethel University Athletics (45) Bethel (MN)

BATTING:
2B: DeBace, Lexi 1; Otterness, Abby 1
HR: Otterness, Abby 1
RBI: Earney, Autumn 1; Otterness, Abby 3; Franks, Mandalyn 1
SF: Otterness, Abby 1
BASERUNNING:
RUNS: DeBace, Lexi 1; Earney, Autumn 2; Otterness, Abby 1; Bates, Abbi 1; Franks, Mandalyn 1
SB: Earney, Autumn 1
HBP: Thurow, Camryn 1

Hits

CSS

3

BU

7

Stolen Bases

CSS

1

BU

1

Walks

CSS

BU

4

Strikeouts

CSS

1

BU

7

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