Megan Erickson - vs - Augsburg Spring 2025
Olivia Shaw '26
Megan Erickson hit her second home run of the season in a game one win over St. Olaf.
7
Winner Saint Ben's CSBSB25 12-9, 4-1-0 MIAC
1
St. Olaf STO 11-10, 2-3-0 MIAC
Winner
Saint Ben's CSBSB25
12-9, 4-1-0 MIAC
7
Final
1
St. Olaf STO
11-10, 2-3-0 MIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Ben's CSBSB25 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 7 9 0
St. Olaf STO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3

W: Peterson, Ellie (5-5) L: Jaelyn Orth (3-6)

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Saint Ben's CSBSB25 12-10, 4-2 MIAC
3
Winner St. Olaf STO 12-10, 3-3 MIAC
Saint Ben's CSBSB25
12-10, 4-2 MIAC
2
Final
3
St. Olaf STO
12-10, 3-3 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Ben's CSBSB25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
St. Olaf STO 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 3 7 0

W: Roxanne Ring (7-1) L: Wallace, Olivia (5-3)

Game Recap: Women's Softball | | Dan Genzler, Athletic Media Relations Director

Peterson, Smetana and Erickson lead CSB Softball to 7-1 win and split of DH with St. Olaf

NORTHFIELD, Minn. - With a dominant pitching performance from Ellie Peterson and home runs from Cat Smetana and Megan Erickson, the College of Saint Benedict (12-10 overall, 4-2 MIAC) earned a doubleheader split against St. Olaf (12-10, 3-3 MIAC) on Wednesday, April 9. The Bennies took the opener 7-1 before narrowly falling, 3-2, in game two.

Saint Benedict has now won eight of its last 11 games and looks ahead to a weekend stretch, traveling to St. Catherine on Saturday, April 12, followed by a home matchup against Macalester on Sunday, April 13 at the CSB Softball Field.

Game 1 – Saint Benedict 7, St. Olaf 1
Ellie Peterson was lights out in the opener, tossing a complete-game three-hitter while allowing just one run and striking out two. The win moves her to 5-5 on the season with seven complete games. Over her last two starts, Peterson has surrendered only five hits and one earned run across 14 innings, good for a 0.50 ERA.

Offensively, CSB struck early and often. Erickson launched a solo home run in the second to get things started, while Addy Bowne's two-run single in the third made it, 3-0. The Bennies tacked on more in the fourth thanks to Smetana's home run and a St. Olaf error that allowed Izzy Radel to score. Two more runs in the fifth sealed the 7-1 win.

First-year standout Lily Treml went 3-for-3 in the game, finishing the doubleheader with four hits in five at-bats and an impressive .857 on-base percentage.

Game 2 – St. Olaf 3, Saint Benedict 2
Despite a strong start and another complete game from Olivia Wallace, the Bennies came up just short in the second game. Wallace (5-3) allowed seven hits and three runs with a strikeout and a walk in her third consecutive complete-game effort.

CSB jumped ahead early, taking a 1-0 lead in the first on Smetana's RBI double. Freeberg followed with her second homer of the season in the third inning to extend the lead to 2-0. However, St. Olaf responded with two runs in the fifth and plated the go-ahead run in the sixth to secure the 3-2 victory.

Smetana continues to lead CSB at the plate, hitting .395 with a .579 slugging percentage, followed closely by Olivia Tautges (.387 AVG, .640 SLG) and Bryn Ruhberg (.358 AVG). The CSB pitching staff combined for a 2.15 ERA over the two games, with solid efforts from both Peterson and Wallace.
 
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