DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The North Dakota softball team played its final game in Florida on Wednesday afternoon, falling 4-1 to Bethune-Cookman.

Katie Joten walked to lead off the game and then stole second base with one out to move into scoring position; but was unable to come around. Camryn Lasota got a 1-2-3 bottom of the first to send the game to the second scoreless, but in the bottom of the frame BCU cashed in with an RBI single to get on the board first.

Joten was hit by a pitch with two outs in the top of the third, then Izzy Haslett followed with a single to centerfield and advanced on a throw that brought Joten in to score. From there, Lasota retired ten straight batters. In the top of the fifth NoDak had a chance to take the lead as Cassie Castaneda led off with a walk and Joten singled with two outs to move Castaneda to third. Joten stole second but the green and white could not cash in with two runners in scoring position.

In the bottom of the sixth a one out triple in the bottom of the sixth started a three run inning that put BCU ahead.

Halyne Gonzalez got the win while Lasota took the loss.

The Fighting Hawks will try across the country to take part in the Fullerton Round Robin starting on Friday, starting off the weekend against Fairfield with first pitch at 11 a.m. CT.

Postgame Notes 

·        Lasota threw her second complete game and gave up only one earned run.

·        Joten stole her seventh and eighth bases of the season. The last Fighting Hawks to reach double-digit steals in a season were Angel Love and Marina Marzolino during the 2018 season.

·        Joten has hit safely in four straight games and scored four runs in those games.

·        Last season Joten led the team with 27 walks and has walked 14 times already this season.

How It Happened 

B2- BCU 1, UND 0

T3- BCU 1, UND 1

B6- BCU 4, UND 1

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