Recap | Salukis Drop Final Game of Snowman Tournament to North Texas, 6-5

Starkville, Miss. – The 2025 Snowman: Alex Wilcox Memorial Tournament, hosted by Mississippi State, came to a close Saturday afternoon for Southern Illinois softball (1-8, 0-0). In a back and forth affair, North Texas (6-2, 0-0) defeated SIU 6-5 off a late home run.

Inside the Box Score

Anna Carder hit her second home run of the year. It was her only hit of the game and net her two RBIs.
Addi Baker, Maleah Blomenkamp, and Erin Lee all had RBIs as well.
Amanda Knutson, Emily Williams, and Emma Austin collected hits too.

How it Happened
SIU led off the game with three straight walks to load the bags. After an out, Baker flied out to score a run, giving Southern an early 1-0 lead.

North Texas responded promptly in the bottom of the first. With the bases loaded and nobody out, a fielder's choice plated two runs to give the Mean Green a 2-1 lead.

The Salukis scored once more in the second. As two runners stood in scoring position thanks to a North Texas error, Blomenkamp grounded out to score the game-tying run, setting the score at 2-2.

Southern retook the lead in the top of the third. After a pair of one-out singles set runners at first and second, Lee singled to bring Sarah Cook across home plate and make the score 3-2 in favor of the Salukis.

Carder added some insurance in the fourth. With Austin at third base, Carder sent a pitch over the center field wall for a two-run homer, bumping SIU's lead up to 5-2.

That lead did not last long however. In the bottom half of the fourth, with a pair of Mean Green runners in scoring position, McKenzie Newcomb gave up a three-run homer which tied the game at 5-5.

The game stayed tied until the bottom of the sixth. North Texas' leadoff hitter hit a deep fly ball to left field which bounced off the glove of Blomenkamp and over the outfield wall for a solo shot, giving the Mean Green their first lead since the first inning.

Down 6-5, the Salukis made a good effort in the seventh. With two outs, SIU had runners at first and second, but a strikeout by Austin ended the inning and game.

Up Next
Softball resumes action on February 21 with a doubleheader at the San Marco Classic in San Marcos, Texas. At 1:15 p.m., Southern will face Kansas and then play the host school, Texas State, at 5:45 p.m.

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