JAMESTOWN, N.D. -- The University of Providence softball program split their pair of games on Saturday at the Nelson Family Bubble Invite defeating Valley City State 13-10 and fell to Northern State 10-4.
 
In game one the Wolves (0-5) scored the first two runs of the game but in the bottom of the third junior Tehneson Ehnes singled to center to score Aleana Aionaaka and Kasidy Yeoman to tie the game at two.
 
The Argos continued their momentum with a single from junior Erin Bishop to score Ehnes, but the Wolves answered in the top of the fourth with four runs of their own to take a 3-6 lead.
 
The Argos added a run in the bottom of the fourth with a solo home run from freshman Madison Moultray, but Northern State scored four runs the rest of the way as UP fell to the Wolve 10-4.
 
In game two the Argos got on the board first when Ehnes singled to score Yeoman from third, and UP would continue their momentum adding an RBI single from senior Tiffany Fuentes in the second, and a two run home-run from Ehnes in the third put UP in front 5-0.
 
Following an RBI double from Alix Bishop the Vikings answered with a solo home run, but the Argos got in back in the top of the sixth with RBI singles from Fuentes and junior Ella Galloway to give UP a 7-1 edge.
 
Each side would add a run until the Vikings scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at nine.
 
The Argos answered in the top of the seventh when Alix Bishop hit a bases clearing single and Madison Moultray hit in Bishop to give UP a four-run lead heading into the bottom of the seventh.
 
The Vikings added a run in the bottom of the seventh to cut the lead to three, but Moultray slammed the door down the stretch as UP defeated Valley City State 13-10.
 
SCORING SUMMARY: Northern State 10 – Providence 4

• T3 | Two-run home run to left field pushed the first runners across (0-2)
• B3 | Tehneson Ehnes singled to score Aleana Aionaaka and Kasidy Yeoman (2-2)
• B3 | Erin Bishop singled to center to score Tehneson Ehnes (3-2)
• T4 | Wolves hit a two RBI single to left to take the lead (3-4)
• T4 | Wolves hit a two RBI ground rule double to extend the lead to three (3-6)
• B4 | Madison Moultray hit a solo home run to left field (4-6)
• T5 | Wolves hit a single to right to score the runner from second (4-7)
• T5 | Wolves take advantage of an Argo miscue to push a runner across (4-8)
• T5 | Fielders choice from the Wolves pushes the lead to five (4-9)
• T5 | SAC fly from the Wolves scores the runner from third (4-10)

SCORING SUMMARY: Providence 13 – Valley City State 10

• T1 | Tehneson Ehnes singled to score Kasidy Yeoman from third (1-0)
• T2 | Tiffany Fuentes singled up the middle to score Madison Moultray (2-0)
• T3 | Tehneson Ehnes hit a two-run home run to right field (4-0)
• T3 | Alix Bishop doubled to right center to score Erin Bishop (5-0)
• B3 | Vikings hit a solo home run to right field (5-1)
• T5 | Ella Galloway singled to center to score Alix Bishop (6-1)
• T5 | Tiffany Fuentes singled to left to score Madison Moultray (7-1)
• B5 | Vikings triple to left center to score the runner from second (7-2)
• T6 | Erin Bishop hit a fielder's choice to score Kasidy Yeoman from third (8-2)
• T6 | Alix Bishop doubled to left center to score Erin Bishop (9-2)
• B6 | Vikings hit a grand slam to bring the game within three (9-6)
• B6 | Vikings hit a solo home run to right field (9-7)
• B6 | Two RBI single to left field from the Vikings tied the game at nine (9-9)
• T7 | Alix Bishop singled to center to clear the bases and put UP ahead by three (12-9)
• T7 | Madison Moultray singled to right to score Alix Bishop (13-9)
• B7 | Vikings take advantage of an Argo miscue to push a runner across (13-10)

UP NEXT
The Argos will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 21 when they head to Caldwell, Idaho for the College of Idaho Tournament. UP will face the Yotes on Saturday and #3 Eastern Oregon on Sunday.