DICKINSON, N.D. -- The University of Providence softball program defeated Mayville State 15-12 in the Frontier Conference Tournament quarterfinals Thursday afternoon.
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The Argos (28-22) scored the first runs of the game in the bottom of the first putting up 10 runs behind a pair of two run home runs from junior
Tehneson Ehnes and
Madison Moultray and followed with two RBI doubles from freshman
Aleana Aionaaka and Ehnes to put UP in front 10-0.
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The Comets (15-31) answered with seven runs in the top of the second but in the bottom half Moultray hit her second home run of the game with a solo shot to center field to give UP an 11-7 edge.
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Mayville State did not go away adding three runs in the top of the third to bring the game within one and following an RBI single from junior
Erin Bishop in the bottom of the third, the Comets scored two runs in the top of the fifth to tie the game at 12.
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The Argos rallied in the bottom of the sixth with junior
Alix Bishop's 13
th home run of the season to retake the lead 13-12, and UP did not stop there with a two RBI double from junior
Ella Galloway to put UP ahead 15-12 heading into the seventh.
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The Comets put the first runner on in the top of the seventh, but Moultray slammed the door on the mound to secure the Argos 15-12 victory over Mayville State.
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SCORING SUMMARY: Providence 15 - Mayville State 12
- B1 | Tehneson Ehnes hit a two-run home run to right center field (2-0)
- B1 | Madison Moultray hit a two-run home run to  center field (4-0)
- B1 | Ella Galloway singled to center field to score Kaily Gull (5-0)
- B1 | Aleana Aionaaka doubled to score Tiffany Fuentes and Ella Galloway (7-0)
- B1 | Tehneson Ehnes doubled to score Aleana Aionaaka and Kasidy Yeoman (9-0)
- B1 | Erin Bishop singled to center to score Tehneson Ehnes (10-0)
- T2 | Comets doubled to left field to push two runners across (10-2)
- T2 | Mayville State doubled to right to score the runner from third (10-3)
- T2 | Comets doubled to center to cut the lead in half (10-5)
- T2 | Mayville State doubled to right to score two runs (10-7)
- B2 | Madison Moultray hit a solo home run to center field (11-7)
- T3 | Comets take advantage of Argo miscues to push two runners across (11-9)
- T3 | Mayville put the ball in play to score the runner from third (11-10)
- B3 | Erin Bishop singled to left to score Kasidy Yeoman from third (12-10)
- T5 | Mayville doubled to center to score the runner from second (12-11)
- T5 | Comets single to center to score the runner from third (12-12)
- B6 | Alix Bishop hit solo home run to left field (13-12)
- B6 | Ella Galloway doubled to left to score Kaily Gull and Mia Monroe (15-12)
UP NEXT
The Argos will be back in action tomorrow, May 1 for the semifinals of the Frontier Conference Tournament at 3:00 p.m. (MST). Â
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