ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul softball team (1-2) notched their first win of the season against Viterbo (Wis.) (0-3) by a score of 10-1 in five innings on day two of the Kelly Laas Memorial Invitational.
 
Concordia-St. Paul 10, Viterbo 1 (5 innings)
- Linzy Heim took the win in the circle for the Golden Bears as she pitched four innings, allowed only four hits, one run, and struck out two.
- Viterbo scored their lone run of the game in the top of the first inning off a home run by Lauren Davis with two outs.
- It did not take long for CSP to respond as they scored six runs in the home half of the first.
- With runners on the corners Liz Jarosz drove in the runner on third with an RBI single to tie the game.
- Two batters later with runners on second and third, Hannah Carlson would drive in both runners with an RBI single and giving Concordia a 3-1 lead.
- Carlson would steal second and then Emily Shinn would drive her in with another RBI single for CSP. Shinn would advance to second on a throwing error.
- Elena Koncar would reach safely on a fielding error and then advance to second on the error. Shinn would score on the fielding error.
- The final run of the first inning for the Golden Bears would come off an RBI double by Lily Langevin.
- After a scoreless second inning, Heim would get out of a bases loaded jam in the top of the third to hold their five run lead.
- In the home half of the third, Concordia's first two batters were retired before Koncar singled to keep the inning alive. Langevin would then lay down a bunt and reach safely on another throwing advancing her to second and Koncar to third.
- Carly Hart would give the Golden Bears their seventh run of the game with a RBI single that scored Koncar. Nicole Thompson would follow with a bunting single which loaded the bases.
- Justine Schattner would drive in two more runs with another RBI single, but would advance to second on the throw home which was too late.
- Sarah Kivisto would drive in the final run of the game on a fielder's choice giving Concordia a 10-1 lead.
- CSP would tally five hits and four runs in bottom of the third.
- In the fourth inning both teams would go down one, two, three and with one last chance in the top of the fifth, the V-Hawks could not produce any runs giving the Golden Bears their first win of the season.
- Schattner and Langevin would each go 2-2 at the plate while Schattner and Carlson each drove in a pair of RBI for the game.
- Elli Anderson was the only V-Hawk to come away with two hits and Lauren Davis would go 1-1 with a solo home run and a pair of walks.
- Sarah Obert took the loss going two and two-thirds innings while allowing 11 hits and 10 runs (eight earned).
- This was the first meeting between Concordia and Viterbo.

- Game two recap against Sioux Falls to come.

UP NEXT
- The Golden Bears travel down to Arkansas next weekend for UAM 8 State Classic. They play a total of six games between Friday, Feb. 17 and Sunday, Feb. 19.