Megan Green pitched a two-hit shutout and Shelby Keil and Christy Warnock both hit two-run homers to lead South Dakota to a series-clinching, 8-0 softball win against South Dakota State Sunday at Nygaard Field.
The Coyotes (12-20, 3-3 Summit) took two out of three from the Jacks (14-23, 1-5) to earn a point in the South Dakota Showdown Series presented by South Dakota Corn. South Dakota leads the year-long series 9-7 with five matchups remaining.
Green (4-6) tossed her first collegiate shutout and was sensational in the series, earning two wins and pitching 11 scoreless innings while allowing just eight hits. She totaled 65 pitches is six innings Sunday, and allowed two singles against a lineup that produced 27 hits in two games Saturday.
