South Dakota State opened the National Invitational Softball Championship in dominant fashion Wednesday, rolling over Colorado State in five innings, 11-1.
The Jackrabbits improved to 35-16 on the season in their second-ever postseason victory and gave head coach Krista Wood earn her 100th win at SDSU.
Madison Hope (22-8) threw all five innings in the win, taking a shutout into the fifth with a four-hit affair.
Abbey Murphy was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk at the plate, adding an RBI. Ali Herdliska (two RBIs) and Morse (three RBIs) each had two hits for South Dakota State, both hitting doubles while Herdliska worked a pair of walks.
