LOS ANGELES-Jacquelyn Sertic struck out 22 and picked up two wins as North Dakota State shut out Fairfield 4-0 and defeated Monmouth 5-2 Sunday. The Bison have won eight games in a row.
Jacquelyn Sertic (13-4) recorded her third straight shutout with a two-hitter against Fairfield (6-15) in the first game. Sertic struck out 12 and walked two.
Bre Beatty hit a two-out home run, her third of the season, to extend NDSU's lead to 2-0 in the fifth inning. Beatty led NDSU with two hits.
NDSU (17-7) exploded for five runs in the top of the first inning in the second. Maddie Hansen cleared the bases with a three-run single.
Monmouth chased Bison starter KK Leddy in the third, but Sertic settled things down quickly and retired 14 of 15 batters faced. She struck out 10 and walked one over the final 4⅔ innings.
