Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 | Box Score 3 | Box Score 4 CLERMONT, Fla. - The Winona State University softball team earned a 7-2 record across a series of games played on the Warrior spring trip, as WSU turned in several impressive performances in Florida this past week. 

Winona State (16-4, 0-0 NSIC) and head coach Greg Jones claimed at least one win during each day of competition at The Spring Games and earned a doubleheader sweep on the opening weekend.  WSU put an exclamation point on the final contest of the trip, shutting out Queens College 9-0 on Wednesday, March 6. 

March 1: Winona State 11, University of Charleston 3  | WSU pulled away early with three-run innings in the first and second frames. The Warriors piled on four more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Teaghen Amwoza was 3-for-3, driving in three runs. Sam Keller collected a triple while Izzy Howe and Abby Smith combined efforts in the Warrior circle. Smith would scatter five hits over three and 1/3 innings of work for the win. 

March 1: Winona State 12, Goldey-Beacom College 9  |  The Warriors scored five runs in the top of the first inning, giving starting pitcher Jayda Berg strong run support early on. The Lightning responded with four runs in the middle innings of the contest and narrowed the Winona State advantage to 8-6 after five frames. A Carly Engelhardt home run with Kiley Slaats on base in the sixth inning pushed WSU back to a four-run lead, while Sam Keller and Anika Lange added RBI base hits in the seventh.  Haley Zembo and Skyler Calmes combined to pitch the final three innings, holding off a late GBC rally in the bottom of the seventh. 

March 2: Winona State 9, Southern New Hampshire 5   | Winona State continued to rack up runs in the early innings, scoring once in the bottom of both the first and second stanzas against the Penmen. SNHU would score three runs in the top of the second inning and add two more in the top of the sixth, but WSU would use a 5-run fourth frame to earn the third Warrior win of the trip.  The Warriors were held to just eight hits in the game but Sam Keller contributed a 2-of-4 day at the plate and Carly Engelhardt drove in two runs. Izzy Howe earned the win with five and 1/3 innings of work, striking out seven and walking two. Jayda Berg faced six batters in the final stages of the contest, striking out five Penmen hitters. 

March 2: Winona State 6, Notre Dame College 4  | WSU was matched up in a pitcher's duel for much of the Warriors' game against Notre Dame College, with a Sam Keller solo home run accounting for the only tally for either team in the first five innings. Things changed dramatically with one swing of the bat in the top of the sixth, as a Alyssa Woelfel hit a grand slam and Abbie Hlas singled in Ashlee Chantos moments later to push the scoreboard to 6-0 in favor of Winona State. NDC responded with their first run of the game in the bottom of the same frame and then scored three times in the bottom of the seventh before yielding to WSU.  Abby Smith earned the win for WSU in the circle, stretching the Warrior win streak in Florida to four straight. 

March 3: Winona State 5, Edinboro 2  | Winona State beat Edinboro University 5-2 as Abbie Hlas, Carly Engelhardt and Teaghen Amwoza all added extra base hits to the Warrior effort with Engelhardt's 2-for-3 day leading the way.  Jayda Berg and Sklyer Calmes combined for seven innings of work, allowing just two earned runs in the game. The Fighting Scots would score one run in the bottom of the fourth to spoil the shutout bid and added a solo score in the sixth.  The scheduled Winona State - Mercyhurst game also slated for March 3 was postponed due to weather. 

March 5: Winona State 6, California (Pa.) 4  | Winona State and Cal (Pa.) locked into a defensive struggle in the opening innings with neither team scoring across the first three frames. Izzy Howe threw the opening three innings for WSU before giving way to Jayda Berg in the fourth. Berg would go on to claim the win and Abby Smith earned a save, closing the door on the contest after the Vulcans threatened to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh.  Logan Anderson's fourth-inning home run drove in three RBI and Teaghen Amwoza and Sam Keller each singled in runs for WSU. 

March 5: College of St. Rose 6, Winona State 5  | WSU's Florida fortunes turned on the second half of Tueday's twinbill, as the College of St. Rose downed the Warriors 6-5. Winona State held a three-run lead over CSR heading into the seventh inning but the Golden Knights rallied with two outs to take the lead. WSU would score one run in the bottom of the seventh and load the bases but the College of St. Rose would hang on for the win. Abbie Hlas, Carly Engelhardt and Sam Keller would all collect doubles in the game as WSU racked up 11 total hits. 

March 6: Univ. of Missouri St. Louis 2, Winona State 1  | Winona State faced off with the University of Missouri St. Louis for the first time since 2021 and the Warriors were uable to solve the Triton's starter Ashley Borowitz in a close contest. WSU was held to three hits in the game but notched a first-inning run when Sam Keller scored after reaching base on an error. UMSL responded in the third inning with a two-run homer to take the lead and complete the scoring. Winona State's pitching duo of Izzy Howe and Jayda Berg held Missouri-St. Louis to five hits overall, with Howe taking the loss in the contest. 

March 6: Winona State 9, Queens (N.Y.) College 0  |  WSU rebounded on Wednesday to claim a 9-0 shutout victory of Queens College in the final game of the Winona State spring trip.  Abby Smith threw a two-hit gem and the Warrior's offense opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the third inning. Abbie Hlas, Kiley Slaats and Alyssa Woelfel each drove in runs to jump start the WSU dugout. Smith did not walk a batter and registered a pair of 1-2-3 innings in the six-frame game.  The Warrior - Knight match-up marked the first time the two schools have met on the softball diamond. 

Winona State is next in action on March 15-17 when the Warriors travel to Pittsburg, Kansas, for a six-game non-conference slate.  WSU will open NSIC play on Saturday, March 23, hosting St. Cloud State University.