Northern Colorado softball scores twice in the bottom of the seventh, rallies for 4-3 win over North Dakota

The Northern Colorado softball team scored twice in the bottom of the seventh against North Dakota, rallying for a 4-3 win Saturday in Lincoln, Nebraska, and its ninth win in 12 games on the spring-break trip.

UNC (15-16) started the bottom of the seventh trailing the Fighting Hawks 3-2 at the University of Nebraska’s Bowlin Stadium.

Quinn Myers-Lenz drew a lead-off walk from North Dakota pitcher Jackie Albrecht. After a strike out to Amailee Morales, Ella Gonzales walked and Myers-Lenz went to second.

Sabrina Javorsky tied the game at 3-3 with a single to the right side of the field, scoring Myers-Lenz. Javorsky had two of UNC’s five hits with two RBI.

Katie Thomson, pinch-running for Gonzales, went to third on an Ali Steinker single to right and scored the game-winning run on an error by North Dakota right fielder Mariah Peters.

UNC wraps up its 13-game trip Sunday morning against host University of Nebraska. The teams split their two previous games in Lincoln on the UNC trip. UNC beat the Cornhuskers 5-3 Tuesday and lost to Nebraska 6-5 Thursday.

The Bears committed six errors against North Dakota. The Fighting Hawks (5-26) committed two errors, leading to one unearned run for UNC. Both teams scored twice in the third inning. North Dakota went ahead 3-2 in the top of the fourth.

UNC senior pitcher Erin Caviness (8-5) earned the win in two innings of relief of starter Isabelle DiNapoli. Caviness didn’t give up a hit and struck out four with no walks.

DiNapoli allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits with five strikeouts and three walks in five innings.