ABERDEEN, S.D.  (VCSU)   – The Valley City State softball team outscored its opponents 15-0 on Saturday as the Vikings recorded a pair of shutout victories at the Presentation College Dome Classic.

Valley City State defeated Mount Marty College 8-0 in five innings, and then blanked Northern State by a score of 7-0 in the tournament finale.

The two shutouts completed a weekend sweep for the No. 25-ranked Vikings, who now have an 8-0 overall record this season. VCSU allowed just one run in its four games this weekend, outscoring its opponents 25-1.

Up next: Valley City State (8-0) will travel to Minot State University to play four games in their dome tournament on Feb. 23-24.

VCSU 8, Mount Marty College 0
Valley City State won its first game Saturday by mercy rule, blanking Mount Marty College in five innings. The game was tied 0-0 after two innings, but the Vikings broke the tie on Emily Smith‘s three-run home run in the top of the third inning. VCSU added one run in the fourth, and then scored four runs in the fifth inning to seal the victory.

Smith started in the circle and pitched four shutout innings for the win. She struck out eight and allowed five hits and one walk. Emilee Wilson pitched a hitless fifth inning to finish the victory.

Jayme Menard went 3-for-3 at the plate with a pair of runs and an RBI. Smith homered and drove in three runs, and Tatum Lundin doubled and drove in two runs. Joelle Aiello was 2-for-3 with a run and RBI. VCSU totaled 11 hits by eight different players.

VCSU 7, Northern State 0
Valley City State’s offense erupted for six runs in the bottom of the first inning as the Vikings ended the weekend with a 7-0 shutout of Northern State.

Marissa Hawkins, Kadie Anderson and Jayme Menard all recorded two-run singles in the first inning, giving the Vikings a big cushion against the Wolves.

Emily Smith pitched six shutout innings to earn the win, improving her season record to 6-0 and dropping her ERA to 0.66. Smith gave up just three hits to the Wolves, walked three and struck out four. Emilee Wilson pitched the seventh inning, allowing just one hit. Wilson lowered her season ERA to 0.78.

The Vikings totaled six hits from five different players. Hawkins went 2-for-3 with a run and RBI. Anderson and Menard each singled and drove in two runs, and Lundin and Aiello each added a hit and a run.