{"id":298314,"date":"2026-03-17T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=298314"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:52:45","slug":"vikings-fall-to-rv-indiana-tech-in-arizona-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=298314","title":{"rendered":"Vikings Fall to (RV) Indiana Tech in Arizona Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/vcsu-softball31326.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/vcsu-softball31326.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298315\" style=\"width:403px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/vcsu-softball31326.jpg 600w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/vcsu-softball31326-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/vcsu-softball31326-311x175.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tucson AZ (VCSU) &#8211; Valley City State wrapped up their trip to Tucson, Arizona with a 7-1 loss to (RV) Indiana Tech on Thursday. The Vikings ended their nine-game trip with a 3-6 record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valley City State is now 10-11 on the season. Indiana Tech, who beat Mayville State earlier in the day 3-2, is now 14-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vikings scored in the top of first when&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/pascale-kihn\/4822\">Pascale Kihn<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;hit a sinking line drive to right that got by the right fielder and Kihn circled the bases for an inside-the-park home run to give the Vikings a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warriors tied it in the bottom second when a run scored on a wild pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the third, Indiana Tech scored three runs in the bottom of the third to take the lead. Carlye Walter drove in two with a single. Then scored on Alyssa Harvey&#8217;s single to make it 4-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two more runs came across for Tech in the bottom of the fourth on RBI singles by Alyssa Fox, Haylee Pruitt 6to make it 6-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mikayla Pruitt&#8217;s RBI single in the bottom of the fifth capped the scoring with the Warriors on top 7-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/pascale-kihn\/4822\">Pascale Kihn<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;had three of the Vikings four hits by going 3 for 3 with the home run.&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/ahleeya-nicola\/4827\">Ahleeya Nicola<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;had the other hit. She was 1 for 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UP NEXT:&nbsp;<\/strong>The Vikings start Frontier Conference play with a four-game series with Bellevue in Nebraska March 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;and 21<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tucson AZ (VCSU) &#8211; Valley City State wrapped up their trip to Tucson, Arizona with a 7-1 loss to (RV) Indiana Tech on Thursday. The Vikings ended their nine-game trip with a 3-6 record. Valley City State is now 10-11 on the season. 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