MANGULIS GEM HIGHLIGHTS SDSU RUN-RULE WIN

Sunday, February 15

Stephenville, Texas

9:30 a.m.

South Dakota State University

9-3

Colgate

3-7

Colgate

South Dakota State

a women's softball player in a grey uniform swings a bat and makes contact with a softball

Ella Berlage

Photo by: Mario Terrana

2/15/2026 2:27:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – South Dakota State benefited from another stellar effort in the circle en route to an 11-1 run-rule victory over Colgate on Sunday at the Tarleton Softball Complex. The Jackrabbits defeated the Raiders in six innings to close out play at the Whataburger Invitational.

Colgate took the opening lead of the game in the top of the first inning. A walk and hit by pitch put two Raiders on base before a fielder's choice plated Colgate's lone run of the meeting.

South Dakota State followed by scoring three runs in both the first and second frames.

Sacrifice flies by Abby Gentry and Alivya Bollen, along with an RBI double off the bat of Ella Berlage, put the Jackrabbits ahead 3-1. The bottom of the second saw Bria Riebel lead the inning off with a single. She'd be plated on a two-run home run by Akayla Barnard to extend the score to 5-1. A bases-loaded walk drawn by Alli Boyle made it a 6-1 margin.

The Jackrabbits threatened to break the game open. SDSU was unable to close things out earlier as the Jacks left 10 runners on base.

SDSU starting pitcher Madi Mangulis was solid throughout her appearance. The Jackrabbit senior completed 1-2-3 innings from the second through the fourth frames.

The Jacks narrowly finished the proceedings out in the bottom of the fifth. A Berlage two-run single pushed SDSU advantage up to 8-1. However, a double play ended SDSU's threat with the bases loaded as the game went to a sixth inning.

Magnulis pitched 5 2/3 innings before giving up her first hit of the day. The Raiders had two batters produce singles in the frame before Mangulis closed it out with a strikeout.

South Dakota State drew two walks to begin the bottom of the sixth. After a fielder's choice for the first out of the inning, Emma Vike crushed a three-run home run to end the game behind an 11-1 score.

NOTES

South Dakota State improved to 9-3 on the season with the win, while Colgate fell to 3-7. The Jackrabbits' 12-game start is their best as a program since their 10-2 start to the 2021 season.
SDSU had 10 hits as a team. The Jackrabbits' Vike and Berlage had three hits apiece and both had three RBIs. Vike scored three runs. Barnard recorded two hits and scored three runs while Riebel was plated twice.
Mangulis improved to 4-0 on the season and threw her second complete game of the year. She threw six innings and gave up one run on two hits and two walks. She struck out four batters.

UP NEXT
South Dakota State will travel to Murray, Ky., for its next tournament appearance. The Jackrabbits appear in Murray State's Velvet Milkman Classic starting on Friday.

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