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Fort Hays State's Maddie Holub threw a perfect game and won each game with her bat in a doubleheader sweep of Northwest Missouri State on Saturday (Apr. 6) at Tiger Stadium in Hays. The 18th-ranked Tigers won game one 1-0 in Holub's perfect game, and then won 4-3 in eight innings in game two. Fort Hays State moved to 33-5 overall and 13-1 in the MIAA with the wins.

Game 1: Fort Hays State 1, Northwest Missouri State 0

Scoresheet of Holub's Perfect Game

Maddie Holub recorded 17 of the 21 outs in her perfect game effort by strikeout, tying her single-game record for strikeouts that she set just the day before in a 12-inning complete game winning effort against Missouri Western. Three of the four other outs were pop ups on the infield and the other was a ground out to first base unassisted. The Bearcats did not get a ball past the infield in the game.

Courtney Dobson and Holub provided all the offense for the Tigers, hitting back-to-back doubles in the fourth to generate the only run of the game. It was the second time this year that Holub threw a no-hitter in a 1-0 win and drove in the only run for the Tigers.

Holub collected the first perfect game in Fort Hays State's softball history and it was the seventh no-hitter in the school's NCAA Division II history. Holub has now had a hand in four of the seven no-hitters thrown at FHSU, with three of those as complete game efforts. Callie Wright was the battery mate behind the plate at catcher for Holub. Holub moved to 17-1 overall on the season with the win.

Game 2: Fort Hays State 4, Northwest Missouri State 3 (8 inn.)

Fort Hays State scratched and clawed its way to tying the game 3-3 in the sixth after trailing twice and then won the game in the eighth inning on a bases-loaded two out walk-off single by Maddie Holub.

The Bearcats took a 1-0 lead in the first on a solo home run and then extended the lead to 2-0 in the fifth with another run.

Fort Hays State made its first push at the Bearcats in the bottom of the fifth plating two runs to tie the game. Courtney Dobson had a RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1, then Danie Brinkmann delivered another RBI double for the tie.

Northwest Missouri State rallied for a run in the sixth to take the lead back at 3-2, but the Tigers once again reeled the Bearcats in when Bianca Adame had a two-out RBI single to tie the game again in the sixth.

Holub entered to pitch in relief of starter Paxton Duran in the seventh and continued where she left off in game one by retiring the Bearcats in order in the seventh, but FHSU could not push a run across in the seventh, which forced extra innings.

Holub held the Bearcats once again in the eighth, her only baserunner allowed was hit by a pitch. In the bottom half of the inning, the Tigers loaded the bases with one out. The Tigers attempted to bunt the run in with Courtney Dobson at the plate, but the lead runner was cut down at the plate. With two outs, Holub stepped up to deliver a seeing-eye game winning single through the left side for the 4-3 win.

Holub picked up the win in game two moving to 18-1 overall with her two innings of relief. She struck out three and did not allow a hit, holding NWMSU hitless for nine innings in the doubleheader. Duran allowed five hits, two walks, and three runs, while striking out four in six innings of work.

Fort Hays State returns to action on Tuesday (Apr. 9) against Northwestern Oklahoma State in a non-conference doubleheader at Tiger Stadium in Hays. Game time is set for 2:30 pm.