Luther opened it's 2008 season with a two-game sweep of Minnesota teams at the Rosemount Irish Dome in the Twin Cities. Luther opened with a 10-0 win over St. Croix Lutheran of West St. Paul. Courtney Hoeg, a junior tossed her first-ever no-hitter to boot. It was a five-inning game. Luther then beat West Lutheran of Plymouth, MN 12-0
Luther 10 (1-0), St. Croix Lutheran, West St. Paul 0 (0-1)
Luther…............160 21 – 10 10 0
St. Croix……….000 00 – 0 0 2
WP: Courtney Hoeg (5 INN, 9K, 1BB)
LP: Erika Otto (5 INN, 5K, 2BB)
Leading Hitters: Luther - Amy Dobrunz (2-4, 1 RBI, 2 runs), Courtney Hoeg (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 run), Brianna Ekhoff (1-2, 3B, 2 RBI), Leisha Brueggeman (3-3, 1 RBI, 2 runs)
Luther 12 (2-0), West Lutheran, Plymouth 2 (0-1)
Luther…...............301 206 – 12 11 2
West Lutheran…....110 000 – 2 3 6
WP: Amy Dobrunz (4 INN, 4K, 1BB)
LP: Whitney Mornson (6 INN, 2K, 2BB)
Leading Hitters: Luther – Samantha Black (2-3, 2 2B, 2 runs), Rachel Niemi (2-3, 1 RBI, 3 runs), Rachel Zibrowski (1-4, 3B, 1 RBI, 2 runs) West Lutheran – Ashley Jensen (2-3, 3B, 1 RBI, 1 SB)
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