Saturday in Decorah…in the Iowa Conference softball semifinals…Central College built an 11-2 lead over fifth-ranked Luther…only to see the Norse score 15 unanswered runs and topple the Dutch 17-11. Central exploded for six runs in the third inning, including Paige Dickel’s first career home run, and added five more in the fourth, capped off by a Paige Schreiner grand slam. But the Norse stormed back, racking up 20 hits, including five home runs, to oust the Dutch from the single-elimination tournament. Central is now 23-15, and will likely be on the outside looking in when the 62-team NCAA tournament field is announced Monday morning.

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