North Dakota State pitcher Jacquelyn Sertic stifled the Hawaii offense to lead the Bison to a 4-1 win over the Rainbow Wahine softball team tonight in the Outrigger Spring Fling Tournament.

After making an early exit in a 8-5 loss to Baylor in the first game of NDSU’s doubleheader, Sertic, a sophomore right-hander, retired the first 10 UH batters she faced, held the Wahine to two hits and finished with seven strikeouts and one walk in a complete-game victory.

UH welcomed sophomore Brittany Hitchcock back to the circle for her first appearance since Feb. 28. An issue in her back had kept her out of the rotation and she gave up three hits in four innings in her return. Kanani Aina Cabrales gave up one hit in the final three innings, but the UH offense couldn’t match NDSU’s timely hitting.

NDSU scored the first run on a wild pitch with two out in the top of the first inning and added two more in another in the fourth.

Logan Moreland led off the inning by dropping a looper that fell in just behind third base and rolled into foul territory for a double. Cheyenne Garcia then flared another single just over the infield to drive in Moreland. Two errors on Alyssa Reina’s grounder, the first at shortstop and another in left field, then allowed Garcia to score from first.

Sertic took a perfect game into the fourth inning before Nicole Lopez doubled to left center. UH wouldn’t muster another hit until Rachel Lack homered to left center with two out in the bottom of the seventh to avoid a shutout.