BROOKINGS — South Dakota and North Dakota each came away with wins on Wednesday at Jerald T. Moriarty Field and advanced in the Summit League Softball Tournament.

The No. 3 seeded Coyotes took down No. 6 seeded Kansas City with an 8-6 win and No. 4 North Dakota came away with a 8-0 win over No. 5 North Dakota State in five innings.

The third-seeded Coyotes will play tournament host and No. 2 seeded South Dakota State at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Dakota will take on top-seeded Omaha at 11 a.m.

No. 3 South Dakota 8, No. 6 Kansas City 6

The Coyotes used a six-run third inning to surge ahead and withstood a late Roos rally to advance in the double-elimination portion of the tournament.

After both teams went scoreless through two innings, the Roos struck first thanks to an RBI-single from Briona Woods but Kansas City’s advantage would not last long.

In the bottom half of the third, the Coyotes responded with six runs to take their first lead of the game. With two on and one out, a fielder’s choice from Ella McGee plated the first run of the frame to even things at 1-1.

A bunt single by Tatum Villotta kept the momentum rolling before Delaney White’s two-run single pushed the lead to 3-1. Abi Brown followed with a two-run double to left center and Clara Edwards capped the scoring with a squeeze bunt RBI, giving the Coyotes a commanding 6-1 lead.

Two more scoreless frames followed before the Roos rallied to pull even at 6-6 after plating five runs in the sixth off reliever McKenna Young. After a walk and an error put runners in scoring position, a passed ball brought in the first run of the inning.

A single from Leilani Bustamante and a two-run double by Lauren Parker cut the deficit to 6-5 before a throwing error and an RBI fielder’s choice brought in the tying run to level the game at 6-6.

Unfazed by the Roos’ rally, South Dakota staged its own two-out rally in the bottom of the frame. McGee doubled to spark the inning and a single by Villotta moved her to third.

White then delivered again, knocking in McGee with an infield single to put USD back in front. Brown followed with the Coyotes’ fourth straight hit, a sharply hit RBI single to score Villotta and push their cushion to 8-6.

Young closed out the final inning for her 14th win of the season, retiring the Roos in order to seal the victory.

No. 4 North Dakota 8, No. 5 North Dakota State 0 (5 inn.)

The Bison threatened to open the scoring in the first, but Star Cortez was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a single up the middle by Chloe Woldruff.

The Fighting Hawks wasted no time, erupting for four runs in the first inning. Camryn Lasota delivered a two-run double to left-center, followed by a wild pitch and an infield error that allowed two more runs to score.

Lasota continued her offensive prowess with an RBI single in the second inning, pushing the lead to 5-0. She finished the day 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

North Dakota sealed the victory with a three-run fifth inning, highlighted by RBI singles from Hailey Bethune, Quincie Chunestudey and Katie Joten.

In the circle, senior pitcher Jackie Albrecht was dominant, tossing a complete-game shutout. She allowed just three hits, struck out five, and stranded nine Bison runners over five innings to earn her fourth win of the season.

North Dakota State struggled offensively, managing only three singles and leaving runners on base in each of the first four innings. Their best scoring opportunity came in the third inning when they loaded the bases, but a fielder’s choice ended the threat.