HUNTSVILLE, Texas—The rain came and South Dakota stormed out of the delay to score an 8-2 win against Dayton Saturday on the second day of the Bearkat Classic hosted by Sam Houston State.
 
The delay altered the rest of the weekend slate. USD, scheduled to play Wichita State Saturday, will now play the Shockers Sunday at 12:15 p.m. following a 10 a.m. start against UT-San Antonio.
 
Grace Garcia (1-0) pitched five innings to earn her third collegiate win. She allowed two runs on four hits and struck out two. Clara Edwards tossed two perfect innings to close it out and move South Dakota to 2-1.
 
The game was delayed close to 45 minutes with USD trailing 2-0 and batting in the bottom of the fourth inning. Aleesia Sainz delivered a two-out, two-run double when play resumed. It was her fourth and fifth RBIs on the weekend.
 
Freshman Tatum Villotta was the catalyst for a six-run fifth inning. She led it off with her first collegiate hit and capped it with a two-run double. Bela Goerke also drove in two runs in the frame as part of a 2-for-4 effort. She has six hits thru three games.
 
Dayton, the runner-up at last year's Atlantic 10 Tournament, fell to 0-3.