Softball: #3 Hurricanes Roll 53-1 to Improve to 7-0
Houston softball is ranked #3 in Class A, as high as it has been in decades (if ever). The Hurricanes continued their big start to the season with four more wins by a collective 53-1 tally. Versus Lyle/Pacelli, Josh Swenson’s group won 14-1 in five innings. Frosh Claire Frauenkron was perfect at the plate (3-3, two 2B, 2 RBI, 3R) and collected the pitching win (4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K). Rylee Boldt was also perfect at the plate, hitting a home run (3-3, two 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R). The Hurricanes then avenged a 2025 loss in Spring Valley, beating GMLOK 13-0 in five innings. Claire F. (4-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R) had the rare shot to hit for the cycle in the sixth inning (needed a home run). She also collected the pitching win, giving up just one hit (5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 11 K). Caidence Frauenkron (1-1, 2B, 3 R), Olivia Yohe (2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R), Kayla Klunder (1-2, 2B, RBI, R), Boldt (1-3, RBI, R), and Hailey Stark (1-1, 2 R) also did work. Schaeffer Academy then fell 15-0 in four innings. Claire F. (2-3, 3B, R) drove in four runs and struck out 11 (4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, Win). Klunder (2-2, 2B, RBI, 3 R), Boldt (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), Caidence F. (2-2, RBI, R), Julia Swenson (1-1, 3B, 2 RBI), Stark (1-1, 2B, 2 RBI), Aspen Peterson (1-2, R), and Emily Baumann (1-1, RBI, R) made a team effort. Houston finished the week off in Elgin, beating AA PEM 11-0 in seven innings. Claire F. (1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R) pitched the ever-rare perfect game, 21-up, 21-down with a career-high 18 strikeouts. She improved to 7-0. Swenson (3-3, 2B, 3 R), Yohe (2-4, R), Caidence F. (1-3, 3B, RBI, R), Klunder (1-4, 2 RBI, R), and Stinson (1-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R) also did offensive work. It was Houston’s third AA win. They are now 4-0 in the SEC, 7-0 overall.
Softball: #7 Warriors Go 3-1 with Two Ranked Wins
Caledonia softball’s week was one out away from being undefeated. Chad Augedahl’s #7 in AA Warriors went 3-1, beating two ranked foes. Caledonia first beat Rushford-Peterson 21-0 in four innings in TRC action. Elsa Blum (3-3, three 2B, 3 R) drove in five runs. Vivian Kittlson (4-4, RBI, 3 R), Paizley Lange (3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), and Avery Augedahl (3-4, 3B, 3 RBI) also collected at least three hits. Adrienne Lange (1-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 4 R), Nora Staggemeyer (2-2, RBI, R), Lily Augedahl (2-4, RBI, R), Ashlyn Reinhart (2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R), Raiya Goetzinger (1-1, 2B, RBI), and Brairy Proulx (1-1, RBI, R) helped. R-P managed just one hit versus Augedahl (4 IP, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K, Win). Caledonia then took on the two-day St. Charles tourney. On Friday, they topped #4 in AAA Byron 2-1. Blum (3-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, R) doubled in Augedahl (1-3, 3B) in the first and hit a solo home run in the fourth for the Warriors’ runs. Augedahl (7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K) got the win. The teams combined for just six hits. The Warriors followed that by topping #3 in AA Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, 5-4. The score was 1-1 heading to the top of the seventh when Caledonia scored four to lead 5-1. Blum (2-run) and Proulx (1-run) had RBI doubles in the inning. D-G-F then scored three in their half but had no runners on base when the final out was recorded. Proulx (2-3, 2B, R), P-Lange (2-3, RBI), Blum (1-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI), and Reinhart (1-3, HR #2, RBI, R) led the “O.” Augedahl (7 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K) got the win. The Warriors then fell to LeSueur-Henderson 4-3, giving up a three-run bottom of seven. A two-out, two-run double was the walk-off hit. Staggemeyer (3-4), Blum (2-4, RBI), Reinhart (2-3, R), and Augedahl (6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, Loss (4-1)) did work. The Warriors are 2-0 in the TRC, 4-1 overall.
Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/7 & 4/10)
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 1, Cotter/Hope Lutheran 11
Chatfield 9, Cotter/Hope Lutheran 4 [8] (Ch: Kendyl Nolte 2-5, 2B, 3 RBI; Caijel Berge 2-3, 2 R, 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 0 K, Win; Rylee Urban 3-4, 2B, R, 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 6 K; Olivia Karver 2-4, 2 RBI; Madyson Proper 2-4, 2B, RBI, R; Makenna Dornack 1-4, RBI, R. Chatfield never trailed but watched a 4-1 lead evaporate courtesy of a three-run Rambler sixth. The Gophers then scored five in the top of the eighth inning. Nolte had a three-run double to cap the frame.)
Southeast Conference Softball (4/7 – 4/10)
Spring Grove 2, Mabel-Canton 7 (MC: T. Wenthold 7 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, Win; Ella Halverson 2-3, RBI, R; Emma Hutchinson 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI. SG: C. Sherburne 2-3, 3B, HR, RBI, 2 R, 6 IP, 3 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 15 BB, 14 K, loss. With only five hits total, walks were the difference. A four-run third inning gave the Cougars a 4-1 lead.)
Southland 12, Spring Grove 0 [5] (The Lions had just two hits, as Rebel Laney Weis pitched a two-hitter)
GMLOK 12, Lyle/Pacelli 9 (GMLOK: Jaelee Hagstrom 3-3, three 2B, 3 RBI, R; Mollie Voigt 2-5, two 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R; Hailee Warren 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Ally Siskow 1-4, 2B, 2 R, 4 IP 0 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 7 BB, 7 K, Win; Macy Runck 1-4, 2B, 2 R. GMLOK led 11-6 after four innings, did not give up a hit but had five errors and walked 15 L/P batters.)
Non-Conference Softball (4/6 – 4/11)
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0, Mabel-Canton 15 [4] (MC: T. Wenthold 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, Win (2-0), 1-3, 2 RBI; Syeirra Stortz 2-3, 3 RBI, 2 R; E. Halverson 1-3, 2 R; Vayda Luhman 1-2, 2 R; Whitney Willams 1-3, RBI, R. M-C stole 13 bases. Wenthold thru a four-inning perfect game (12 up, 12 down). M-C is 1-0 SEC, 2-0 overall. FCL is 0-2 TRC, 0-4 overall.)
Rushford-Peterson 8, Spring Grove 2 (R-P: S. Tesch 1-3, GS-HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 R, 3 BB, 10 K, Win; Torryn Schneider 1-3, 2 R; Ariana Bettinger 1-3, 2 R; Alannah Skalet 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R. SG: C. Sherburne 3-4, 2B, 7 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 19 K, Loss; Kallyn Morken 1-3, RBI. Both teams had six hits, but R-P put its hits together. The biggest blow was a two-strike, two-out grand slam home run by Tesch. R-P is 0-1 TRC, 1-1 overall. The Lions are 0-3 SEC, 1-3 overall.)
St. Charles Tourney > #3 in AA Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 13, Chatfield 8 (C: B. Horsman 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R; R. Urban 3-4, 2B, RBI; K. Nolte 2-4, RBI; O. Karver 2-4, RBI, 2 R; C. Berge 1-4, 2B, RBI, R, 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, No decision; M. Proper 1-2, R. D-G-F had a five run first and a six-run third to lead 11-5); #4 in AAA Byron 7, Chatfield 0 (C: M. Proper 1-2, 2B; B. Horsman 1-3, 2B.); LeSueur-Henderson 11, Chatfield 10 [8] (C: M. Dornack 3-5, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R; B. Horsman 1-4, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R; K. Nolte 2-5, RBI; C. Berge 2-3, RBI, 7 1/3 IP, 13 H, 11 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, Loss; O. Karver 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI, R. Chatfield led 10-5 only to give up a five-run bottom of seventh. LSH then won it in the eighth. Gophers are 2-0 TRC, 2-3 overall).
Lake City Tourney > GMLOK 3, La Cresent/Hokah 13 [5] (GMLOK: H. Warren/J. Hagstrom 2-3, R; M. Voigt 1-3, R; Mabel Johnson 1-3, RBI); GMLOK 5, Lake City 12 (GMLOK: M. Runck 2-3, 2 R; M. Voigt 2-3; H. Warren 1-4, 2 RBI; A. Siskow 1-3, 2B, RBI, R. GMLOK is 1-1 SEC, 2-4 overall.)
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