They had an impressive spurt. It came to an end. Amidst it, Chatfield softball (15-2) clinched its fourth straight TRC West title. The Gophers ran their win streak to nine with a doubleheader sweep of Southland, a win over R-P. Belle Berg (3-4, HR, two 2Bs, 5 RBI, 2 R) and Lexi Chase (3-4, two 2B, RBI, 2 R) did big work in a game one 13-0 win (five innings) versus the Rebs. Carlie Berge (5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, Win), Abby Nosbisch (2-2, 2B, RBI), and Kim Greiner (2-3, RBI, 2 R) helped. Game two was 6-0 before a 13-run Gopher seventh for a 19-0 win. Chase (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, season-high 19 K, Win, 2-6, 2B, RBI) and Berg (3-5, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 R) again did big work. Britney Fretland (3-5, 3 R), Peyton Berg (3-4, 4 R), and Alanna Goetzinger (2-3, 2B, 4 RBI) helped. R-P then fell 17-0 in four. Chase was perfect (4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI). P-Berg (2-3, 2B, 2 R), Greiner (1-2, R), and Fretland (1-2, 2 R) each had 3 RBI, Berge (1-1, 2B, RBI) and Katie Ihrke three runs. The win competed a four-game span where Chatfield out-scored its opponents 59-0. Save for a 6-2 win over W-K, the Gophers had a nine-game win streak with eight shut-outs. Then a blip, a 6-3 loss to C/SG. Chase (2-4, 3 R) entered with Chatfield trailing 6-2, getting nine outs in eight batters (3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 7 K). Chase’s week; 35 Ks in 14 scoreless innings, running her tally to 37 straight goose-egg innings. For the season, she’s 10-0 (127 Ks, 2 BBs). Belle Berg has six home runs.
Gopher Softball TRC West Champ
