Ignore the Blip

Last year, Chatfield softball started the year 22-0.  They won’t recreate that this year, but Mark Eickhoff’s #8 in Class AA Gophers had a good week, minus one quickly redeemed blip.  Chatfield played St. Charles in a double-header, crushing the Saints 16-2 in game one (five innings).  The Gophers had a 14-run first.  Kim Greiner (2-4, 2B, 4 RBI, R), Belle Berg (2-5, HR #2, 2 RBI, 2 R), Britney Fretland (2-4, 3 RBI, 2 R), Peyton Berg (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R), Carlie Berge (3-4, 2B, RBI, 3 R), Lexi Chase (2-4, 2B, 3 R, 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, Win), Alanna Goetzinger (2-4, RBI, 2 R), and McKenna Daniels (2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R) had multiple hits.  Then the blip; the Saints took game two 6-1.  Only B-Berg (2-4) had multiple hits.  The Gophers rallied by taking two from GMLOK.  The game one fell 13-0 (five).  Chase was perfect (5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 13 K, Win, 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R), recording 15 outs on 50 pitches.  Berge (4-4, RBI, 2 R), P-Berg (3-4, two 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R), and Daniels (2-3, 2B, 3 RBI) were the “O.”  Game two fell 11-0 win (five).  B-Berg (3-4, 3B, RBI, 4 R), Chase (2-4, RBI, 2 R), Berge (3-4, 2B, RBI, R, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, Win) and Daniels (2-3, RBI, 2 R) did work.  The Gophers beat rival Cotter 1-0.  The game’s only run was scored via B-Berg double, passed ball, Chase RBI-groundout (first inning).  Chase took it from there (7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 16 K, Win).  Chatfield is 9-1.