Photo by Emma Geiwitz
Houston softball, ranked #2 in Class A, kept up its perfect season with a pair of playoff wins. After a first-round bye, the Hurricanes (1-seed, 20-0) had no problem with 9-seed Hayfield (9-seed, 9-11) in the second round. The final was 21-1 in four innings. Claire Frauenkron dabbled in threes (3-3, 3 RBI, 3 R) while picking up the pitching win (4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K). Julia Swenson (2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R) hit a home run. Olivia Yohe was perfect (4-4, 3 RBI, 3 R) at the plate. Caidence Frauenkron (3-4, 3 RBI, 3 R), Rylee Boldt (3-4, two 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R), and Aspen Peterson (3-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R) also had three hits. Kayla Klunder (2-3, 2 RBI, R), Hailey Stark (2-3, RBI, R) and Kylie Stinson (1-2, 4 R) helped. Houston (1-seed, 21-0) then trekked to Austin, playing Wabasha-Kellogg (5-seed, 12-11). Claire F. (7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) yielded just three hits while driving in three runs (2-4, 2 R). Boldt (1-2, 3 RBI, 3 R) had the biggest shot, a two-run home run in the fourth. Stinson (3-4, two 2B, RBI) had three hits. Stark (2-3, 2 R), Klunder (1-3, 2B, R), and Yohe (1-2) added to the offense in an 8-1 win. The Hurricanes (1-seed, 22-0) move on to face Southland (2-seed, 18-2) in the “chair” game. Houston beat the Rebels 17-1 and 6-5 in the regular season.
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