Softball

Softball: Streak Ends But Warriors Sweep LC/H

Caledonia softball could not quite do what their baseball team did, and keep winning. The Warriors (10-1) success streak of 10 games ended versus #7 in AA Stewartville (9-1) on a cold, windy Monday. In the sixth inning, with two out, the Tigers had back-to-back infield ground balls where the throw to first pulled Caledonia’s baseman off the bag. The second play was very close. On it, the first runner who reached scored from second, which proved to be the game-winning run. An out would have been out number three. The score put the Tigers up 2-1, which stood as the final. The game was a pitching duel between Warrior Braelyn Lange (7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 12 K, Loss) and Tiger Addelyn Eckerman (7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 14 K, Win). Lange (1-3, RBI) and Annah Anderson (1-2, R) got the Warriors their run. Chad Augedahl’s group responded by sweeping La Crescent/Hokah in a doubleheader on a wet Thursday. Game one was tied 3-3 after four. Caledonia had a three-run fifth and led 6-4 after five, then a four-run seventh, winning 10-4. Avery Augedahl (3-4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R) and Lange (2-4, HR, 3 RBI, R) each went yard. Lange (7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 13 K, Win) improved to 7-2 on the mound. Anderson (3-4, 2B, RBI, 3 R), Kennedy Hansen (3-5, R), Elsa Blum (2-5, 2B) and Paizley Lange (1-2, R) helped. In Game two, Caledonia had seven doubles or triples. They built a 9-0 lead after three and prevailed 12-5. Adrienne Lange was 4-for-4 (2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 R) and Vivian Kittleson 3-for-3 (2B, RBI, 2 R) to lead the way. Augedahl (7 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K) collected the win to improve to 5-0. She also had two extra base hits (2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 R). B-Lange had one hit but drove in four runs (1-4, 2B). Aubrie Klug (2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R), Blum (2-4, R), Anderson (2-4, R), and P-Lange (1-4, 2B, R) also contributed. The Warriors got help from Dover-Eyota, which beat Cotter 3-1. Caledonia (9-1, 12-2) and the Ramblers (7-1, 7-3) now top the TRC-East. The Warriors have 10 home runs as a team from seven players. Both B-Lange and Augedahl have ERAs below 1.00. Lange has 99 strikeouts in 54 1/3 innings. 

Softball: Cougars Post 3-1 Week Including Tight Loss to R-P, Win Over FC/L

Mabel-Canton softball went 3-1 the week of Monday April 29. The Cougars first dropped a to-the-wire contest at Rushford-Peterson. Down 4-0, M-C tied the game 4-4 with a four-run sixth. In R-P’s bottom, Cassandra Boyum singled and made third. Rebecca Magin authored the game-winning RBI single to score Boyum. M-C went 1-2-3 in their seventh, as the Trojans prevailed 5-4. Boyum (2-3, 3B, 2 R), Ellie Ekern (1-3, 3B, 2 RBI), Shelby Tesch (1-3, 2B, R, 1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, Win), and Magin (1-3, RBI) led the Trojans. M-C benefitted from 11 Trojan walks. Kira Snyder (1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R), Tylar Wenthold (1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 6 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, Loss), and Lydia Vatland (1-3, R) paced the Cougars. M-C then downed Schaeffer 13-2 in five innings. Wenthold (5 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) collected the win. Ella Halverson (1-1, 3B) had three RBI and three runs scored. Snyder (2-3, 3 RBI), Kailey Ingvalson (2-4, 2 RBI), and Lauren Burke (1-2, RBI, R) helped. Versus FC/L, four of six Cougar runs to score reached via walk as M-C prevailed 6-2. Wenthold (7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB) struck out 16 in collecting the win while going 2-for-4 at the plate. Isabella Torgerson (1-3, R) and Snyder (1-4, RBI) helped on offense. Jensyn Storhoff (2-3, 3B, 2 R, 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, No Decision), Indy Qualy (1-3, 2B, RBI), and Ellie Anderson (1-3, RBI) did work for the Falcons. M-C ended the week beating Lyle/Pacelli 24-0 in four innings. Halverson (3-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R), Wenthold (3-5, 3 RBI, 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, Win), Vatland (2-4, 3 RBI, R), and Snyder (2-4, 3 RBI, R) had big days at the plate. Lainey Hosting (2-4, RBI, 3 R), Ingvalson (1-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 R), and Torgerson (1-3, RBI, 2 R) helped. The Cougars (4-1, 5-3) are one of three one-loss team in the SEC with Houston (7-1, 7-6) and Southland (8-1, 10-1)

Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/29 – 5/3)

Chatfield 10, St. Charles 12 (C: A. Hinckley 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R; K. Johnson 4-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, 5 1/3 IP, 2 H, 8 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, Loss; Brittin Ruskell 2-3, 2 R; Brynn Horsman 2-4, R; Makenna Dornack 1-2, 2 R. Chatfield led 7-1 before giving up an eight-run sixth inning. SC led 12-7 heading to the bottom of the seventh. Chatfield won the teams’ first meeting 15-6) 

Rushford-Peterson 1, St. Charles 11 [5] (R-P: Morgan Rye 2-2; Rebecca Magin 1-2, R) 

Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 3, PEM 9 (FCL: J. Storhoff 4-4, RBI; Haley O’Connor 3-4, RBI, R; Klaudia Biel 2-4, 3B, R; Jersey Ristau 1-3, 3B, R. FCL had three runs on 11 hits, PEM nine run on 10 hits) 

Lewiston-Altura 0, Chatfield 13 [5] (C: R. Urban 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K, Win; A. Hinckley 2-3, 2 RBI; Grace Finley 2-3, 2 RBI, R; M. Dornack 1-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R; K. Johnson 1-4, 2 RBI, R; B. Ruskell 1-3, RBI, 3 R; Braelee Horsman 1-2, R) 

Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0, Lewiston-Altura 11 [5] (FCL: H. O’Connor 2-3; K. Biel 1-2, 2B. L-A had a six-run fourth to end it early); L-A 14, FC/L 5 (FCL: J. Storhoff 3-4, 2B, 3 R; K. Biel 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI) 

Dover-Eyota 1, Chatfield 3 (C: A. Hinckley 1-3, HR (3), 2 RBI, R; R. Urban 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, Win; Bry. Horsman 2-2; M. Dornack 2-3, R. Hinckley hit a first inning two-run homer. Chatfield ended D-E’s six-game win streak); Chatfield 5, D-E 7 (C: K. Johnson 2-4, 2 RBI, R; M. Dornack 2-4, RBI; Kieran Schmaltz 2-3, R; G. Finley 2-3; Bry. Horsman 1-3, RBI; R. Urban 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K. D-E scored one in the bottom of the fourth to go-ahead 6-5 and another in the fifth) 

Cotter 6, Rushford-Peterson 3 (R-P: Torryn Schneider 2-4, R; Ellie Ekern 1-3, R; Shelby Tesch 7 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, Loss. Cotter scored six in the fifth, overcoming a 3-0 deficit); R-P 7, Cotter 13 (RP: S. Tesch 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R; R. Magin 3-4, RBI; T. Schneider 2-3, 3 R; E. Ekern/Cassanda Boyum 1-4, RBI, R. Cotter broke a 5-5 tie with a seven-run third. Trojans > 0-8, 4-9) 

Southeast Conference Softball (4/30 – 5/3)

GMLOK 9, Spring Grove 4 (GMLOK: L. Voigt 2-3, 2B, HR (3), 4 RBI, 2 R; M. Voigt 4-5, 2B, RBI; Hailee Warren 2-4, 2 R; A. Kolling 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, Win; Jaelee Hagstrom 2-4. SG: I. Kaufmann 3-4, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 R; Katelyn Kraus 1-3, RBI; Kendal VanMinsel 1-4, RBI. The Bulldogs had a pair of four-run innings. Bulldogs > 4-2, 5-7) 

Houston 24, Lyle/Pacelli 1 [4] (H: Emily Botcher 2-3, RBI, 3 R, 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, Win; Julia Swenson 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R; A. Peterson 2-4, 3B, 4 RBI, 3 R; Kylie Stinson 2-2, two 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R; Cadence Koehler 2-2, RBI, R; Claire Frauenkron 2-2, RBI, R; Caitlin Brand 0-1, 3 R; Hailey Stark 2-2, RBI, R; Danica Stampka 1-2, 3 RBI, R; Caidence Frauenkron 1-2, RBI, R) 

Southland 11, Spring Grove 1 (SG: Jada Strinmoen 1-3, R. Defending SEC champion Rebels hit three home runs and four doubles while taking advantage of seven Lion errors. Southland (8-1, 10-1) has just one loss) 

Lyle/Pacelli 2, Spring Grove 13 [5] (SG: K. Kraus 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R; I. Kaufmann 3-4, 2 RBI, 3 R; Sydney Holland 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, R; Joelle Halverson 2-3, 2B, 3 R; J. Strinmoen 2-4, R; Brinley Middendorf 1-3, RBI, R, 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, Win. The Athletics scored first, but the Lions scored in every inning with 14 hits, aided by six L/P errors. SG > 2-6, 2-9) 

Non-Conference Softball (4/29 & 5/3)

Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 17, Spring Grove 6 (FCL: H. O’Connor 3-5, 3 R; Emma Root 2-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R; J. Storhoff 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K; Josie Corson 2-2, 2 RBI, 3 R; Ellie Anderson 1-2, 2 RBI; Indy Qualy 1-3, RBI, 2 R; J. Ristau 2-5, RBI, R. SG: B. Middendorf 2-3, two 2B, 3 RBI, R; S. Holland 1-2, 2B, R; J. Halverson 1-3, RBI; I. Kaufmann 1-3, 2 R. The first seven Falcon batters scored before the first out. FCL won the walks battle, 8 to 14) 

Houston 4, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 6 (FCL: K. Biel 1-4, 3 RBI, R; J. Storhoff 2-3, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 R, 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, Win; E. Anderson 2-4, 2 RBI; J. Ristau 2-3, 3B, 2 R; I. Qualy 2-4. H: Emmie Melbo 2-4, R; E. Botcher 1-3, 2B, R, 6 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, Loss; J. Swenson 1-4, 3B, RBI, R; K. Stinson 1-4, 3B, RBI, R; Olivia Yohe 1-4, 3B, RBI. FC/L > 0-7, 4-8. Houston > 7-1, 7-6)