2 weeks Ago By Joe Brown
WILLMAR — The Willmar softball team made a late charge to get the victory over Sauk Rapids on Tuesday at the Willmar Civic Center softball fields.Tied 3-3 through five innings, the Cardinals put up four runs in the bottom of the sixth to secure a 7-3 win.“It took a whole team effort to keep the energy up for all seven innings,” said Cardinals head coach Breanna Tupa.
“I am proud of every single one of those girls and their mental resilience.”Freshman Grace Kalkbrenner pitched all seven innings for Willmar. The right-hander struck out seven, allowing seven hits and two walks.
She was also 1-for-3 with a run scored.Eighth-grader Brynnlee Carroll was 2-for-4 with a triple, three RBIs and a run scored. Hannah Magnuson scored a pair of runs and drove in another in a 1-for-3 effort.
Willmar next plays Rocori at 5 p.m. Thursday in Cold Spring.
Central LakesWillmar 7, Sauk Rapids 3Sauk Rapids 100 110 0-3 7 3Willmar 200 014 x-7 9 0Hitting - Sauk Rapids: Alexa Welsh 2-3 3b r hbp sb-2, Addison Breth 1-4 r sb-2, Brooklyn Dirkerud 1-3 bb, Lauren Flakne 1-3 rbi, Vivian Kusilek 1-2 bb, Bailey Seaman 0-2 r hbp sb, Ava Knutson 1-3 rbi ...
Willmar: Isley Ripperger 2-4 2b r rbi-2, Norah Nesges 0-1 r bb-3, Brynnlee Carroll 2-4 3b r rbi-3, Grace Etterman 2-4 3b 2b rbi sb, Madison Norsten 1-3 r, Gace Kalkbrenner 1-3 r, Hannah Magnuson 1-3 r-2 rbi 3bPitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Sauk Rapids: Knutson (L) 5.1-8-7-6-3-8, Riley Turck 0.2-1-0-0-0-1 .
.. Willmar: Kalkbrenner (W) 7-7-3-3-2-7 West CentralMorris/CA 5, BOLD 0Morris/Chokio-Alberta’s Haley Kill struck out nine and went 3-for-3 with a pair of triples to vault the Tigers over BOLD at Morris.
The Warriors were held to one hit, a single by Abbygale King.BOLD next plays Lac qui Parle Valley at 5 p.m.
Friday at Olivia’s Dirks Park.BOLD 000 000 0-0 1 2Morris/CA 020 210 x-5 6 0Hitting - BOLD: Abbygale King 1-3 ..
. Morris/CA: Harmony Coverdale 0-3 rbi, Samantha Konz 1-2 3b r hbp, Brenna Jergenson 1-3 2b r rbi, Mackenzie Konz 0-2 r rbi bb, Haley Kill 3-3 3b-2 r rbi, Kaylin Steen 1-2 r sbPitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - BOLD: Kaitlyn Flann (L) 6-6-5-4-1-6 ..
. Morris/CA: Kill (W) 7-1-0-0-1-9 Game 2Melrose 12, Minnewaska 4Melrose went off for 12 hits to secure a doubleheader sweep of Minnewaska at Melrose.Haillie Schulz finished 3-for-4 with two runs, two stolen bases and an RBI for the Lakers.
Minnewaska is host to Yellow Medicine East at 4:30 p.m. Friday in Glenwood.
Melrose 313 320 0-12 12 3Minnewaska 210 000 1-4 8 6Hitting - Melrose: Gabbriella Schoenberg 1-4 r-2 bb sb, Kaitlyn Klasen 2-5 2b r rbi, Shantel Gruber 2-5 2b r-3, Allie Hoppe 2-2 2b r-3 rbi bb, Ellie Grieve 0-3 rbi, Raelyn Frieler 1-2 rbi, Celia Schoenberg 2-4 2b r-2 rbi-3 bb, Naomi Wiechman 0-4 rbi, Brooke Klaphake 1-3 r bb sb, Jaelyn Mayers 1-3 2b rbi-2 ...
Minnewaska: Avery Lewison 0-3 r bb, Haillie Schulz 3-4 r-2 rbi sb-2, Ella Roering 0-3 rbi sf, Emma Poegel 2-4 2b rbi, Nora VanZee 2-3, Emma Hawkinson 0-3 r, Berlynn Green 1-3Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Melrose: Klasen (W) 7-8-4-0-1-6 ...
Minnewaska: VanZee (L) 7-12-12-3-5-1Game 1Melrose 10, Minnewaska 0Ellie Grieve tossed a six-inning two-hitter, striking out five and walking two, in Melrose’s victory at Melrose.Lauren Stryhn went 1-for-2 with a triple for Minnewaska.Minnewaska 000 000-0 2 2Melrose 214 012-10 16 0Hitting - Minnewaska: Lauren Stryhn 1-2 3b, Berlynn Green 1-2 .
.. Melrose: Gabbriella Schoenberg 2-4 2b-2 r-2 rbi, Kaitlyn Klasen 2-4 r rbi, Shantel Gruber 1-3 rbi bb, Allie Hoppe 2-4 2b r-2 rbi, Ellie Grieve 2-3 2b r, Celia Schoenberg 3-4 r rbi-2, Nami Wiechman 1-2 r-2 rbi bb, Isabella Kuechle 1-2 r, Jaelyn Mayers 2-3 rbi-2 sbPitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Minnewaska: Mataya Mix (L) 5.
1-16-10-9-2-1 ...
Melrose: Grieve (W) 6-2-0-0-2-5 Game 2WCA 17, Montevideo 16Aidan Porter hit a walk-off single to give West Central Area the Game 2 win and the sweep of host Montevideo.The two teams combined for 30 hits in the nightcap.Kylieann Johnson went 2-for-3 with four runs, an RBI and nine stolen bases for the Thunder Hawks.
Montevideo has a doubleheader scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Friday against visiting Morris/Chokio-Alberta.
Montevideo 408 202 0-16 10 4WCA 604 240 1-17 20 3Hitting - Montevideo: Lily Eisenlohr 1-6 r sb, Peyton Dack 0-2 r-2 bb-3 sb-4, Kylieann Johnson 2-3 r-4 rbi bb-2 sb-9, Jayla Kinman 2-2 r-2 rbi bb-2 hbp sb-5, Gabrielle Augeson 1-3 r-2 rbi-2 bb sb-4, Nelly Esparza 1-4 r-2 bb, Hallie Helgeson 1-2 r rbi bb-2 hbp, Janie Miller 1-3 r rbi bb-2 sb, Carlee Axford 1-3 ...
WCA: Nora Anderson 4-5 r-2 rbi 2b-3, Madison Fagre 1-5 3b r rbi, Addison Staples 2-5 r-2 rbi, Izzy Pachalski 2-5 2b r, Brinley Ulrich 2-5 2b r-2 rbi sb, Hannah Olson 1-3 3b r-3 bb-2 sb, Lily Mahoney 2-5 2b r-3 rbi, Aidan Porter 2-5 3b r rbi-5, Sophie Sanstead 4-4 2b-2 r-2 rbi-3 sbPitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Montevideo: Axford 2.1-11-9-7-0-3, Emmary Birhanzl (L) 3.2-9-8-3-2-0 .
.. WCA: Ashlyn Lohse (W) 4.
2-6-14-7-13-7, Pachalski 0.1-0-0-0-0-0, Mahoney 2-4-2-2-0-1Game 1WCA 7, Montevideo 6Addison Staples had two hits, two doubles and two RBIs in West Central Area’s Game 1 win over host Montevideo.Gabrielle Augeson was 1-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run for the Thunder Hawks.
WCA 120 022 0-7 10 1Montevideo 300 030 0-6 3 2Hitting - WCA: Nora Anderson 1-4 2b r, Madison Fagre 0-4 rbi-3, Addison Staples 2-3 2b-2 rbi-2 bb, Izzy Puchalski 2-4 2b r sb-2, Brinley Ulrich 2-3 3b r bb sb-3, Ashlyn Lohse 1-4 2b, Lily Mahoney 2-4 r-2, Aidan Porter 0-1 r bb-2 ...
Montevideo: Peyton Dack 0-1 r-2 bb-3 sb, Kylieann Johnson 0-2 r-2 bb-2, Gabrielle Augeson 1-4 2b r rbi-2, Jocelyn Bauman 0-2 rbi, Janie Miller 2-2 bbPitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - WCA: Mahoney (W) 7-3-6-4-8-8 ...
Montevideo: Jayla Kinman (L) 5.2-7-7-3-4-4, Emmary Birhanzl 1.1-3-0-0-0-0 Central MinnesotaBBE 8, ACGC 2A four-run fourth inning helped Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa rally from a 2-1 deficit to beat Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City at Brooten.
McKenna Lieser went 3-for-4 with three doubles, three runs and an RBI and winning pitcher Mya Worms was 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs for BBE. Worms struck out eight, walked one and allowed six hits and one earned run.BBE has a doubleheader scheduled to begin at 4 p.
m. Thursday at Royalton. ACGC plays Holdingford at 4 p.
m. Thursday in Grove City.ACGC 101 000 0-2 6 0BBE 001 403 x-8 14 1Hitting - ACGC: Rosie Holien 2-3 r, Brooke Schultz 2-3 r 2b sb, Mackenzie Powers 1-3 sb, Brooke Johnson 0-3 bb sb .
.. BBE: Lydia Primus 1-3 r-2 rbi bb sb, McKenna Lieser 3-4 r-3 rbi 2b-3, Mya Worms 3-4 rbi-4 2b-2, Kacey Fischer 2-4 rbi-2 2b, Taylor Shelton 1-4, Ava Lieser 2-3 r, Bree Radermacher 1-3 r 2b, Averie Kampsen 1-3 Kamie Fischer 0-0 r sbPitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - ACGC: Kendall Miller (L) 6-14-8-8-1-5 .
.. BBE: Worms (W) 7-6-2-1-1-8Paynesville 6, EV-W 4Kaydence Roeske went 4-for-4 with three doubles, a home run, four runs and an RBI in Payneville’s victory over Eden Valley-Watkins at Eden Valley.
Roeske and Arianna Messer hit back-to-back homers with two outs in the sixth inning.In her last five games, Roeske has gone 10-for-10. The senior shortstop and No.
2 has smacked six doubles, a triple and a home run in that time. In her last five games, she’s reached base 20 out of 21 times with seven doubles, a triple and a home run, 17 runs and 10 RBIs. Her lone out was a line out to left field against Milaca at Paynesville last Tuesday.
“I don’t think I’ve seen somebody going that many at-bats without making an out,” Paynesville head coach Zach Nelson said. “But 17 runs in five games is ridiculous too.”Paynesville also got a 2-for-4 performance from Madison McNabb, who also drove in a run.
Messer got the pitching win and McNabb got the save.Paynesville next plays a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m.
Thursday at Maple Lake.Paynesville 102 012 0-6 9 0EV-W 002 000 2-4 11 0Hitting - Paynesville: Kaydence Roeske 4-4 r-4 2b-3 hr rbi, Arianna Messer 1-3 hr r rbi, Madison McNabb 2-4 rbi, Grace Roberg 1-3 2b rbi-2, Rayna Spanier 1-3 ..
. EV-W: Anderson 3-4, Boddy 2-3, Thelen 1-3, Schmidt 1-4 hr rbi-2, Deering 1-3 r rbiPitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Paynesville: Messer (W) 3.1-5-2-2-2-2, McNabb (Sv) 3.
2-6-2-2-1-4 ...
EV-W: Mathies (L) 7-9-6-6-3-5CamdenGame 2MACCRAY 15, DB 13An 11-run first inning helped MACCRAY fend off a Dawson-Boyd comeback to complete the sweep at Raymond.The Wolverines’ offense was led by Haven Osterfeld. She went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
Natyah Ritter was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs for the Blackjacks.Dawson-Boyd plays at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday at Montevideo. MACCRAY plays Ortonville beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday at Raymond in a doubleheader.DB 313 012 3-13 10 0MACCRAY (11)30 010 x-15 18 0Hitting - DB: Natyah Ritter 3-5 r-2 rbi-2, Rylin Viessman 1-5 r, Kadyn Perkins 0-4 r bb, Alivia Estling 2-3 r-2 bb, Madalyn Wente 2-4 3b 2b r-2 rbi-3, Katelynn Gruwell 1-2 r-2 bb-2, Elsie Wiebe 1-3 2b r rbi-2 bb, Quinn Larson 0-2 r-2 bb-2 ..
. MACCRAY: Sarah Seehusen 2-4 r-2, Reyna Mendoza 2-2 r-3 rbi bb-2 hbp, Leia Colby 3-5 r-2, Annabelle Lorenzen 2-3 r-2 rbi bb, Eva Swenson 1-2 2b r rbi bb-2, Haven Osterfeld 3-4 r rbi, Kresson Bratsch 1-2, Ellie Bosch 2-3 rbi bb, Karly Bratsch 1-3 r-2 bb, Sadie Koenen 1-1 Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - DB: Wente (L) 0.2-11-11-11-1-1, Perkins 5.
1-7-4-4-8-6 ...
MACCRAY: Koenen 2-2-6-6-5-0, Colby (W) 0.2-0-0-0-1-1, Swenson 4-7-6-6-2-3 Game 1MACCRAY 9, DB 6Needing extra innings to decide a winner, MACCRAY tallied three runs in the top of the eighth inning to best Dawson-Boyd at Raymond.Sarah Seehusen and Reyna Mendoza each had three hits for the Wolverines.
Mendoza had a triple, two RBIs and a run scored.Kadyn Perkins finished 4-for-5 with an RBI for the Blackjacks.MACCRAY 020 202 03-9 15 0DB 000 213 00-6 19 0Hitting - MACCRAY: Sarah Seehusen 3-5 r rbi, Reyna Mendoza 3-5 3b r rbi-2, Leia Colby 2-5 rbi, Annabelle Lorenzen 1-4 2b rbi bb, Eva Swenson 1-5, Haven Osterfeld 1-4 r, Kresson Bratsch 2-3 r-3 hbp, Breanna Dirksen 1-1 r-2 bb-2, Ellie Bosch 1-1 r .
.. DB: Shay Bothun 1-5 r rbi, Natyah Ritter 3-5 r, Kadyn Perkins 4-5 rbi, Alivia Estling 1-4 rbi, Madalyn Wente 1-4, Elsie Wiebe 2-4 r, Katelynn Gruwell 2-3 r-2 bb, Quinn Larson 2-3 bb, Rylin Viessman 3-4 r rbi Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - MACCRAY: Swenson (W) 8-19-6-6-2-9 .
.. DB: Bothun (L) 8-15-9-9-3-10LQPV 20, RCW 1Kendyl Shelstad went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and five RBIs to help lead Lac qui Parle Valley past Renville County West in four innings at Danube.
LQPV scored 15 runs in the second inning.The Eagles play Yellow Medicine East at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday at Madison. RCW is host to Dawson-Boyd at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday in Danube.LQPV 0(15)4 1-20 12 0RCW 100 0-1 2 6Hitting - LQPV: Jalyn Lee 1-3 r rbi bb, Kendyl Shelstad 3-5 2b r-2 rbi-5, Brandi Meyer 1-3 r bb, Kayla Jahn 2-4 2b r-2 rbi sb, Caleigh Conn 1-2 2b r-3 bb sb, Zoey Dockter 1-1 r-3 rbi-2 bb-2 sb-2, Karcyn Wittnebel 0-0 r bb, Val Piotter 1-1 r-3 rbi-2 bb-2 sb, Maya Sawatzky 1-2 r-2 rbi-2 bb sb, Aidyn Bonn 1-1 r-2 rbi bb-2 ..
. RCW: Shelby Allex 1-2, Chloe Hendriks 0-1 r, Hope Hendriks 1-1Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - LQPV: Sawatzky (W) 4-2-1-0-0-11 ..
. RCW: Mackenna Hinderks (L) 4-12-20-19-13-8Non-conferenceKMS 5, Hancock 3Lyla Oakes went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI and Taylor Van Heuveln got the complete-game pitching victory for Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at Hancock.Van Heuveln struck out 10 with no walks.
She allowed five hits and three earned runs in seven innings.KMS next plays Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday in Murdock.KMS 030 001 1-5 9 2Hancock 010 030 0-3 5 1Hitting - KMS: Abby Holtkamp 1-4 2b, Taylor VanHeuveln 1-4 rbi, Lyla Oakes 3-4 2b rbi, Madison Silas 1-4 2b rbi, Shelbie Anderson 1-3 rbi, Ashlyn Zimmer 2-3 rbi-2 ..
. Hancock: A. Nvest 1-3 r, K.
Rohloff 1-3, M. Hoberg 1-3 r, S. Holm 1-3, K.
Schroeder 1-3, D. Rodriguez 0-3 rPitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - KMS: Van Heuveln (W) 7-5-3-3-0-10 ..
. Hancock: S Holm (L) 7-9-5-5-4-4]]>.
