BENSON -- Jenny Noordmans slugged a pair of two-run home runs and Courtney Frank added a solo shot Thursday to help Benson/Hancock upend Morris 6-3 in a West Central South Conference game.
Morris had an eight-game winning streak halted.
Noordmans belted her first homer in the first inning and Frank followed up with her blast. Noordmans then went deep in the fifth to cap the scoring for Benson/Hancock (6-2, 8-3), which also got an RBI triple in the fourth from Mallory Jensen.
Taylor Semler benefited from the support to pick up the win, spinning all seven innings while striking out eight.
Sara Beyer had two hits and drove in a run for Morris (5-6, 8-6).
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Benson/Hancock 6, Morris Area 3
Morris 100 002 0 -- 3 7 3
Benson/Hancock 300 120 x -- 6 7 3
HITTING - Morris: Dani Schultz 1-for-4; Mary Rentz 1-for-3; Sara Beyer 2-for-3, rbi; Britney Greenwaldt 2-for-3; Heather Gagner 1-for-3 ... Benson/Hancock: Liz Bridgland 1-for-1; Jenny Noordmans 2-for-3, 2 2-run HR's, 2 runs, 4 rbi; Courtney Frank 2-for-3, solo HR, rbi; Julia Ahrndt 1-for-3; Mallory Jensen 1-for-2, 3b, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Morris: Kelsey Amundson (L) 6-7-6-4-1-2 ... Benson/Hancock: Taylor Semler (W) 7-7-3-2-1-8
YME 5, Montevideo 4
The Sting stopped a seventh-inning Thunder Hawk rally, getting a lineout with runners on first and third to end the game.
YME (6-4, 7-4) had four players with multi-hit games and pounded out four doubles. Lauren Trudel led the way with two runs scored and two RBI.
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Calie Roggatz paced Montevideo (4-7, 5-8) with two hits, including a double, and two RBI. Emily Blauert tripled.
YME 110 002 1 -- 5 10 2
Montevideo 000 200 2 -- 4 8 4
HITTING - Yellow Medicine East: Haley Bennett 2-for-4, 2b, rbi; Amy Johnson 2-for-4, 2b; Livi Jeseritz 1-for-4, rbi; Ashley Vikander 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2b; Lauren Trudel 2-for-4, 2b, 2 runs, 2 rbi; Darcie Listul 1-for-4 ... Montevideo: Carrie Johnson 1-for-4; Calie Roggatz 2-for-4, 2b, 2 rbi; Gretchen Allickson 1-for-4; Jaci Clauson 1-for-2; Ashley Roder 1-for-3; Emily Blauert 1-for-3, 3b, rbi; Jennifer Fitcher 1-for-1, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Yellow Medicine East: Molly Anderson (W) 7-8-4-3-2-4 ... Montevideo: Shelby Monahan (L) 7-10-5-2-1-5
Minnewaska 7, LQPV 6
Lakers' pitcher Alicia Pfeninger stranded the tying run at third base and Minnewaska (9-1, 13-2) escaped an upset bid by Lac qui Parle Valley (1-7, 2-8).
Pfeninger's bases-clearing double spiked a four-run first.
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The Eagles struck back with a four-run third in which Kayla Henneberg drove in two runs.
Minnewaska 410 010 1 -- 7 13 0
LQPV 004 001 1 -- 6 11 1
HITTING - Minnewaska: Kali Cordis 2-for-3, rbi; Amy Chan 3-for-4, Alicia Pfeninger 3-for-4, 2b, 3 rbi; Cassie Jacobs 2-for-4, Shannon Bosek 1-for-4, Erica Olson 2-for-3, 2b, rbi ... Lac qui Parle Valley: Tiffany Volk 2-for-3, 2 rbi; Ellissa Schmit 2-for-3, 2b, rbi; Whitley Strei 1-for-3, Kayla Henneberg 1-for-4, 2 rbi; Megan Sampson 1-for-4, rbi; Rachel Streich 1-for-1, Amy Lhotka 2-for-4, Ashley Splonskowski 1-for-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Minnewaska: Kali Cordes 2Zc-5-4-4-1-4, Alicia Pfeninger (W) 4Xc-6-2-2-2-7 ... Lac qui Parle Valley: Nicole Streich (L) 7-13-7-7-3-6
BOLD 7, ACGC 6
Christy Gass scored the winning run on an error with one out in the top half of the seventh inning. BOLD was outhit 11-7, but four errors plagued the Falcons.
Kathy Lamecker and Peterson both had three hits for ACGC. Brenna Holwerda singled twice and drove in two runs for BOLD.
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BOLD 001 041 1 -- 7 7 1
ACGC 002 112 0 -- 6 11 4
HITTING - BOLD: Brenna Holwerda 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 rbi; Hilary Mages 1-for-3, 3b, rbi; Christy Gass 1-for-4; Sam Dooner 1-for-4; Laura Padrnos 1-for-3; Ashley Zuehls 1-for-3 ... Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City: Kathy Lamecker 3-for-4, 2b, 2 runs; Rachel Wright 2-for-4, rbi; Kayla Dallmann 1-for-3; Kristine Malvin 1-for-4, rbi; Megan Daun 1-for-3; Jazmin Petersen 3-for-4, 2 runs
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- BOLD: Christy Gass (W) 5-6-3-3-0-2, Brittany Dahlk 2-5-3-3-3-0 ... Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City: Jazmin Petersen (L) 7-7-7-5-3-8
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Paynesville 9, Sauk Centre 0
Laura Schaefer clubbed a three-run home run in the second inning and Whitney Woehler threw a five-hit shutout to highlight the Bulldogs' victory.
Schaefer, who also doubled, now has six home runs this season. Keely Meagher went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, a triple and two RBI. Jessica Klein also went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI for Paynesville (8-3, 9-3).
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Woehler struck out eight and walked one in the complete-game win.
Paynesville 231 210 0 -- 9 15 0
Sauk Centre 000 000 0 -- 0 5 1
HITTING - Paynesville: Jennifer Paul 1-for-4, rbi; Laura Schaefer 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2b, 3-run HR, 3 rbi; Chelsey Hansen 1-for-3; Keely Meagher 3-for-4, 3 runs, 3b, 2 rbi; Jessica Klein 3-for-4, 2 2b's 2 rbi; Whitney Woehler 2-for-4; Jasmine Kalkbrenner 1-for-3; Taylor Haag 2-for-4 ... Sauk Centre: R. Gruber 2-for-3; J. Gruber 2-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Paynesville: Whitney Woehler (W) 7-5-0-0-1-8 ... Sauk Centre: Denny (L) 7-15-9-9-1-4
NLS 4, Melrose 3
Taylor Thompsen smack-ed a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Wildcats (3-5, 3-6).
New London-Spicer held a 3-0 lead after five innings, but an error allowed Melrose to score two runs and a sacrifice fly tied the game.
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Wildcat starter Jessica Rosendahl retired the last six batters. She scattered six hits in eight innings and struck out six while walking none.
Melrose 000 003 00 -- 3 6 1
NLS 011 010 01 -- 4 8 1
HITTING - Melrose: Amy Mueller 1-for-4; Becky Blenker 1-for-4; Becky Riemann 1-for-4; Jenna Rae Seawell 1-for-4; Tiffany Yarkey 3-for-3 ... New London-Spicer: Taylor Thompsen 2-for-3, solo HR, rbi; Megan Bergeson 1-for-3; Jenna Moritz 1-for-3, rbi; Brianna Jacobson 1-for-3; Katie Heinen 1-for-3; Cassie Ziemer 1-for-3; Lauren Rustad 1-for-3, 2b
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Melrose: Melanie Berscheit (L) 7-8-4-4-0-1 ... New London-Spicer: Jessica Rosendahl (W) 8-6-3-0-0-6
