CHOKIO -- MACCRAY scored seven times in the first inning and went on to upset top-seeded Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross 13-8 in the second round of the Section 3A softball playoffs on Tuesday.
MACCRAY nipped Ren-ville County West 1-0 in the first round.
MACCRAY plays Red Rock Central at 2 p.m. Saturday in the winner's bracket.
First round MACCRAY 1, RCW 0
The Wolverines scored the lone run in the fifth inning on a single by Ashley Trulock, consecutive wild pitches and an RBI groundout by Steph Tulibaski.
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Trulock, who went 2-for-2, went the distance on a one-hitter for the win. She struck out 10.
Amanda Schultz took the loss despite allowing only four hits.
RCW..........................000 000 0 -- 0 1 1
MACCRAY.................000 010 x -- 1 4 0
HITTING - Renville County West: Megan Groen 1-for-3 ... MACCRAY: Alicia Koenen 1-for-3; Caylee Hagemeyer 1-for-3; Ashley Trulock 2-for-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Renville County West: Amanda Schultz (L) 6-4-1-1-1-2 ... MACCRAY: Ashley Trulock (W) 7-1-0-0-4-10
KMS 11, Wheaton 8
(At Montevideo) -- Trailing 5-3, the Fighting Saints scored eight runs in the fifth inning on eight hits. Steph Stassen and Courtney Kavanagh had two-run doubles and Amy Neal also doubled in a run.
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Sam Dunn got the win in relief, allowing seven hits and two earned runs over the final 52/3 innings.
Wheaton................030 023 0 -- 8 8 6
KMS.......................003 080 x -- 11 13 5
HITTING - Wheaton: McKinzie Russell 2-for-4, Erin Mass 2-for-4, 2b, rbi; Sierra Gray 1-for-4, rbi ... Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg: Jasmin Bredeson 2-for-4, rbi; Steph Stassen 2-for-4, 2b, 3 rbi; Nikki Pedersen 2-for-4, 2b, rbi; Sarah Laughlin 2-for-4, Amy Neal 1-for-3, Britta Diem 1-for-1, 2b, rbi; Courtney Kavanagh 1-for-4, 2b, 2 rbi; Bailey Carlson 1-for-2, 2 rbi; Demi Young 1-for-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Wheaton: Tracy Boehleger (L) 6-13-11-7-0-3 ... Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg: Nikki Pederson 1Zc-1-3-2-3-0, Sam Dunn (W) 5Xc-7-5-2-1-3
Morris 3, Dawson-Boyd 1
Though Morris was held to one hit, the Tigers scored on a sacrifice bunt by Jen Storck and an error in the third inning, then added an insurance run in the fourth without a hit.
Mary Rentz had the only hit for Morris. Kelsey Amundson picked up the win in relief. She threw four hitless innings, striking out seven and walking two.
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Kristen Lee took the loss for the Blackjacks, despite only giving up one hit. She struck out seven and walked four.
Dawson-Boyd...........000 100 0 -- 1 2 1
Morris........................002 100 x -- 3 1 0
HITTING - Dawson-Boyd: Kristen Lee 1-for-4; Mariah Kahlman 1-for-3 ... Morris: Mary Rentz 1-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Dawson-Boyd: Kendra Lindblad (W) 6-1-3-2-4-7 ... Morris: Sara Beyer 3-2-1-1-5-2, Kelsey Amundson (W) 4-0-0-0-2-7
Winner's bracket MACCRAY 13, CAHN 8
Ashley Trulock hit a two-run single and the Wolverines utilized five walks to plate seven runs in the opening inning.
Brandi Bodin added a two-run double in the fifth.
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Alicia Koenen went the distance on a six-hitter for the win. She weathered eight walks, while fanning nine.
MACCRAY..............703 021 0 -- 13 10 7
CAHN....................521 000 0 -- 8 6 4
HITTING - MACCRAY: Ali Hebrink 2-for-2, 2 rbi; Alicia Koenen 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 rbi; Brandi Bodin 2-for-4, 2b, 2 runs, 2 rbi; Caylee Hagemeyer 1-for-4, rbi; Ashley Trulock 2-for-5, 2 rbi ... Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross: Gillespie 1-for-4, solo HR, rbi; Kelsey Draper 2-for-3, 2b, 2-run HR , 2 rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- MACCRAY: Alicia Koenen (W) 7-6-8-5-8-9 ... Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross: Kelsey Draper (L) 7-10-13-11-11-6
KMS 7, Morris 0
(At Montevideo) -- Sam Dunn gave up four hits -- two by Dani Schultz -- and walked three to finish with a shutout.
Steph Stassen hit a solo homer leading off the Saints' four-run sixth inning.
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Amy Neal and Sarah Laughlin both hit triples and Bailey Carlson had a pair of hits.
KMS (13-4) plays Wabasso at 2 p.m. Saturday in Montevideo.
Morris................000 000 0 -- 0 4 2
KMS...................000 034 x -- 7 9 1
HITTING - Morris: Dani Schultz 2-for-3; Jen Storck 1-for-3; Brianna Neuman 1-for-3 ... Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg: Bailey Carlson 2-for-3; Amy Neal 2-for-2, 3b, rbi; Sarah Laughlin 1-for-3, 3b, rbi; Nikki Pedersen 1-for-3, 2b, rbi; Steph Stassen 1-for-2, solo HR, rbi; Demi Young 1-for-3; Courtney Kavanagh 1-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Morris: Kelsey Amundson (L) 5-8-6-5-1-1, Sara Beyer 1-1-1-1-1-1 ... Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg: Sam Dunn (W) 7-4-0-0-3-3
Loser's bracket
Ortonville 8, RCW 7
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Megan Groen had two hits and three RBI for the Jaguars (5-14), who scored five runs in the seventh inning.
Amanda Schultz took the loss, allowing seven hits and four earned runs, while walking three and striking out six.
Ortonville..................001 033 1 -- 8 7 1
RCW..........................000 011 5 -- 7 4 2
HITTING - Ortonville: Simonitch 2-for-4, 3 rbi; Giese 3-for-3, 2 rbi ... Renville County West: Morgan Elliott 1-for-2; Megan Groen 2-for-4, 3 rbi; Krystal Marquart 1-for-1
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Ortonville: Roskowske (W) 6Zc-3-7-7-10-3; Scherer Xc-1-0-0-0-1 ... Renville County West: Amanda Schultz (L) 7-7-8-4-3-6
