PAYNESVILLE -- Minnewaska pounded out 19 hits, but barely held off a late-inning charge from Paynesville, beating the Bulldogs in West Central North action 13-11 Thursday.
The Lakers (2-0, 3-0) held a comfortable 13-4 lead in the sixth inning before Paynesville (1-2, 3-2) rattled off seven runs. Melanie Mages hit a two-run home run to highlight the rally.
Javen Pauly and Brandi Mithun had three hits each to lead Minnewaska. Laura Tvrdik, Teri Paulzine and Karly Watson had two hits apiece.
Mages, Amanda Skalicky and Carissa Utsch had two hits each for Paynesville.
Paulzine pitched four innings for the win. She allowed three runs on three hits, struck out three and walked two.
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Minnewaska 13, Paynesville 11
Waska (2-0, 3-0) 060 700 0 - 13 19 0
Paynesville (1-2, 3-2) 003 017 0 - 11 9 3
HITTING - Minnewaska: Laura Tvrdik 2-for-5, 3b, 2 rbi; Teri Paulzine 2-for-3; Javen Pauly 3-for-5, 2 runs, 3 sb; Karly Watson 2-for-3, 2 runs; Brandi Mithun 3-for-4, 2 runs .... Paynesville: Melanie Mages 2-for-5, 2 runs, 2-run HR, 2 rbi; Amanda Skalicky 2-for-3, 3 runs, 2 rbi; Carissa Ustch 2-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Minnewaska: Teri Paulzine (W) 4-3-3-3-2-3; second pitcher (name, statistics not available) .... Paynesville: Ashley Ogdahl (L) 5-12-6-6-2-4; Emily Moore 2-7-7-2-0-0
West Central South YME 7, Morris 6
Kristin Hegna hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Sting (1-0, 1-1) their first win of the season.
YME came back from a 6-4 deficit in the seventh to send the game into extra innings. Molly Kvam tripled to start the eighth for the Sting.
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Hegna, who drove in two runs, and Kvam had two hits each. Ashley Vicander picked up the win in relief, pitching 3Xc innings. She allowed one run on two hits, struck out two and walked four.
Morris (0-2, 1-2) 022 100 10 - 6 7 4
YME (1-0, 1-1) 220 000 21 - 7 9 3
HITTING - Morris: Brittany Sharstrom 1-for-4; Jonna Beyer 1-for-5, rbi; Whitney Riley 1-for-4; Courtney Tiegs 1-for-3; Patty Marquardt 1-for-3, rbi; Katie VanKemper 2-for-4, rbi .... Yellow Medicine East: Haley Bennett 1-for-4; Kristin Hegna 2-for-5, 2 rbi; Shari Firmstead 1-for-3, 2b; Ashley Vicander 1-for-4, rbi, 2 runs; Kathy Kepke 1-for-4, rbi; Libby Jeseritz 1-for-3, rbi; Molly Kvam 2-for-3, 3b
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Morris: Jonna Beyer 2-4-4-3-1-1; Whitney Riley (L) 5-5-4-2-5-5 .... Yellow Medicine East: Kristin Hegna 4Zc-5-5-3-5-0; Ashley Vicander (W) 3Xc-2-1-1-4-2
Wright County
Watertown-Mayer 10, Litchfield 0
Ashley Neaton hurled a perfect game for Watertown-Mayer.
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Litchfield fell to 0-2, 2-3.
Litchfield (0-2, 2-3) 000 00 - 0 0 7
Watertown-Mayer 023 05 - 10 13 0
HITTING - Litchfield: no hits .... Watertown-Mayer: McDonald 2-for-4; Parackka 2-for-3; Reinert 2-for-3; Fasching 3-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Litchfield: Kelsey Farmer (L) 41/3-12-10-*-0-3, Kim Farmer 0-1-0-0-0-0 .... Watertown-Mayer: Ashley Neaton (W) 5-0-0-0-0-6
Camden
Game One
Minneota/Canby 6, RCW 5
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Minneota/Canby broke a 5-5 tie with a run in the sixth inning.
Shannon Wensauer led the Jaguars with two hits, both doubles, and an RBI. Carolyn Adamski and Megan Groen also hit doubles.
Groen took the loss, although she allowed only five hits and two earned runs in six innings, while striking out seven.
RCW 310 001 0 - 5 7 3
Minneota/Canby 113 001 x - 6 5 0
HITTING - Renville County West: Carolyn Adamski 1-for-2, 2b; Megan Groen 1-for-3, 2b, rbi; Kelsey Prahl 1-for-4, rbi; Shannon Wensauer 2-for-3, 2 2b's, rbi; Jen Hamre 2-for-4 .... Minneota/Canby: Steph Rhey 1-for-3, 2b, rbi; Kristin Roles 1-for-4, 2b, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Renville County West: Megan Groen (L) 6-5-6-2-5-7 .... Minneota/Canby: Jodi Meritt (W) 7-7-5-5-4-7
Game Two
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Minneota/Canby 8, RCW 6
Adamski's two-run double highlighted a six-run third inning, accounting for all of RCW's runs. Brooke Freiborg went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Minneota/Canby 120 004 1 - 8 10 0
RCW (0-4, 0-5) 006 000 0 - 6 7 3
HITTING - Minneota/Canby: Paige Kamrath 3-for-4, 2 rbi; Jodi Meritt 2-for-4, 2b, 3b .... Renville County West: Carolyn Adamski 1-for-3, 2b, 2 rbi; Megan Groen 1-for-3, 2b, rbi; Brooke Freiborg 2-for-4, rbi; Jen Hamre 1-for-4, rbi; Raina Gigstad 1-for-3; Amanda Dahlbeck 1-for-3, 2b
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Minneota/Canby: Jodi Meritt (W) 7-7-6-6-7-6 .... Renville County West: Jen Hamre (L) 7-10-7-4-2-3
Non-Conference Dawson-Boyd 14, Ortonville 2
Kassi Lindblad doubled twice and tripled to pace the Blackjacks' 15-hit attack. Kiai Hassel added two singles and a triple and Kristin Nevins two singles and a double. Pitcher Amanda Jensen went four innings for the win that lifted the Dawson-Boyd record to 3-1.
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Dawson-Boyd (3-1) 023 126 - 14 15 2
Ortonville 100 100 - 2 9 2
HITTING - Dawson-Boyd: Kiai Hassel 3-for-5, 3b; Chelsie Kurtenbach 2-for-4, 2b; Kristin Nevins 3-for-4, 2b; Amber Staab 2-for-4; Holly Schutte 1-for-2, Kassi Lindblad 3-for-4, 2 2b's, 3b; Kyrie Ellefson 1-for-2 .... Ortonville: Grunwald 2-for-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Dawson-Boyd: Amanda Jensen (W) 4-7-2-2-2-4, Kristin Nevins 4-2-0-0-0-1 .... Ortonville: Laiskowski (L) 6-15-14-12-3-4
Tomahawk Nicollet 13, BL-Hector 1
Buffalo Lake-Hector (0-4) scored its lone run and got its only hit in the third inning when Karissa Scharmer knocked in her younger sister Cassie Scharmer, who had drawn a walk, with a two-out triple.
Nicollet 700 204 - 13 8 0
BL-Hector (0-4) 001 000 - 1 1 7
HITTING - Nicollet: Molly Erdman 2-for-4, 2b, 3 runs; Kristin Hulke 2-for-4, 3b, 2 runs, 4 rbi; Kelsey Hulke 1-for-3; G.P. Vaske 1-for-3, 2b; Tiffany Hulke 1-for-3 .... Buffalo Lake-Hector: Karissa Scharmer 1-for-3, 3b, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Nicollet: Kacie Stevenson 1-0-0-0-0-1, Molly Erdman (W) 5-1-*-1-9 .... Buffalo Lake-Hector: Sarah Buboltz (L) 6-8-13-*-0-5
Late results Tuesday Tomahawk
Sleepy Eye 13, Buffalo Lake-Hector 3
Jordan Duehn, Erin Daak and Karlee Ilgen had two hits apiece for Buffalo Lake-Hector (0-3). Eighth-grader Brittany Lade took the loss in her varsity debut.
Sleepy Eye 001 642 - 13 7 1
BL-Hector (0-3) 000 300 - 3 8 5
HITTING - Sleepy Eye: Kristen Schindele 1-for-3; Amber Fischer 1-for-3; Leah Aspelund 1-for-4; Alyssa Hengel 1-for-3; Smantha Klotz 1-for-1 .... Buffalo Lake-Hector: Jordan Duehn 2-for-3; Erin Walter 1-for-4, 2b; Karissa Scharmer, 3b; Erin Daak 2-for-3; Karlee Ilgen 2-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Sleepy Eye: Chelsey Karow (W) 6-8-3-3-4-5 .... Buffalo Lake-Hector: Brittany Lade (L) 42/3-6-11-*-7-3, Sarah Buboltz 11/3-1-2-*-1-0
Southwest
Game One
Luverne 7, Red. Valley 4
Katie Smith drove in two of Redwood Valley's four runs in the third inning.
Luverne 111 000 4 - 7 6 1
Redwood Valley 004 000 0 - 4 4 6
HITTING - Luverne: not available .... Redwood Valley: Katie Smith 1-for-4, 2 rbi; Molly Madsen 1-for-3; Brandy Juell 1-for-3; Karin Colwell 1-for-4, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Luverne: not available .... Redwood Valley: Katie Smith (L) 7-6-7-3-1-5
Game Two
Red. Valley 4, Luverne 3
Smith worked all seven innings to pick up the win and also went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI.
Luverne 300 000 0 - 3 5 0
Red. Valley (1-1, 3-1) 101 011 x - 4 6 2
HITTING - Luverne: not available .... Redwood Valley: Kari Penske 1-for-3, rbi; Katie Smith 2-for-4, rbi; Christal Greenslit 1-for-3, 3b; Molly Madsen 1-for-2; Karin Colwell 1-for-3, 2b, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Luverne: not available .... Redwood Valley: Katie Smith (W) 7-5-3-3-2-6
