WILLMAR -- The Willmar Cardinals kept pace with the leaders in the Central Lakes Conference with a 5-1 win over Fergus Falls on Thursday in girls softball.
Willmar (7-1, 9-5) used a batter's wind to hammer out 10 hits; two each by Chelsey Wierschem and Heather Horning.
Hanna Pederson quieted the Otters on four hits. The senior hurler walked two and fanned seven.
Willmar opened with a three-run first on consecutive singles by Haylee Hastad, Sara Kallhoff, Wierschem and Horning. Megan Rudie's sacrifice fly brought in the third run for the Cardinals.
Rudie later doubled in a run as Willmar added two insurance runs in the fifth.
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Fergus (5-4, 6-6) got its run in the top of the fifth when Hannah Ross singled in a run.
The game was moved to the college field because of wet conditions at the high school field.
Starting the day Brainerd led the CLC at 8-0 and Rocori and Willmar were each 6-1.
Willmar 5, Fergus Falls 1
Fergus Falls 000 010 0 -- 1 4 4
Willmar 300 020 x -- 5 10 1
HITTING - Fergus Falls: Erika Magnuson 2-for-4, Devon Clark 1-for-3, Hannah Ross 1-for-3, rbi ... Willmar: Chelsey Wierschem 2-for-3, rbi; Heather Horning 2-for-3, rbi; Megan Rudie 1-for-2, 2b, SF, 2 rbi; Amanda Croonquist 1-for-3, 2b; Chelsey Hamann 1-for-3, Sarah Kallhoff 1-for-4, Haylee Hastad 1-for-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Fergus Falls: Aly Erickson (L) 6-10-5-4-0-4 ... Willmar: Hanna Pederson (W) 7-4-1-1-2-7
