DAWSON -- Despite striking out 14 times in the second game of its Camden Conference doubleheader with Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Monday, Dawson-Boyd swept the Fighting Saints 7-6 and 6-5.
MACCRAY (8-2) and Dawson-Boyd (4-2) now have the fewest losses in conference. They will play May 13 for what could determine the conference title.
Erin Haglund didn't issue a walk to the Blackjacks in the second game, but Dawson-Boyd collected nine hits and plated five runs over the last two innings to rally from an early deficit.
Kristen Lee doubled in Kelsey Jurgenson with the tying run and Mariah Kuhlmann ended the game with two-out single that brought in Lee.
Brooke Carlson and Briana Baker both scored on wild pitches in the top half of the seventh to give KMS a 5-4 lead.
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Dawson-Boyd (4-2, 7-2) also won the first game in the seventh inning as McKenzie Franzky singled, Jurgenson tripled, Lee doubled and Kuhlmann singled to produce three runs in the top half of the seventh.
KMS (5-3, 9-4) had leads of 2-0 and 6-4 before the Blackjacks, who had 12 hits, battled back. Winning pitcher Kendra Lindblad shook off her wildness by limiting KMS to three hits.
Game One
Dawson-Boyd 7, KMS 6
D-B 022 000 3 -- 7 12 1
KMS 221 010 0 -- 6 3 1
HITTING - Dawson-Boyd: McKenzie Franzky 2-for-4; Kelsey Jurgenson 2-for-4, 2b, 3b, rbi; Kristen Lee 1-for-4; Mariah Kuhlmann 1-for-4; Danielle Strand 3-for-3, 2 rbi; Kendra Lindland 1-for-4, rbi; Kelsie Schuelke 1-for-3, rbi; Katie Jensen 1-for-3, 3b, 2 rbi ... KMS: Ellen Johnson 1-for-3, 2 rbi; Sam Dunn 1-for-3, rbi; Britta Diem 1-for-3, 2b
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Dawson-Boyd: Kendra Lindblad (W) 7-3-6-6-6-6 ... KMS: Sam Dunn (L) 7-12-7-7-0-2
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Game Two
Dawson-Boyd 6, KMS 5
KMS (5-3, 9-4) 002 010 2 -- 5 5 2
D-B (4-2, 7-2) 010 003 2 -- 6 9 1
HITTING - KMS: Ellen Johnson 1-for-4; Brooke Carlson 2-for-4; Briana Baker 1-for-2, 2 rbi; Erin Haglund 1-for-3 ... Dawson-Boyd: Kelsey Jurgenson 3-for-4, 2b, 3b, rbi; Kristen Lee 2-for-4, 2 rbi; Mariah Kuhlmann 2-for-4, 2 rbi; Kendra Lindblad 1-for-3; Stephanie Nevins 1-for-3, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- KMS: Erin Haglund (L) 62/3-9-6-6-0-14 ... Dawson-Boyd: Kendra Lindblad (W) 7-5-5-5-4-12
Central Minnesota BBE 6, EV-Watkins 2
Laura Johnson and Michelle Sanders had two hits apiece while Maggie Gruber and Amy Bast both knocked in two runs to ignite Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (2-3, 3-4).
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After Eden Valley-Watkins scored twice in the sixth inning to get within one, the Jaguars plated three runs in the seventh on Maggie Gruber's two-run triple and Amy Bast's RBI single to ice the win.
BBE (2-3, 3-4) 010 020 3 -- 6 10 3
EV-W (0-5, 1-6) 000 002 0 -- 2 5 3
HITTING - BBE: Morgan Knutson 1-for-4; Anna Marthaler 1-for-4; Raeann Sorenson 1-for-4; Laura Johnson 2-for-3, 2b, 2 runs; Michelle Sanders 2-for-3, 2 runs, rbi; Maggie Gruber 1-for-2, 3b, 2 rbi; Amy Bast 1-for-4, 2 rbi; Marin Grundseth 1-for-3, rbi ... Eden Valley-Watkins: Brooke Scherer 2-for-3; Kelsey Stenger 1-for-3; Ashley Puisegur 1-for-3; Katelyn Luedtke 1-for-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- BBE: Michelle Sanders (W) 7-5-2-0-1-1 ... Eden Valley-Watkins: Baylee Lahr (L) 7-10-6-5-4-3
