ALEXANDRIA - The Willmar Cardinals dropped two games to Alexandria, 9-1 and 11-4, in a Central Lakes Conference doubleheader on Tuesday.
Willmar managed a total of nine hits off Alexandria (5-3, 9-5) pitchers Bria Schueler and Kaila Dewanz, who both tossed complete games.
Sydney Fischer and Kaitlynn Kienholz had two hits on the day, and Jamie Reyes had a hit and an RBI.
Willmar fell to 1-7 in the CLC and 2-10 overall. They next play Thursday at home against Sauk Rapids.
Game One
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Alexandria 9, Willmar 1
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HITTING – Willmar: Allie Roehl 1-3, Sydney Fischer 1-3, Sam Mellies-U’Ren 1-3, Kaitlynn Kienholz 1-3 … Alexandria: Kaila Dewanz 2-4, 2b, Emma Ziegler 2-4, Jana Roste 2-4, 2b
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Willmar: Anna Backes (L) 5.1-13-9-6-2-1; Lexi Kopacek 1.2-0-0-0-0-0 … Alexandria: Bria Schueler (W) 7-4-1-1-2-5
Game Two
Alexandria 11, Willmar 4
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Willmar 130 000 0 - 4 5 3
HITTING – Alexandria: Anna Lee 3-3, rbi-3, Roste 2-4, 2b, 3b, rbi-3 … Willmar: Fischer 1-3, rbi, Carly Hulstein 1-2, Kienholz 1-3, Kopacek 1-3, Jamie Reyes 1-3, r, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Alexandria: Dewanz (W) 7-5-4-1-2-2 … Willmar: Kopacek (L) 7-10-11-7-2-4
West Central
Game One
Morris/Chokio-Alberta 8, Sauk Centre 1
Tracy Meichsner drove in three runs behind two singles, Lauren Reimers was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle and Brooke Gillespie spun six effective innings to lift the Tigers in the opener Tuesday.
Gillespie surrendered five hits and one earned run while striking out two in six innings to earn the win.
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Becca Holland also supplied three hits for the Tigers.
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HITTING – Sauk Centre: Amanda Lahr 2-3, Cassidy Zenzen 2-3 … Morris/Chokio-Alberta: Becca Holland 3-4, Lauren Reimers 3-3 2b 3b, Tracy Meichsner 2-3 rbi-3, Abby Daly 1-4, Brooke Gillespie 1-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Sauk Centre: Lahr (L) 6-10-8-6-6-6 … Morris/Chokio-Alberta: Gillespie (W) 6-5-1-1-0-2, Kayla Pring 1-1-0-0-0-0
Game Two
Morris/Chokio-Alberta 24, Sauk Centre 10
All of the Morris/Chokio-Alberta offense came in the first three innings, which was ignited by an 11-run first.
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The Tigers batted 16 times in the first and got nine hits with Reimers, Piper Gibson and Abby Daly collecting two each. One of Reimers’ hits was a two-run homer. The Tigers then scored six times in the second and seven more times in the third.
Reimers finished 4-for-4 to drive in six runs and Gibson and Meichsner had three hits and three RBIs each. Holland and Daly also had three hits each to help the Tigers outhit the visiting Mainstreeters 20-10.
The Tigers are in Benson on Thursday to play Benson/Hancock at 5 p.m.
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HITTING – Morris/Chokio-Alberta: Holland 3-5, Piper Gibson 3-5 rbi-3, Reimers 4-4 3b 2-run HR rbi-6, Meischner 3-5 2b rbi-3, Daly 3-3, Pring 1-3, Samantha Henrichs 2-5, Lindsey Dierks 1-2 … Sauk Centre: Lahr 2-2, Madison Moritz 2-4, Zenzen 2-3, Emily Mensen 1-3 2-run HR rbi-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Morris/Chokio-Alberta: Pring (W) 3.2-3-1-1-0-5, Lacee Maanum 1.1-5-9-5-3-0 … Sauk Centre: Lahr (L) 2-15-17-13-2-1, Kallie Kampsen 3-5-7-3-4-0
Game One
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YME 8, BOLD 7
BOLD jumped out to an early 7-2 lead after scoring in each of the first three innings, but a four-run sixth gave Yellow Medicine East the upper hand in the opener Tuesday.
The Sting had 10 batters visit the plate in the sixth with Courtney Cuka slugging a two-run double and Megan Odegard and Mariah Norell supplying RBI singles.
Norell’s hit also gave her the pitching win as the senior scattered 11 hits, five earned runs and three strikeouts in a complete-game performance.
Lauren Kopel was 4-for-4 and Peyton Weis supplied three hits and two RBIs to pace the Warriors.
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YME 110 204 x - 8 7 1
HITTING – BOLD: Lauren Kopel 4-4 r-2 rbi, Peyton Weis 3-4 r rbi-2, Allison Krause 2-4, Sierra Weis 1-4 r rbi, Emily Sheehan 1-2 r rbi … YME: Marissa Sneller 2-3 r-2 rbi, Megan Odegard 1-4 r rbi, Jordan Glad 1-3 2b r, Courtney Cuka 1-2 2b r rbi-2, Mariah Norell 2-4 rbi
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PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - BOLD: Taylor Sagedahl (L) 6-7-8-5-7-8 … YME: Norell (W) 7-11-7-5-0-3
Game Two
BOLD 11, YME 5
BOLD scored just two earned runs as the Warriors took advantage of four YME errors to salvage a split.
The Sting owned a 5-3 lead after five innings of play before BOLD erupted for eight runs in the sixth, highlighted by Kiah Morse’s two-run single, an RBI double from Allison Krause and RBI singles from Taylor Sagedahl, Peyton Weis and Emily Sheehan.
BOLD also committed four errors, but only one led to an YME run when Cuka drew a bases-loaded walk in the first.
Kopel, Krause and Emily Sheehan had two hits apiece to help BOLD outhit YME 10-6. Becca Rigge doubled and singled to drive in two runs for the Sting.
BOLD is at Montevideo and YME hosts Sauk Centre on Thursday.
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HITTING – YME: Sneller 1-4 sb-2 r-2, Odegard 1-3 r, Becca Rigge 2-3 2b r rbi-2, Norell 1-4 rbi, Kelsey Sorenson 1-4 r … BOLD: Kopel 2-4 2b-2 r-2 rbi-2, Kiah Morse 1-3 r rbi-2, Sagedahl 1-4 r rbi, P. Weis 1-4 r rbi, Krause 2-4 2b r-2 rbi-2, S. Weis 1-4, Sheehan 2-3 r-2 rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - YME: Norell (L) 6-10-11-2-1-0 … BOLD: Sagedahl (W) 7-6-5-4-5-6
Game One
Paynesville 8, Benson/Hancock 3
Ashley Eisenbraun was 3-for-4 with an RBI and Lexi Skoglund also had three hits as Paynesville bounced Benson/Hancock in the opener on Tuesday in Benson.
Kayla Schaefer pitched a complete-game, striking out 10 while allowing one walk to earn the win.
Krista Motzko was 3-for-3 with an RBI and Peyten Doscher hit a solo home run to lead Benson/Hancock.
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HITTING – Paynesville: Lexi Skoglund 3-5 2b, Emma Stevens 1-5 r, Kayla Schaefer 1-3 r 2b, Allie Stanger 1-4 rbi, Ashley Eisenbraun 3-4 rbi r, Halle Johnson 1-4, Abbie Wuertz 1-4 2b … Benson/Hancock: Krista Motzko 3-3 rbi, Payten Doscher 1-3 rbi hr, Brittney Kurkosky 1-3 rbi r
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Paynesville : Schaefer (W) 7-5-4-4-1-10 … Benson/Hancock: Forbord (L) 7-11-8-3-1-1
Game Two
Paynesville 19, Benson/Hancock 4
Paynesville scored 19 runs on 12 hits to run past Benson/Hancock and post a sweep.
Paynesville’s Halle Johnson slugged a home run and singled to drive in four runs and she scored three times. Abbie Wuertz was 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs, Allie Stanger hit a solo home run and Schaefer knocked in three runs to add to the Bulldogs’ offense.
Motzko and Kayla Crowell both drove in two runs for the Brave Owls.
Paynesville is at Minnewaska and Benson/Hancock will look to snap a four-game losing streak at home against Morris/Chokio-Alberta on Thursday.
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HITTING – Benson/Hancock: Kayla Crowell 1-3 rbi-2, Motzko 1-3 2b rbi-2, Madyson Krienke 1-1, Megan Amundson 1-1, Lizzie Staton 1-2 r … Paynesville: Skogland1-4 r-2, Schaefer 1-3 r-2 rbi-3, Stanger 1-3 r-2 hr rbi, Brooke Caldwell 2-4 r-2 rbi, Eisenbraun 2-4 r rbi, Johnson 2-2 r-3 hr rbi-4, Wuertz 3-3 r-3 rbi-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Benson/Hancock: Forbord (L) 3-10-13-7-0-2, Presley Gonnerman 1-2-6-3-4-0 … Paynesville: Hemmesch (W) 5-5-4-4-3-4
Game One
Minnewaska 6, Melrose 3
A three-run sixth inning propelled Minnewaska in the opener on Tuesday in Melrose.
Bailey Pooler was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and Abby VerSteeg was 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Lakers in hitting.
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HITTING – Minnewaska: Mason Schlief 1-4, Bailey Pooler 2-3 r-2, Morgan Majerus 1-4, Ashley Bakko 1-4 rbi, Taylor Amundson 1-4 rbi, Abby VerSteeg 2-4 rbi 2b … Melrose: Sandra Sprenger 1-4, Justine Revermann 1-4 rbi, Holly Hellerman 1-3 r-2, Abby Hinnenkamp 1-3, Avri Bitz 1-2, Taryn Van Heel 1-3 r
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Minnewaska: Morgan Hess (W) 7-6-3-2-0-3 … Melrose: Sprenger (L) 7-9-6-3-1-0
Game Two
Minnewaska 15, Melrose 9
Minnewaska cranked out 13 hits to outslug the Dutchmen and earn a sweep.
After Melrose tied the game at 7-7 by plating seven runs in the top of the fifth, Minnewaska responded with five runs in the bottom half of the frame to take control for good.
Abby VerSteeg was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs, and Morgan Majerus singled twice to drive in two runs to pace the Lakers’ offense.
Minnewaska hosts Paynesville on Thursday.
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HITTING – Melrose: Whitney Austing 1-5, Sprenger 1-5 r, Revermann 1-3 r, Hellerman 1-5 r-2, Tschida 2-4 rbi-2, Hinnenkamp 2-3 rbi-2, Bitz 2-4, Kayla Austing 1-3 r rbi … Minnewaska: Morgan Hess 1-4 r-2 rbi, Schlief 1-5 rbi-2, Pooler 1-3 r rbi-2, Rachel Bakko 1-5 rbi, Majerus 2-4 r rbi-2, A. Bakko 1-4 rbi, Amundson 1-3 r-3, Jordyn Roggenkamp 1-3 r-2, VerSteeg 3-4 r-3 rbi-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Melrose: Kenzie Meyer 3-8-7-4-2-0, Sprenger (L) 3-4-8-5-0-0 … Minnewaska: Hess 4.2-8-7-0-1-1, A. Bakko (W) 2.1-4-2-1-3-1
Camden
Game One
LQPV 4, RCW 3
The Eagles scored a run in the top of the seventh and Sarah Halldorson closed the door in the bottom of the inning of the first game of a Camden Conference doubleheader on Tuesday.
Halldorson also had two hits and drove in two runs.
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HITTING – Lac qui Parle Valley: Sarah Halldorson 2-4 2b rbi-2, Ally Jensen 1-4, Kylee Larson 1-3 r sb, Taniah Tosel 1-3, Kelsea Lund 2-4 r sb … Renville County West: Carly Krogman 1-3 r, Brittany Harazin 1-bb-2, Cassidy Fransen 1-2 2b r, Analisa Zaske 1-3 r
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - LQPV: Halldorson (W) 7-4-3-3-2-2 … RCW: Fransen (L) 7-4-3-3-1-4
Game Two
RCW 8, LQPV 5
A three-run 12th inning gave RCW the victory in Game Two of a doubleheader.
Halldorson and RCW’s Cassidy Fransen both pitched all 19 innings in the doubleheader and each picked up a win.
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HITTING – RCW: Harazin 2-6 2b r sb, Steph Wersal 1-5 bb, Brooke Engstrom 2-6 r, Maleria Thompson 1-6 r, Fransen 2-6 r … LQPV: Maddie Jensen 1-6 2b rbi, Jenny Arnold 1-4, Jensen 2-5 r-2 sb, Larson 2-5 rbi-2 sb, Taniah Tosel 1-5 r, Lund 3-6 3b rbi-2 r sb, Laura Schlieman 1-5 r
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - RCW: Fransen (W) 12-11-5-5-0-6 … LQPV: Halldorson (L) 12-9-8-5-3-9
Game One
KMS 9, Minneota/Canby 6
Andrea Olson was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, and Sadie Sulier added two doubles and two RBIs to spark the Fighting Saints in the opener Tuesday in Minneota.
Alison Krieger pitched a complete game that featured four strikeouts and only one walk for KMS.
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HITTING – Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg: Sadie Sulier 2-4 2b-2 rbi-2, Andrea Olson 2-4 2b rbi-3, Alexis Lamecker 2-4, Tori Everson 1-4, Alison Krieger 1-2 3b rbi … Minneota/Canby: Brandi Merritt 1-4 2b
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - KMS: Krieger (W) 7-9-6-3-1-4 … Minneota/Canby: Becca Kallhoff (L) 7-8-9-5-8-2
Game Two
KMS 11, Minneota/Canby 4
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg scored 11 runs on six hits to complete the sweep.
Krieger and Sadie Sulier both homered and Alexis Lamecker had two hits for the Fighting Saints. Krieger finished with three RBIs.
Winning pitcher Sam Gjerde allowed two runs and struck out eight for the Fighting Saints, who remain undefeated on the season.
Up next for KMS will be Benson/Hancock on Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Benson for a non-conference game.
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HITTING – M/C: Merritt 2-4 … KMS: Krieger 2-2 hr rbi-3, Sulier 1-4 hr rbi, Lamecker 2-4 rbi, Everson 1-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - M/C: Kalhoff (L) 4-4-8-4-6-0, Merritt 1-1-3-2-2-0, Alex DeSmet 1-1-0-0-0-1 … KMS: Gjerde (W) 7-11-4-2-0-8
Wright County
Game One
NL-Spicer 5, Mound Westonka 4
New London-Spicer’s Lindsay Vagle singled in Alyssa Fredrick with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning of a Wright County Conference game on Tuesday.
Fredrick opened the inning with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch before Vagle delivered her game-winning hit.
Espi Austvold was 3-for-3, Megan Thorson was 2-for-3 and drove in two runs, and Olivia Christopherson was 2-for-2 and had an RBI.
The Wildcats dropped the second game of the doubleheader and are 4-8 overall heading into Thursday’s game at Litchfield.
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HITTING – Mound Westonka: Rebecca Dvoracek 2-4 2b, Haley Martin 1-4 rbi-2 … New London-Spcier: Alyssa Fredrick 1-4 r, Lindsay Vagle 1-4 rbi, Espi Austvold 3-3 3b, Olivia Christopherson 2-2 rbi, Megan Thorson 2-3 rbi-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - MW: Madelyn White (L) 6-9-5-5-2-6 … NLS: Kenzie Peterson 6.2-8-4-2-6-6, Christopherson (W) 0.1-0-0-0-1-0
Game Two
Mound Westonka 10, NL-Spicer 7
Two four-run innings propelled Mound Westonka over the Wildcats in the second game of a conference doubleheader.
Mya Rohman had a big game, going 4-for-5 with a triple, a double and two RBIs.
Fredrick and Vagle both drove in two runsand Jordin King was 2-for-2.
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HITTING – NLS: Mya Rohman 4-5 3b 2b rbi-2, Fredrick 1-3 rbi-2, Vagle 2-4 rbi-2, Austvold 1-4 3b, Christopherson 1-4, Megan Thorson 1-4 3b, Rachel Vraa 1-3 3b, Jordin King 2-2 … MW: Dvoracek 1-2, Molly Regan 2-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - NLS: Christopherson (L) 6-8-10-6-7-3 … MW: Dvoracek (W)
Annandale 6, Litchfield 1
Kristin Jones singled in Breanna Sittig in the fifth inning for Litchfield’s lone run. The Dragons were outhit 10-4 with Jones collecting two singles.
Haley Liestman belted a two-run homer, Teagan Hood Beckman was 2-for-3 to drive in another run and Sarah Johnson struck out 13 in a complete-game victory for Annandale.
Litchfield hosts New London-Spicer on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
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HITTING – Litchfield: Kyndra Beavers 1-3, Mariah Hoff 1-2, Kristin Jones 2-3 rbi … Annandale: Haley Liestman 2-3 2-run HR rbi-2, Teagan Hood Beckman 2-3 rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Litchfield: Madison Larson (L) 6-10-6-6-3-3 … Annandale: Sarah Johnson (W) 7-4-1-0-2-13
