BENSON - Who can stop the Paynesville Bulldogs?
No one thus far in the short season. The Bulldogs ran their record to 11-0 with two wins 13-0 and 10-3 at the Benson softball fields on Thursday.
Sam Dahl homer in each game. Kayla Schaefer homered, doubled and singled in game one. In game two, Bri Stang smacked a grand slam.
Megan Schaefer spun a 3-hit shutout in game one. Brooke Wuertz got the win in the nightcap.
Game One
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Paynesville 13,
Benson/Hancock 0
Paynesville ................021 55 - 13 13 1
Benson/Hancock.......000 00 - 0 3 3
HITTING – Paynesville: Kayla Schaefer 3-for-4, 3 runs, 3 rbi, 2b, 2-run HR; Sam Dahl 2-4, 2 runs, 2b, solo HR, 2 rbi; Bri Stang 2-for-4, rbi; Allie Stanger 2-4, 2 rbi, 2b … B/H: Peyten Doscher 1-2, Victoria Manska 1-for-2, Gabi Dowcher 1-1
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Paynesville: Megan Schaefer (W) 5-3-0-0-1-10 … Benson/Hancock: Addie Forbord (L)
Game Two
Paynesville 10,
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Benson/Hancock 3
Benson/Hancock........200 010 - 3 4 1
Paynesville..................240 04x-10 7 2
HITTING – Visitor: Peyton Doscher 1-for-3, Krista Motzko 1-for-3, rbi; Brooke Johnson 1-for-3, 2 rbi… Home: Bri Stang 1-for-4, grand-slam HR, 5 rbi; Sam Dahl 1-for-2, 3 runs, solo HR; Kayla Schaefer 2-for-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – VisirBenson/Hancock: Motzko (L) … Paynesville: Brooke Wuertz (W) 4.2-1-3-0-0-4
ACGC 6, YME 0
Sydney Larson struck out 10 in a complete-game shutout, and had a double and 2 RBIs at the plate in the Falcons’ win over Yellow Medicine East.
Erica Melbie had 2 hits and 2 RBIs, and Payton Wilner and Hannah Lang each had 2 hits.
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ACGC next plays today at Paynesville, and YME is at BOLD today.
ACGC......................000 113 1 - 6 13 2
YME..........................000 000 0 - 0 4 4
HITTING – ACGC: Hannah Wilner 2-5, 2b, Mikayla Holm 1-4, 2b, Sydney Larson 1-4, 2b, rbi-2, Erica Melbie 2-4, 2b, rbi-2, Natasha Dallmann 1-3, Katie Moore 1-3, Hannah Lang 2-4, Payton Wilner 2-4, Kelsey Kramer 1-4 … YME: Allie Trudel 2-3, Megan Odegard 1-3, Danie Roden 1-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – ACGC: WP-Sydney Larson 7-4-0-0-0-10 … YME: LP-Allie Trudel 7-13-6-3-1-9
West Cent. North
Sauk Centre 5,
Minnewaska 1
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The Streeters packed four of their seven hits into the fourth inning during a five-run spurt that was initiated by a Waska error and a hit batter.
The Lakers led 1-0 after one scoring an unearned run.
The final five innings were crisp and polished.
Winning pitcher Colleen LuGrain walked one and fanned none; Madison Phillips issued just one walk and fanned three.
Sauk Centre............050 000 0 - 5 7 2
Minnewaska............100 000 0 - 1 4 1
HITTING – Sauk Centre: Madison Moritz 2-for-4, 2b, rbi; Morgan Gramradt 1-for-3, 2b, 2 rbi … Minnewaska: Lexi Amundson 1-for-3, Shanae Suchy 1-for-3, Sydney Jos 2-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Sauk Centre: Colleen LuGrain (W) 7-4-1-0-1-0 … Minnewaska: Madison Phillips (L) 7-7-5-4-0-3
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Non-Conference
Morris/CA 5, BOLD 0
McKenzie Van Batavia three-hit BOLD, striking out 12, and Morris/Chokio-Alberta won the non-conference game on Thursday.
Van Batavia also had a hit and scored a run. The Tigers’ Brooke Johnson was 2-for-3 and Steph Hennen doubled in two runs and also scored once.
Taylor Ebnet, Lauren Kopel and Peyton Weis had BOLD’s hits.
Morris/CA.................000 500 0 - 5 8 0
BOLD.........................000 000 0 - 0 3 2
HITTING – MCA: Becca Holland 1-4 sb-2, Sadie Fischer 1-4 sb, McKenzie Van Batavia 1-4 r, Brooke Johnson 2-3 r, Nicole Strobel 1-3 rbi r, Steph Hennen 1-3 2b rbi-2 r, Brianna Abril 1-3 rbi sb … BOLD: Taylor Ebnet 1-2, Lauren Kopel 1-3 Peyton Weis 1-3
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PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – MCA: WP-Van Batavia 7-3-0-0-2-12 … BOLD: LP-Morgan Flann 7-8-5-4-2-4
Wright Co. West
Dassel-Cokato 10,
NLS 0
Sarah Kivisto threw and four-hitter and struck out 12 as Dassel-Cokato won in six innings on Thursday in Dassel.
Brianna Fredrick, Hannah Stehn, Kelsie Rustad and Marissa Friedrich has New London-Spicer’s hits.
NLS................................................ - 0
DC................................................ - 10
HITTING – NLS: Brianna Fredrick 1-3, Hannah Stehn 1-2, Kelsie Rustad 1-3, Marissa Friedrich 1-2 … DC: McKenzie Fielder 1-1 rbi-2 r-4, Lexi Carlen 3-4 rbi-2 r
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – NLS: LP-Rustad 5-12-10-7-2-2 … DC: Sarah Kivisto 6-4-0-0-1-12
Game One
Glencoe-SL 4,
Litchfield 1
Natasha Stubeda singled and advanced to second on a passed ball before moving to third on Hailey Horstmann’s single and scoring in the fourth for Litchfield on Kelsey Fisher’s single.
Fisher singled twice and doubled to account for three of Litchfield’s seven hits. Stubeda was 2-for-4.
Litchfield..................000 100 0 - 1 7 3
GSL..........................100 300 x - 4 5 1
HITTING – Litchfield: Natasha Stubeda 2-4, Hailey Horstmann 1-4, Kelsey Fisher 3-3 2b rbi, Alexi Besser 1-3 … GSL: Steph Klackmann 2-3 2-rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Litchfield: Fisher (L) 6-6-4-1-2-9 … GSL: Courtney Lemke (W)
Game Two
Glencoe-SL 6,
Litchfield 3
Litchfield (2-5) cut the Panthers’ lead in half after Horstmann scored in the sixth on Grace Spanos’ bases-loaded walk, and Fisher singled in Britny Christensen and Stubeda scored on Alexi Besser’s fielder’s choice in the seventh.
Besser also supplied the Dragons two hits.
GSL..........................002 400 0 - 6 7 0
Litchfield..................000 001 2 - 3 6 4
HITTING – GSL: Klackmann 1-4 2b … Litchfield: Stubeda 1-3, Horstmann 1-4, Fisher 1-3 rbi, Besser 2-3 rbi, Charissa Wedin 1-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – GSL: Lemke (W) … Litchfield: Horstmann (L) 7-7-6-4-3-6
