DAWSON - Dawson-Boyd is off to 7-0 start for the first time in memory as the Blackjacks swept Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 20-3 and 9-5 in a Camden Conference doubleheader Tuesday.
Justine Flattum had four hits and Andrea Lee three, including a home run, in the first game, which saw the Blackjacks take a 15-0 lead after two innings.
Sadie Zaiser threw a five-inning four-hitter for the win, striking out five without issuing a walk.
Lee also homered in Game 2 as Dawson-Boyd used another fast start to remain unbeaten.
Sydney Giese pitched the first four innings for the win.
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Game One
Dawson-Boyd 20, RTR 3
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HITTING – RTR: Madsen 2-for-3, Enemark 1-for-2, 2b … Dawson-Boyd: Justine Flattum 4-for-5, 2 2b’s; Andrea Lee 3-for-4, HR; Sydney Giese 2-for-2, 2b
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - RTR: Enemark (L) … Dawson-Boyd: Sadie Zaiser (W) 5-4-3-2-0-5
Game Two
Dawson-Boyd 9, RTR 5
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RTR 011 000 3 - 5 5 4
Dawson-Boyd 420 102 x - 9 8 2
HITTING – RTR: McWilliams 2-for-4 … Dawson-Boyd: Andrea Lee 2-for-3, HR; Sadie Zaiser 2-for-4; Justin Flattum 1-for-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - RTR: Madsen (L) … Dawson-Boyd: Sydney Giese (W) 4-2-2-2-1-3, Sadie Zaiser (S) 3-3-3-2-0-1
Game One
MACCRAY 2, RCW 1
Jennifer Sommers was dominant in the first game of a Camden Conference doubleheader, allowing one earned run and striking out eight.
Cassidy Fransen suffered a difficult loss, allowing just two unearned runs and striking out five.
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The Jaguars are 3-5 overall and play a doubleheader at Dawson-Boyd on Thursday beginning at 4 p.m.
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RCW 000 010 0 - 1 5 1
HITTING – MACCRAY: Emily Wrede 1-3, Kalli Groen 1-3, Kaylee Hammerschmidt 2-3 2b, Emily Orwick 1-3 … Renville County West: Brittany Harazin 1-3, Morgan Zaske 1-3, Nora Kronlokken 1-3, Lexi Bakker 2-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - MACCRAY: Jennifer Sommers (W) 7-5-1-1-0-8 … Renville County West: Cassiday Fransen (L) 7-5-2-0-1-5
Game Two
RCW 4, MACCRAY 3
Renville County West salvaged the split with a three-run first inning as the visiting team in game two.
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Fransen and Sommers again pitched well in the second game, with Fransen getting the victory.
RCW 301 000 0 - 4 4 1
MACCRAY 021 000 0 - 3 5 0
HITTING – Renville County West: Harazin 1-2, Brittany Krogman 1-1, Steph Wersal 1-3 rbi, Kronlokken 1-3 … MACCRAY: Laura Hauser 3-3, Jennifer Sommers 1-3, Hammerschmidt 1-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Renville County West: Fransen (W) 7-5-3-3-1-3 … MACCRAY: Groen 0.1-0-3-1-1-0, Sommers (L) 6.2-4-1-1-2-6
Game One
KMS 14, TMB 1
Alison Krieger struck out eight and gave up just one hit and one walk to get the opening win that featured 16 hits from the visiting Fighting Saints.
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A combined 19 batters dug themselves into the batter’s box in the second and third innings for the Fighting Saints as they scored 12 runs.
Krieger, Sam Gjerde, Kalli Forsell and MiKaylie Hagen had three hits each for KMS.
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KMS 157 1x - 14 16 2
HITTING – TMB: Madeline Caron 1-for-2, 2b, rbi … KMS: Sam Gjerde 3-for-4, 2b, 3b, 4 rbi; Sadie Sulier 1-for-4, rbi; Alison Krieger 3-for-4, 3b; Kalli Forsell 3-for-3, 3 rbi; Shelly Syverson 1-for-3, 2b; Andrea Olson 1-for-3; Allyssa Gronseth 1-for-1; MiKaylie Hagen 3-for-3, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - TMB: Kylie Lessman (L) 4-16-14-12-1-1 … KMS: Krieger (W) 5-1-1-0-0-8
Game Two
KMS 12, TMB 1
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A 3-0 KMS lead quickly expanded to 11-0 after the Fighting Saints batted 13 times in an eight-run fourth. A bases-clearing triple smacked by Sam Gjerde and an RBI double from Kalli Forsell highlighted the frame.
Gjerde also spun a victory in the pitcher’s circle as she fanned six without issuing a walk or an earned run and scattering four hits.
KMS 102 81 - 12 9 2
TMB 000 10 - 1 4 5
HITTING – KMS: Sam Gjerde 1-for-3, 3b, 3 rbi; Sadie Sulier 1-for-4, rbi; Kalli Forsell 2-for-3, 2b, 2 rbi; Shelly Syverson 2-for-3, rbi; Andrea Olson 1-for-3, rbi; Alexis Lamecker 1-for-3, rbi; MiKaylie Hagen 1-for-1 … TMB: A. Dolan 2-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - KMS: Gjerde (W) 5-4-1-0-0-6 … TMB: Kylie Lessman (L) 3-9-11-8-1-2, Lexi Tauer 2-0-1-1-6-2
Wright County
Waconia 10, NLS 0
A six-run first greeted the Wildcats in Waconia. Taylor Thunstedt and Brianna Fredrick, a double, had the lone New London-Spicer hits.
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Waconia 601 03 -10 10 0
HITTING – New London-Spicer: Taylor Thunstedt 1-for-3, Brianna Fredrick 1-for-2, 2b… Waconia: Jordan Goldschmidt 3-for-4, 2 runs, rbi, 2-2b’s; Kiela DeVlaeminck 2-for-3, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - NLS: Kelsie Rustad (W) 5-10-10-8-3-4 … Waconia: DeVlaeminck 2-1-0-0-0-2, Lexi Kretsch (W) 3-1-0-0-3-6
Holy Family Catholic 10, Litchfield 0
Holy Family scored five runs in the first three innings and defeated Litchfield in five in a Wright County Conference game on Tuesday in Victoria.
Grace Spanos doubled in two trips and Kirsten Weseman singled for the Dragons’ only hits.
They play host to Waconia at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Holy Family 302 32 - 10 9 0
HITTING – Litchfield: Grace Spanos 1-2 2b, Kirsten Weseman 1-2 … Holy Family: Breanna Pottebaum 1-3 hr rbi-2, Hayley Thompson 2-2, Bowlin 2-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Litchfield: Weseman (L) 4.2-9-10-4-6-2 … Holy Family: Grace Willeck (W) 5-2-0-0-0-7
West Central
Paynesville 13, ACGC 3
A 7-2 lead after four innings expanded to 13-2 after Paynesville sent 10 batters to the plate in the fifth to manufacture six runs. Highlighting what proved to be the 10-run rule-invoking inning was a two-run double from Allie Stanger and Brooke Hemmesch’s two-run single.
Hemmesch also had a two-run single in the fourth to help back Kayla Schaefer’s complete-game victory, which featured eight strikeouts and only one walk.
The Falcons got an RBI double from Kim Swenson in the fourth and RBI singles from Mickena Inselman in the second and Jacey Nelson in the fifth.
Paynesville 004 36 - 13 8 2
ACGC (0-3) 010 11 - 3 5 2
HITTING – Paynesville: Bri Stang 2-for-2; Kayla Schaefer 2-for-4, 2b; Brooke Hemmesch 2-for-3, 4 rbi; Allie Stanger 1-for-4, 2b, 2 rbi; Hannah Lange 1-for-4, rbi … ACGC: Rylie Wilner 1-for-3, 3b; Kim Swenson 1-for-2, 2b, rbi; Mickena Inselmann 1-for-2, rbi; Jacey Nelson 1-for-2, rbi; Payton Wilner 1-for-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Paynesville: Schaefer (W) 5-5-3-3-1-8 … ACGC: Nelson (L) 5-8-13-12-10-5
Montevideo 4, Minnewaska 2
Montevideo’s Kiersti Grey scattered eight hits and the Thunder Hawks edged Minnewaska in a West Central Conference game Tuesday in Glenwood.
Grey allowed two earned runs and walked two. Mady Phillips pitched a strong game, allowing just two earned runs while striking out five.
Monte’s Jessie Janisch hit a solo home run in the third inning, Kelsey Olson was 2-for-4 and drove in two runs, and Ashley Hoehne was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
The Lakers’ Kacia Kollman drove in two runs and Shanae Suchy had a double among her two hits.
The Lakers fell to 5-3 overall and they play at Melrose at 5 p.m. Friday.
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Minnewaska 002 000 0 - 2 8 3
HITTING – Montevideo: Jessie Janisch 3-4 hr rbi, Lindsey Olson 1-4, Ashley Hoehne 2-4 rbi, Kelsey Olson 2-4 rbi-2 … Minnewaska: Mady Phillips 1-3, Shanae Suchy 2-4 2b, Rachel Bakko 1-2, Kacia Kollman 1-3 rbi-2, Bayley Pooler 1-3, Mason Schlief 1-3, Carley Stewart 1-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Montevideo: Kiersti Grey (W) 7-8-2-2-2-2 … Minnewaska: Phillips (L) 7-8-4-2-1-5
Morris/CA 12, Melrose 5
Trailing by a run entering their final at bat, the Morris/Chokio-Alberta softball team rallied with an eight-run seventh inning to overcome the Dutchmen on Tuesday.
Lauren Reimers was 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI, and Abbie Olson and Becca Holland both had two hits. Holland drove in two runs and Olson one, and Brooke Johnson singled in two runs.
The Tigers are 4-1 overall and play at Sauk Centre at 5 p.m. Thursday.
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Melrose 200 210 0 - 5 7 2
HITTING – Morris/Chokio-Alberta: Becca Holland 2-3 rbi-2, Chelsey Ehleringer 1-5 rbi, Lauren Reimers 3-3 2b-2 rbi-2, Abbie Olson 2-4 rbi, Bobbi Jo Kurtz 1-2, Brooke Johnson 1-3 rbi-2, Brianna Abril 1-4, Nicole Strobel 1-4 … Melrose: Kayla Austing 2-3, Justine Reverman 1-3, Holly Hellerman 1-4, Madison Rausch 2-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Morris/Chokio-Alberta: Kayla Pring 3.1-5-4-2-2-2, Abril (W) 3.2-2-1-1-1-5 … Melrose: Sandra Sprenger (starter but no decision)
