Harlan At Kuemper
Harlan 10
Kuemper 0 (7 Innings)
Harlan scored just 4 runs in their season opening win over St Albert on Monday night so you had to wonder if the bats would come to life against Kuemper. They did just that as the Cyclones scored runs in each of the first 4 innings and led 5-0 heading into the 7th. They would finish with 9 hits but did a nice job of keeping the pressure on Kuemper. Meanwhile Emily Brouse made her first start of the season and struck out 7 of the first 10 batters she faced before she was pulled after 4 innings.
Kenzie Schon was the only Knight to pick up a hit against Brouse when she singled in the 2nd. The Knights only advanced 2 runners to 2nd base as they finished with 4 hits. Schon went 1-3, Kamryn Venner added a 1-2 night and walked in the 4th, Kynday Hilgenberg singled in the 6th and Haley Ostrander had a nice 0-2 single in the 5th.
Harlan added 5 runs in the 7th on just 1 hit as the Knights committed 3 errors. Tianna Kasperbauer teamed with Brouse to fan 11 batters.
Kuemper will look to bounce back on Friday when they travel to Boone.
Box Score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
Harlan 1 2 1 1 0 0 5 10
Kuemper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kuemper Stats
Kyndal Hilgenberg 1-3
Kamryn Venner 1-2, BB
Kenzie Schon 1-3
Jordan Schwabe 1 BB
Haley Ostrander 1-3
Chloe Venteicher LP, 7 IP, 11 Hits, 10 RA, 6 ER, 4 K’s, 2 BB, 2 HBP, IW
Carroll At Ballard
Ballard 7
Carroll 3
Carroll falls to 0-2 as they open the season with back to back tough road games against perennial powers in the Raccoon River Conference. The Tigers battled hard scoring 3 times in the 3rd inning to tie the game. It stayed that way until the 6th when Ballard loaded the bases and hit a grand slam home run to go up 7-3.
The Tigers out hit Ballard 10 to 6 but couldn’t string enough hits together to get a rally going after the 3rd. Hannah Jorgensen, Chloe Gallegos, Makalei Kofron and Brielle Hinners all had 2 hits. Ashley Onken added a home run and finished 13. Sydney Haakenson took the loss but pitched well just missing on a 3-2 pitch in the 6th on the home run.
Carroll will look to bounce back at IKM-Manning on Wednesday night on 93.7 KKRL.
Box Score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
Carroll 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Ballard 2 0 1 0 0 4 x 7
Carroll Stats
Josie Ayala 1-3, BB
Hannah Jorgensen 2-3, RS, BB
Chloe Gallegos 2-4, 2B
Ashley Onken 1-3, HR, RBI, RS, BB
Vanessa Ayala 1-3, RS, BB
Sydney Haakenson 1-4- Pitching LP, 6 IP, 6 Hits, 7 RA, 7 ER, 3 K’s, 4 BB, HBP
Makalei Kofron 2-4, RBI
Brielle Hinners 2-2
Treynor At Audubon
Audubon 12
Treynor 8
Audubon scored 11 runs through the first 2 innings and led Treynor 11-3 on their way to an impressive win on Tuesday night. The Wheelers pushed 7 runs across the board as Kali Irlmeier, Kylee Hartl, Hannah Thygesen and Sydney Beymer all drove in runs. All that came after Jordan Porsch tripled in the 1st to put them ahead 4-3.
Treynor rallied with 4 runs in the 3rd but Irlmeier and Alexis Obermeier shut the door the rest of the game allowing just 1 more run in the 4th. Irlmeier got the win with Obermeier picking up the save in relief.
Audubon was out hit in the game 9 to 7 but did more with their hits and taking advantage of runners in scoring position. Porsch and Leah Subbert each finished with 2 hits. Audubon moves to 1-1 on the season as they get set to host Coon Rapids Bayard on Wednesday.
Box Score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
Treynor 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 8
Audubon 4 7 0 1 0 0 x 12
Audubon Stats
Leah Subbert 2-4, RS, HBP
Sydney Beymer 1 RBI, 2 RS, 3 BB
Katelyn Nielsen 1 RS, BB
Kali Irlmeier 1-3, RBI, BB- Pitching WP, 4 2/3 IP, 9 Hits, 8 RA, 4 ER, 3 K’s, BB
Kylee Hartl 1-3, RBI, 2 RS, BB
Madison Vorm 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB
Jordan Porsch 2-2, 3B, 3 RBI, RS, 2 BB, SB
Mallory Riebhoff 1 RS, BB
Hannah Thygesen 1 RBI, BB
Kodie Sporrer 2 RS, 2 SB
Alexis Obermeier 2 1/3 IP, 3 K’s, BB
Tri Center At IKM-Manning
IKM-Manning 18
Tri Center 8 (5 Innings)
IKM-Manning was able to stretch 5 hits into 18 runs on Tuesday as they even their record at 1-1. The Wolves got 3 hits including 2 doubles from Lexi Branning. Patience at the plate is what allowed the Wolves to end the game early. They combined to walk 14 times and were hit by a pitch 5 more times.
Bianca Cadwell scattered 9 hits and only allowed 2 earned runs. She struck out 4 and walked 3. Everyone in the lineup added either an RBI, BB, HBP or scored a run.
The Wolves will host Carroll on Wednesday night on 93.7 KKRL.
IKM-Manning Stats
Lexi Branning 3-3, 2-2B, 2 RBI, 4 RS, BB, HBP
Emily Kerkhoff 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB
Joanna Freese 1-4, 2 RS, HBP
Zoey Melton 1 HBP
Amber Halbur 1 RS, SB
Jessica Christensen 2 BB
Mya Doyle RBI, 2 RS, 3 BB, HBP
Bianca Cadwell 1 RBI, RS, 3 BB- Pitching WP, 5 IP, 9 Hits, 8 RA, 2 ER, 4 K’s, 3 BB
Alexis Gruhn 1 RBI, 2 RS, BB, HBP
Miranda Benton 3 RS, 2 BB
Mya Nelson 1 RS
MVAO-COU At East Sac
MVAO-COU 10
East Ssac 9 (8 Innings)
Mary Bontrager singled to start a rally in the bottom of the 7th, Maty Quirk added a single before Meredith Brown singles home Bontrager to tie the game at 8. The Raiders just couldn’t squeeze in another run. That opened the door for the Rams who scored twice in the 8th putting the pressure back on the Raiders. They almost responded. Mariah Friedrichsen singled and stole 2nd base. Friedrichsen scored on a grounder by Bontrager to make it a 1 run game again. A ground out ended the threat and the Raiders fall to 0-2 on the season.
The Raiders had eight girls get a hit and combined for 16 hits on the night. Maty Quirk, Meredith Brown, Bree Boeckman, Mariah Friedrichsen and Mary Bontrager all had multiple hits with Bontrager going 4-5.
Credit the Rams for battling back after East Sac led 4-3 heading into the 5th inning. MVAO-COU scored twice in the 5th and three more times in the 6th. East Sac scored in every inning but the 2nd.
The Raiders travel to SE Valley on Wednesday.
Box Score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
MVAO-COU 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 10
East Sac 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 9
East Sac Stats
Maty Quirk 3-6, 2 RS, SB
Meredith Brown 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, RS, SB
Josie Bontrager 1 RS, HBP
Bree Boeckman 2-5, 2B, RBI, 2 RS, 2 SB
Maci Gustavson 1-5, 2 RBI
Mariah Friedrichsen 2-4, RBI, RS, BB
Makayla Miller 1-5, RBI
Laryn Sharp 1-5, RS
Mary Bontrager 4-5, 2 RBI, RS, 2 SB
