Willmar 10, Marshall 1

WILLMAR — A pair of strong offensive innings by Willmar were too much for the Marshall softball team to overcome in the first game of its non-conference doubleheader on Monday. The Cardinals surged ahead with a five-run third inning and padded their lead with three more in the sixth en route to a 10-1 win over the Tigers.

Marshall got off to a strong start when Jenniger Lee drew a leadoff walk, stole second, advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on a Taylor Frana sacrifice fly.

The Tiger lead was short-lived, however. The Cardinals stranded Tigers on second and third to end the top of the first, and Willmar got a tying run on an RBI double in the bottom of the frame.

Two innings later, Willmar loaded the bases to start the third and scored the go-ahead run on a failed fielder’s choice. A wild pitch scored another run before a walk reloaded the bases, and a two-run single and an RBI on a fielder’s choice brought the Cardinals’ lead to 6-1.

Sara Dallmann, Kinsley Bitker, Bailynn Parsons, Jaylah Morgan and Haylee Kirchner each accounted for one of Marshall’s six hits. Kirchner and Lee were each also hit by a pitch, making them the lone Tigers to reach base safely twice in the game.

Alissa Moen was charged with the loss after giving up six earned runs on five hits and three walks over three innings of work.

Dallmann pitched the remaining three innings, surrendering four earned runs on six hits and a walk.

Willmar added one more run in the fifth and three more in the sixth to put the finishing touches on the win.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

J. Lee: 0-2, BB, HBP, R, SB, SO; T. Frana: 0-3, RBI, SO; S. Dallmann: 1-4, SO; K. Bitker: 1-4, SO; B. Parsons: 1-3, SB; A. Moen: 0-2, BB; J. Morgan: 1-3, SO; H. Kirchner: 1-2, HBP, SO.

PITCHING

A. Moen: L, 3 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, SO; S. Dallmann: 3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, BB, 2 SO.

Marshall 8, Willmar 4

WILLMAR — Sara Dallmann logged three hits and an RBI for the Marshall softball team in the second game of its non-conference doubleheader against Willmar on Monday. The win marked the Tigers’ third win in their last four games.

The Tigers trailed 3-1 heading into the bottom of the fifth when Haylee Kirchner doubled and Brynlee Dieken reached on a dropped third strike, putting the tying run on base. A passed ball pushed across one run and Dieken beat the throw home on a Jennifer Lee grounder to tie up the game.

Back-to-back walks to Taylor Frana and Sara Dallmann loaded the bases with no outs, and a passed ball allowed Lee to score the go-ahead run. Parsons then singled home Frana, and after Dallmann was tagged out at the plate on the next at-bat, Jaylah Morgan singled home Parsons for a 6-3 Marshall edge.

Dallmann threw all seven innings of the win, limiting the Cardinals to a pair of earned runs on 10 hits and three walks with seven strikeouts.

Willmar scored the game’s first run with an RBI single in the top of the fourth, but Dallmann singled before scoring on a Moen ground out in the bottom of the frame to tie the game right back up. Still, Willmar went back ahead with another pair of runs in the top of the fifth before the Tiger rally in the bottom of the frame.

In addition to Dallman’s two singles, a double and a walk, Parsons also contributed heavily at the plate with two singles while Kirchner logged a double and a walk.

Lee walked in the sixth and scored on a two-out double by Dallmann, and Bitker singled home Dallmann for one more insurance run.

Willmar scored on an error with two outs in the seventh, but a ground out ended the Cardinals’ comeback attempt with the tying run on deck.

Marshall improves to 5-10 and next goes on the road to take on St. Peter on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

BATTING

J. Lee: 0-3, BB, RBI, 2 R, SB, 2 SO; T. Frana: 0-3, BB, R, SO; S. Dallmann: 3-3 (2B), BB, RBI, 2 R; K. Bitker: 1-3, BB, RBI, 2 SO; B. Parsons: 2-4, RBI, R; A. Moen: 0-4, RBI; J. Morgan: 1-3, RBI; H. Kirchner: 1-2 (2B), BB, R, SB; B. Dieken: 0-3, R, SB, 2 SO.

PITCHING

S. Dallmann: W, 7 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO.

MCC 6, RRC/WWG 5

LAMBERTON — The Murray County Central softball team withstood a late rally from Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove on Monday, outlasting the Falcons’ five seventh-inning runs for a 6-5 win in Red Rock Conference play.

MCC led 6-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh, but Natasha Wahl reached on an error, Gabby Ascencio singled and Leah Carter capitalized with a two-run single to cut the gap to 6-2.

DeAnn Roiger hit another single to put runners on the corners with one out, and Carlie Ross hit an RBI double to bring the tying run to the plate. Kennedy Carter followed up with a two-run single to cut the gap to a run, and Alandra Hansen singled to put the tying run in scoring position and the winning run on first. Yet, the Rebels escaped the jam with a fielder’s choice and a fly out to end the game with their lead intact.

Kate Blankenship earned the pitching win for the Rebels, surrendering four earned runs on 11 hits and four walks with seven strikeouts.

Carlie Ross took the loss for RRC/WWG after giving up five earned runs over seven innings. She struck out six batters while giving up seven hits and three walks.

Ava Deacon scored the game’s first run when she walked and scored on a passed ball in the first. The Rebels tacked on another pair of runs in the second when Joelle Hellewell drove in Kat Miller with a triple and scored on an Addy Dierks single.

Deacon led the Rebels with a double, a single and a walk, as well as three stolen bases. Calleigh Doeden and Blankenship each also hit a double, as well as a walk for Blankenship.

Leah Carter finished with a pair of doubles and a pair of RBIs for the Falcons, and Hansen also reached base multiple times with a single and two walks.

Deacon reached on an error to kick off the third and scored on a Blankenship double.

MCC capped off its scoring for the day when Danyel Neilson reached on an error and Blankenship walked with two outs. Doeden capitalized on the opportunity with a two-run double to bolster the Rebel lead to 6-0.

MCC improves to 4-7 with the win and next goes on the road to take on Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey in a doubleheader, Friday at 4 p.m.

RRC/WWG falls to 2-11 and returns to action on Thursday, also in a road matchup against MLAC, at 4:30 p.m.

BOX SCORE

MCC

BATTING

A. Deacon: 2-3 (2B), BB, 3 R, 3 SB; K. Blankenship: 1-2 (2B), BB, HBP, RBI, R, 2 SB; C. Doeden: 1-4 (2B), 2 RBI, SO; K. Miller: 1-3, R, SB, SO; J. Hellewell: 1-3, RBI, R, SO; A. Dierks: 1-2, BB, RBI SO.

PITCHING

K. Blankenship: W, 7 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 7 SO.

RRC/WWG

BATTING

N. Wahl: 1-3, BB, R, SB; H. Jenniges: 0-3, R, SB, 3 SO; G. Ascencio: 1-1, SB; L. Carter: 2-4 (2 2B), 2 RBI, R, 2 SB; D. Roiger: 2-4, R, SO; C. Ross: 1-3 (2B), BB, RBI, R, SB; K. Carter: 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 SO; A. Hansen: 1-2, 2 BB, SO; L. VanDeWiele: 1-4; K. Schroeder: 1-4, SB.

PITCHING

C. Ross: L, 7 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO.

Minneota/Canby 14, Ortonville 1

ORTONVILLE — Courtney Antony drove in five runs on a homer and a triple for the Minneota/Canby softball team, Monday against Ortonville. The Vikings rode that momentum to a 14-1 Camden Conference win in five innings.

Minneota/Canby scored a pair of runs in each of the first two innings, with the Trojans scoring one in the bottom of the second, but the Vikings broke the game open with eight third-inning runs.

Izabelle Hulzebos and Madison Hennen hit consecutive singles to start the rally, and Allison VanWatermeuelen pushed across the inning’s first run with an RBI single. A walk to Winifred Swedzinski loaded the bases before McKenzie Bednarek hit an RBI single and Joelle Otto hit a two-run single.

Antony kept the Vikings rolling with a three-run homer, putting the mercy rule into play with an 11-1 lead, and Jayla Jerzak singled before scoring on a Hennen double to cap off the rally.

Madison Hennen pitched the first 3 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on two hits and two walks with five strikeouts. In relief, Sydney Hennen pitched a perfect final frame.

Bednarek and Hulzebos each recorded three hits on the day for the Vikings, including a double for Bednarek, and Hennen finished with a double, a single and two walks at the plate.

Antony drove in Otto with a triple in the first before scoring on a Jerzak single, and Van Watermeulen singled in the second before scoring on a passed ball. Antony also drove in Swedzinski on a ground out in the frame for a 4-0 Viking lead.

The Vikings scored a run in each of the final two frames to close out the mercy-rule win.

Minneota/Canby improves to 14-5 and next hosts Dawson-Boyd on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

M. Bednarek: 3-4 (2B), 2 RBI, R; J. Otto: 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, SO; C. Antony: 2-4 (HR, 3B), 5 RBI, 2 R; J. Jerzak: 2-4, RBI, R, 2 SB; I. Hulzebos: 3-4, 2 R, 4 SB; M. Hennen: 2-2 (2B), 2 BB, RBI, 2 SB; G. Buysse: 1-3, R, SB; A. VanWatermeulen: 2-2, RBI, 2 R, 2 SB; E. Walker: 1-1, R, SB; W. Swedzinski: 0-0, 2 BB, 2 R.

PITCHING

M. Hennen: 3.2 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 2 BB, 5 SO; S. Hennen: IP, SO.