MACA took charge early in its Friday (5/16) home game against the Falcons
of ACGC. The MACA girls owned a 5-0 lead after two innings. The teams were
pretty even in scoring after that. So, the Tigers tucked away their eleventh
conference win with this 12-8 triumph over the Falcons.
The Tigers' 11-2 record in the West Central North gives them the No. 1
distinction. They're a game up on Minnewaska. The Tigers recently had some
trouble vs. Minnewaska in head-to-head. However, we came away with bragging
rights in conference. The thoughts now are turning to post-season play. As they
say, everyone begins 0-0 in the post-season. MACA will host Minneota at 3 p.m.
on Tuesday, May 20.
Lauren Reimers has been a standout with the bat. Thursday and Friday saw
Reimers wield her bat in home run fashion. She connected for home run No. 9 on
Thursday, in the 7-5 win over Paynesville, and homered again in the Friday
success vs. ACGC. On Friday she also tripled. Her boxscore line was two-for-two
and she drove in four runs.
Becca Holland showed an authoritative bat Friday. She came at the Falcons
with a double and triple and had a line of two-for-four. Chelsey Ehleringer was
practically unstoppable. Chelsey went three-for-four and drove in two runs.
Brooke Johnson added to the potent mix with a hit. MACA had a line score of 12
runs, eight hits and four errors.
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City got untracked with its offense in the fourth
through sixth innings: seven runs total in that span. But MACA overall had the
more productive offense. That offense supported pitchers Kayla Pring and Brooke
Gillespie. Kayla got the win with her four innings pitched, in which she fanned
four batters and walked one. Four of the six runs she allowed were unearned. She
allowed six hits.
Gillespie pitched three innings, striking out two batters and walking none.
She gave up two hits and two runs (earned). The losing pitcher was Katie
Peterson. Jacey Nelson also pitched for the Falcons.
Hannah Wilner had two hits for ACGC, one a double. Nelson also had a
double. Other Falcons hitting safely were Rylie Wilner, Peterson, Kaitlyn Moore,
Kim Swenson and Mickena Inselmann.
Tigers 7, Paynesville 5
The Thursday (5/15) success was another step toward capturing the
conference title. It was a 7-5 score that vaulted coach Mary Holmberg's team
further. All seven of the Morris Area Chokio Alberta runs came in the first two
innings. Our line score was seven runs, seven hits and three errors. The
Paynesville line score was 5-10-2.
Kayla Pring pitched the whole way, scattering ten hits and allowing the
five runs, one of which was unearned. Pring struck out three batters and walked
four. Two Bulldogs pitched in their losing cause: Kayla Schaefer (the loser) and
Abbie Wuertz.
Will opponents start "pitching around" Lauren Reimers of the Tigers? She
went two-for-four including a home run and drove in two runs. Chelsey Ehleringer
doubled as part of going two-for-four. Pring, Brooke Gillespie and Brianna Abril
each had one hit.
Four Bulldogs each had two hits: Brianna Stang, Allie Stanger, Emma Stevens
and Brooke Hemmesch. Sam Dahl and Halle Johnson each had one hit for the
green-themed crew.
Baseball: Montevideo 8, Tigers 5
The Thunder Hawks of Montevideo scored in steady fashion to hand our Tigers
defeat on Friday. The T-Hawks scored two runs each in the first, third, fourth
and fifth innings. This attack overwhelmed the Tigers as revealed in the 8-3
final score.
The MACA pitching work was shared by three: Sean Amundson (tagged with the
loss), Riley Biesterfeld and Brady Jergenson. Amundson fanned five batters and
walked none, but Monte bats made noise with eight hits vs. him. Two of the six
runs that Amundson allowed were unearned.
Montevideo cruised behind the route-going pitching arm of Jordan Thompson.
Jordan was smooth, striking out five batters and issuing no walks. He overcame
the Tigers' quite impressive 12-hit attack. The three runs he allowed were
earned.
The MACA line score was three runs, 12 hits and two errors. Monte played
errorless ball. The Monte hit total was ten.
Noah Grove of the Tigers had three singles in four at-bats. Brady Jergenson
had a two-for-four line. Gage Backman had a double as part of going
two-for-four, and he drove in a run. Jase Wilts had a two-for-three line. Riley
Biesterfeld had a hit and two ribbies. Bryce Jergenson and Sean Amundson each
had a hit.
Spencer Hildahl went three-for-three for Monte including a triple, plus he
drove in a run. Jeff Rohloff also went three-for-three, and this T-Hawk had a
double and two runs scored. Austin Hiepler and Zac Enevoldsen each doubled.
Marcus Kranz and Tristan Weber also hit safely.
Today (Monday) looks rainy. Hopefully the schedule can continue
unimpeded through this week.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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