Staff photo by Travis Rosenau Carly Prall, 10, of Minnesota Valley Lutheran Church flips a ball to second base during the first game of a Tomahawk Conference softball doubleheader Wednesday at Hermann Park. , tried to throw Jaylin Hartness, 8, of New Ulm Cathedral, out.
NEW ULTIM — New Ulm Cathedral’s hit parade Wednesday at Hermann Park sent the Greyhounds into a Tomahawk Conference softball doubleheader sweep against Minnesota Valley Lutheran University.
The Greyhounds won the first game 15-1 in five innings and the second game 18-2 in four innings. The first game ended in five innings due to the 10-point lead rule, but the second game was won 18-2 in four innings. The game ended with a 4 point difference due to the 15 point lead rule.
In Game 1, Abby Hillesheim won the game with three hits, one walk, one earned run, and three strikeouts. In Game 1, Katrin Stadic suffered the loss with 13 hits, seven walks, and 11 earned runs.
In Game 1, Eva Schmidt led the Greyhounds with a 3-for-4 hit, 3 RBI, and 4 RBI, Eva Brennan was 2-for-4, 1 RBI, and 4 RBI, and Jaylin Hartness was 2-for-3 with a double and a double. , had 3 RBIs.
The Chargers got singles from Grace Onken, Studyk and Taylor Gunderson in Game 1, and Briley Henderson scored a run on a wild pitch.
Staff photo by Travis Rosenau Minnesota Valley Lutheran’s Briley Henderson safely slipped into third place in Wednesday’s Tomahawk Conference softball doubleheader.
The Greyhounds got three runs in the first inning as Brennan walked and Schmidt doubled. With one out, Jenna Hotbeck grounded out to score Schmidt, and Jaylin Hartness reached on an error to keep the inning alive with two outs. A single by Alexa Hornig was followed by an RBI single by Madeline Hara, giving the Greyhounds an early 3-0 lead.
The Greyhounds added three more runs in the second, taking a 6-0 lead on an RBI hit by Kia Helget, a grounder RBI by Hotbeck and an RBI double by Hartness.
Cathedral took the lead in the third inning with a blowout. Harla hit a double in the first inning and scored on an RBI hit by Margo Finstad. Brennan and Schmidt also had RBI hits in the first inning, and Hornig’s walk with the bases loaded gave the Greyhounds an 11-0 lead.
MVL got one run back in the top of the fourth inning after Hotbeck failed to tuck Henderson’s hit to center field into his glove. Onken’s single moved Henderson to third base, and a wild pitch allowed Henderson to score, making it 11-1.
The Greyhounds added four more runs in the bottom of the fourth on Hartness’ two-run shot over left field. Shea Wilfahrt had a chance to end the game with two outs due to the 15-point lead rule, but a long fly ball from her bat to center field was carried by MVL center fielder Jess Meunier to end the inning. was out.
Cathedral allowed hits to Gunderson and Studyk with one out in the top of the fifth inning, but got consecutive outs to end the game.
Game 2 was close to a repeat of Game 1 as the Greyhounds ended the game early with an aggressive attack.
Jade Altermat pitched three innings, allowing one hit and one walk with four strikeouts, earning the win in Game 2 for Cathedral. Brenna Gobrirsh also pitched for Cathedral, allowing one hit, two runs, and striking out one.
Hornig led the way at the plate for the Greyhounds, going 3-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and two RBIs, while Harla went 2-for-3 with three hits and an RBI.
MVL suffered a loss in Game 2 with Nora Otto allowing 11 hits and nine walks, recording 15 earned runs and one strikeout. Carly Prall led the MVL with a 1-for-2 hit, Ashlyn Rodewald went 1-for-2 and Meunier had the team’s only RBI in Game 2.
The Greyhounds are undefeated on the season at 13-0 and improve to 12-0 in conference play with the win. They head to Stewart for a conference game against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart on Monday at 5 p.m.
MVL (3-8, 2-7) hosts Wabasso in a conference game on Monday.
