We'll start with the baseball wrap which has coach Mark Torgerson's Tigers winning by a 4-2 score.
Pitcher Sam Mattson was at centerstage. The righty allowed just three hits in a route-going performance.
He had a formidable pitching rival in Josh Bungum. Bungum fazed
Tiger hitters on many occasions, striking out 14, but he also threw a
gopher ball. Chandler Erickson got ahold of a Bungum delivery in the
very first inning, with a man on, and this homer did much to give the
Tigers a feeling of momentum.
Erickson powered the ball over the left field fence.
Mattson was later blessed with a 4-0 lead. Tanner Picht delivered
an RBI double and Jake Torgerson drove in a run with a seeing-eye
single.
The green-clad Bulldogs scored one run each in the fifth and sixth,
taking advantage of a wild pitch and a walk with the bases full.
Beating Bungum was a plum for the Tigers. He hadn't lost prior to
Monday. On April 13 he threw a no-hitter, striking out 13, against
Hinckley-Finlayson.
The only Bulldogs to hit safely vs. Mattson were Kyle Schmidt, Anthony Poepping and Nick Hemmesch. Hemmesch had a double.
The MACA line score was four runs, four hits and two errors. The Paynesville numbers were 2-3-2.
Mattson set down six batters on strikes. He walked three and gave
up three hits and two runs (earned). Bungum's "14" under strikeouts is
quite an attention-getter but he also got the "L" next to his name.
Four Tigers each had one hit: Erickson with that two-run homer,
Picht with that RBI double, Tom Holland at one-for-four, and Jacob
Torgerson with the bloop RBI single.
On to softball: The orange and black were proud colors at the home
diamond where the outcome was a 13-2 triumph. The Tigers scored the 13
runs on nine hits and committed just one error.
The Paynesville line score numbers were 2-6-4.
It was a run-scoring onslaught early-on for Morris Area Chokio
Alberta. First, two runs in the first inning, then six in the second and
five in the third.
Freshman Tracy Meichsner connected for a three-run home run.
Paynesville fielding miscues fueled the Tiger surging. Plus there were
four walks issued by Paynesville pitching.
The full lineup, nine batters, came to bat in the big second
inning. Sadie Fischer and Holly Amundson connected for doubles, driving
in runs. McKenzie VanBatavia singled in a run.
Meichsner's decisive home run came in the third. That homer was
part of a three-for-four showing at the plate for Meichsner. (Remember
it's "c-h-s" in the middle.)
Fischer finished at two-for-four and a pair of ribbies. Amundson had two RBIs along with going one-for-two. Nicole Strobel and Brooke Wente both went one-for-two.
VanBatavia was the showcased Tiger on the pitching rubber, again.
She fanned two batters, walked two and allowed six hits and two runs
(one earned) in her five innings.
The ten-run rule came into play.
Allie Stanger had two hits for the green-clad visitors.
Paynesville's pitching was handled by Kayla Schaefer (the pitcher of
record) and Brooke Wuertz.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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