Tigers 10, Minnewaska Area 0It's ten wins in a row! MACA softball is making up for lost time (lost due to the late spring) by stringing together wins. Success came by the overpowering score of 10-0 on Tuesday (5/8). On the losing end was Minnewaska. Our ten runs came on 12 hits and we committed just one error.
Liz Dietz was in command as Tiger pitcher, throwing a one-hitter at the Lakers. Michele Stai had the only Laker hit. Dietz was nearly perfect as she issued no walks. She set down three batters on strikes. Rachel Erickson was the pitcher for Minnewaska and she got roughed up as she allowed 12 hits and ten runs (all earned) in her five innings. She struck out one batter and walked one.
Dietz contributed offensively with a hit and two runs-batted-in. Bailey Marty attacked 'Waska pitching for four hits in as many at-bats. She drove in three runs and scored three. Jen Solvie and Mackenzie Hockel each connected for a double. Whitney DeMaris had a two-for-three line. Riley Decker was most in the groove, going three-for-three including a double. Decker scored three runs and drove in three. 'Waska had two errors in the field.
We finished strong with seven runs scored over the last two innings.
Tigers 11, New London-Spicer 1
Beating New London-Spicer is always a plum for MACA girls athletics, given how the Wildcats excel so often in winter. Well now it's spring. Fans at our home diamond watched as MACA went to work on a one-sided win over the Wildcats. We upped our won-lost to 9-0 with this win by an 11-1 score. Indeed, we won by "the rule" (ten-run rule).
Liz Dietz had impact as both hitter and pitcher. With the bat, Liz connected for a two-run home run in the first inning. We had quite the perfect line score: eleven runs, eleven hits and zero errors. The only NL-Spicer run came on a homer off Courtney Hanson's bat in the top of the first. NL-Spicer was limited to five hits and they committed four errors.
Dietz finished with three hits in four at-bats and drove in five runs. Jen Solvie went two-for-three including a double. Mackenzie Hockel also had two hits in three at-bats. Karly Fehr socked a double in her only at-bat. Bailey Marty, Whitney DeMaris and Abby McNally also hit safely. Five different players contributed the five NL-Spicer hits: Courtney Hanson, Katelyn Nordmeyer, Emma Hanson, Shea Oman and Courtney Caskey.
The pitching story had our Liz Dietz working all five innings and striking out two batters. She walked none and allowed five hits. The Willmar paper is so doggone stubborn: they keep referring to us as "MCA" while no one else does. It's "MACA." Whether you like it or not, that's how we are identified.
Tigers 10, Minnewaska 0
The Tigers and Lakers have gotten real familiar with each other lately. The Friday (5/4) story was a 10-0 MACA win over our rival. Here's another game where Liz Dietz was at the fore with her pitching. In this rout she had six strikeouts in her five innings, while walking no one and allowing just two hits. The losing pitcher was Rachel Erickson. The two 'Waska hits were by Meghan Cerney and Elizabeth Murken.
Standing out in our boxscore were Jen Solvie and Mackenzie Hockel, both with three-for-three numbers. Other MACA hits were off the bats of Bailey Marty, Emma Bowman, Dietz and Abby McNally. Our hit total was ten and we overcame three errors. 'Waska had no errors.
We got a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Our big inning was the fifth when six runs came home.
Girls golf in WCC meets
The Meadowlark Country Club in Melrose was the site for a West Central Conference golf meet. The Tigers of MACA placed third among the seven teams. Minnewaska Area was the top team. The meet's top individual was Madi McGinty of 'Waska who shot a 39.
Here's how our Tigers performed: Hannah Zimmel (45), Megan Kirkeide (55), Peyton Hennen (45), Miranda Hesse (46), Mackenzie Stahman (56), Chloe Mogaard (52) and Shayla Kill (66).
The Tigers vied at Greystone Golf Club in Sauk Centre in other recent action. We tied for third in this WCC affair, among seven total teams. BOLD was No. 1. Minnewaska was second, and we tied for third with Benson-KMS. The top individual was Ashley Trongaard of BOLD.
Here's the MACA roster for the day: Hannah Zimmel (48), Megan Kirkeide (56), Peyton Hennen (47), Miranda Hesse (56), Mackenzie Stahman (54), Chloe Mogaard (61) and Shayla Kill (67).
I had to straighten out some incorrect spellings of names from the Willmar paper.
Boys golf at Olivia
Our male Tigers got out on the nice green links at the Olivia Golf Club on Tuesday. Minnewaska was the champion among eight total teams, while our Tigers took fourth. Minnewaska's Isaac Burgess was top golfer with his 39 score. These Tigers did the driving, chipping and putting: Chase Engebretson (45), Brady Loge (46), Dalton Koehler (53), Brock Peterson (45), Tyler Buss (51) and Easton Hacker (47).
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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