Coach Mary Holmberg's squad garnered the title outright with a 2-0 win over BOLD at Olivia. That success was on Tuesday, May 17, the day after the Tigers beat Lac qui Parle Valley 10-0 at home.
The momentum rolled into Wednesday (Wednesday?) as MACA downed Minnewaska 7-1.
The momentum rolled into Wednesday (Wednesday?) as MACA downed Minnewaska 7-1.
All in all, a memorable week, and presumably there's much more to come since the much-ballyhooed end-of-the-world prediction (Rapture) did not happen Saturday.
Tigers 7, Minnewaska Area 1
High school sports on a Wednesday? That's how hectic it can be with spring sports, apparently.
The Tigers took the field on the traditional "church night" (the term that yours truly became familiar with long ago) to play Minnewaska Area.
The Tigers took the field on the traditional "church night" (the term that yours truly became familiar with long ago) to play Minnewaska Area.
This Wednesday was truly a time for MACA Tiger softball to celebrate. Coach Mary Holmberg's Tigers capped a perfect WCC-South campaign (16-0) by beating the Lakers 7-1. They stood at 18-2 overall.
The Lakers came to Eagles Park with their own top-notch credentials. Their loss to the Tigers was only their third this season. They stood with 17 wins overall and 13 in conference.
Mackenzie Weatherly came to the fore with her pitching arm as she so often does. She set down 13 'Waska batters on strikes. She complemented that stat with zero walks.
Minnewaska managed just four hits off the accomplished pitching ace.
For the record, Weatherly accumulated 43 strikeouts in the week's three games. Her walk total: one!
The only run she allowed in the week was unearned.
The Tigers went on the attack offensively in the first inning. In fact, the attack began on the first pitch thrown by Laker pitcher Kaylee Jacobs. Sadie Fischer connected for a round-tripper.
Fischer would later connect for a two-RBI single.
Dani Schultz had an explosive bat too, with two doubles.
The Tigers scored their seven runs on seven hits and committed just one error. The 'Waska line score was 1-4-2.
Weatherly gave herself support with a one-for-three line in the boxscore. Beth Holland and Haley Scheldorf both went one-for-two.
'Waska's top hitter was Aundrea Johnson with two hits in three at-bats and an RBI.
Tigers 2, BOLD 0
One run in the fourth inning and another in the seventh were enough as the MACA pitching and defense had another dominating day.
Pitcher Mackenzie Weatherly flirted with a perfect game. She had a perfect game going into the sixth frame. That ideal may have slipped away but it was really of no consequence.
What matters is that Morris Area Chokio Alberta executed crisply in the process of tucking away its 17th win against two losses.
Weatherly mowed down the BOLD Warrior batters, many by strikeout. She finished the afternoon with 17 K's. She fanned the first nine BOLD batters of the day. The ace allowed just one hit and walked just one.
The losing pitcher was Brittany Nissen.
The lone BOLD hit came off the bat of Carly Sigurdson. Sigurdson's single in the sixth ended Weatherly's no-hit bid.
There were three MACA hits, off the bats of Sadie Fischer, Dani Schultz and Weatherly.
The MACA runs were scored by Katie Holzheimer and Haley Henrichs.
Weatherly's dominating pitching was complemented by the team stat of zero errors. BOLD had two miscues in the field.
Weatherly faced just two batters over the minimum.
Tigers 10, Lac qui Parle Valley 0
Weatherly put on an offensive show to complement her typically sound pitching on Monday, May 16.
Weatherly singled to drive in two runs in the first inning. She delivered another two-run single in the fifth to help lift Morris Area Chokio Alberta to this decisive 10-0 conference win.
She bore down when pitching to set down 13 Eagle batters on strikes. She issued no walks and allowed four hits.
The losing pitcher was Mikaela DuFrane.
MACA outhit the Eagles 6-4 led by Weatherly and her two-for-four numbers and four RBIs. Dani Schultz went one-for-three with an RBI. Sadie Fischer had a one-for-three afternoon. Hannah Sayles and Haley Scheldorf both went one-for-two.
The Tigers played errorless ball to please the home field fans.
- Brian Williams - morris mn Minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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