Benson took the early lead Tuesday (5/1) but then MACA came on like gangbusters. The Tigers asserted themselves starting in the fourth inning. There was a big six-run rally. The Tigers proceeded to bury the Braves further with an eight-run sixth. So we tucked this game into the win column with an impressive 16-4 score.
We pummeled Benson pitching to the tune of 15 hits. Both teams had lapses in the field, Benson with five errors and MACA with four. Brock Anderson got the pitching win with his stint of 3 2/3 innings. Brock set down five batters on strikes, walked four and gave up three hits and three runs (none earned). Jaret Johnson logged 2 1/3 innings of pitching work. Johnson fanned five batters and walked one. He gave up one hit, and the one run he allowed was unearned.
Hunter Mondor was the pitcher of record for the host Braves. Also pitching were Jared Kurkosky and Matt Lenarz.
On to the offensive story: It was quite a parade of offensive contributors for the Tigers. Zach Bruns showed he can handle a bat as well as a hockey stick. Zach came at the Braves with three hits in four at-bats including a double. He crossed home plate twice. Johnson crossed home plate three times while going two-for-five. He drove in a run. Parker Dierks went two-for-three with a double, drove in a run and scored two.
Chandler Vogel had a hit, drove in two runs and scored two. Tyler Reimers joined the parade with a hit, three RBIs and a run scored. Alex Daugherty had a two-for-four line with an RBI. Joseph Kleinwolterink rapped two hits and scored two runs. Trevor Voges tripled, drove in two runs and scored one. Anderson added to the mix with a hit, an RBI and a run scored.
Four Benson Braves each had one hit: Brandon Osterbauer, Aaron Zosel, Devon Liles and Matthew Goossen.
Softball: Tigers take two
MACA softball sizzled in a Tuesday (5/1) doubleheader sweep of Sauk Centre. We scored in double digits in both ends of the action. Scores were 13-2 and 12-10. The 13-2 game #2 saw Kenna Kehoe get the pitching win. Kenna fanned two batters and walked one in her 4 1/3 innings of work. Liz Dietz had her turn on the pitching rubber too and gave up no hits or runs.
Fans at the home diamond enjoyed seeing the 13-hit attack by their team. Bailey Marty went three-for-five with three RBIs. Emma Bowman, Liz Dietz, MacKenzie Hockel and Karly Fehr all went one-for-two. Whitney Demaris added a hit to the mix.
Holy cow, that's eight hits if you add 'em up, yet the Willmar paper and its sister Morris paper on its website reported that we had 13 hits! The Fourth Estate is failing us, eh? What would it take to push the standards up? Just asking.
Five Sauk Centre Streeters each had one hit: Kenzie Schmiesing, Kailyn Seidel, Theresa Farlow, Megan Toennes and Madison Deters. Kayle Trisko took the pitching loss for the Streeters. The Tigers fielded cleanly with one error while Sauk Centre committed two. We took command early as we scored ten runs over the first three innings.
OK let's review game #1 where the Tigers again asserted themselves early as they plated nine runs over the first three innings. Sauk Centre was more competitive than in game #2. MACA prevailed in the 12-10 final even though we got out-hit 12-8. Each team committed two errors. Emma Bowman had three of our eight hits and drove in three runs. McKenzie Hockel's bat resonated with a home run. Karly Fehr socked a triple. Also hitting safely were Liz Dietz, Jordann Baier and Riley Decker.
Shelby Otte exceled with the bat for Sauk Centre as she pounded three hits. These three Streeters each went two-for-four: McKinley Weiers, Emily Gapinski and Theresa Farlow. Also hitting safely were Kenzie Schmiesing, Kailyn Seidel and Megan Toennes.
The pitching department saw Liz Dietz go the whole way. She fanned five batters and walked just one in her seven innings. One of the runs she allowed was unearned. Kailyn Seidel took the pitching loss for Sauk Centre. She was wild with eleven walks and fanned no one. The runs-by-inning shows that Sauk Centre mounted a threat in the seventh with four runs, but could not overcome MACA's decisive lead.
I greatly appreciate coach Mary Holmberg coming to First Lutheran Church Wednesday morning for the visitation for my mother Martha's memorial service. I covered coach Holmberg's first historic softball teams when the sport was getting established. I will never forget that, nor will I ever forget seeing Mary Wednesday morning. Life's blessings can be abundant.
Click on the link below to read about the Tigers' doubleheader sweep over ACGC at ACGC. This post also includes the baseball team's 2-1 home win over Montevideo.
Baseball: Tigers 5, NL-Spicer 4
What an exciting late surge by the orange and black! After getting throttled by New London-Spicer pitching over the first six innings, that situation sure changed in the seventh. MACA rallied for five runs to prevail in the 5-4 final over the Wildcats. Back-to-back singles fueled that late decisive surge. A bases-loaded walk was critical, and we got a favor in the form of two NL-Spicer errors.
The rally helped get a 'W' next to Chandler Vogel in the pitching category. Vogel was dominating much of the time and fanned ten batters in his nearly seven innings pitched. Parker Dierks pitched a third of an inning. The NL-Spicer pitchers were Will Roguske and Christian Lessman (the loser).
The offensive attack for the winner saw Tyler Reimers get two hits and score a run. Joseph Kleinwolterink had a hit, and RBI and a run scored. Trevor Voges went one-for-two with a ribbie and a run scored. Kellen Erdahl didn't have a hit but he scored a run. Kevin Asfeld added a hit to the mix. Colten Scheldorf scored one of the Tigers' five essential runs.
The Wildcats who hit safely were Paxton Nelson, Will Roguske (with two hits) and Derek Dolezal.
We outhit NL-Spicer 5-4 (same as the score). We overcame four errors while NL-Spicer booted the ball twice.
Softball: Tigers 8, Benson 2
MACA softball showed a winning flourish on the softball diamond vs. Benson. Liz Dietz pitched the whole way, seven innings, and set down five Brave batters on strikes. Her control was pinpoint: one walk. She allowed four hits and two runs (earned). The pitcher of record for Benson was Mackenzie Kurkosky. Emily Miller also pitched for the Braves.
Our line score for this April 26 game was perfect: eight runs, ten hits and zero errors! It's always nice to see a goose egg in the error column. Benson booted the ball around and committed five errors.
Dietz pitched five scoreless innings before giving up two runs in the sixth. Liz Staton doubled to help produce the Benson scoring rally. The Tigers plated three runs each in the third and fourth innings, and two in the sixth. Our 8-2 win fuels optimism as the delayed spring schedule picks up steam. The temperature is cooperating now but we have that doggone wind on so many days.
Dietz came through with the bat as well as on the pitching rubber. She rapped a hit and drove in two runs. McKenzie Hockel gave fuel with a two-for-four showing including a double. She drove in three runs. Whitney DeMaris had a double as part of her two hits, and this Tiger drove in a run. Riley Decker connected for a two-bagger. Bailey Marty had a two-for-four line with a run batted in. Emma Bowman doubled and drove in a run. Karly Fehr added a hit to the mix. For Benson, Abbey Lundebrek got to Dietz for two hits, while Kaitlyn Berreau and Staton each had one.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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