Tri-County News

Softball Eagles’ playoff journey


By Pat Garry, Staff Writer
Moving into day two (Tuesday, May 21) of the Section 6AA tournament, the Eden ­Valley-Watkins softball team played a pair of games and went 1-1.
Losing to St. Cloud Cathedral, 12-0, in the early game, the Eagles fought back to defeat Royalton, 6-5, in the “come-back” bracket later in the day.
On Thursday, May 23, the Eagles lost a ­heart-breaking, ­nine-inning affair to Pierz, 8-7. EV-W held the lead until the ­Pioneers came up with six runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the score. Ultimately, Pierz ended things with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
SCC game
(EV-W: 0 Runs; 2 Hits; 5 Errors; St. Cloud Cathedral: 12 Runs;
6 Hits; 0 Errors)
Eagles’ Stats: Olivia Schleper,
0 for 2, 2 SO; Meryl Kuechle, 1 for 2; Emma Schultz, 0 for 2, SO; Halle ­Jansen, 0 for 2; Reilly Hennen,
0 for 2, 2 SO; Breanna Walz, 1 for 2; ­Whitney Jansen, 0 for 2, SO; Abbi Holmberg, 0 for 1, SO; Lindsey Wirz, 0 for 2, 2 SO.
Royalton game
(EV-W: 6 Runs; 8 Hits; 4 Errors; Royalton: 5 Runs; 9 Hits; 1 Error)
Eagles’ stats: Olivia Schleper, 1 for 4, run scored, 2 SO; Meryl Kuechle, 0 for 3, run scored, BB, SO; Emma Schultz, 1 for 3, 2 runs scored, BB; Halle Jansen, 3 for 4, run scored, RBI; Reilly Hennen,
0 for 1, 3 BB; Breanna Walz, 1 for 4, 2 RBI, 2 SO; Whitney Jansen, 1 for 3, RBI, BB; Erin Geislinger, 0 for 2, SO; ­Lindsey Wirz, 1 for 3, run scored, RBI, BB, SO.
Pierz game
(EV-W: 7 Runs; 12 Hits; 4 Errors; Pierz: 8 Runs; 9 Hits; 0 Errors)
Eagles’ stats: Olivia Schleper, 1 for 5, run scored, 2 SO; Meryl Kuechle, 1 for 4; Emma Schultz,
1 for 5, run scored; Halle Jansen,
2 for 4, run scored, RBI; Reilly ­Hennen, 1 for 3, run scored, SO; Breanna Walz, 0 for 3; Whitney Jansen, 3 for 4, run scored, 3 RBI; Erin Geislinger, 1 for 4, RBI; ­Lindsey Wirz, 2 for 2, 2 runs scored, BB.

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