PREP BASEBALL

Springfield 6, Madelia 0

Luverne 11, Springfield 1 (6 innings)

Minneota 13, Madelia 3

MILROY — While the Springfield Tigers kept their unbeaten streak intact early on Saturday afternoon by shutting out Madelia 6-0, errors and a lack of offense hurt them in a later game against Luverne as the Cardinals gave Springfield its first loss of the season during a Milroy baseball invite at Irish Yard.

The Tigers are now 12-1 on the season.

The Tigers got a complete-game, one-hit shutout from pitcher Noah Neperman in the win over Madelia. The senior also struck out 12 and walked just one batter.

Madden Lendt led the Tigers at the plate in that game, going 2 for 3 with a triple and an RBI.

Tate Becker took the loss for Madelia (9-4), going 5 1/3 innings and allowing four hits and four walks for three earned runs while striking out eight. Zach Jacobs had Madelia’s lone hit in the game.

In the Tigers’ loss over Luverne, Kade Nachreiner took the loss in four innings, allowing eight hits and a walk for two earned runs. The Tigers had four errors in the game and managed just one hit, an RBI single from Jackson Ludewig in the first inning.

Luverne senior pitcher Carter Sehr made it difficult for Springfield all game in his six innings on the mound, allowing just one hit and three walks while striking out nine. The game ended in six innings due to the 10-run lead rule.

Earlier in the day, Madelia fell to Minneota 13-3 in seven innings, with the Vikings scoring four runs in the top of the seventh to complete the scoring.

In that game, Dalton Tatro took the loss in 4 1/3 innings, allowing six hits and four walks for three earned runs while striking out three. He was also 2 for 3 with two RBIs to lead Madelia at the plate, while Kyle Pietsch was 2 for 3.

PREP SOFTBALL

LCWM 10, Springfield 0 (6 innings)

GSL 13, Springfield 3

(6 innings)

St. Cloud Cathedral 7, Springfield 2

NORTH MANKATO — The Springfield Tigers softball team went 0-3 at a Caswell Softball Invitational on Saturday, falling to Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 10-0, Glencoe-Silver Lake 13-3 and St. Cloud Cathedral 7-2.

In the loss to LCWM, the Tigers got two hits in the game, singles from Emma Hauger and Abby Groebner. Jalyn Louwagie took the loss in six innings, allowing five earned runs on 11 hits and a walk while striking out two.

In the loss to GSL, Hauger went 3 for 3 with a double and an RBI to lead the Tigers at the plate, while Makay Winkelmann was 2 for 3 with an RBI. Regan Beadell took the loss in the circle in 5 1/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs on 16 hits and four walks while striking out one.

In the loss to St. Cloud Cathedral, Hauger was 1 for 2, while Sophie Mude was 1 for 3 with a run scored and Jada Reese was 1 for 4 with a run scored. Louwagie took the loss in 5 2/3 innings, allowing 17 hits and a walk for six earned runs while striking out one.