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Area roundup: Eagles softball rolls Worthington

LATE THURSDAY PREP SOFTBALL NEW ULM 22, WORTHINGTON 5 (5 INNINGS) WORTHINGTON — New Ulm rolled by Worthington 22-5 on Thursday in a Big South Conference softball game. The game ended in the fifth due to the 10-run lead rule. Gracie Baker was 4 for 5 with a double, a triple, four runs scored, three RBIs and four stolen bases to lead New Ulm, while Lauren Schmiesing was 3 for 5 with four runs scored, three RBIs and four stolen bases. Natalie Fischer went 2 for 3 with a triple, two runs scored, three RBIs, one stolen base and one walk also for New Ulm, while Maddi Olson was ...

Raiders suffer narrow loss to RRC/WWG

WALNUT GROVE — The Nicollet Raiders dropped just their second game of the season on Friday after falling to Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 6-5 in nonconference softball action. Chloe Kachelmeier led the Raiders in defeat with a 2-for-2 day at the plate that included two RBIs and a run scored. Madison Kettner and Aubrey Hulke were also 1 for 3 each, with Hulke adding a run scored. Brielle Osborne took the pitching loss, going 6 1/3 innings and allowing five hits and five walks for five earned runs while striking out five. Nicollet (8-2) hosts Martin County West in a ...

Backer shuts out Hubmen, Eagles win 2-0

JORDAN — Tanner Backer’s complete-game shutout led the New Ulm Eagles to a 2-0 win over the Jordan Hubmen on Friday in a nonconference baseball game. The left-hander struck out 10 in his seven innings on the mound, allowing just three hits and one walk. Ryan Rathmann led the Eagles at the plate, going 2 for 3 with an RBI, while Candon Briggs doubled, Zach Hubbard was 1 for 3 with a walk and Owen Castleman was 1 for 3. New Ulm scored right away in the first inning when Hubbard, who led off with a walk, ended up scoring on a passed ball. The Eagles added another run in the fourth ...

MLC roundup: Knights set track and field records

Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD ROMSDAHL SETS MLC WOMEN’S RECORD ST. PETER — The Martin Luther College women's outdoor track and field team delivered an all-around performance across multiple events at Gustavus on Wednesday. In total, the Knights collected seven top-three finishes. The 4x800m relay team placed first with a mark of 10:30.17 (Sarah Felsing, Jemimah Habben, Carys Wendland, Rachel Weed). Madelinn Romsdahl had an active day as a thrower and broke an MLC outdoor record in the shot put (12.12 meters), which surpasses the previous mark ...

Area roundup: Tigers score 41 runs in softball sweep

PREP SOFTBALL SPRINGFIELD 22, LESTER PRAIRIE 0 (GAME 1, 4 INNINGS) SPRINGFIELD 19, LESTER PRAIRIE 1 (GAME 2, 4 INNINGS) LESTER PRAIRIE — Springfield outscored Lester Prairie 41-1 in a Tomahawk Division softball doubleheader on Thursday, winning 22-0 in Game 1 and 19-1 in Game 2. Both games ended in four innings due to the 15-run lead rule. In Game 1, Kali Nachreiner led the Tigers at the plate by going 3 for 4 with three RBIs, while Jada Reese was 3 for 5 with a triple and three RBIs, Kendall Krueger was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and Abby Dove had a double and two RBIs. Regan ...

Knights unable to match Morris bats in loss

NEW ULM — The Martin Luther College Knights struggled to keep up with the Minnesota Morris bats Friday as the Cougars collected 15 hits on the way to a 12-2 win in an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference softball game. The game ended in five innings due to the 10-run lead rule. Despite ...