Despite strong offense, Lakers’ softball drops two
Sports | Published on May 2, 2022 at 2:36pm CDT
April 26 at Minnewaska
West Central 14 Minnewaska 8
The Lakers’ softball team hosted West Central on Tuesday. The Knights scored 11 runs in the first two innings on their way to a 14-8 win.
Olivia Richards was on point at the plate, going 3-3 and scoring three times. Brooklyn Larson and Leah Hagen each had two hits as a part of the Lakers’ 10-hit attack.
WCA 471 010 1 – 14 16 4
Lakers 203 210 0 – 8 10 5
HITTING – Minnewaska:
Brooklyn Larson 2-5 r, Olivia Richards 3-3 r-3 rbi-2, Maddy Meulebroeck 1-5, Riley Eischens 2-3 r rbi-2, Grace Larson 0-2 r, Brenna Larson 1-2 r-2 2b, Jenna Drewes 1-3, Leah Hagen 2-3 r rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so)
Brenna Larson (L) 7-16-14-12-5-4
April 28 at Minnewaska
Sauk Centre 22 Minnewaska 10
Sauk Centre was at the Minnewask softball complex on Thursday. The Mainstreeters had lost a doubleheader to Morris two days earlier and were looking to get back in the win column.
The Mainstreeters’ bats were hot, with many of the batters hitting the ball on the nose off of the Minnewaska pitchers. Sauk Centre racked up 20 hits and 22 runs, but the Minnewaska offense was strong as well, racking up 19 hits, just one shy of the Mainstreeters’ total.
Brooklyn Larson was perfect at the plate, going 4-4 and scoring three times. Olivia Richards had three hits, two of them doubles, and Maddy Meulebroeck had three hits and a double while driving in four runs. Leslie Murken also had a great day at the plate, with three hits in three trips to the plate.
SC 776 20 – 22 20 1
Lakers 530 02 – 10 19 2
HITTING – Minnewaska:
Brooklyn Larson 4-4 r-3 rbi, Olivia Richards 3-4 2b-2 r-2, Maddy Meulebroeck 3-4 2b r-2 rbi-4, Leslie Murken 3-3 r, Grace Jensen 1-2 rbi, Jenna Drewes 2-3 3b r
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so)
Grace Jensen (L)
2-14-18-17-4-2
Brenna Larson
3-6-4-4-5-4