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Seventh-inning Milaca¹s girls softball team turned the tables on an old nemesis Friday as the Wolves trimmed Big Lake 4-3 in a Rum River Conference game at Sod Park in Milaca. ³We¹ve had a good rivalry with Big Lake the past few years and it was nice to get a win,² said Milaca Coach Randy Johnson. Big Lake topped Milaca 3-0 in the Section 6AA championship game last season. The win over the Hornets came on the heels of a 2-1, second-place showing at the six-team Morris Invitational Saturday. The Wolves dropped their first game in the meet to Chokio-Alberta 3-1 but roared back to stop Morris 6-3 and Marshall 15-6. Chokio-Alberta, ranked No. 4 in the Class A state ratings, won the tournament with a 3-0 record. On Tuesday, April 22, Princeton trimmed the Wolves 14-4 in a Rum River game at Milaca. Milaca, which is 6-3 overall and 3-1 in RRC games, hosts North Branch in a RRC game today (Thursday) at 5 p.m. The Wolves are home against Mora Monday, May 5, at 4:30 and Tuesday, May 6, against Pine City at 5 o¹clock. Milaca 4, Big Lake 3 The Wolves held a 1-0 lead until Big Lake scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 3-1 edge. Milaca was blanked in the bottom of the sixth but rallied for the win by scoring three runs in the lower half of the seventh inning. Sophomore Andria Strenge, the No. 9 batter in the Wolves¹ batting order, led off the rally with a single. Junior Sadie Hemmerich walked and senior Micki Dillon rapped a single to lead the bases. Big Lake pitching ace Katie Klesk then retired senior Whitney Bekius on a pop out and senior Denae Gahm on a strikeout. With two outs, junior Sara Fogel then lined the ball on the ground to Klesk, who mishandled it before throwing it past first base. All three Milaca runners scored on the play to give the Wolves the win. Senior Chelsey Coffee had three singles while Dillon and Fogel each had a pair of singles to lead Milaca¹s nine-hit attack. Strenge and senior Tonya Arndt each had a single. Fogel, a right-hander, pitched the distance, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out six. Just two of Big Lake¹s runs were earned. ³Sara showed good control and pitched a great game,² said Johnson. ³She also made a great play on a line drive hit right at her, knocking it down and throwing the batter out. ³It¹s always fun to win a game in the seventh inning.² Chokio-Alberta 3, Milaca 1 Senior Kelly Northway¹s single was Milaca¹s lone hit. Fogel pitched the distance, allowing four hits and two walks. She struck out four. Milaca 6, Morris 3 Coffee went 4-for-4 with a home run while Bekius went 3-4 with a triple, Hemmerich went 2-4 with a home run and Dillon went 2-4 with a home run. Juniors Stacee Nelson and Jenny Jurek each added a single to Milaca¹s 13-hit attack. The Wolves scored two runs in both the first and third innings before adding solo runs in the fifth and seventh frames. Dillon, a right-hander, pitched the distance, allowing six hits and just one walk while striking out 14 over seven innings. ³Micki was outstanding and we supported her with some solid hitting,² said Johnson. Milaca 15, Marshall 6 The Wolves erased a 1-0 deficit by scoring eight runs in the second inning, three in the third and four in the fourth inning. Marshall avoided the 10-run rule by scoring five runs in the fourth inning. Hemmerich had a triple and a single as she drove in three runs while Gahm and Dillon each had a triple and a single and two runs-batted-in. Fogel and sophomore Jenna Zimmer added two singles each to Milaca¹s 14-hit offense. Dillon and Fogel each pitched three innings, with Fogel notching the win. Sophomore Ashley Westphal pitched one inning. Fogel allowed just one hit and no walks while striking out six during her stint while Dillon allowed four hits and no walks while striking out three. Princeton 14, Milaca 4 The Tigers, who totaled 14 hits, scored four runs in the top of the second inning, two runs in each of the third, fourth and fifth frames and four more in the seventh. Milaca scored three runs in the second frame and one in the fifth. Coffee and Gahm each had two hits to lead Milaca¹s nine-hit attack, with Coffee driving in all four Milaca runs. Cacee Dehn cracked a pair of doubles and a triple to lead Princeton. Genna VanHooser pitched the distance to claim the win. Fogel pitched four innings and was charged with the loss.
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