ROCHESTER — Minnesota North College-Rainy River and Minnesota North College-Itasca each defeated the Ridgewater softball team on Saturday under the dome at Rochester Regional Stadium.
Rainy River (5-13) opened Saturday’s games with a 7-4 victory over the Warriors, who saw its record fall to 1-3, before Itasca (3-9) jumped on Ridgewater to earn a 10-1 win in five innings.
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The top of Itasca’s batting order got it done as the Vikings scored 10 runs in three innings.
Addison Linder, Itasca’s number four batter, was 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and a run. Karley Sokoloski, Itasca’s number two batter, went 2-for-2 with three runs, two steals, one RBI and a walk.
Along with Linder, Bella Dunham, who led off for the Vikings, accounted for the only other base hit by an Itasca batter. Dunham went 1-for-2 with a pair of runs, an RBI and one walk. Then it was Sophia DeNucci in the third slot who batted 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a walk.
Linder also pitched in the circle for the Vikings and held Ridgewater’s offense to three hits.
Hannah Magnuson, a freshman shortstop from Willmar, went 1-for-3 and scored the team’s one run. Kylie Pauls, a freshman second baseman from Paynesville, was 1-for-2 with an RBI, a steal and a walk. Aly Wendlandt, a freshman first baseman from New London-Spicer, was 1-for-2.
Ridgewater, which led 4-2 through three innings against Rainy River, allowed five combined runs in the sixth and seventh, capped off by a solo home run by Kaylynn Fauve Mol.
EllaGrace Kellerby tossed a complete game for the Voyageurs. She struck out five batters and allowed seven hits and four runs — three earned.
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Magnuson, Mallory Johnson and Nevaeh Rahm each had two hits for the Warriors in Game 1.
Ridgewater plays a doubleheader at Rochester Community and Technical College at 3 p.m. Friday.
Itasca 10, Ridgewater 1
Ridgewater 000 01-1 3 1
Itasca 334 0x-10 7 0
Hitting - Ridgewater: Hannah Magnuson 1-3 r, Kylie Pauls 1-2 rbi bb sb, Aly Wendlandt 1-2 sb, Eben Overcash 0-1 bb, Rochelle Dean 0-1 bb … Itasca: Bella Dunham 1-2 r-2 rbi 2b bb, Karley Sokoloski 2-2 r-3 rbi bb sb-2, Sophia DeNucci 1-2 rbi-2 bb sb-2, Addison Linder 2-3 r rbi-2 hr, Bradee Burish 0-2 bb, Hailey Ridgeway 1-3 r sb, Camille Parenteau 0-3 r, Kylee Reimer 0-1 r-2 rbi bb sb
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Ridgewater: Nevaeh Rahm (L) 3.1-6-7-5-1-1, Norsten 0.2-1-3-3-4-0 … Itasca: Linder (W) 4-3-1-1-3-7
Rainy River 7, Ridgewater 4
Rainy River 101 004 1-7 6 1
Ridgewater 202 000 0-4 7 3
Hitting - Rainy River: Mackenzie Harrington 1-3 r bb sb, EllaGrace Kellerby 0-2 bb-2 sb, Baylee Castillo 2-4, Raegan Hansen 0-4 rbi, Kaylynn Fauve Mol 1-3 r-2 rbi hr bb, Ellemieke Vermeulen 0-3 r hbp, Kora Gustufson 1-3 r rbi, Taniya Hamilton 1-2 r-2 hbp … Ridgewater: Hannah Magnuson 2-4 r sb-2, Kylie Pauls 1-3 r, Madison Norsten 0-3 r, Mallory Johnson 2-3 r rbi, Nevaeh Rahm 2-3 rbi-2 2b-2
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Rainy River: Kellerby (W) 7-7-4-3-0-5 … Ridgewater: Rahm (L) 7-6-7-5-4-8
Michael Lyne
By Michael Lyne
Michael Lyne joined the West Central Tribune as a sports reporter in May 2022, following his graduation from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where he graduated with a bachelors degree in journalism and a minor degree in Spanish studies.
You may reach Michael at mlyne@wctrib.com, or by calling (320) 214-4345.