The Osakis softball team did not let its first loss of the season on April 30 linger as the Silverstreaks (5-1) dominated Perham in a 17-6 win in their next game back on May 4.

“We swung the bat well today with a lot of hard-hit balls,” Osakis head coach John Stigman said. “It was good to be back at full strength, especially given a lot of teams are running into COVID quarantines. This was only our second game at full strength, and I think we are learning that we have very good team depth. That’s a good sign for our team moving forward.”

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Laynee Hartshorn was the catalyst against Perham (0-3) as she drove in four runs on two hits. Hartshorn doubled and tripled as part of 10 Osakis hits overall.
Hayleigh Niehoff got the win from the circle. She allowed six runs, just three earned, on nine hits, while striking out five over five innings.

PERHAM 300 30 - 6 9 7

OSAKIS 275 3X - 17 10 3

OSAKIS PITCHING - Hayleigh Niehoff - W, 5IP, 9H, 6R, 3ER, 2BB, 5SO

OSAKIS OFFENSE - Grace Oeltjen - 1-2, 2B, BB, 3 runs, RBI; K. George - 1-3, BB, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Tia Dykema - 3-4, 2B, 3 runs, RBI; Laynee Hartshorn - 2-4, 2B, 3B, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Niehoff - 0-4, RBI; Shelbe Schmidt - 1-3, 1 run; Lexi Klimek - 0-2, BB, 1 run; Maggie Dirkes - 1-2, 2B, 2 runs; K. Schoeck - 1-3, 3 runs, 2 RBI

Cardinals bounce back in game two

Alexandria (9-3) bounced back from a 12-2 loss at St. Cloud Tech (4-5) in a doubleheader opener on Tuesday to split with the Tigers after a 13-12 win in game two.

Emily Harris had a walk-off single in that one that scored Kinzie Johnson. Johnson tripled an at-bat earlier on a hit that scored Jordan O’Kane and Emma Magaard to tie the game at 12-12.

Harris had two hits and three RBIs in the nightcap, while Madi Heid had the same line as part of 12 hits for the Cardinals.

ST. CLOUD TECH 213 211 2 - 12 14 3

ALEXANDRIA 006 004 3 - 13 11 5

ALEXANDRIA PITCHING - Josie Steidl - 3IP, 7H, 6R, 5ER, 2BB, 1SO; Emily Harris - W, 4IP, 7H, 6R, 3ER, 2BB, 2SO

ALEXANDRIA OFFENSE - Jordan O’Kane - 1-4, 2 runs, BB; Brooklyn Stender - 2-4, 2B, BB, 2 runs, RBI; Emma Magaard - 2-4, BB, 2 runs, RBI; Kinzie Johnson - 1-3, 3B, 2 BB, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Harris - 2-3, BB, 1 run, 3 RBI; Aubrie Porter - 0-4, 1 run, RBI; Madi Heid - 2-4, 1 run, 3 RBI; Chloe Loch - 0-3, BB; Paige Habberstad - 2 BB, 1 run, RBI; Emma Walters - 1-2, 1 run

ALEXANDRIA 000 02 - 2 5 7

ST. CLOUD TECH 213 24 - 12 8 1

ALEXANDRIA PITCHING - Harris - L, 3IP, 6H, 6R, 3ER, 0BB, 0SO; O’Kane - 1.1IP, 2H, 6R, 0ER, 1BB, 1SO

ALEXANDRIA OFFENSE - O’Kane - 3-3, 2B, 1 run; Stender - 1-1, 2 BB, 1 run; Magaard - 0-2; Johnson - 1-2, 2B, BB, 2 RBI; Harris - 0-2, BB; Porter - 0-3; Maddie Buboltz - 0-2; Steidl - 0-2; Loch - 0-2

Scores from Tuesday, May 4

(Stats not available)

Parkers Prairie (7-2) 15, Menahga (3-7) 0

Parkers Prairie 6, Menahga 2

Melrose (4-3) 14, Minnewaska (2-8) 3

Melrose 15, Minnewaska 7