The Alexandria softball team ran into one of the top teams in the Central Lakes Conference on Tuesday night in Brainerd.

The Warriors, a Class 4A program, are 14-3 now and 12-1 in the CLC to wrap up a share of the league title with Sartell after winning 8-1 and 13-0 games against Alexandria (13-5, 9-5 CLC). Emma Tautges struck out four in game two, while Olivia Tautges earned the pitching win in game one with seven strikeouts.

Alexandria’s lone run of the day came in the first inning of game one when Brainerd committed an error on a ball off the bat of Emma Magaard. Brooklyn Stender had a double, a single and a run scored in that game.

The Cardinals will turn right around and host another CLC power on Friday when Sartell (15-1, 11-1 CLC) comes to AAHS for a doubleheader that starts at 4:30 p.m.

ALEXANDRIA 100 000 0 - 1 3 4

BRAINERD 260 000 X - 8 6 3

ALEXANDRIA PITCHING - Jordan O’Kane - 2IP, 4H, 8R, 2ER, 3BB, 0SO; Josie Steidl - 4IP, 2H, 0R, 0Er, 0BB, 0SO

ALEXANDRIA OFFENSE - O’Kane - 0-2; Brooklyn Stender - 2-3, 2B, 1 run; Emma Magaard - 0-3; Kinzie Johnson - 0-3; Emily Harris - 0-1; Paige Habberstad - 0-1; Maddie Buboltz - 0-3; Maci Tilleskjor - 1-3; Aubrie Porter - 0-3; Chloe Loch - 0-1; Maddie Magnuson - 0-1

BRAINERD 251 05X - 13 14 0

ALEXANDRIA 000 00 - 0 3 10

ALEXANDRIA PITCHING - Emily Harris - 3IP, 9H, 8R, 3ER, 3BB, 0SO; Steidl - 2IP, 5H, 5R, 2ER, 1BB, 0SO

ALEXANDRIA OFFENSE - O’Kane - 0-2; Stender - 0-2; Magaard - 1-2; Harris - 1-2; Tilleskjor - 0-2; Porter - 0-2; Habberstad - 0-1; Madi Heid - 1-1; Maddie Magnuson - 0-2; Loch - 0-2

Schaefer knocks in 12 as Chargers sweep Hancock

Brandon-Evansville (13-3) won two more Pheasant Conference games on Tuesday night by sweeping Hancock (8-6) in 11-3 and 14-3 (5 innings) finals.

Bailey Schaefer had a day to remember. She tallied 12 total RBIs after going 4-of-5 in the 11-3 win with two triples and a double, and then adding two home runs and 5 RBIs in the 14-3 win.

“We were able to find our groove in the batter’s box in the second game,” B-E head coach Kasi Sieling said. “Battling through some rain and the elements is never easy, but Taylin (Kramer) did a nice job of working through it and keeping runners off the bases. We saw contributions from every one of our batters in this second game and they all did a nice job of hitting the ball hard to move runners around. These were two huge team wins against a tough team.”

B-E 240 300 2 - 11 9 0

HANCOCK 010 002 0 - 3 5 2

B-E PITCHING - Mikenna Pattrin - W, 7IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 9SO

B-E OFFENSIVE LEADERS - Sydney Schaefer - 1-3, 2 runs; Taylin Kramer - 1-2, 2 runs; Bailey Schaefer - 4-5, 2B, 2 3B, 2 runs, 7 RBI; Kylee Dingwall - 2-3, 2 RBI; Kiley Lund - 1-4, RBI

HANCOCK 010 20 - 3 2 2

B-E 016 25 - 14 12 2

B-E PITCHING - Kramer - W, 3.2IP, 2H, 3R, 2ER, 6BB, 5SO; Mikenna Pattrin - 1.1IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1SO

B-E OFFENSE - S. Schaefer - 2-4, 2 runs; RBI; B. Schaefer - 2-3, 2 HR, 3 runs, 5 RBI; Mikenna Pattrin - 3-4, 2 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Lund - 1-3, 1 run; Morgan Bitzan - 2-2, 1 run, 2 RBI; Korrie Randt - 1-3, 1 run, RBI; Kaytlyn Pattrin - 1-2, 2 runs, 2B, 2 RBI