Coming back to the dugout after the huge pop fly grab.
The Jaguars' fastpitch team finishes 6-12 overall, while Osakis improves to 18-1 overall. The Silverstreaks advance to the Sub-Section 5A-West championship game, coming this Thursday at 5pm at Minnewaska Area High School.
Top-seeded Osakis will face #2-seeded Kimball Area for the sub-section crown. The #2-seeded Cubs improved to 10-10 overall by overcoming a one-run deficit
and defeat #6-seed Eden Valley-Watkins 3-2.
See a photo gallery with 125 shots from the game online at http://saukherald.mycapture.com
- A light game recap:
The Jaguars scored first, on Michelle Sanders' RBI-single in the third inning. Osakis then tied the game in the bottom of the third with two hits and an unearned run. Sanders' fired a strikeout, then Anna Marthaler ran down a hit to the right-center gap for a tough pop fly catch. For the third out, Laura Johnson made a thrilling pop fly catch in center field, getting back to the dugout with at least two major grass stains on her uniform.
In the fifth inning, the Jaguars went down 1-2-3. They broke through in the top of the sixth. Their rally started with a double shot over the right fielder's head by Laura Johnson. The senior stole third on a passed ball, then scored with an RBI hit up the gut by Maggie Gruber.
Hoping to hold onto the 2-1 lead, the Jaguars fought hard in the bottom half of the frame but the Silverstreaks managed to plate two runs for a 3-2 lead.
In the top of the 7th, Brittany Roelike hit a shot to the shortstop, followed by a one-out bunt by Morgan Knutson. She managed to beat the 5-3 throw, then stole second and third base to get into scoring position.
A 3-2 count pitch went by as a strike against the Jaguars' final batter - a bitter way to end the team's season.
Jaguars' pitcher Michelle Sanders had only 1 walk in a complete-game effort, in which she scattered five Silverstreaks' hits and earned six strikeouts. A heckuva performance for a sophomore.
Read about the entire game in next week's local papers.
In a home game tonight at Elrosa, the Jaguars' baseball team lost to the Osakis Silverstreaks 15-2 in five innings. The score pretty much says it all. Giving up 7 runs in the third inning spelled doom for the Blue and Silver, who fall to 7-11 overall to end the regular season.
Up next for the Jaguars' baseball team: the Sub-Section 5A-West quarterfinal game at Upsala, taking on the #3-seed Upsala/Swanville Patriots in a 3:30pm game on Friday (May 28).
- Notes on area fastpitch playoff games:
Paynesville Area ace senior pitcher Whitney Woehler got out of a bases loaded jam (with 1 out) to beat the Minnewaska Lakers for the 3rd straight season in the Section 6AA, sub-section playoffs. She got up with a 1-2 count against Abby Kreitlow, who struck out swinging.
The Bulldogs advance to the sub-section championship game, as well as the Section 6AA Final Four series. They take on #1-seeded Rocori for the Sub-Section 6AA-West title in Melrose at the scenic riverside park at 5:00pm this Thursday night, May 27.
Section 6AA fastpitch playoff results:
Rocori 3, New London-Spicer 0 (#1 seed defeats #5 seed)
Paynesville Area 3, Minnewaska Area 0
Holdingford 6, Foley 2 (#2 seed beats the #6 seed, Huskers have won 11 in a row)
St.Cloud Cathedral 7, Mora 1
Central Minnesota Conference baseball results:
Maple Lake 8, Pierz 2
Pierz 13, Maple Lake 11
Area baseball scores:
Morris Area 2, Lac qui Parle Valley 1
Melrose 2, New London-Spicer 1
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 7, Sauk Centre 5
Upsala/Swanville Area 6, Browerville/Eagle Valley 5
Mora 12, Albany 2 (6 innings)
Minnewaska Area 15, Milaca 4
St.Cloud Cathedral 9, Foley 5
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