MONROE — The Cheesemakers went 1-2 in a three day stretch of Badger Conference games this week.
On May 9, Monroe defeated Sauk Prairie 5-2, then lost the following day at Baraboo 14-4. On May 11, a late rally against Fort Atkinson came up short, as the Cheesemakers fell 8-7 at home.
In the win over Sauk Prairie, pitcher Katrina Sathoff allowed just one earned run in a complete game effort. Freshman Brinley Roidt smacked a home run.
Monroe struggled at Baraboo, with Sathoff and reliever Sophie Golembiewski allowing seven runs in two-plus innings each.
Against Fort Atkinson, the Blackhawks scored in every inning but the seventh. Monroe trailed 8-3 entering their final at-bat. Kate Kundert and Roidt hit back-to-back singles to open the inning. With two outs and the bases loaded, Golembiewski singled to center to bring in a run, then Olivia Feller brought home two more with a flair. Katie Witt then doubled to left, driving in a run, but Feller was thrown out attempting to score from first to end the game.
Karis Paulson blasted a two-run home run in the third. Sathoff pitched five innings to take the loss, with Golembiewski tossing the final two in relief.
Sloane Ambrose finished 5-for-10 in the three-game stretch, while Paulson was 4-for-11. Roidt went 3-for-6 with a pair of walks.
Argyle 17, Black Hawk 0
SOUTH WAYNE — Grace Ganshert smacked a 3-run home run and struck out 8 in three innings, allowing just one hit as the Orioles picked up a mercy-rule win May 9.
Hannah Gierhart was 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs for Argyle. Mollie Edler doubled for Black Hawk’s loan hit.
Argyle 11, Monticello-New Glarus 0
ARGYLE — Ganshert followed up her strong performance against Black Hawk with a perfect game against the Ponies the next day. She struck out 11 of the 15 batters she faced — all while tossing just 49 pitches in the hot and muggy conditions.
At the plate, Ganshert doubled and tripled, scoring two runs. Ava Wiegel and Jenny Helfvogt each doubled, with Helfvogt also hitting a single, scoring three runs and driving in three more.
Barneveld 10, Monticello-New Glarus 0
MONTICELLO — The day before falling victim to a perfect game, the Ponies were no-hit by Barneveld’s Nicole Fahey, who struck out 11 and walked one in five innings on May 9.
Anessa Schmitz and Bella Sullivan doubled for Barneveld, with Fahey collecting three hits. Just four of Barneveld’s 10 runs were earned, as MNG committed seven errors.
Barneveld 2, Juda-Albany 1
BARNEVELD — On May 10, the Eagles fended off the Panthers in a pitcher’s duel.
Daelynn Rhoades struck out eight and scattered five hits and two walks for Barneveld. Alana Durtschi pitched for Juda-Albany, allowing six hits and three walks in six innings. Of the two runs charged to her, just one was earned.
Durtschi also went 2-for-2 at the plate. Avary Briggs drove in Ciarrah Davis for the Panthers’ lone run, which came in the sixth inning trailing by two.
Pecatonica 21, Black Hawk 1
SOUTH WAYNE — A 12-run first inning put the Vikings in a great position in the hot sun May 10 in a Six Rivers East game. In the second inning, Pecatonica scored seven more runs and added another two in the third.
Lexi Peterson was 4-for-4 with four runs, two doubles and seven RBIs. Nivaeh Gross was 4-for-4 with three runs, a homer and six RBIs. Trinity Gruenenfelder doubled, scored three times and walked twice. The Vikings pitched three players in the win, with Peterson tossing an inning in relief in just six pitches.
Anna Haldiman took the loss for Black Hawk, allowing all 21 runs — though just seven were earned. The Warriors committed six errors. Ellie Edler and Kendra Haldiman had Black Hawk’s only two hits.
Juda-Albany 7, Pecatonica 2
BLANCHARDVILLE — On May 9, the Vikings committed seven errors in a crucial Six Rivers East loss.
The errors led to four unearned Juda-Albany runs against Chloe Schraepfer, who finished the night with seven strikeouts, two walks and seven this allowed.
Gracie Freitag homered for Juda-Albany, with Avary Briggs doubling twice. Durtschi and Jackie Nusbaum also doubled. Briggs struck out 12 and allowed just two hits and two walks. Only one of the two runs she allowed was earned.
Brodhead 16, Evansville 1
EVANSVILLE — The Cardinals were aggressive at the plate against their Rock Valley rivals, pounding out 20 hits with zero walks. Brodhead blew the game open with a 6-run seventh inning.
Mckenna Young had yet another banner day for the Cardinals, going 5-for-5 at the plate with two homers, five runs and three RBIs, while tossing three perfect innings on the mound, striking out eight of the 10 batters she faced. Ava Risum tossed the final four innings for Brodhead, striking out six and scattering two hits and a walk. The lone run against Risum was unearned.
Daisy Nelson and Taetum Hoesly both homered for the Cardinals, with Hoesly adding a double and four RBIs. Jaelyn Hillard had three this and drove in two. Alexis Kammerer had four singles.
Cuba City 2, Darlington 1
DARLINGTON — The Redbirds let a win slip away in the late innings against the Cubans May 9.
Darlington took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Sophie Wiegel scored on an RBI from Mila Gille, who had two of the Redbirds’ three hits in the contest.
In the bottom of the sixth, Cuba City scratched off a pair of runs to take the lead — and eventually the game.
Fennimore 17, Darlington 1
DARLINGTON — Also on May 9, the Redbirds lost to Fennimore after a disastrous stretch in the middle innings.
The Eagles took a 2-0 lead after the first inning, but scored seven runs in the third, five the in fourth and three more in the fifth to gingerly skip off the diamond victorious. Darlington’s lone run came in the bottom of the third.
Benton-Shullsburg 7, Darlington 5
BENTON — The Redbirds fell in a nonconference game May 10, letting a 5-3 lead slip away late.
The Zephyrs scored four runs in the final three frames to get the win. Sophie Wiegel, Mila Gille and Jaylyn Schwartz each had two hits for Darlington. Wiegel took the loss on the mound.
