MONROE — The Cheesemakers swept Waunakee in a nonconference doubleheader May 4 and toppled Stoughton a day earlier to improve their record to 13-2 on the season.
In the 8-0 win over Stoughton, Monroe collected 12 hits to the Vikings’ three. Olivia Bobak got the win on the mound, striking out nine batters while allowing three walks.
At the plate, Bobak seemed to bust her slump, going 3 for 3 with a triple, a walk and two RBIs. Sydney Updike was 2 for 4 with two runs for Monroe, while Hailey Betthauser was 2 for 4 with two RBIs, a double and a steal. Sloane Ambrose also had a pair of hits.
Monroe won the doubleheader sweep of Waunakee with scored of 10-0 and 13-4.
Betthauser, Updike, Bobak, Grace Tostrud, Katie Hayes and Lizzy Snider all had two hits in the first game. Betthauser hit a solo homer and doubled, while Bobak tripled. Betthauser, Hayes, Snider and Updike all doubled as well.
Bobak struck out five on the mound while scattering five hits and two walks on 97 pitches over six innings.
In the 13-4 win over Waunakee, Monroe led 5-2 after the fourth inning and had a pair of 4-run innings in the sixth and seventh to widen the lead.
The Cheesemakers accumulated 20 hits in the ball game. Snider was 4 for 5 with a double, while Tostrud was 3 for 4 with three doubles and four RBIs. Betthauser was 3 for 5 with another solo home run and a double. Alyse Maurer and Hayes each had two hits and Bobak was 3 for 4 with a double.
Maurer got the win on the mound, allowing two earned runs in seven innings on six hits and two walks. She struck out five.
Monroe, ranked fifth in back-to-back weeks in the Wisconsin Fastpitch Coaches Association polls, opened this week with scheduled games at Oregon (May 6), and a home doubleheader against Monona Grove (May 7). The Cheesemakers are scheduled to play at Fort Atkinson May 10, and could pick up nonconference games for May 11 and May 13 before closing out the regular season with a game at Edgewood May 14 and a doubleheader at Watertown May 16.
Monroe leads the Badger Conference with a 7-0 record, one game ahead of Watertown (6-1). Edgewood (5-4), Milton (5-5) and Fort Atkinson (4-4) all sit on the periphery of conference title contention.
Darlington 11, Pecatonica 8
DARLINGTON — The Redbirds picked up their first win of the season May 3 with a victory over Pecatonica in a nonconference game.
The win didn’t come easily, however, as Darlington needed to rally in the late innings.
Trailing 2-1 after the second, the Vikings busted out a 7-run fourth inning to take an 8-2 advantage.
After loading the bases with no one out, Pecatonica tied the game on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Alexia Knutson. Sam Ihm made it 3-2 with a single to left and Nivaeh Gross walked with the bases loaded and two outs to extend the lead to 4-2. Abby Loomis then blooped a ball to first that was dropped, allowing two runs to score. Tessa Green, who led off the inning with a single, doubled home Gross and Loomis to cap the big inning.
However, it was the last time Pecatonica would score.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Redbirds plated four runs to make it 8-6. Darlington added five more runs in the sixth, including back-to-back-to-back RBI singles with two outs by Taylor Crist, Kennedy Wagner and Lauren Sturtz.
Alyssa Tuescher got the win on the mound, throwing 3.2 innings and allowing eight runs (four earned) on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Katelyn McGuire pitched the final 3.1 innings of relief, striking out four and allowing just one hit. Tuescher was 4 for 4 at the plate with three runs and three RBIs, while Crist was 3 for 4 with three RBIs. All 11 of Darlington’s hits were singles.
Tessa Green pitched for Pecatonica, allowing 11 runs — just three earned — on 11 hits, four walks and a hit batter. She struck out seven. At the dish, Green was 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Gross was 1 for 2 with two walks.
East Troy 20, Brodhead 0
East Troy 6, Brodhead 5
BRODHEAD — The Cardinals were swept in a twinbill against the Trojans May 2. Nataley Bump was hit hard in the opener, allowing 21 hits and three walks and a home run in five innings of work.
East Troy scored eight in the first, three runs in both the second and third, four in the fourth and then two more in the top of the fifth. Brodhead collected just three hits on offense, while East Troy pitchers struck out six with zero walks.
In the second game, the Trojans jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the third, but the Cardinals rallied to tie the score in the fourth. East Troy countered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, but Brodhead again tied it in the sixth. The Trojans would walk it off in the bottom of the seventh.
Bailey Matthys was 2 for 4 with two doubles in the leadoff spot for Brodhead, while Brooke Teubert and Daisy Nelson were each 2 for 4 with a run. Nelson and Bump each added doubles.
Madisyn Kail was tagged for the loss, pitching all six-plus innings for Brodhead while allowing eight hits, four walks and four earned runs.
Brodhead 3, Edgerton 2
EDGERTON — The Cardinals edged the Tiders with an extra-inning win May 3.
Katie Goecks singled to lead off the eighth inning and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Nelson. With two outs, Cora Hafen singled up the middle to allow Goecks to score the game-winning run.
Edgerton had tied the game with a 2-run seventh inning. Kail had sat down nine straight batters, including the first two of the seventh inning, prior to allowing a walk, single and double that resulted in a tied game. Kail threw an efficient 87 pitches over eight innings to get the win, allowing five hits and three hits.
Brodhead collected 12 hits and a walk against Gaby Demoya-Cotter. Bump and Hafen each had two hits, including a double, while Goecks finished 3 for 4.
Argyle 10, Benton-Shullsburg 0
ARGYLE — The Orioles used a pair of four-run innings to pull away from Benton-Shullsburg in a Six Rivers crossover game May 2.
Kirsten Ostby was 3 for 3 with a walk, RBI and three runs scored to lead Argyle. Lexi Leigh and Natalie Romdenne each had two hits and two runs scored while Tori Lantz was 3 for 4. Leigh and Ostby both doubled, while Ostby and Lantz each had a pair of steals.
Grace Ganshert pitched the complete game, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out a blistering 14 batters on 89 pitches.
Black Hawk 12, Benton-Shullsburg 1
BENTON — The Warriors scored runs in five of six innings to keep pressure on Benton-Shullsburg all game in their Six Rivers Conference crossover May 3.
Bailey Butler was 3 for 5 from the leadoff spot, Kaitlyn Fey was 3 for 4, Macie Stauffacher and Kaylee Marty were each 2 for 4 and Hannah Butler had a triple.
Black Hawk took a 3-0 lead in the first inning and made it 6-0 in the second. Both teams scored in the third and Black Hawk added a pair of runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to force the mercy rule.
Bailey Butler got the win on the mound, striking out five and allowing just one hit.
Potosi 7, Black Hawk 3
POTOSI — The Chieftains used a late rally to put away the visiting Warriors May 2.
Black Hawk collected just four hits and scored two runs in the second and another in the third. The Warriors also struck out 10 times.
Potosi scored its first run in the fifth to cut the deficit to 3-1. Then in the sixth, the Chieftains plated six runs.
Hannah Butler took the loss on the mound, allowing six hits.
