JUDA - With Juda-Albany locked in a tie game going into the seventh inning Monday, the roof caved in on the Panthers.
Orangeville exploded for eight runs to roll to a 14-5 win over Juda-Albany in the season opener for the Panthers.
The Broncos had six hits in the seventh off Juda-Albany ace pitcher Nicki Becker.
"We knew what Orangeville was," Juda-Albany coach Bill Davis said. "They are a very good offensive team. When you play in the cold weather it's tough to grip the ball and make it move. They had six hits and we had a couple of errors in the seventh, and you have a big inning because we didn't make the plays."
Becker gave up seven earned runs on 14 hits in the seven innings she pitched. She struck out one and walked three.
The Panthers had a couple of golden scoring opportunities. With the bases loaded in the third, the Panthers ran into a double play.
"We had a baserunning mistake and ran into a double play," Davis said. "We had an opportunity with one hit or two to take the lead."
The Panthers battled back to tie the game at 4 with a three-run sixth. Juda-Albany junior Sayde McDermitt hit a ball off the top of the fence with the bases loaded for an RBI single.
"If the weather had been warmer it would have been a grand slam home run," Davis said. "We were right there with them."
Juda-Albany sophomore Hailey Kammerer went 2-for-4 to lead the Panthers.
Black Hawk 15, New Glarus 12
NEW GLARUS - Senior Abby Baumgartner went 3-for-4 with four RBI to help Black Hawk win a slugfest over New Glarus.
New Glarus pounded out 14 hits and the Warriors had 13 hits. The Warriors (1-0) had six batters combine for 12 hits, 11 runs scored and 12 RBI. The Warriors didn't relinquish the lead after scoring five runs in the first inning when Black Hawk senior Rachel Ritschard had a key two-run double.
Black Hawk junior Jordyn Delzer went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. Senior teammate Brooke Moore went 2-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI, and senior Tatum Jackson was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. Sophomore Hannah Herbst scored two runs and knocked in two runs.
New Glarus senior Jessica Van Dusen went 3-for-3 with four runs scored. Junior teammate Grace Moen went 4-for-4 with four RBI. Junior teammate Ashley Judd was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Junior Madison Perkins went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, and junior Mya Kramer scored two runs and drove in two runs.
New Glarus (1-2) tallied one run in the first, second, third and seventh. In the first, the Glarner Knights scored on Judd's RBI single. The Knights pushed across three runs in the sixth on Kramer's two-run double and Judd's RBI single. Moen delivered an RBI single in the seventh to cut the Warriors' lead to 15-12. Ritschard got Perkins to end the game.
Ritschard pitched a complete game to get the win. She gave up nine earned runs on 14 hits. Ritschard struck out three and walked four.
Judd pitched four innings for the Knights. She gave up six earned runs on 11 hits. She struck out two and walked three. New Glarus sophomore Riley Parker tossed three innings. She gave up one earned run on two hits.
Argyle 15, Belleville 4 (5)
ARGYLE - Senior Katie Larson and junior Brianne Connors combined for six hits to power Argyle to a win over Belleville in five innings.
Connors went 3-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI and Larson was 3-for-3 with a triple for the Orioles (1-1). Argyle junior Kayla Butler-Paulson went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
"This was a much better performance than against Wisconsin Heights, and it was cold," Argyle coach Heidi Ganshert said. "They were patient and hit the right pitches."
Paulson pitched a complete game and gave up just two earned runs. She struck out five and walked just one.
"I really look forward to how much more she (Butler-Paulson) can improve," Ganshert said.
Argyle will play in the Orangeville tournament Friday and Saturday. The Orioles will play one game Friday and at least two games on Saturday.
"It will be great to see how our hitting fairs against Orangeville's great pitching," Ganshert said.
Cuba City 16, Darlington 1 (5)
DARLINGTON - Cuba City erupted for a six-run second inning en route to a win over Darlington.
The Redbirds (1-1) scored one run in the first, but were limited to just two hits - a triple by Callie Norton and a single by Reagan Roelli.
The Redbirds committed three errors.
Orangeville exploded for eight runs to roll to a 14-5 win over Juda-Albany in the season opener for the Panthers.
The Broncos had six hits in the seventh off Juda-Albany ace pitcher Nicki Becker.
"We knew what Orangeville was," Juda-Albany coach Bill Davis said. "They are a very good offensive team. When you play in the cold weather it's tough to grip the ball and make it move. They had six hits and we had a couple of errors in the seventh, and you have a big inning because we didn't make the plays."
Becker gave up seven earned runs on 14 hits in the seven innings she pitched. She struck out one and walked three.
The Panthers had a couple of golden scoring opportunities. With the bases loaded in the third, the Panthers ran into a double play.
"We had a baserunning mistake and ran into a double play," Davis said. "We had an opportunity with one hit or two to take the lead."
The Panthers battled back to tie the game at 4 with a three-run sixth. Juda-Albany junior Sayde McDermitt hit a ball off the top of the fence with the bases loaded for an RBI single.
"If the weather had been warmer it would have been a grand slam home run," Davis said. "We were right there with them."
Juda-Albany sophomore Hailey Kammerer went 2-for-4 to lead the Panthers.
Black Hawk 15, New Glarus 12
NEW GLARUS - Senior Abby Baumgartner went 3-for-4 with four RBI to help Black Hawk win a slugfest over New Glarus.
New Glarus pounded out 14 hits and the Warriors had 13 hits. The Warriors (1-0) had six batters combine for 12 hits, 11 runs scored and 12 RBI. The Warriors didn't relinquish the lead after scoring five runs in the first inning when Black Hawk senior Rachel Ritschard had a key two-run double.
Black Hawk junior Jordyn Delzer went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. Senior teammate Brooke Moore went 2-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI, and senior Tatum Jackson was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. Sophomore Hannah Herbst scored two runs and knocked in two runs.
New Glarus senior Jessica Van Dusen went 3-for-3 with four runs scored. Junior teammate Grace Moen went 4-for-4 with four RBI. Junior teammate Ashley Judd was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Junior Madison Perkins went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, and junior Mya Kramer scored two runs and drove in two runs.
New Glarus (1-2) tallied one run in the first, second, third and seventh. In the first, the Glarner Knights scored on Judd's RBI single. The Knights pushed across three runs in the sixth on Kramer's two-run double and Judd's RBI single. Moen delivered an RBI single in the seventh to cut the Warriors' lead to 15-12. Ritschard got Perkins to end the game.
Ritschard pitched a complete game to get the win. She gave up nine earned runs on 14 hits. Ritschard struck out three and walked four.
Judd pitched four innings for the Knights. She gave up six earned runs on 11 hits. She struck out two and walked three. New Glarus sophomore Riley Parker tossed three innings. She gave up one earned run on two hits.
Argyle 15, Belleville 4 (5)
ARGYLE - Senior Katie Larson and junior Brianne Connors combined for six hits to power Argyle to a win over Belleville in five innings.
Connors went 3-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI and Larson was 3-for-3 with a triple for the Orioles (1-1). Argyle junior Kayla Butler-Paulson went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
"This was a much better performance than against Wisconsin Heights, and it was cold," Argyle coach Heidi Ganshert said. "They were patient and hit the right pitches."
Paulson pitched a complete game and gave up just two earned runs. She struck out five and walked just one.
"I really look forward to how much more she (Butler-Paulson) can improve," Ganshert said.
Argyle will play in the Orangeville tournament Friday and Saturday. The Orioles will play one game Friday and at least two games on Saturday.
"It will be great to see how our hitting fairs against Orangeville's great pitching," Ganshert said.
Cuba City 16, Darlington 1 (5)
DARLINGTON - Cuba City erupted for a six-run second inning en route to a win over Darlington.
The Redbirds (1-1) scored one run in the first, but were limited to just two hits - a triple by Callie Norton and a single by Reagan Roelli.
The Redbirds committed three errors.
