ARGYLE - Sophomore Kayla-Butler Paulson was on a mission to help Argyle beat Barneveld for the third time this year.
Paulson went 2-for-3 with a triple and had two RBI and pitched a complete game to lift the Orioles to an 8-6 win over Barneveld in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal Tuesday.
"I was really nervous about this one because they (Barneveld) are a good team," Argyle coach Heidi Ganshert said. "It's tough to beat a good team three times."
Argyle (11-11) had a five-run second inning to take the lead. Argyle's Brianne Connors, who went 2-for-3, singled to spark the big inning. Amber Dammen was hit by a pitch and Kari Fischer reached on an error when a fly ball to center was dropped that allowed Connors to score. Argyle junior Katie Larson reached on a fielder's choice and Dammen scored. The big blow in the second was Paulson's two-run triple that gave the Orioles a 4-0 lead.
The Eagles came back and scored four runs in the fifth to take a 6-5 lead. The Orioles responded with Hannah Saalsaa coming through with a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth to give the Orioles a 7-6 lead.
"That was a huge hit by Hannah," Ganshert said.
Saalsaa finished 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI.
Paulson pitched a complete game to get the win. She gave up three earned runs on six hits. She struck out two and walked three.
With the win, Argyle advances to the regional semifinal and will play at Juda-Albany at 5 p.m. today.
Juda-Albany 11, Black Hawk 1
JUDA - Top seeded and fourth-ranked Juda-Albany got big games from junior Jessica Crull and sophomore Alexis Goecks to roll to an 11-1 five-inning win over Black Hawk in a Division 4 regional quarterfinal Tuesday.
The Panthers (20-4) had four-run second and third innings to key the win. Crull went 3-for-3 with three RBI and Goecks was 3-for-3 to lead a 10-hit attack. Juda-Albany senior Cheyenne Ambler went 2-for-4.
"We hit the ball well," Juda-Albany coach Bill Davis said. "I really liked our offensive performance."
Juda-Albany freshman Nicki Becker pitched a complete game to get the win. She gave up one earned run on three hits. Becker struck out 11 and walked one.
Black Hawk's Tatum Jackson had a leadoff single in the fourth to set up the Warriors' run. Black Hawk junior Brooke Moore then followed with an RBI single. The only other hit for the Warriors came on sophomore Jordan Delzer's single.
Black Hawk freshman Hannah Herbst pitched a complete game and gave up four earned runs on 10 hits and walked eight.
Monticello 10, Benton-Shulls. 0
MONTICELLO - Courtney Leuzinger tossed a one-hit shutout and had three hits to power the Ponies to a 10-0 six-inning win over Benton-Shullsburg in a Division 4 regional quarterfinal Tuesday.
Leuzinger went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI.
"She (Leuzinger) shut them down," Monticello coach Duane Garrison said. "She kept the ball low. She was blowing the ball right by them. They were behind all night."
Leuzinger retired 11 of the final 13 batters she faced and just one ball left the infield. Monticello (18-6) pounded out 13 hits and had six doubles. Monticello's Chandler Hansen went 2-for-3 and senior Brooke Bidlingmaier was 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI. Sophomore teammate Jessie Garrison went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
"From the middle of the order down, we had good production," Garrison said. "It's a very good sign at this time of year."
With the win, Monticello will host Southwestern in a regional semifinal game at 5 p.m. today.
Lakeside Lutheran 8, Brodhead 7
BRODHEAD - Lakeside Lutheran scored four runs in the seventh inning to force extra innings and upset Brodhead 8-7 in eight innings in a WIAA Division 3 regional quarterfinal game.
Brodhead senior Payton Wright went 4-for-5. Senior teammate Taylor Gerlach and junior Amber Pickel were each 2-for-4. Gerlach hit a home run for the Cardinals.
Brodhead senior Brooke Boegli pitched six innings and gave up six earned runs on 13 hits. She struck out nine and walked three.
Southwestern 11, Pecatonica 1
HAZEL GREEN - The Pecatonica softball team had a tough time mustering any offense in an 11-1 loss to Southwestern in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal game.
Southwestern led just 3-1 after three innings before breaking the game open with a seven-run fifth inning. Pecatonica was limited to just two hits.
Pecatonica senior Emily Scoville pitched 5 1/3 innings and gave up 10 earned runs on 11 hits. She struck out nine and walked six.
The New Glarus game at Wisconsin Heights was postponed to today and the Darlington game at Iowa-Grant was also postponed to today.
Paulson went 2-for-3 with a triple and had two RBI and pitched a complete game to lift the Orioles to an 8-6 win over Barneveld in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal Tuesday.
"I was really nervous about this one because they (Barneveld) are a good team," Argyle coach Heidi Ganshert said. "It's tough to beat a good team three times."
Argyle (11-11) had a five-run second inning to take the lead. Argyle's Brianne Connors, who went 2-for-3, singled to spark the big inning. Amber Dammen was hit by a pitch and Kari Fischer reached on an error when a fly ball to center was dropped that allowed Connors to score. Argyle junior Katie Larson reached on a fielder's choice and Dammen scored. The big blow in the second was Paulson's two-run triple that gave the Orioles a 4-0 lead.
The Eagles came back and scored four runs in the fifth to take a 6-5 lead. The Orioles responded with Hannah Saalsaa coming through with a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth to give the Orioles a 7-6 lead.
"That was a huge hit by Hannah," Ganshert said.
Saalsaa finished 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI.
Paulson pitched a complete game to get the win. She gave up three earned runs on six hits. She struck out two and walked three.
With the win, Argyle advances to the regional semifinal and will play at Juda-Albany at 5 p.m. today.
Juda-Albany 11, Black Hawk 1
JUDA - Top seeded and fourth-ranked Juda-Albany got big games from junior Jessica Crull and sophomore Alexis Goecks to roll to an 11-1 five-inning win over Black Hawk in a Division 4 regional quarterfinal Tuesday.
The Panthers (20-4) had four-run second and third innings to key the win. Crull went 3-for-3 with three RBI and Goecks was 3-for-3 to lead a 10-hit attack. Juda-Albany senior Cheyenne Ambler went 2-for-4.
"We hit the ball well," Juda-Albany coach Bill Davis said. "I really liked our offensive performance."
Juda-Albany freshman Nicki Becker pitched a complete game to get the win. She gave up one earned run on three hits. Becker struck out 11 and walked one.
Black Hawk's Tatum Jackson had a leadoff single in the fourth to set up the Warriors' run. Black Hawk junior Brooke Moore then followed with an RBI single. The only other hit for the Warriors came on sophomore Jordan Delzer's single.
Black Hawk freshman Hannah Herbst pitched a complete game and gave up four earned runs on 10 hits and walked eight.
Monticello 10, Benton-Shulls. 0
MONTICELLO - Courtney Leuzinger tossed a one-hit shutout and had three hits to power the Ponies to a 10-0 six-inning win over Benton-Shullsburg in a Division 4 regional quarterfinal Tuesday.
Leuzinger went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI.
"She (Leuzinger) shut them down," Monticello coach Duane Garrison said. "She kept the ball low. She was blowing the ball right by them. They were behind all night."
Leuzinger retired 11 of the final 13 batters she faced and just one ball left the infield. Monticello (18-6) pounded out 13 hits and had six doubles. Monticello's Chandler Hansen went 2-for-3 and senior Brooke Bidlingmaier was 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI. Sophomore teammate Jessie Garrison went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
"From the middle of the order down, we had good production," Garrison said. "It's a very good sign at this time of year."
With the win, Monticello will host Southwestern in a regional semifinal game at 5 p.m. today.
Lakeside Lutheran 8, Brodhead 7
BRODHEAD - Lakeside Lutheran scored four runs in the seventh inning to force extra innings and upset Brodhead 8-7 in eight innings in a WIAA Division 3 regional quarterfinal game.
Brodhead senior Payton Wright went 4-for-5. Senior teammate Taylor Gerlach and junior Amber Pickel were each 2-for-4. Gerlach hit a home run for the Cardinals.
Brodhead senior Brooke Boegli pitched six innings and gave up six earned runs on 13 hits. She struck out nine and walked three.
Southwestern 11, Pecatonica 1
HAZEL GREEN - The Pecatonica softball team had a tough time mustering any offense in an 11-1 loss to Southwestern in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal game.
Southwestern led just 3-1 after three innings before breaking the game open with a seven-run fifth inning. Pecatonica was limited to just two hits.
Pecatonica senior Emily Scoville pitched 5 1/3 innings and gave up 10 earned runs on 11 hits. She struck out nine and walked six.
The New Glarus game at Wisconsin Heights was postponed to today and the Darlington game at Iowa-Grant was also postponed to today.
