MONTICELLO - Freshman Marissa Berg hit a towering home run and junior Karlie Klossner scattered six hits to lead the Monticello Ponies past the Evansville Blue Devils, 7-4, in a non-conference game Thursday.
Berg's solo home run in the third tied the game at 2-2.
"That was one of the longest balls I've seen a girl hit," Monticello head coach Duane Garrison said.
The Blue Devils took a 3-2 lead with a run in the fourth, but the undefeated Ponies took the lead for good with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Berg and Klossner, along with Jordan Kubly and Claire Geitzel, combined for eight of the Ponies' 11 hits.
"The bottom of the order came through for us again," Garrison said. "It was tough to play in the wind, but we battled through it."
Monticello's next game is Monday at Juda.
Albany 13, Black Hawk 10
ALBANY - The Albany Comets had 28 baserunners and did all of their scoring over the first five innings to out-slug the Black Hawk Warriors, 13-10 Thursday in a Six Rivers East conference game.
The Warriors jumped on Albany starter Katie Krupke for four runs in the first inning, including Melissa Wellnitz's mammoth home run to right field that made it to the Sugar River, but the Comets answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning off Black Hawk's Kayla Melland.
Albany also got single runs in the second and third, plus four in the fourth and two more in the fifth. Krupke went 2 for 3, senior Kaitlyn Schulz went 2 for 4 with a double, and junior Kaylee Johnson added a double to lead the Comets' 10-hit attack. Albany also benefited from nine walks and nine Black Hawk errors.
"We had a chance to score a few more runs," said Albany head coach Connie Wunschel, referring to inning-ending double plays with the bases loaded in the third and sixth innings.
Wellnitz led the Warriors at the plate by going 3 for 4, while Melland went 2 for 3.
"When they went up 2-0 with (Wellnitz's) home run, I was shaking," said Wunschel.
Black Hawk will travel to Shullsburg-Benton for a non-conference game today. The Warriors also announced that their April 1 game against Cuba City that was postponed will be made up Tuesday, May 17, at Gratiot. Albany will travel to Barneveld Monday.
Boscobel 14, Darlington 1
BOSCOBEL - The Boscobel Bulldogs scored six runs in the fourth inning on their way a to a 14-1 win in five innings over the Darlington Redbirds in SWAL conference action.
Catie Chiaverotti and Kayla Fitzsimons got the only base hits of the game for the Redbirds.
Darlington will travel to Iowa-Grant Tuesday.
Berg's solo home run in the third tied the game at 2-2.
"That was one of the longest balls I've seen a girl hit," Monticello head coach Duane Garrison said.
The Blue Devils took a 3-2 lead with a run in the fourth, but the undefeated Ponies took the lead for good with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Berg and Klossner, along with Jordan Kubly and Claire Geitzel, combined for eight of the Ponies' 11 hits.
"The bottom of the order came through for us again," Garrison said. "It was tough to play in the wind, but we battled through it."
Monticello's next game is Monday at Juda.
Albany 13, Black Hawk 10
ALBANY - The Albany Comets had 28 baserunners and did all of their scoring over the first five innings to out-slug the Black Hawk Warriors, 13-10 Thursday in a Six Rivers East conference game.
The Warriors jumped on Albany starter Katie Krupke for four runs in the first inning, including Melissa Wellnitz's mammoth home run to right field that made it to the Sugar River, but the Comets answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning off Black Hawk's Kayla Melland.
Albany also got single runs in the second and third, plus four in the fourth and two more in the fifth. Krupke went 2 for 3, senior Kaitlyn Schulz went 2 for 4 with a double, and junior Kaylee Johnson added a double to lead the Comets' 10-hit attack. Albany also benefited from nine walks and nine Black Hawk errors.
"We had a chance to score a few more runs," said Albany head coach Connie Wunschel, referring to inning-ending double plays with the bases loaded in the third and sixth innings.
Wellnitz led the Warriors at the plate by going 3 for 4, while Melland went 2 for 3.
"When they went up 2-0 with (Wellnitz's) home run, I was shaking," said Wunschel.
Black Hawk will travel to Shullsburg-Benton for a non-conference game today. The Warriors also announced that their April 1 game against Cuba City that was postponed will be made up Tuesday, May 17, at Gratiot. Albany will travel to Barneveld Monday.
Boscobel 14, Darlington 1
BOSCOBEL - The Boscobel Bulldogs scored six runs in the fourth inning on their way a to a 14-1 win in five innings over the Darlington Redbirds in SWAL conference action.
Catie Chiaverotti and Kayla Fitzsimons got the only base hits of the game for the Redbirds.
Darlington will travel to Iowa-Grant Tuesday.
