The Crookston Pirate Softball team were held to no runs and no hits by the Red Lake Falls Eagles as part of a 15-0 loss in RLF on Friday evening.
FIRST INNING-
Crookston was retired in order in the first inning on two strikeouts and a flyout.
In the bottom of the inning, Ally Wagner got two quick outs, but then the Eagles began to surge. Kylie Klipping walked, then a dropped fly ball scored Klipping to make it 1-0 Eagles. Then, Shandi Nelson delivered an RBI single to increase the lead to 2-0. Nelson would then steal second, reach third on an error, and score on a Kayla Schafer triple. Finally, Ava Seeger delivered a base hit to put the Eagles up 4-0 at the end of the inning.
SECOND INNING-
In the second, a groundout and two strikeouts sent the Pirates down in order again.
Layna Schindler led off with a walk and reached second on a throwing error. Then, another error would score her, putting the Eagles up 5-0. Klipping would drive in the next run to make it 6-0, and then after a wild pitch, yet another error would score the seventh run of the game for RLF. With Knutson on base, Shandi Nelson drove her in with a single to make it 8-0. A couple batters later, Ava Seeger would ground out, scoring the ninth and final run of the inning, giving RLF a 9-0 lead after two innings.
THIRD INNING –
Crookston got a two-out walk in the third inning from Ally Wagner, but every other batter that faced Grace Knutson in the inning was sat down on strikes.
An error and a one-out walk put two runners on for the Eagles, and Kylie Klipping would drive in her third run with her third hit to make it 10-0 Eagles. After another Pirate error increased the lead to eleven, Shandi Nelson drove in her third run with her third hit, putting RLF up 12-0. The Eagles then tried a double steal, but was caught as the plate for the second out of the inning. Unfortunately for the Pirates, the Eagles would not stop pushing. Another error made it 13-0, and a wild pitch followed by a passed ball scored Kayla Schafer, giving the Eagles a 14-0 lead before a strikeout ended the frame.
FOURTH INNING-
Grace Knutson struck out all three Pirates she faced in the fourth inning.
The Eagles needed one run to win in four innings. After a leadoff groundout, three straight singles were capped off by Klipping again, driving in Layna Schindler to walk it off, giving RLF a 15-0 victory.
Crookston falls to 1-6 on the season, while Red Lake Falls improves to 12-0.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | R | H | E | |
| Crookston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| RLF | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
OFFENSIVE LEADERS –
Crookston –
Ally Wagner – 0 for 0, BB
Red Lake Falls-
Shandi Nelson – 3 for 3, 3 RBI, 3 R
Kylie Klipping – 3 for 3, 3 RBI, 3 R
Ava Seeger – 1 for 2, 3B, 2 RBI, BB
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB/HBP | K |
| Ally Wagner-Crox | 3.1 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Grace Knutson-RLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
