RLF SOFTBALL WINS THE CLASS A STATE CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP

The Red Lake Falls Eagle Softball team beat the Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms 9-1 in the Minnesota State Class A Softball Tournament Consolation semi-finals and then beat Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels 2-0 in the Consolation Championship at Caswell Park in Mankato.

FIRST INNING
Red Lake Falls started the scoring in the first inning when Layna Shnidler reached on an error with one out. Quinnlyn Kenfield singled, and Ava Seeger singled to score a run. Kali Knutson followed with a run scoring single for a 2-0 lead.
Blooming Prairie was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.

SECOND INNING
Red Lake Falls was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Blooming Prairie’s first two batters were retired before Ella Smith singled for the first Awesome Blossom hit of the game. The next batter was retired on a strikeout.

THIRD INNING
Red Lake Falls’ Shandi Nelson led off the inning with a walk. Shindler singled, and after a ground out, Ava Seeger grounded out, and a run scored for a 3-0 lead.
The first two Blooming Prairie batters were retired before Macy Lembke walked. The next batter grounded out.

FOURTH INNING
Red Lake Falls was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Blooming Prairie started the inning with a Shawntee Snyder single, and she advanced to second on a wild pitch. After the next two batters were retired, Ella Smith singled to score a run, and the Awesome Blossom’s trailed 3-1.

FIFTH INNING
Miley Cota led off the inning with a walk. The next batter was retired before Shindler singled and Cota tried to score but was thrown out at home for the second out of the inning. Kenfield was intentionally walked and the next batter flew out to right field.
Blooming Prairie’s Anna Haberman started the bottom of the inning with a single but the next three batters were retired.

SIXTH INNING
Red Lake Falls’ Kali Knutson started off the inning with a single. After an out, Khloe Knaack reached on an error. After another out, Red Lake Falls broke the game open as Miely Cota singled to score a run for a 4-1 lead. Nelson singled in a run. Shindler singled in a run before Kenfield blasted the ball over the left field fence for a three-run home run for a 9-1 lead.
Blooming Prairie led off the inning with a Snyder single, but the next batter lined out to Eagle second baseman Halle Seeger, who made a diving catch and quickly threw the ball to first base for a double play. The next batter was retired.

SEVENTH INNING
Both teams were retired in 1-2-3 fashion and Red Lake Falls won the game 9-1.

Red Lake Falls improves to 25-5 on the year and will play Moose Lake-Willow River in the Class A Consolation Championship game at 7:00 PM. You can hear the game on KROX Radio. Blooming Prairie ends their season with a 19-7 record.

CLICK HERE for Coach Ben Hanson’s comments.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Red Lake Falls	2	0	1	0	0	6	0	9	9	1
Blooming Prairie	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	4

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Kylie Klipping – RLF (LP)	7.0	4	1	1	1	8

Macy Lembke – BP	7.0	9	9	7	3	6

Red Lake Falls leaders
Quinnlyn Kenfield – 2 for 3, 3 rbi, walk, run
Layna Shindler – 2 for 4, 2 runs, rbi
Ava Seeger – 2 for 4, 2 rbi
Kali Knutson – 2 for 4, rbi
Miley Cota – 1 for 2, rbi, run

Blooming Prairie leaders
Ella Smith – 2 for 3, rbi
Shawntee Snyder – 1 for 3, run
Anna Haberman – 1 for 3

CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP –

FIRST INNING
MLWR’s Sandra Ribich hit a line drive one-hopper to the centerfield fence with one out. Megan Hattenberger walked before the next batter struck out for the second out of the inning. The next batter hit a ground ball to second base and the Rebel baserunner was called out for runner interference.
Red Lake Falls was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.

SECOND INNING
The first two Rebel batters were retired before Isabella Emmons walked. The next batter struck out.
Red Lake Falls’ Quinnlyn Kenfield drew a walk to start off the bottom of the inning. After a strikeout, Kylie Klipping singled to centerfield. The centerfielder misplayed the ball, and that allowed a run to score, and the Eagles led 1-0.

THIRD INNING
MLWR was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Red Lake Falls’ Shandi Nelson walked with one out. She stole second base and moved over to third base on a wild pitch. Layna Shindler grounded out to first base and Nelson scored on the play to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead.

FOURTH INNING
The first two Rebel batters struck out before Lily Kahara doubled. The next batter struck out.
Red Lake Falls’ Kali Knutson and Kylie Klipping walked with one out. After a strikeout, the runners advanced to second and third on a wild pitch, but the next batter flew out to centerfield, and the Eagles led 2-0 after four innings.

FIFTH INNING
Moose Lake-Willow River’s Isabella Emmons was hit by a pitch, and Kora Lemieux singled. Both runners advanced to second and third with nobody out. Eagle pitcher Kylie Klipping struck out the next three batters to get out of the jam.
Red Lake Falls was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.

SIXTH INNING
MLWR was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Red Lake Falls’ Ava Seeger reached on an error and advanced to second base on a ground out. The next three batters were retired and the Eagles took a 2-0 lead into the final inning.

SEVENTH INNING
Moos Lake-Willow River’s Jillian Grott reached on an error. Red Lake Falls retired the next three batters with a strike out, a ground out, and a pop out to win the game 2-0 to win the Class A Consolation Championship.

Red Lake Falls ends the season with a 24-5 record and will say goodbye to the following seniors: Khloe Knaack, Quinnlyn Kenfield, Nadia Delorme, Jordan Wieland (injured this season), and manager Brooklyn Brummund.
Moose Lake-Willow River ends the season with a record of 14-12.

CLICK HERE for Coach Ben Hanson’s comments.