Bemidji splits road triangular to not season's first win
Apr. 11—SAUK RAPIDS — A big second inning to the first tally in the Bemidji High School softball team's win column this season. The Lumberjacks scored nine runs in the second frame in an 11-4 win over St.
Cloud on Saturday in a road triangular. BHS lost 2-1 to Wayzata in its first game and fell 5-1 on the road against Sauk Rapids-Rice on Wednesday. Against the Crush in the second inning, Emma Greiner, McKaela Jaranson, Callie Malkowski and Karley LaZella all had run-scoring singles.
Clara Sherwood drove home two runs with a double, while Olivia Birt had a sacrifice fly in the nine-run second inning. Birt went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Greiner also went 2-for-3.
Aubrey Hanson struck out six batters and allowed four earned runs on 10 hits to pick up the win. Lazella blasted a solo home run in the 2-1 loss against Wayzata. She also threw a complete game in the circle, surrendering just two earned runs on two walks and two hits with six strikeouts.
In Wednesday's defeat against Sauk Rapids-Rice, the Jacks were stymied by pitcher Ava Knutson. She allowed just three hits — LaZella doubled and Birt and Hayden Dahl singled — and one earned run with 16 strikeouts. Only two of the Storm's record outs were made in the field.