Wildcats win Alumni Night Doubleheader
The Minster Wildcats won their Alumni Night doubleheader in non-league softball action on Friday night. Minster defeated Lima Bath 11-3 in game 1. Russia beat Mohawk in the other game 1 6-4. In the championship game, Minster scored in every inning to beat the Russia Raiders 112. In the consolation game, Mohawk defeated Lima Bath 19-4. Minster improves to 21-1, Russia goes to 127, Mohawk goes to 11-3, and Lima Bath goes to 8-8.
Minster-Bath The Minster Wildcats defeated the Bath Wildcats 9-3 in their first game.
About the game, Minster Coach Robb Hemmelgarn stated, “We jumped ahead 8-0 and then we didn’t have a good inning on defense. We need to shake that off for this game because we’re going to face the same kind of pitching, the same spirited dugout. We need to flush it and get back to work in a little bit.”
Kyree Stumbaugh pitched for Bath while Brooklyn Osterloh started for Minster.
In the first inning, Mara Davis and Olivia Foster singled to put runners on first and second. A wild pitch moved the runners to second and third. After an out, Tea Sibert walked, but the next batter struck out and Oldiges picked the runner off first on a strong throw to get Minster out of the inning with no damage. In the bottom of the first, Reece Albers walked and after stealing second and third, came home on a Rylin Trego single. Addi Inskeep homered to make the score 3-0. Mikaela Hoskins went back to back to make the score 4-0 at the end of the inning.
About the first inning, Hemmelgarn stated, “Bases loaded to start. That set the tone. We hit cruise control in the middle and the rain happens and it is what it is. It’s a win and we’ll take it.”
In the second inning, Bath went down 1-2-3. Minster wanted to play add-on and they did. Alayna Prenger led off the inning with a walk. Reece Albers singled to set the stage for Addi Inskeep Inskeep lifted a high pop fly where no one made the play and this scored two more to make the score 6-0.
There was no scoring in the third inning and the game moved to the fourth. Bath went quietly as they went 1-2-3. In the bottom of the third, Reece Albers flew out to start the inning, but Rylin Trego singled but she was quickly erased by a groundout from Addi Inskeep. On the attempted double play, the ball got away and Inskeep ended on second base. Mikaela Hoskins singled to drive in 1 to make it 7-0 at the end of 4.
In the fifth, Minster was able to get Bath out 1-2-3. In the bottom of the fifth, Emma Linn homered to give Minster an 8-0 lead.
Bath found some footing in the 6th as Olivia Foster singled, Claire Armentrout singled, and then Tea Sibert singled to score their first run. Addi Gibson hit one, but it was bobbled and allowed another runner to score. Annie Oliver singled to make the lead 8-3. Minster was able to get out of the inning with a popout and two groundouts. In the bottom half, Minster was able to get one back as Inskeep and Mikaela Hoskins singled to bring in a run. The skies opened and after about a 15-minute delay, the game continued with the score 9-3.
In the seventh inning, Minster worked around a one-out single to get the victory 9-3 with a great catch by Alayna Prenger to end the game.
About the catch, Hemmelgarn stated, “That was nice, gold glove play there. Bath’s outfield made catches. We made a lot of gold glove plays on defense. I thought that we fielded a lot of hard-hit balls. Defense was good and we’ll get things rolling this game.”
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loh went a complete game giving up 3 runs. Minster was led by Addi Inskeep with 3 hits, including a homer, with 4 RBI. Mikaela Hoskins also had 3 hits, including a home run.
Minster-Russia
In the championship game, the Minster Wildcats defeated the Russia Raiders behind a solid pitching effort by Mikaela Hoskins and an offense that scored every inning.
About the game, Hemmelgarn stated, “That one leaves a good taste in our mouth. That’s a good team there. We set the tone early. We put crooked numbers up every inning. Mikaela was perfect through five and a third, wearing out just a little. The changeup got off. They timed her up, but she responded and got the last out of the game for us.”
The pitching matchup was Mikaela Hoskins for Minster versus Ella Phlipot for Russia.
Mikaela Hoskins started off pitching a gem as she was able to get the first 16 batters out. As Hoskins was pitching a gem, the Wildcats were hitting. In the first, Reece Albers and Rylin Trego hit back-to-back doubles to give the Wildcats their first lead at 1-0. Trego later came in to score on a wild pitch to make the score 2-0.
In the second, Minster struck again as Lauren Tyler hit a double and went home on an Alayna Prenger double. The Wildcats scored again in the third off Gibson as Mikaela Hoskins singled and was replaced by courtesy runner Whitney Trego, who stole second and third on a wild pitch and Hannah Oldiges drove her home to make the score 4-0 after 3. In the fourth, the Wildcats were able to break it open. Brooklyn Osterloh started off with a single. After an out, Reece Albers reached on an error to put runners on first and third. Rylin Trego singled to score 1 to make it 5-0. Addi Inskeep