Patriots win pair from Verndale

VERNDALE -- The Pequot Lakes Patriots swept a doubleheader from the Verndale Pirates by scores of 9-5 and 4-2 in Park Region Conference play Tuesday.

Jenna Carlson led the Patriots offensively in the first game going 3-for-4 with three runs scored, while teammate Liz Kraft went 2-3 with two RBI.

Rachel Landecker pitched all seven innings in the first game, allowing seven hits and two earned runs with nine strikeouts.

Cassie Smith went 2-3 with a double and one RBI for the Patriots in the second game.

Kelly Olson of Verndale went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in the sixth inning of the first game and teammate Beth Rogge went 2-3 with one run scored and one RBI.

Steph Tomte relieved starter Cherice Fuller in the second inning of game two and retired 14 of the 19 Patriots batters that she faced in the 4-2 defeat.

Game 1

Pequot Lakes 201 213 0 -- 9 9 5

Verndale 100 112 0 -- 5 7 6

Pequot Lakes -- Molly Landecker and Amanda Monnier. Verndale -- Shantel Beaver, Steph Tomte (7) and Marie Kern. WP -- Landecker. LP --Beaver. HR -- Kelly Olson (V).

Game 2

Verndale 100 000 1 -- 2 2 1

Pequot Lakes 120 010 x -- 4 3 7

Verndale -- Cherice Fuller, Steph Tomte (2) and Crystal Schoon. Pequot Lakes -- Landecker and Monnier. WP -- Landecker. LP -- Fuller. Conference -- Verndale 1-5. Overall -- Verndale 2-8. Next game --Verndale at Pillager 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Wolverines, Detroit Lakes split

WADENA -- The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines split a doubleheader with the Detroit Lakes Lakers Tuesday, winning the first game 2-1 and then dropping the second 11-0.

Missy Schwartz of W-DC went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles in the first game and Kari Dykhoff went 2-3 including a key two-run single in the fifth inning.

Tara Snyder and Tahna Beckman each went 2-for-3 for W-DC in the second game loss.

Game 1

Detroit Lakes 001 000 0 -- 1 6 1

Wadena-Deer Creek 000 020 x -- 2 8 0

Detroit Lakes -- Omberg and Wiedewitsch. Wadena-Deer Creek -- Kari Dykhoff and Missy Schwartz. WP -- Dykhoff. LP -- Omberg.

Game 2

Detroit Lakes 303 032 -- 11 12 2

Wadena-Deer Creek 000 000 -- 0 7 4

Detroit Lakes -- Omberg and Wiedewitsch. Wadena-Deer Creek -- Dykhoff and Schwartz. WP -- Omberg. LP -- Dykhoff. HR -- none. Conference -- W-DC 5-1 DL 4-2. Overall -- W-DC 9-2. Next game -- W-DC at Ottertail Central, 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

East Central 10, Aitkin 0

EAST CENTRAL -- The East Central Eagles defeated the Aitkin Gobblers by a score of 10-0 in Great River Conference play Tuesday.

Aitkin 000 000 -- 0 4 5

East Central 031 024 -- 10 4 0

Aitkin -- Jennifer Straughn and Chelsie Pratt. East Central -- D. Steffen and J. Norgren. WP -- Steffen. LP -- Straughn. HR -- none. Conference -- A 1-4 . Overall -- A 2-7. Next game -- Hinckley-Finlayson at Aitkin, 4:30 p.m. Thursday 4:30 p.m.

Pillagers loses pair

MENAHGA -- The Pillager Huskies dropped both games of a doubleheader Tuesday to the Menahga Braves in Park Region Conference softball.

The Huskies fell 13-0 and 18-2.

Game 1

Pillager 000 00 -- 0 0 4

Menahga 345 1x -- 13 9 0

Pillager -- Marta Jackowiak and Katie Rasinski; Menahga -- Lindsay Fince and Katie Lenter. WP -- Fince. LP -- Jackowiak.

Game 2

Pillager 000 20 -- 2 4 4

Menahga 771 3x -- 18 10 1

Pillager -- Brandy Hine and Becky Kadus; Menahga -- Lenter and Fince. WP -- Lenter. LP -- Hine. Conference -- Pillager 0-5. Overall -- 2-7. Next game -- Verndale at Pillager 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Rockford 21, Pierz 3

ROCKFORD -- The Pierz Pioneers were shelled by the Rockford Rockets 21-3 Tuesday in a Central Minnesota Conference softball game.

Alison Boser recorded the only extra base hit for the Pioneers with a double.

Pierz 000 03 -- 3 5 8

Rockford 7(11)0 3x -- 21 11 2

Pierz -- Lynn Hanneken, Kayla Happke (2) and Stacy Boser; Rockford -- H. Moser and K. Pesein. WP -- Moser. LP -- Hanneken. Conference -- Pierz 0-10. Overall -- 0-11. Next game -- Pierz at Holdingford 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Flyers lose two

LITTLE FALLS -- The Little Falls Flyers were grounded 13-5 and 14-4 by the St. Cloud Apollo Eagles Tuesday in a Central Lakes Conference softball doubleheader.

The Flyers defense committed 13 errors in the two games.

"We weren't aggressive offensively or defensively in the two games today," said Flyers coach Ron Hinnenkamp.

Game 1

St. Cloud Apollo 010 520 5 -- 13 16 1

Little Falls 002 030 0 -- 5 5 6

Apollo -- Tara Schloe, Kim Schneider (5) and Melissa Benda; LF -- Nicole Ashby and Melissa Gustafson. WP -- Schloe. LP -- Ashby.

Game 2

Little Falls 003 01 -- 4 5 7

St. Cloud Apollo 501 17 -- 14 8 5

LF -- Jessica Waltman and Melissa Feiler; Apollo -- Schneider and Michele Benda. WP -- Schneider. LP -- Waltman. Conference -- Little Falls 0-9. Overall -- 2-10. Next game -- Little Falls at Alexandria 5 p.m. Thursday.