On a gorgeous May evening, the Lady Macks (9-6, 5-4 Western Cloverbelt Conference) headed west to face the Orioles (14-4, 6-4 WCC), trying to split the season series and stay in the running in the conference title chase.
Behind freshman pitcher Caitlen Ketterhagen, who struck out 11, the home team had other ideas, as they hit a trio of home runs and took advantage of defensive miscues to run-rule the Lady Macks.
Sophomore pitcher Kelsey Bremness battled her way through the game, striking out five and only issuing one walk. Sophomore catcher Lizzy Leibrandt drove in two and had a pair of base hits, and fellow sophomore Rylie Christianson went 3 for 3 on the night, including her fifth home run of the season.