WWIB/WOGO Podcasts
WWIB/WOGO Podcasts
In their conference finale, the Lady Cards (17-7, 13-1 Big Rivers Conference) surrendered two leads to the young and talented Huskies (12-11, 5-9 BRC), who twice came back to tie, but Chi-Hi scored a late run in the 6th and shut the door in the 7th to garner the win and season sweep.
Senior pitcher Willa Risinger capped off the win with two strong innings of relief. Junior third baseman McKenna Benish went 3-for-3 on the night, while junior DP Laney Henkelmann and senior catcher Lauren Shepherd each picked up a pair of hits, with Henkelmann driving in two and Shepherd bringing in the winning run.
Some clutch hitting in the 6th and stellar defense in the bottom of the 7th, combined with the 10-strikeout pitching of Willa Risinger, propelled the Chippewa Falls(16-7, 12-1) to a 4-1 win over Eau Claire North(9-9, 5-7) and their 19th Big Rivers conference championship in the past 27 years.
Chippewa Valley This Week
Kimberly(15-7) rode a game-winning HR from UW-commit, Sophie Hermus, to a 2-0 win over Chippewa Falls(14-7) in the first game of the day, despite a great pitching performance from the Cards' UW-Eau Claire commit, Willa Risinger.
In game two Delaney Bero two-hit Watertown(11-8) and the Cards(15-7) rode Gracie Amundson's 2nd-inning RBI single to a 2-0 win of their own.
