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After giving up a leadoff homer to Hudson(1-0-1, 0-1) junior CF, Carly Meyer(a Univ. of Minnesota commit), Cards pitcher, Violet Mc Ilquham, turned in a dominant performance, striking out 12 and giving up only two more hits and one more run in helping propel Chippewa Falls(1-0, 1-0) to a 7-2 season opening win at Hudson.
After scoring one run in the 4th to tie the game on a Gracie Amundson sac fly, the Cards put up three more runs in the 6th, and then finished their scoring with a 3-run HR in the 7th from Willa Risinger.
On a chilly Monday in Chippewa Falls, the Cardinals (1-0, 0-0 Big Rivers Conference) started off their 2026 campaign with a home opener against the Red Raiders (1-1, 0-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference).
Despite allowing multiple baserunners, the Cardinals defense held Rapids to a single tally in the first frame, and then the offense came through in the bottom of the inning, giving Chi-Hi their first lead.
Though the visitors briefly regained the advantage in the fourth, the Cards scored nine straight to end the contest, collecting 11 runs on just six hits, and only committing one error.
On the hill, seniors Brady Smith and Evan Weiler struck out four apiece, with only one combined walk. Seniors Connor Kolinski and Gavin Thompson each tallied 2 RBIs on the day, with Thompson, Kolinski, and sophomore Mason Chittendon each scoring twice.
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