WWIB/WOGO Podcasts
WWIB/WOGO Podcasts
Battling with one of the top teams in their conference, the Lady Macks (15-5-1, 12-1 Western Cloverbelt Conference) went back and forth with the Blackhawks (16-6, 9-3 WCC), and withstood a late comeback in a marathon Game 1, walking it off in the 9th.
In Game 2, McDonell jumped out to several leads, but Bloomer chipped away to stay close, then exploded for six runs in the sixth to split the doubleheader and the season series.
Juniors Kelsey Bremness and Lizzy Leibrandt each totaled 5 hits on the day, while Bremness went all 9 innings in the circle in Game 1, striking out 6.
Chippewa Valley This Week
In a possible playoff preview, the Lady Cards (12-6) gave up a lone early run to the Timberwolves (13-3), and that proved to be the difference, as Chi-Hi struggled to garner baserunners against University of Wisconsin commit Anna Wall.
In the second game of the day, the Cardinals were able to get a few more aboard against the Evergreens, but could not capitalize, with a late homer by Everest proving to be the difference.
Against Tomah, senior pitcher Willa Risinger came into the game in relief in the third and proceeded to strike out a dozen Timberwolves, while junior pitcher Delaney Bero started her first game of the season against D.C. Everest and went the distance, striking out 11 along the way.
