WISCONSIN PREP SOFTBALL: Brodhead stays undefeated in close 3-1 win over Clinton

BRODHEAD, Wis. – Coming off an 8-6 victory over rival Beloit Turner on Monday, Clinton’s Cougars put undefeated Brodhead in their sights on Tuesday.

Cardinals ace Ava Risum had other ideas, however.

Risum struck out 15 and allowed only five hits in 6 2-3 innings as Brodhead improved to 11-0 by edging Clinton 3-1. After Risum was struck by a line drive in the right forearm, Sophia Leitzen came on to get the final out.

Leah Rear led off the Brodhead second inning with a double and Allie Dahl reached on an error on her bunt, allowing Rear to score. Jerrica Schwartz moved Dahl to second with a sacrifice bunt. She stole third and a strikeout later scored on Keegan Steinke’s groundout.

The Cardinals made it 3-0 in the third on a solo home run by Leitzen. That was all Brodhead could manage off Ashley Theisen, who pitched six innings and allowed four hits and three runs (one earned) with no walks and 12 strikeouts.

Clinton (5-6) scored an unearned run in the seventh inning. With two outs, Grace Wilson singled off Risum and Leitzen came on in relief. Emily Hubka reached on an error and Wilson took third. She scored on a passed ball before Leitzen got the final out.

• TURNER 12, EVANSVILLE 5: Kamdyn Davis went a perfect 5-for-5 to lead the Trojans’ hitting brigade as they racked up 20 hits to down the Blue Devils in Rock Valley Conference Rock action on Tuesday.

Davis smacked a two-run homer to center field in the fifth inning, doubled in the sixth and singled in both the first and third. Maddy Hoenig went 3-for-5 with four RBI while Autumn Meris launched a two-run homer in the fifth as she finished two hits.

Kamryn Clark, who went 3-for-5, hit a one-run single as part of the five-run fifth and Emma Bue added three hits.

Ava Vest went 3-for-4 while Haley Ross had a pair of hits as Evansville (3-9, 0-8) finished with eight hits. Ross took the loss from the mound as she allowed 12 earned runs on 20 hits.

Maddyn Saunders started for visiting Turner and allowed four runs (one earned) on five hits with a strikeout in three innings while Jayden Pozzani earned the win in her first action from the circle this season after suffering an injury to her pitching arm in a scrimmage. She allowed just one hit in two innings. Lauryn Wells threw the final two frames and allowed just one earned run on two hits.

• BIG FOOT 11-10, EDGERTON 3-6: The Chiefs combined for 20 hits as it swept a Rock Valley Rock twinbill with the Crimson Tide.

In game one, Big Foot plated four runs in the first as it finished with 11 hits. Lily Wolf went 3-for-4 with three runs in the leadoff spot for the Chiefs. Holly Kynell went 3-for-3 while Kate Hummel, Natalie Klamm and Karlie Kroening all finished with two RBI.

Edgerton was paced by Nicole Shaw, who had three hits.

In the nightcap, Big Foot (8-4, 6-2) led 10-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth before Edgerton (3-9, 3-6) tried to rally with two runs in both the sixth and seventh.

The Chiefs’ Hummel had two doubles as she finished with four RBI while Kroening went 2-for-2 with two RBI. Klamm went 1-for-2 with two RBI.

Caitlyn Phillips went 3-for-4 with four RBI for the Crimson Tide while Shaw added two hits.

• HORICON 15-19, PARKVIEW 0-1: The Vikings were swept by the hot-hitting Marshmen in a Trailways-South Conference doubleheader.

Parkview was limited to a triple by Joey Meyers in the first game as Horicon racked up 11 hits and 10 walks while plating seven runs in the third inning as it finished the game early via the mercy rule in the fourth.

In game two, Abby Farnsworth hit an RBI single to save the Vikings (4-8, 4-7) from being shut out but the Marshmen (11-1, 11-1) once again had the smoking bats as it blasted 17 hits and ended the game in five innings.

• LINESCORES:

BRODHEAD 3, CLINTON 1

Clinton;000;000;1;--;1;5;4

Brodhead;021;000;x;--;3;4;1

Leading hitters: C, Theisen 1x3; Bell 1x3; Winch 2x3; Wilson 1x3, 1 run. Br, Leitzen 2x3, 1 run, 1 rbi; Risum 1x3; Rear 1x3, 1 run. 2B: Rear, Leitzen. HR: Leitzen.

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): C, Theisen (L) 6.0-4-3-1-0-12. Br, Risum (W) 6.2-5-1-0-0-15; Leitzen 0.1-0-0-0-0-0.

BELOIT TURNER 12, EVANSVILLE 5

BT;101;052;3;—;12;20;3

Evans;202;000;1;—;5;8;0

Leading hitters: BT, Bue 3x5, 3 Runs, 1 RBI; Davis 5x5, 4 Runs, 2 RBI; Hoenig 3x5, 2 Runs, 4 RBI; Clark 3x5, 1 Run, 3 RBI; Meris 2x5, 1 Run, 2 RBI; Crall 2x4; Saunders 1x4; Pozzani 1x3, 1 Run. Evans, Vest 3x4, 2 Runs, 1 RBI; Ross 2x4, 1 Run, 1 RBI; Hammack 1x4, 2 Runs.

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): BT, Saunders 3.0-5-4-1-1-1, Pozzani (W) 2.0-1-0-0-0-1, Wells 2.0-2-1-1-1-0. Evans, Ross (L) 7.0-20-12-12-1-1.

Game One

BIG FOOT 11, EDGERTON 3

Edg;000;020;1;—;3;7;3

BF;402;302;—;11;11;2

Leading hitters: Edg, Shaw 3x4, 1 Run, 2 RBI; Scharlau 1x3, 2 Runs. BF, Wolf 3x4, 3 Runs, 1 RBI; Hummel 1x3, 1 Run, 2 RBI; Kynell 2x3, 2 Runs, 1 RBI; Klamm 2x4, 2 Runs, 2 RBI; Kroening 1x4, 2 RBI.

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): Edg, Kjendlie 6.0-11-11-9-2-4. BF, Kynell 7.0-7-3-2-2-0.

Game Two

BIG FOOT 10, EDGERTON 6

BF;203;131;0;—;10;7;2

Edg;000;202;2;—;6;7;0

Leading hitters: BF, Wolf 1x2, 3 Runs; Hummel 2x5, 1 Run, 4 RBI; Klamm 1x2, 1 Run, 2 RBI; Patek 1x2, 2 Runs, 1 RBI; Kroening 2x4, 1 Run, 2 RBI. Edg, Phillips 3x4, 1 Run, 4 RBI; Shaw 2x2, 2 Runs, 1 RBI.

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): BF, Kynell 7.0-7-6-4-4-8. Edg, Calmer 7.0-7-10-10-11-6.

Game One

HORICON 15, PARKVIEW 0 (4)

Park;000;0;—;0;1;1

Hor;337;2;—;15;11;0

Leading hitters: Park, Meyers 1x2. Hor, Reinwald 3x3, 2 Runs, 6 RBI; Buechel 2x2, 3 Runs, 2 RBI; Vorlob 2x3, 3 Runs, 1 RBI; Boecle 1x3, 2 Runs, 2 RBI; Gibbs 1x4, 2 RBI.

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): Park, Farnsworth 3.2-11-15-15-10-1. Hor, Gibbs 4.0-1-0-0-0-7.

Game Two

HORICON 19, PARKVIEW 1 (5)

Hor;233;38;—;19;17;1

Park;000;10;—;1;5;2

Leading hitters: Hor, Vorlob 3x4, 3 Runs, 3 RBI; Reinwald 3x3, 1 Run, 4 RBI; Kane 3x5, 2 Runs, 2 RBI; Buechel 2x2, 3 Runs, 2 RBI; Gibbs 1x3, 1 Run, 2 RBI. Park, Farnsworth 2x2, 1 RBI.

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): Hor, Gibbs 5.0-5-1-1-0-6. Park, Farnsworth 4.0-11-11-10-5-0, Phillips 1.0-6-8-8-2-2.