It’s always a party when Maple Grove and Osseo meet on the softball diamond. The Crimson hosted the Orioles on April 25 and were looking to win their third straight game after a 2-2 start.
After suffering a loss to Andover, Maple Grove beat Wayzata 11-1 on April 22 and Elk River 13-3 on Wednesday, April 23 for back-to-back wins.
Maple Grove scored nine runs over the final two frames of action over the Trojans to win in six innings. Alissa Wernz and Kelsey Pautzke both recorded three hits in the win. Lauren Beissel scored three runs and Dani Strom drove in three.
Pautzke also earned the win on the mound after five scoreless innings with five Ks. Sophia Wallace struck out two in her one inning of relief.
Against the Elks, Maple Grove led off the game with four runs. While leading 8-3, the Crimson tacked on five runs in the fifth and won 13-3 in five innings.
Ruby Gouette went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and scored three runs. Pautzke belted a two-run homer. Jordan Brustuen earned the win after allowing three runs in four innings. She allowed four hits and struck out six with three walks. Abby Butryn allowed one hit in a scoreless relief inning.
Osseo was coming off of a 10-4 win over Totino-Grace the day before battling the Crimson. Nearly everybody in the lineup recorded a hit against the Eagles. Anna Azure scored three runs. Maya Strommen scored twice. Mysonne Yessilth drove in four runs and Megan Wachholz drove in three. Both hit triples.
Alayna Carmon earned the win after allowing four runs in six innings off of one hit and seven walks to six Ks. Sam Sportel pitched the final inning in relief.
That set up the game between Maple Grove and Osseo.
Maple Grove was on a mission to get head coach Jim Koltes his 400th career win and the mission was successful. The Crimson dispatched the Orioles 14-1. Osseo only mustered two hits as a team, both by Kiersten Avant.
Pautzke was dealing for the Crimson. Seven of her nine outs were strikeouts and she only allowed one unearned run. Wallace (two Ks) and Butryn both pitched one inning in relief.
Wernz, Brustuen, Jessica Venturella and Pautzke all recorded doubles. Gouette legged out a triple and Beissel crushed a home run. Wernz and Beissel tied for a game-high three RBI. Gouette and Beissel also scored a game-high three runs.
After the win, Maple Grove lost to Anoka 12-4 on April 25. The loss sent Maple Grove to 5-3.
The Crimson played Totino-Grace on Tuesday and Rogers on Wednesday, both games after press deadline. On Thursday, May 2, they play a road game against Robbinsdale Amstrong. Saturday is another road game against Stillwater. On Tuesday, May 7, they are back at home against Champlin Park at 4:30 p.m.
Osseo lost their next game 14-2 to Andover but won their next two. On Saturday, April 27, Osseo played a doubleheader against Holy Family and Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted. The Orioles won both games 9-8 and are now 4-6.
On Tuesday, Osseo played Anoka, after press deadline. On Thursday, May 2, the Orioles host Blaine at 7 p.m. On Saturday, May 4, they travel to the Rochester Softball Complex for a doubleheader against St. Charles and Rochester Mayo.
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