ROSEVILLE — A nine-run outburst in the top of the fifth inning shortened the game to five innings as Stillwater cruised to a 14-2 Suburban East Conference softball victory over Roseville on Wednesday, May 1 at Anpetu Teca.
It was the second win in a row for the Ponies after getting shut out by White Bear Lake for the second time this season. Stillwater also upended Woodbury 8-2 in a conference game on April 30.
The Ponies (8-4 SEC, 9-4) pounded out 15 hits against Roseville (4-8, 5-8), including two singles and a home run from Addison Coffey, who also scored three times.
Stillwater jumped in front with four runs in the second inning and tacked on another in the third for a 5-2 lead. The Ponies pulled away emphatically in the fifth.
Maya Schroeder, Mariah Koren and Anna Buchkoski each doubled and Ava Volkmann added a triple for the Ponies, who maintained their fourth-place position in the SEC standings behind Cretin-Derham Hall (10-1, 11-1), White Bear Lake (9-2, 9-2) and Forest Lake (8-3, 8-4).
Anna Corbid did not allow an earned run while limiting the Raiders to just five hits in the complete game. She did not issue a walk and finished with six strikeouts.
Stillwater 0 4 1 0 9 — 14 15 1
Roseville 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 5 0
WP: Anna Corbid 5-ip, 5-h, 2-r, 0-er, 0-bb, 6-so
LP: Ellianna Kotoski 5-ip, 15-h, 14-r, 14-er, 4-bb, 2-so
Leading hitters: St, Maya Schroeder 1x3 (2B, 2 RBI), Lilly Grundner 1x4 (RBI), Addison Coffey 3x4 (HR, 3 runs, 2 RBI), Sarah Dollerschell 2x3 (2 runs), Megan Boser 1x2, Anna Kiser 1x1, Ava Volkmann 2x3 (3B, 3 RBI), Mariah Koren 2x3 (2B, 3 RBI), Anna Buchkoski 1x2 (2B, RBI) and Autumn Lettner 1x1 (2B, 2 runs, 2 RBI); Ros, Teagan Jacobs 1x3, Avery Zander 2x3 and Lauren Homzik 2x2 (2B, 2 RBI).
Stillwater 8, Woodbury 2
At Oak Park Heights, the Ponies jumped out to a seven-run lead after three innings and dispatched Woodbury 8-2 in a conference game on Tuesday, April 30 at Stillwater Area High School.
Freshman Cece Lamey allowed just six hits and one walk in five innings. Junior Sienna Nelson struck out one and allowed just one hit in two innings of relief.
Amber Buchkoski doubled twice to drive in three runs for the Ponies, who also received a two hits, including a double, from Mariah Koren and a home run from Sarah Dollerschell.
Paige Gritzmaker delivered two hits, including a double, for the Royals (5-5 SEC, 5-5).
Woodbury 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 — 2 6 2
Stillwater 1 2 4 0 1 0 x — 8 9 1
WP: Cece Lamey 5-ip, 5-h, 2-r, 2-er, 1-bb, 0-so
LP: Olivia Ingvalson 3-ip, 6-h, 7-r, 5-er, 3-bb, 0-so
Leading hitters: Wo, Clarke Calvin 1x3 (2B, RBI), Maleah Hill 1x3, Paige Gritzmaker 2x3 (2B), Summer Connolly 1x3 and Alexis Emerson 1x3 (2B); St, Maya Schroeder 1x3, Addison Coffey 2x4 (RBI), Sarah Dollerschell 1x3 (HR, 2 RBI), Ava Volkmann 1x3 (3 runs), Mariah Koren 2x3 (2B, RBI), Amber Buchkoski 2x2 (2 2B, 3 RBI).
White Bear Lake 5, Stillwater 0
At Oak Park Heights, the Ponies are averaging more than seven runs per game against every other team they have played, but Lily Martin and White Bear Lake shut out Stillwater for the second time this season in a 5-0 conference victory on Thursday, April 25 at SAHS.
It was the third straight shutout against the Ponies for White Bear Lake, which also prevailed 11-0 in the section tournament a year ago. It’s a scoreless streak that has now reached 25 consecutive innings since Stillwater scratched for a run in the first inning of eventual 7-1 loss to the Bears on May 9, 2023.
Last year it was Chloe Barber making life difficult for Stillwater hitters but this year it’s Martin, a sophomore who allowed just one hit and three walks with 11 strikeouts in the complete game.
Senior catcher Heidi Barber launched a solo homer in the first inning and that was also the run support needed for the Bears, who added another run in the third and three more in the sixth to pull away.
Lilly Grundner notched the only hit for Stillwater.
WB Lake 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 — 5 10 0
Stillwater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 1 0
WP: Lily Martin 7-ip, 1-h, 0-r, 0-er, 3-bb, 11-so
LP: Anna Corbid 5 1/3-ip, 9-h, 5-r, 5-er, 4-bb, 5-so
Leading hitters: WBL, Maddy Belise 1x3 (RBI), Heidi Barber 2x3 (RBI), Emma Larson 2x2, Maddie Pearson 1x4 (RBI), Aubrey Parker 1x2, Paige Tubbesing 1x4 (RBI) and Lauren Elias 2x3 (RBI); St, Lilly Grundner 1x3.
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