Robert Jeffrey

Sun Sports Contributor

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Eagles Route Vikings

OTSELIC – After an explosive first inning of play, the Otselic Valley Vikings varsity softball team was outscored 18-2 over the final four innings by the McGraw Eagles, as the Vikings lost by a score of 23-7 in the Section III contest.

The Viking’s starting pitcher in Whitney Hamlin let up 15 earned runs on the afternoon of May 8, allowing 17 hits while walking 12 batters in her three inning performance.

Jolanda Ponce was called in to salvage what was left in the game, entering in to relieve Hamlin in the fourth inning. Ponce proceeded to give up eight earned runs to the hard hitting Eagles, allowing 10 hits from the opposition, while only walking three.

The lone bright spot for the Vikings in the 15 run blowout was the offensive performances of Ponce who went 3-3 with two runs scored. Freshman Grace Costa went 2-4 on the afternoon with a run scored and a walk.

Notably, McGraw’s Jade VanWagenen put on a special day at the dish, going 3-5 with two solo homeruns, two RBIs, five runs scored and two walks.

 

M: 5 4 6 4 4– 23 21 0

OV: 5 0 0 2 0– 7 12 0

WP- Fish LP- Hamlin

 

OV drops two to Brookfield

BROOKFIELD – In the first game of a back-to-back, OV’s defense on May 10, was battle tested as Brookfield put the bat on the ball scoring 18 runs on 17 hits.

The Vikings tried their best to recover and salvage what was left of the ballgame, but could not muster the offensive effort they desperately needed as they fell to the Beavers 18-4.

Amber Meigs went 2-3 from the plate scoring an RBI. Meigs was the only Vikings player to record more than one hit on the afternoon. OV’s pitching from Jolanda Ponce kept the Vikings within reach, but ultimately gave up 18 runs- all earned, allowing 17 hits and 11 walks, while striking out six.

The Beaver’s Madilyne Kupris went 3-4, with a solo round-tripper, three RBIs, scoring three runs and two walks.

In the second game on May 10, the Beavers struck early, busting out to an 11 run advantage by the start of the third inning. From there, Brookfield only allowed the Vikings to score three runs over the last three innings, as OV dropped the nightcap by a score of 13-5.

Whitney Hamlin took the loss on the afternoon, but did manage to help her cause on the mound, from the batter’s box.

Hamlin went 2-3 with a double, three RBIs, a walk and one run scored. The Viking’s Chyenne Remillard went 2-3 with a pair of singles in the game and a walk.