LITTLE FALLS - Linzee Gerads struck out two, walked one and held No. 5 St. Cloud Cathedral to three hits leading to a 1-0 victory for No. 4 seeded Little Falls in Tuesday's opening round of the East Subsection 6-2A playoffs.
Little Falls scored the game's lone run in the bottom of the sixth inning, when Katelynn Kaneski hit a one-out double and scored on Chelsea Moran's single. Moran finished 2-2 with a triple and the RBI.
Cathedral 0 3 0
Little Falls1 5 0
WP: Linzee Gerads. LP: Megan Voit. 2B: LF-Kendra Pohlman, Katelynn Kaneski. 3B: LF-Chelsea Moran. Overall: LF 10-10. Next: Little Falls vs.Milaca in East Subsection semifinals at Waite Park 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Pequot 11, CI 1
PEQUOT LAKES - Kathryn Miska struck out 14 over five innings for the top-seeded Pequot Lakes Patriots, who eliminated the No. 8 seeded Crosby-Ironton Rangers 11-1
in Tuesday's Section 7-2A opening round.
Miska walked one and gave up just hits and one unearned run as she improved her record to 15-1.
Haley Wiebolt opened Pequot's first inning with a home run and Laura Squires went 3-3 with a homer, two doubles, four RBIs and three runs. Alex Kotaska was 2-3 with a double and Barbara Miller and Hannah Zimmerman posted two hits apiece.
C-I's hits came from Maddy Kertzman and Kaitlyn Johnson.
Crosby-Ironton 1 2 3
Pequot Lakes 11 10 3
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5 innings
WP: Kathryn Miska. LP: Megan Moore. 2B: PL-Laura Squires 2, Alex Kotaska. HR: PL-Squires, Haley Wiebolt. Overall: CI finishes 2-18, PL 18-2. Next: Pequot Lakes vs. Proctor/Virginia winner in Section 7-2A playoffs at Cloquet Noon Thursday.
Aitkin 8, Esko 7
AITKIN - Amanda Kuhlmann belted a three-run, walk-off home run to give the fourth-seeded Aitkin Gobblers an 8-7 win over fifth-seeded Esko in the Section 7-2A opening round Tuesday.
Esko scored twice in the top of the ninth to take a 7-5 lead. Aitkin's Amanda Wiethorn led off the bottom of the inning with a single and Taylor Ehnstrom walked to set the scene for Kuhlmann's homer.
Kuhlmann finished 2-4 with five RBIs and scored twice. Kaley Considine had a pair of doubles and drove in two.
Rachel Curtiss pitched all nine innings f striking out four and walking one, while allowing 13 hits for the win.
Esko 7 13 0
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Aitkin 8 7 3
9 innings
WP: Rachel Curtiss. LP: Emilee Wilson. 2B: A-Kaley Considine 2. HR: A-Amanda Kulhmann. Overall: A 12-6. Next: Aitkin vs Hibbing/Hermantown winner in Section 7-2A playoffs at Cloquet 4 p.m. Thursday.
BHV 12, West Central 2
BERTHA - Sydney Weniger went 3-5 with a home run and five RBIs to lead the No. 2 Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Raiders past No. 7 West Central 12-2 in Tuesday's South Subsection 6-1A playoffs.
Sarah Moenkedick was 2-4 with a triple and a double and Hannah VanHale finished 2-3 with a double.
Jordan Carr pitched all five innings striking out eight and walking four.
West Central 2 4 6
Bertha-Hewitt/V 12 12 1
five innings
WP: Jordan Carr. LP: Doranna Blascyk. 2B: BHV-Sarah Moenkedick, Madison Valley, Hannah VanHale. 3B: BHV-Moenkedick. HR: BHV-Sydney Weniger. Overall: BHV 14-4. Next: Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale vs. Pillager in South Subsection 6-1A playoffs at Alexandria 4 p.m. Thursday.
Pillager 15, Ashby 5
PILLAGER - Ashley Hanson went 4-4 with a double, four runs and two RBIs to lead the No. 3 Pillager Huskies past sixth-seeded Ashby 15-5 in the opening round of the South Subsection 6-1A tournament Tuesday.
Autumn Borders finished 3-4 with a double and Melinda Cunningham was 3-4 with four RBIs.
Ashby 5 5 6
Pillager 15 17 4
5 innings
WP: Lacy Hiltner. LP: Abbigail Ras. 2B: P-Ashley Hanson, Melinda Cunningham, Hiltner, Madison Ruhl. Overall: Pill 11-7. Next: Pillager vs. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale in South Subsection 6-1A playoffs at Alexandria 4 p.m. Thursday.
PR-B 12, LP-A 4
PINE RIVER - Miah Hansen struck out eight, walked six and allowed two earned runs for the third-seeded Pine River-Backus Tigers as they defeated No. 6 Lake Park-Audubon 12-4 Tuesday in the opening round of North Subsection 6-1A playoffs.
PR-B's Alexus Reddick went 3-3 with three runs and two RBIs and Olivia Davidson was 3-4 with an RBI.
Liz Downie went 2-5 with an RBI and Emma Mills was 2-2 with three RBIs.
Lake Park-Audubon 4 4 3
Pine River-Backus 12 13 3
WP: Miah Hansen. LP: Maria Miosek. Overall: PRB 14-5. Next: Pine River-Backus vs. Menahga/Frazee winner in North Subsection 6-1A playoffs at Menahga 4 p.m. Thursday.
Paynesville 19,
Staples-Motley 3
PAYNESVILLE - The No. 7 seeded Staples-Motley Cardinals ended their season with a 19-3 loss to the second-seeded Paynesville Bulldogs during the West Subsection 6-2A playoffs Tuesday.
Staples-Motley 3 4 4
Paynesville 19 10 3
WP: Kayla Schaefer. LP: Carly Smith. Overall: SM 5-15.
Minnewaska 3, W-DC 1
MINNEWASKA - Casey Volkmann and Maddy Hinojos each collected two hits for No. 8 seeded Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in Tuesday's 3-1 West Subsection 6-2A opening-round loss to top-seeded Minnewaska.
Ashley Peters hit an RBI single to score Volkmann for W-DC's lone run.
Morgan Ziese struck out two, walked none and allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings.
Wadena-DC 1 5 1
Minnewaska 3 7 2
WP: Morgan Hess. LP: Morgan Ziese. Final record: WDC 2-18.
Milaca 6, Pierz 0
MILACA - Brianna Meyer contributed a double for the No. 8 seeded Pierz Pioneers, who were eliminated by the top-seeded Milaca Wolves 6-0 in Tuesday's East Subsection 6-2A playoffs.
Kelsi Stuckmayer and Brittney Boser had the only other two hits for the Pioneers who finish 1-19.
Pierz 0 3 3
Milaca 6 5 0
LP: Brittney Boser. 2B: P-Brianna Meyer. Overall: Prz finishes 1-19.
