Annie Semmler went 2-for-4 scoring three runs and drove in two for the North No. 2-seeded Pine River-Backus Tigers in their 8-7 Section 5-1A losers bracket victory against the South No. 4 Pillager Huskies at Central Lakes College Wednesday.
PR-B's Allison Anderson was 2-for-2 with an RBI and Miah Hansen earned the win on the mound.
Pillager's Samantha Thomas went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Abby Brooks drove in two runs.
PR-B then faced the South No. 2 Isle Huskies and received hits from Semmler, Anderson, Alexus Reddick and Lindsey Tulenchik in a 7-5 win and advance to the section championship game. The Tigers will play North No. 1-seeded Sebeka at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The Tigers will have to defeat the Trojans twice to win the title.
PR-B lost to the Trojans 4-3 April 29 and 6-5 May 26 in the section tournament.
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Game One
Pillager 7 5 2
PR-Backus 8 6 7
(8 innings)
WP: Miah Hansen. LP: Ella Kilchesky.
Game Two
PR-Backus 7 4 1
Isle 5 7 5
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WP: Hansen. LP: Kayla Larson. Overall: PRB 18-7, Pill 10-15. Next: PR-B vs. Sebeka in Section 5-1A tournament at Central Lakes College: Championship game 4:30 p.m. Thursday, second game if necessary 6 p.m. Thursday.
Thief River Falls 10,
Little Falls 0
SAUK RAPIDS-Jade Cram and Allison Hoheisel had the only hits for the No. 7 Little Falls Flyers who were eliminated in five innings by No. 4 Thief River Falls 10-0 in a Section 8-3A losers bracket game Wednesday.
Little Falls 0 2 5
Thief River Falls 10 7 1
(5 innings)
WP: Alexa Rogalla. LP: Linzee Gerads. Overall: Little Falls finishes 5-17.
