ROSEMOUNT-Patience at the plate proved wise for the Central Lakes College Raiders who secured seven base on balls leading to a 9-1 victory over Northland during a three-game Sunday, March 31.
The Raiders blanked Rochester 3-0 before falling to Rainy River 6-3.
Kallie Plantenberg evened her record to 3-3 by holding Northland to one run on five hits and one walk. She struck out four.
Lindsay Hendrickson went 1-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored. Kali Mammenga was 2-3 with a double and an RBI and Brianna Meyer was 1-3 with a double, RBI and two runs scored.
Mammenga secured her second victory in as many days as she held Rochester scoreless. She scattered three hits and struck out two.
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Hendrickson was 2-3 with an RBI. Meyer was 1-1 with an RBI and a run and Mammenga drove in CLC's other run.
In the loss to Rainy River, Kate Olson went 2-3 with a run and an RBI. Cassidy Zontelli drove in two runs and Plantenberg hit a double and scored a run.
Plantenberg was tagged with the loss. In 4 2/3 innings of work, she struck out five, walked none and allowed three runs, two earned, on two hits.
Game One
Northland 1 5 3
Central Lakes 9 7 1
WP: Kallie Plantenberg. LP: Jessie Nichols. 2B: CLC-Lindsay Hendrickson, Brianna Meyer, Kali Mammenga.
Game Two
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Rochester 0 3 0
Central Lakes 3 5 3
WP: Kali Mammenga.
Game Three
Rainy River 6 6 0
Central Lakes 3 7 1
LP: Plantenberg. 2B: CLC-Plantenberg. Overall: CLC 6-7. Next: Centra Lakes vs. Anoka Noon and Riverland 6 p.m. in the Crossover Tournament at Rochester Saturday, April 6.
