Post-Bulletin, Austin MN
ROSE CREEK — The Southland Rebels softball team played competitively in the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader against Chatfield.
After keeping the score tight in a 3-1 loss for the opener, the Southland girls got beat 15-5 in the late game of the Three Rivers Conference twinbill at the Rose Creek City Park.
In the first game, the Rebels were down 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth when they created some excitement on the bases and scored a run.
Ashley Holdgrafer started the Southland rally with a walk. Then after an out, Heather Sheely singled to put runners at the corners.
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Another out followed for the Rebels, but Teryn Coffman then walked to load the bases. Rebels coach Greg Schulte next put the runners in motion and it led to a run.
"Shari Swenson was up and I decided to let the base runners make something happen," Schulte said. "Ashley stole home to get us a run, but Heather broke late and she was thrown out at third. The girls played hard, and we battled them the whole way in the first game."
The late game was a different story with the Chatfield Gophers winning via the 10-run rule in six innings.
Southland (0-9, 0-8 TRC) plays a makeup doubleheader with Rushford-Peterson at home on Friday.
Chatfield 3, Southland 1
First game
Chatfield 000 210 0 — 3 6 1
Southland 000 100 0 — 1 2 3
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Chatfield: LaPlante 2-4, 3B. WP: Ellen Becker 7 IP, 12 K, 2 BB.
Southland: Heather Sheely 1-3; Teryn Coffman 1-2; Ashley Holdgrafer 0-2, walk, run. LP: Brandi Schammel 7 IP, 2 K, 3 BB.
Notes: Chatfield had two hits and one error the two-run fourth.
Chatfield 15, Southland 5, 6 inn.
Second game
Southland 041 000 — 5 6 0
Chatfield 016 143 — 15 15 0
Southland: Hilary Johnson 1-3, 3B; Chelsey Smith 1-2, 3B. LP: Chelsey Smith 7 IP, 5 K, 7 BB.
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Chatfield: LaPlante 2-3, 2B, 3B; Hurley 2-5, 2B; Thompson 3-4; Ellen Becker 3-3; Keefe 3-3. WP: Strand 3 IP, 2 K, 2 BB.
