Century broke open a close game with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning en route to a 7-1 win over Owatonna in Big Nine Conference softball on Friday.
The Panthers were nursing a 3-1 lead when they scored fourth times in the sixth.
"We did a good job of fighting off pitches and getting the timely base hit with runners on base," Century coach Chad Buchmann said.
Annika Zimmer led the Panthers by going 3 for 4 and Frankie Mickelson and Erin Ziebarth had two hits a piece. Ziebarth also collected the win on the mound, limiting the Huskies to a single run on six hits.
"Erin Ziebarth worked the zone to keep them off balance and got six timely strikeouts," Buchmann said.
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The home win was regular-season finale for Century. The Panthers will enter Section 1AAA play with a 14-6 record.
"It was nice to get our for seniors a win on Senior Day and finish in the top (third) of the conference," Buchmann said.
Century 7, Owatonna 1
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Owatonna: Ellie Rohman 1-for-3; Jamie Davison 1-for-3; Millie Wanous 1-for-3; Riley Sheehy 2-for-4. LP:Tiana Blazek 7 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 2 K.
Century: Erin Ziebarth 2-for-3; Frankie Mickelson 2-for-4; Morgan Wilson 1-for-3; Annika Zimmer 3-for-4. WP:Erin Ziebarth 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 6 K.
Run in the seventh lifts John Marshall
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After letting a lead slip away, John Marshall scored a run in the top of the seventh to nip Faribault 6-5 in Big Nine Conference softball on Friday.
Faribault scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 5-5.
Lexy Anderson started JM's rally in the seventh with a one-out double. Eighth-grader Melanie Sadecki followed with an RBI double off the fence to plate the winning run.
"It was nice to see some the girls come through with that seventh-inning rally," JM coach Thang Nguyen said.
Andersen, Abby Gee and Addie Black all had two hits for the Rockets. Gee hit a triple and drove in a run.
Taryn Adams pitched the final two innings for the win. Melanie Boisen pitched the first five innings and allowed two unearned runs.
JM closes the regular season 7-13, 3-8 in the Big Nine while Faribault closes 5-14, 2-9 Big Nine. Both teams begin Section 1AAA play next Wednesday.
"A little momentum for us going into next week, although we still need to clean up the errors," Nguyen said. "Our pitching and hitting are coming on and will have to carry us."
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John Marshall 6, Faribault 5
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John Marshall: Abby Gee 2-for-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 R; Lexy Andersen 2-for-3, 1 2B, 1 R; Addie Black 2-for-4; Melanie Sadecki 1-for-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI. Pitchers:Taryn Adams (WP) 2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB; Mel Boisen 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 4 K.
Faribault: No stats provided.
