Lady Trojans split in their games with Dawson-Boyd

The Lady Trojan softball team hosted the Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks in a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 22.

In the first game, the Trojans scored early and went on to defeat the Blackjacks, 7-1.

The Trojans won thanks in part to six runs in the first inning. Emma Eastman drew a walk, scoring one run, Rylie Berge doubled, scoring two runs, Sara Kirkeby doubled, scoring two runs and Alyssa Arndt singled, scoring one run.

Ortonville Varsity Trojans added one run in the second after Eastman grounded out scoring Bailey Merritt.

Aubrey Zuraff stepped in the circle  for the Trojans and pitched a nice game. The starter surrendered nine hits and one run, striking out seven and walking none for the win.

Trojan first baseman Bailey Merritt led the Trojans with three hits. Sara Kirkeby had two hits, including a double,  and two runs batted in. Claire Kellen had two hits. Rylie Berge had a double and two runs batted in. Alyssa Arndt had one hit and one run batted in. Emma Eastman had one hit and one run batted in and Addie Hartman had a single.

Dawson-Boyd came back in the second game and defeated the Trojans, 18-13.

The Trojans found themselves down 7-2 after two innings. Ortonville would add two runs in the bottom of the third inning to cut the lead to 7-4.

The fourth was a long inning, as the Blackjacks scored six runs in the top of the inning, only to see the Trojans come back in the bottom half of the inning to score five runs to make the score 13-9 in favor of Dawson-Boyd.

The Trojans cut the lead to 13-11 with two runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning. The Blackjacks would score one run in the sixth inning and four runs in the seventh inning to make the score 18-11. The Trojans added two runs in the bottom of the seventh to come up short in the game.

Aubry Zuraff pitched four and one-third innings allowing eight earned runs  and seven strikeouts. Alyssa Arndt pitched the final two and two-thirds innings allowing six earned runs and three strikeouts.

Addie Hartman led the Trojan hitters with three hits, including a double, and two runs batted in. Sara Kirkeby had two hits, including a double, with three runs batted in. Emma Eastman had two hits, including a double, with two runs batted in. Claire Kellen had two hits, including a double, with one run batted in. Bailey Merritt had a double and one run batted in. Alexis Larson had a double, and Rylie Berge and Alyssa Arndt each had a single in the game.

The Trojans game on Thursday, May 1 against Canby/Minneota was postponed until Wednesday, May 7 at Minneota at 4:30 p.m. On Tuesday, May 6 the Lady Trojans will host Renville County West at 4:30 p.m. and on Thursday, May 8 will travel to Tracy-Milroy-Balaton starting at 4:30 p.m.