Baseball
Bishop Garrigan 2
St. Edmond 1
The Bishop Garrigan baseball team captured a district title and advances to the substate final for the 2nd time in 3 years, outlasting St. Edmond 2-1 on Saturday night in the class 1A – district 6 championship game.
The Golden Bears took a 1-0 lead in the 3rd inning, as Benjy Trainer’s ground ball with the bases loaded was mishandled by Gael third baseman Ethan Swisher for an error. St. Edmond responded quickly, tying the game at 1 in the top of the 4th, as JT Laufersweiler came up in the clutch with a two out bases loaded single. In the bottom of the 5th, Bishop Garrigan put runners at 2nd and 3rd. Drew Lappe hit a ground ball to shortstop, as Laufersweiler attempted to throw home, but did not record any outs on the play, allowing the Golden Bears to take a 2-1 lead, a lead that would ultimately hold up as the final score.
Daniel Meis and Justin Bauer combined to allow just one run, with Meis pitching 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits, walking 2, and striking out 7, and Justin Bauer pitching 4.1 innings, giving up just 1 run on 1 hit and 3 walks, striking out 6. Bauer also had 3 of Bishop Garrigan’s 6 hits, finishing 3 for 4. Hayden Derrig took a tough loss for St. Edmond, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits in 6 innings, not walking any batters while striking out 13. Bishop Garrigan plays on Tuesday night, facing Newman Catholic in the substate final for the 2nd time in 3 seasons, after the Knights beat West Fork 4-2 to win district 5. Tuesday’s game will be hosted by Forest City.
Softball
Sumner-Fredericksburg 13
Algona 1
The high school softball season is over for the Algona Bulldogs, as Algona was defeated 13-1 in 4 innings on Saturday in the class 3A – region 5 semifinal by Sumner-Fredericksburg.
The Cougars struck for 4 runs in the first inning, starting the scoring with a three run homer by Jaime Jones and an RBI single by Kylee Kruger. Algona had a chance to respond in the top of the second, putting runners at first and second with nobody out, but did not score. Ryan Haynes hit what appeared to be a single into left field, but ended up with a fielders choice, as Ashley Cantu was thrown out on a force play at third base, and the next two Bulldog batters were retired after that.
The Cougars would add two runs in the third, before Algona scored their only run of the game in the top of the 4th on an RBI single by Paige Vileta, making the score 6-1. Algona would miss an opportunity to score more, leaving the bases loaded without any additional runs later in the inning. The game ended in the bottom of the fourth, as Sumner-Fredericksburg scored 7 runs to win 13-1. Algona’s season ends with a record of 11-16, while Sumner-Fredericksburg hosts West Marshall in the regional final on Tuesday night.
