baseball
The Mayer Lutheran baseball team book-ended the week with a pair of wins, defeating Lester Prairie 6-4 on Monday, before ending the week with a 4-2 win over West Lutheran.
The Crusaders jumped out to a 5-0 lead through three innings when taking on the Bulldogs, before Lester Prairie made it close at the end of the game. Seth Aurich, Zach Jacobs, Sean Droneck, Jack Lorenz, and Mark Stephenson each had an RBI in the win, while Lukas McGill had the most hits with two. Jacobs earned the win in six innings of work with eight strikeouts, while Ben Bonk earned the save.
Mayer Lutheran scored three runs in the second inning to get ahead of West Lutheran on Saturday, then added one more run after West Lutheran drew within a run in the fourth inning. Isaiah Ingram, Jackson Steen and Droneck each had an RBI in the win, while Ingram, Hahn, Steen, Stephenson and Droneck had one hit each. Jacobs earned the win in 6.2 innings with 15 strikeouts, allowing just two hits in the win.’
‘The two victories give the Crusaders double digit wins on the season, as they now sit at 10-6.
Softball
The Mayer Lutheran softball team bounced back from a string of losses with a walk off win on Saturday, defeating Braham 6-5.
The Crusaders jumped out to a 5-1 lead before Braham came back late in the game, tying the game at 5-5 in the top of the 7th.
In the bottom of the seventh, with two outs, Bree Noerenberg singled before scoring on an RBI double from Emery Henning to earn a walk off win for Mayer Lutheran.
The Crusaders outhit Braham 12-8. With Noerenberg, Henning and Mari Buhr all having two hits. Henning, Ada Hahn, Buhr, McKenzie Mitteness and Sarah Klinkner each had an RBI in the win. Mitteness earned the win on the mound in seven innings of work with seven strikeouts.
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