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T-R PHOTO BY ROSS THEDE Colfax-Mingos Mackensie Brown (12) slides safely into second base with a double ahead of the tag by Marshalltown shortstop Regan Mazour during Fridays game at the Bobcat Softball Classic at Marshalltown Community College. The Class 1A No. 11-ranked Tigerhawks topped the Bobcats 6-0. <\/p>\n
If the Marshalltown softball team learned anything from its fleeting five-game win streak, head coach Jim Palmer hopes his squad discovered that the energy and enthusiasm they need to succeed must come from within. <\/p>\n
MHS opened its annual Bobcat Softball Classic on Friday afternoon with a 6-3 victory over Des Moines Roosevelt, but ended with a 6-0 loss to Class 1A No. 11 Colfax-Mingo. <\/p>\n
The Bobcats (7-20) scored three runs in their first at-bat of the tournament, going in front to stay against a fellow Central Iowa Metropolitan League program, but managed only three hits against the backup pitcher of a ranked 1A squad. <\/p>\n
Marshalltowns success ebbed and flowed throughout the day, and Palmer hopes his squad can find a way to manufacture positive vibe even when things arent going the Bobcats way. <\/p>\n
Youve got to bring that energy to every game, said Palmer. Theyve got to have their own drive and fire in their belly. <\/p>\n
T-R PHOTO BY ROSS THEDE Marshalltowns Madi Finch lifts a single to left field during the Bobcats 6-0 loss to Class 1A No. 12 Colfax-Mingo on Friday evening. <\/p>\n
Erica Johnson went 2-for-3 with a run and three RBIs, and McKaylee Dawson was 2-for-3 with two RBIs as Marshalltown took down Des Moines Roosevelt in the days opener. Dawson dealt a five-hitter from the circle as well, limiting the Roughriders (13-18) to five singles in a complete-game performance. She struck out three and did not walk a batter, and only one run was earned to the junior left-hander. <\/p>\n
We played really good defense and McKaylee Dawson pitched a really good game, said Palmer. Roosevelt made a comeback toward the end, but by then we were just trying to trade outs for runs after we got up 6-1. <\/p>\n
Dawsons two-run single capped Marshalltowns three-run eruption in the bottom of the first inning, and a throwing error led to two more Bobcat runs in the second. <\/p>\n
Marshalltown went up 6-1 when Johnson drove in McKenna Major with a single in the fourth, before Roosevelt tallied single runs in the fifth and the seventh. <\/p>\n
Well take a win any way we can right now for this team, Palmer said. <\/p>\n
T-R PHOTO BY ROSS THEDE <\/p>\n
Colfax-Mingo stung Dawson for 11 hits in 5 1\/3 innings, chasing her from the circle when Amy Russell ripped her seventh home run of the season a two-run shot to make it 6-0 in the top of the sixth. <\/p>\n
Marshalltown simply couldnt match the Tigerhawks offensively, finishing with three singles against C-M sophomore Colbee Cunningham. The right-hander generated a lot of weak contact from the Bobcat bats as she struck out only one and walked two, and her defense committed just one inconsequential error. <\/p>\n
We just didnt hit, said Palmer. Their pitcher wasnt overpowering by any means, but they did a good job of keeping us off-balance. <\/p>\n
The Bobcats made three errors, but only one run came unearned to Dawson. <\/p>\n
Regan Mazour, Madi Finch and Major had Marshalltowns three singles. Major and Mazour reached on back-to-back infield hits with two outs in the fifth, but Colfax-Mingo escaped unscathed. <\/p>\n
Tigerhawk leadoff hitter Ries Wilson finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and two runs scored. <\/p>\n
In todays Bobcat Classic, Marshalltown meets up with Marion at 11:45 a.m. and BCLUW at 1:30 p.m. The Bobcats lost 4-3 to BCLUW during the Comets home tournament two weeks ago. <\/p>\n
Comets beat Lisbon, get roughed up by Roosevelt <\/p>\n
The Class 2A No. 13 BCLUW softball team edged 12th-ranked Lisbon, 3-2 in eight innings, before getting 10-runned by Des Moines Roosevelt during Fridays Bobcat Softball Classic. <\/p>\n
The Comets (20-8) used their small-ball specialty to scratch out the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning against Lisbon thanks to the international tiebreaker rule. Pinch-runner Kiersten Kruse moved to third on Easton Swansons sacrifice bunt and scored the winning run without a play after Sara Sharps well-placed bunt. <\/p>\n
Samantha Ubben struck out eight, walked three, and scattered five hits and two unearned runs for the win in the circle. <\/p>\n
BCLUW scored single runs in the first, sixth and eighth innings, while the Lions tallied a run in both the fifth and sixth but couldnt capitalize on the free baserunner in the top of the eighth. <\/p>\n
Ubben led the Comets with three of their eight hits, and Sharp had two singles. Jenna Willett, Jordyn Beeghly and Swanson each had a hit. <\/p>\n
Des Moines Roosevelt racked up 13 hits against BCLUW hurler Lauren Anderson and the Roughriders ran away with an 11-1, five-inning victory. <\/p>\n
Leah Yantis went 2-for-3 at the top of the batting order for BCLUW. Beeghly doubled and scored the Comets only run on a groundout by Sharp. Ubben and Willett added singles in the lopsided loss. <\/p>\n
BCLUW opens today with a 10 a.m. game against Bondurant-Farrar (7-19) and faces host Marshalltown (7-20) at 1:30 p.m. <\/p>\n
Marshalltown Bobcat Softball Classic <\/p>\n
At Marshalltown Community College <\/p>\n
Fridays Games <\/p>\n
Marshalltown 6, Des Moines Roosevelt 3 <\/p>\n
BCLUW 3, Lisbon 2, 8 innings <\/p>\n
Colfax-Mingo 11, Bondurant-Farrar 7 <\/p>\n
Lisbon 6, Marion 3 <\/p>\n
Des Moines Roosevelt 11, BCLUW 1 <\/p>\n
Colfax-Mingo 6, Marshalltown 0 <\/p>\n
Marion 4, Bondurant-Farrar 3 <\/p>\n
Saturdays Games <\/p>\n
10 a.m. Des Moines Roosevelt vs. Lynnville-Sully (1); Colfax-Mingo vs. Marion (2); BCLUW vs. Bondurant-Farrar (3) <\/p>\n
11:45 a.m. Marshalltown vs. Marion (1); Lisbon vs. Lynnville-Sully (2); West Marshall vs. Des Moines Roosevelt (3) <\/p>\n
1:30 p.m. Marshalltown vs. BCLUW (1); Colfax-Mingo vs. Lisbon (2); Bondurant-Farrar vs. West Marshall (3). <\/p>\n
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