My Second Home wins Pleasantville tournament

A local team emerged as the champions of the Pleasantville Lions Club’s Fourth of July Fastpitch Softball tournament on Sunday.

My Second Home Bar and Grill of Pigeon Falls won the tournament for the second straight year. The local team beat Striker’s Lanes of Baldwin, 8-1, in the championship game. Ethan Ringlien was the winning pitcher, striking out 12 while allowing five hits.

Micah Anderson belted a three-run double in the fifth for the winning team. Drew Anderson and Ringlien had RBI singles. Miles Helgeson had three hits, Ringlien and Collin Weltzien both had two.

My Second Home went undefeated in the double elimination tournament. They defeated Pleasantville, 7-0, with Ringlien pitching a perfect game. They went on to beat Ritter Hardware and Rental, 8-1 before topping the Kansas City Reds, 7-0 as Ringlien struck out 12 and allowed two hits.

Ringlien continued to dominate in the tournament, throwing a 10-strikeout no-hitter in the semifinal game against Weiner’s Bar in a 3-0 win. All three of the team’s runs came in the top of the first inning as Helgeson singled with two outs and was followed by consecutive doubles by Ringlien and Micah Anderson. Weltzien then singled in a run to make the score 3-0. 

Weiner’s took third in the tournament while La Crosse Athletics/Wason’s Supper Club was fourth. Other teams competing were Foster Fireside Bar and Grill and C ushing Tigers. 

Local fastpitch teams will compete in the North American Fastpitch Association state tournament in Eau Claire July 14 to 16. The NAFA National tournament/World Series will also be in Eau Claire, Aug. 10 to 13. 

The next local tournament will be the Beef and Dairy Days tournament in Whitehall on Aug. 19 and 20.