Norse softball team falls to Cardinals, Mustangs
Whitehall’s Avvia Herman chased a ball in the outfield during their game against Melrose-Mindoro on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall softball team had a difficult time against two of the top squads in the Dairyland Conference.
Whitehall hung with Eleva-Strum on Tuesday but struggled to put the ball in play in a 6-0 loss. On Friday, Melrose-Mindoro took a big lead early and went on for a 13-0 win (no further details were provided before press times).
The losses put Whitehall at 4-11 overall and 3-11 in Dairyland Conference play, tied with Osseo-Fairchild and Independence/Gilmanton for last in the DC-Large Division, while Mel-Min and E-S both sit at 12-2.
Whitehall was scheduled to play at Pepin/Alma on Monday and in Augusta on Tuesday to finish its regular season. On Thursday, the (8) Norse begin Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division Four regional play at home, hosting (9) O-F. The winner of Thursday’s game will play at (1) Melrose-Mindoro this coming Tuesday.
Whitehall 6 E-S 0
The Cardinals took an early lead and Whitehall wasn’t able to fight back.
E-S scored two runs in the top of the first, another in the sixth then put the game away with three in the seventh.
The Norse struggled to get a read on E-S ace Ruby Bartholomew, striking out 15 times while managing just one hit and no walks in the game.
Regan Clatt took the loss for Whitehall, striking out two while allowing eight hits and three walks. Only three of the runs she allowed were earned as Whitehall committed four errors in the game.
Addison Poeschel had Whitehall’s only hit.
