Randolph Sofball Wins Battle of Unbeatens

The Faribault Bethlehem Academy Cardinals traveled to Randolph Thursday for a showdown of undefeated fastpitch softball teams. The Rockets won 6-0.

When the game ended Randolph pitcher Carter Raymond, sophomore, earned a victory by allowing 3 hits to a very good hitting Cardinals team.

Morgan Wilson, junior, pitched well for Bethlehem Academy also, with 6 hits allowed.  Wilson struck out 10 Rockets batters and Raymond had 14 strikeouts.  Both pitchers had one walk.

Raymond has 3 shutouts in five games pitched with a 0.276 ERA.  Opponents are hitting .112 with 10 hits in 25 1/3 innings.

The three hits BA got were the most given up by Raymond in a game.

Sarah Tobin, 8th grade, had 2 of them, Caitlin Bothun, freshman, the other.

Randolph has a team batting average of .426 following their win over the Cardinals.

Tessa Banks, senior, hammered a two-run home run in the 5th inning.  Her second homer of the season.

Randolph scored 4 runs in the bottom of the second inning.  With one out back-to-back singles were struck by Chloe Vought, sophomore, and Anna Olsen, senior. During a strikeout for the second out Olsen stole third base.

A walk loaded the bases.  Kenna Gergen, sophomore, executed a bunt that scored a run.  A bases loaded hit by pitch suffered by Carly Kimmes, junior, brought in another run.

A single from Kylee Cary, sophomore, scored two runs.

Kimmes stroked a double to start the 5th inning.  Following two outs, Banks crushed a home run to center field for Randolph.

The Rockets are 5-0, Bethlehem Academy fell to 7-1.

Here are some softball scores from Friday:

• Simley   15       Pine Island     14
• Farmington   10    Apple Valley     0
• J-W-P     12   Nicollet     8
• Lewiston-Altura    12    Kenyon-Wanamingo    2
• Rochester Lourdes     13     GMLOK    7
• Houston     13   Spring Grove    1
• Byron    19   lake City    2
• Stewartville    6    Caledonia    4
• Stewartville   18   Goodhue    0
• Rosemount at Shakopee   Postponed
• Maple River at Sibley East   Postponed
• Kasson-Mantorville at St. Anthony    Cancelled
• Triton at P-E-M    Postponed

Thursday softball scores in southern Minnesota:

• Winona   11    Faribault     1
• Mankato East    12    New Ulm    3
• Mankato West    3    Owatonna    1
• Red Wing   9   Lake City    1
• Rochester Mayo    15    John Marshall   0
• Tri-City United   9    Lester Prairie   8,      TCU  10   LP   1
• Cannon Falls   5   Pine Island    4
• USC  3    Triton    2
• Hayfield   15    Medford   3
• Kenyon-Wanamingo   8   W-E-M    4
• Maple River   7    J-W-P     4
• NRHEG   11    Blooming Prairie    1
• Goodhue   4   Rochester Lourdes    3
• Rochester Century   1    Northfield    0
• Houston   18   Schaeffer Academy   12
• St. Charles   12    Fillmore Central/Lanesboro   0
• Fairmont   11    Waseca   0,    Fairmont   8   Waseca   2
• Hopkins   6   Lakeville South    2
• Rosemount   11   Lakeville North    1
• Holy Family Catholic    10   Jordan 4,   HFC   6   Jordan   4
• Shakopee   9   Burnsville   8.   Shak   7   Burns.     1
• Mayer Lutheran   5   Sibley East     3
• Caledonia   6   Wabasha-Kellogg   4
• Eden Prairie   9   Eastview    1
• Albert Lea   11   Austin    9
• Prior Lakev   7   Belle Plaine    2
• Southland   14   Glenville-Emmons/Alden-Conger     0
• Southland   17    G-E/A-C   5
• Byron   8   Stewartville    1
• Cotter   3   Chatfield    2