WEM Softball Remains Undefeated

The Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers defeated the Triton Cobras 5-2 in Gopher Conference action Thursday to run their record to 2-0.

Junior Addyson Taylor allowed 2 hits with 6 strikeouts, 2 walks for the Buccaneers while throwing 111 pitches, 77 strikes.

Junior shortstop Jordan Green was the only WEM player to achieve multiple hits with 2 doubles and a RBI. Taylor clubbed a RBI double.

First baseman junior Hannah Bruns knocked in a run along with junior Janessa Baumgarten for Waterville-Elysian-Morristown.

The game was tied at 1 after 3 innings. The Buccaneers scored 2 runs in the 4th, 2 runs in the 5th before Triton scored a run in the 6th inning.

Head Coach Crystal Lamont has two seniors on this year's team.

Coach Lamont says her team travels to Tri-City United Friday for their next game.

WEM finished the game with 5 errors at Triton.

Here are other area softball scores from Thursday:

United South Central 4 Randolph 0
Blooming Prairie 12 Medford 2 6 innings Haven Carlson strikes out 8 for Bloom.
J-W-P 1 Kenyon-Wanamingo 0
Owatonna 4 Red Wing 3
Mankato East 16 Faribault 0
Northfield 12 Faribault 0
Mankato West 17 Austin 1
Rochester John Marshall 10 Albert Lea 4
Winona 2 Rochester Mayo 1 8 innings
St. Peter 10 Waseca 0
LeSueur-Henderson 4 New Prague 0
Kasson-Mantorville 15 Goodhue 0 4 innings
Pine Island 12 Rochester Lourdes 9
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 10 Stewartville 5
Byron 12 Lake City 0
Hayfield 14 Maple River 2
Cotter 10 Lewiston-Altura 3 Cotter 10 L-A 0
St. Charles 12 P-E-M 2 SC 9 PEM 4
Rosemount 8 Shakopee 0
Prior Lake 7 Eagan 6
Farmington 11 Lakeville North 1
Burnsville 13 Apple Valley 2
Belle Plane 17 Sibley East 0

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