OGDEN — The Class 2A No. 14 West Marshall softball team smacked 16 hits and sped past Ogden for a 12-6 victory in a non-conference clash on Wednesday night.

The host Bulldogs (20-15) scored five times in the first inning and led until West Marshall’s persistence finally overtook them in the fifth. The Trojans (21-10) scored the game’s last eight runs to rally for the win.

West Marshall got at least one hit and an RBI from all nine spots in the batting lineup, led by Cailyn Brown going 4-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored.

The Trojans capitalized on three-straight Ogden errors to start the fifth, and winning pitcher Aubree Greenwood drove in Brown on a sacrifice fly for the go-ahead run. Olivia Randall followed with an RBI single, and West Marshall tacked on four runs in the seventh to cinch the win. Of the team’s six hits in the seventh, Samantha Sorsen’s two-run double was the biggest blow. Ashtyn Blood followed with a run-scoring double and Brown’s RBI single took the score to its final.

Greenwood gave up five earned runs on three walks and eight hits while striking out three. Randall had three hits and scored twice, while Blood and Alayna Frederick both had two hits.

Mustangs mash 3 homers in win

CONRAD — The East Marshall softball team hit three home runs to break free from BCLUW for a 7-2 victory in Wednesday’s non-conference showdown.

The visiting Mustangs (20-9), who surrendered three home runs in a loss to West Marshall a night earlier, got two solo homers from Ashtyn Wheater and a two-run shot from Libby Atcher in overtaking the Comtes (10-12).

Wheater’s solo home run to lead off the fourth inning tied the score at 1-all, and her homer in the seventh was a part of the Mustangs’ four-run at-bat. Peyton Grabenbauer doubled and scored on Atcher’s homer five pitches later to bring the score to its final.

Wheater and Grabenbauer had two hits apiece and East Marshall capitalized on five walks issued by BCLUW hurler Eden Ladehoff. Grabenbauer allowed just three hits and two unearned runs on three walks while striking out nine. Ladehoff struck out 12 in the loss.

Ladehoff singled and scored on a misplayed grounder off the bat of Adelynn Zoske in the third, giving the Comets a 1-0 lead, and BCLUW tied it up at 2-all in the fifth on Zoske’s RBI single.

Big inning lifts Trojans

STATE CENTER — A 14-run third inning was just enough offense to power the West Marshall baseball team to a 15-11 victory over Aplington-Parkersburg in Tuesday’s non-conference tilt at Schilling Field.

The host Trojans (17-12) trailed 5-0 before scoring 14 times in the third. Aplington-Parkersburg (11-11) outscored West Marshall 6-1 the rest of the way, but the damage had already been done.

Beckham DeSotel went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs to lead the Trojan bats, while Evan Siegert was 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and two runs scored. Turner DeRossett had two hits, two runs, two RBIs, and was the winning pitcher for his 4 2/3 innings of relief work.

Sully Janssen was 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs to lead the Falcons.

Mustangs claim fifth straight

GILMAN — The East Marshall baseball team closed the regular season with its fifth win in a row, outscoring Belle Plaine 19-12 in Tuesday’s non-conference matchup.

The Mustangs (10-15) scored six runs in both the second and third innings to take a 13-4 lead that stood the test of time.

Blake Neuroth was 3-for-4 with a triple, four runs scored and three RBIs, Jaxson Boswell was 3-for-3 with a double, three runs and three RBIs, and Landen Dougherty went 3-for-3 with a double, two runs and four RBIs. Austin Crandon came through with three hits, including a double, a run and two RBIs as the Mustangs amassed 16 hits while taking advantage of 10 total walks issued by Plainsmen pitching.

Eli Burns had two hits, including a double, two RBIs and four runs scored as well for East Marshall. Dougherty got the win on the mound for his 2 1/3 innings of work, striking out two.

Mason Walter had three hits to lead Belle Plaine (11-9).

Comets close out Colo-NESCO

MC CALLSBURG — The BCLUW softball team scored 13 unanswered runs en route to a 14-1, four-inning victory over Colo-NESCO in Tuesday’s Iowa Star Conference South Division contest.

Wyllo Collins allowed one unearned run on four hits and four walks while striking out four in the win for BCLUW (10-11, 10-5). She also had two of the team’s 15 hits and drove in two runs.

Brayleigh Gardner led the way for the Comets, going 3-for-3 with a double, a run and three RBIs. Adelynn Zoske was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Cami Ward was 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored. Leila Wedgwood, Brooke Ward, Raine Sireno, Carolyna White, Malaya Wallace and Maysa Stover each had one hit against the Royals (0-20, 0-16).

Walk-off wild pitch lifts Comets

BEAMAN — Damien Halladay scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning as BCLUW outlasted North Tama 14-13 in Monday’s Iowa Star Conference South Division baseball game at Byron Rhodes Field.

The Comets (3-13, 3-13) ended a seven-game losing streak in the process, withstanding North Tama’s rally to win in extras. The Redhawks (8-10, 6-8) scored four times in the top of the seventh to tie the game, but BCLUW made the plays it needed to in the end.

Halladay led off the ninth with a four-pitch walk, took second on Mason Leib’s sacrifice bunt, and advanced to third on Eathan Petermeier’s two-out grounder to short. The Redhawks made a play on Halladay at third, but the ball got away from Maddox Rausch.

Kadeyn Velasco’s first pitch to Maverick Grafke bounced in front of catcher Kayvin Morris, and the throw back to the plate got away from Velasco as Halladay slid in as the game-winning run.

Petermeier finished 5-for-7 at the plate with a double, a triple, three RBIs and five runs scored, while Will Feldpausch was 5-for-6 with two doubles, five RBIs and five runs scored. Halladay and Grafke had two hits apiece, with Halladay driving in two runs.

The Comets capitalized on 11 total walks issued by North Tama pitching, but BCLUW issued 12 free passes of its own. Grafke got the win for 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, walking three but striking out six.

Spartans stave off GMG

GREEN MOUNTAIN — Iowa Star South frontrunner Collins-Maxwell needed three runs in the top of the seventh inning to break free from GMG for a 12-9 victory in Monday’s conference softball contest.

The Spartans (16-5, 14-2) ran their win streak to six-straight while ending the Wolverines’ four-game win surge. GMG (9-13, 7-9) scored six times in the third inning to take a 6-5 lead, held an 8-5 advantage before C-M scored seven times in its last two at-bats.

Skyler Murty went 3-for-4 with a double, a run and two RBIs, while Tatum Jones was 2-for-4 with her first career home run and three RBIs to lead the Wolverines. Addison Elmore went 2-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored as GMG gave the Iowa Star Conference’s South Division leader a scare.

Riah Boege struck out nine but walked seven in the loss, allowing six earned runs. Collins-Maxwell’s Jayden Peters struck out six and walked only one, but gave up 10 hits and seven earned runs.

Bristol Courter was 2-for-4 with four RBIs to lead the Spartan bats.