Bats come alive for CL girls

(Above) The Clear Lake girls softball team takes some time between innings to discuss some strategy during the St. Ed’s game on Wednesday night.  -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy

The bats came alive for the Clear Lake girls softball team last week.  The Lions scored 18 runs in two different games— the most they have scored in three years.  The team is now 4-9 on the season.

CL 18, St. Ed’s 6

It took only four innings for the Lions to dispose of St. Ed’s in a North Central Conference game played Wednesday, June 15, at home.  Clear Lake rolled, 18-6.

The Lions plated six runs in the first, four in the second, five in the third, and closed out the game with four more in the fourth.

Macy Mixdorf and Michaela Niles each had four hits to lead the team.

Mason City 14, CL 2 (6)

Offense was much harder to come by Thursday when the Lions hosted county rival Mason City.  The Mohawks took home a 14-2 victory in six innings.

The game was much closer than the score indicates through five innings.  Mason City held a 4-0 lead through the top of the fifth, but the Lions scored two in the bottom of the inning to pull within two, 4-2.

The flood gates opened in the sixth when the Mohawks plated six runs, helped by Lion errors.  On the night, Clear Lake committed six errors.

Sara Faber smacked a two run double in the fifth to score Clear Lake’s only runs.

Kiersten Baalson was the losing pitcher.  She struck out four and walked two.  The Mohawks picked up 16 hits against the Lion hurler.

Mohawk Invitational

CL 18, Forest City 1 (4)

Osage 10, CL 0 (5)

Clear Lake split a pair of games at the Joe Campbell Invitational softball tournament in

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Mason City Saturday.

The Lions beat Forest City 18-1 in four innings after scoring 15 runs in the fourth inning. Rachel Barillas had three hits while Macy Mixdorf had two hits and four RBI in the win.  Julia Merfeld and Michaela Niles also had two hits apiece for the Lions.

Merfeld, Niles ad Barillas were each credited with two RBIs.

Kiersten Baalson picked up the win on the mound.  She gave up just three hits and struck out five.

In the second game of the day, Osage beat Clear Lake 10-0 in five innings.  The Green Devils quickly score five runs in the first and finished off the Lions with five more in the bottom of the fifth.

The Lions had four hits in the game.  Sara Faber connected for a double, while Michaela Niles, Rachel Barillas and Erin O’Tool each had singles.

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