Today’s games
Men’s baseball
RRCC at Northland (DH), 1 p.m.
Thursday’s games
Track and field
I. Falls at BSU Beaver Relays, 1 p.m.
Girls softball
Greenway at I. Falls, 4:30 p.m.
Boys baseball
Warroad at I. Falls, 4:30 p.m.
L-BF at Northeast Range, 4:30 p.m.
Friday’s games
Boys baseball
L-BF at Ely, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Women’s softball
Vermilion at RRCC (DH), noon
Men’s baseball
RRCC at Mesabi Range (DH), 6 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Women’s softball
RRCC at Mesabi Range (DH), noon
The Vikings Evan Wimmer (23) delivers a pitch in Monday’s season opener at home against South Ridge.
Teagan Anderson
The International Falls softball team began four home games scheduled over six days with a pair of victories.
On Friday, the Broncos scored seven runs in the bottom of the second when they defeated Chisholm, 10-0, in five innings.
Teagan Anderson recorded the shutout pitching victory when she allowed only four hits and a walk while striking out six.
Of the Falls' nine hits, Ashley Jonson had three of them with two doubles and a single. Anderson added two singles, while McKenna Rasmussen and Emma Johnson each had a double.
On Monday, the Broncos rallied for five runs with two outs in the third inning when they defeated Lake of the Woods, 6-3.
Rasmussen pitched the first six innings to record the win, giving up two runs on seven hits while striking out eight. Anderson closed out the seventh inning when she allowed a run on three hits while striking out one.
Of Falls nine hits, Amber Tilander and Meghan Johnson had two apiece with each player hitting a double. Abby Auran also doubled.
The pair of home wins improved the Broncos' season record to 3-0 going into Tuesday's home game against Hibbing. They also host Greenway on Thursday.
The Broncos’ Ben Humbert (44) delivers a pitch in Friday’s home game against Virginia. Humbert struck out 17 batters and allowed only one hit in Falls’ 3-0 victory over the Blue Devils
From left, the Voyageurs’ Deven Chandler (17) delivers a pitch while Beth Austad (2) looks on from second base in the first game of Monday’s home doubleheader against Northland.
The Voyageurs’ Tori Taylor (12) reaches home plate to score in the first game of Monday’s home doubleheader against Northland.
The Rainy River Community College softball team opened its Minnesota College Athletic Conference Northern Division schedule at home Monday with a doubleheader sweep over Northland Community and Technical College.
“We kind of had a strong offensive day,” said RRCC head coach Dieter Humbert, who also noted the team was able to make adjustments at the plate after having played a non-conference doubleheader Thursday against the Pioneers.
In game one of the MCAC North opener, RRCC defeated Northland, 13-3, in five innings.
Deven Chandler pitched all five innings in recording the victory, allowing three earned runs on three hits with eight walks while striking out seven.
The Voyageurs weren’t charged with any fielding errors.
Of RRCC’s 16 hits, Chandler and DyAna Imhof had three singles apiece and both drove in two runs. Jaimie Shaw, Sierra Ramirez and Tori Taylor each added a double and single, while Beth Austad hit two singles.
RRCC 24, NCTC 4
In game two, the Voyageurs rallied for 13 runs in the top of the seventh when they defeated the Pioneers, 24-4.
Chandler pitched all seven innings to record the victory, giving up four runs, one earned, on six hits with three walks while striking out three.
“(Chandler) did a great job both games,” Humbert said. “She pitched well and hit well.”
RRCC ended up with 32 hits in the second game with Austad, Megan Johnson and Karen Sondergard tallying five hits apiece. Imhof homered for one of her four hits, while Shaw doubled and had three singles. Chandler hit a home run and had two singles. Ramirez and Marissa Lindblad added two singles apiece.
The Voyageurs, whose season record now stands at 2-0 in the MCAC North and 12-10 overall, next play Saturday when they host Vermilion in a doubleheader.
