After not having defeated Lake of the Woods the past few years, International Falls’ softball team dominated both games of Thursday’s home doubleheader against the Bears.
“The kids hit the ball, and the pitching was pretty consistent,” said Broncos head coach Kevin Gordon.
Falls won game one, 13-1, in five innings.
The Broncos’ winning pitcher, Morgan Bruess, pitched all five innings, giving up 4 hits with five 5 walks while striking out six.
At the plate, Olivia Santee went 3-4 with a pair of doubles and 4 RBI. Bruess was 2-4 with 2 singles, while Shawna Misner hit a pair of singles with 4 RBI.
I. Falls 18, LOW 3
In game two, Falls had a season-high 19 hits and defeated Lake of the Woods, 18-3, in five innings.
Bruess and Santee each hit a home run over the fence and also singled.
“Those kids can hit the ball,” Gordon said. “They’ve hit home runs out of the park before, and it was good to see them do that (Thursday).”
Misner and Cassie Tomczak both had 3 hits. Sam Hams, Anna Ringhofer and Jessica Ringhofer each added a pair of singles.
Freshman Teagan Anderson picked up her second win of the season as she pitched all five innings, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits with 3 walks while striking out nine.
Game one
I. Falls 13, LOW 1
LOW 0-0-1 0-0 — 1
I. Falls 1-3-3 2-4 — 13
Game two
I. Falls 18, LOW 3
I. Falls 6-2-4 3-3 — 18
LOW 0-0-0 1-2 — 3
