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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Laney Pankratz allowed just two hits and struck out 10, and went 4-for-4 at the plate, to lead the Stratford softball team to a 5-2 win over Wisconsin Rapids Assumption on Monday at Robinson Park.
Carly Pankratz led off the game with a double and scored on an error, and Gracie Schmidt doubled home another run to give Stratford a 2-0 lead in the opening inning.
The Tigers (11-6, 5-4 Marawood Conference South Division) tacked on single runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings on RBI hits by Tria Tubbs, Emma Roeper and Laney Pankratz.
Two errors and an RBI double by Lexie Stoflet brought Assumption (10-5, 7-2 Marawood South) to within 5-2 in the seventh before Laney Pankratz struck out her 10th batter of the game to finish off the win.
The two teams will play again Thursday at Hilgemann Field in Stratford starting at 4:45 p.m. in the conference finale for both teams.
Tigers 5, Royals 2
Stratford 201 101 0 – 5 13 2
Assumption 000 000 2 – 2 2 2
WP: Laney Pankratz. LP: Macy Vollert.
SO: L. Pankratz 10; Vollert (2 1/3 inn.) 2, Arianna Cavanaugh (4 2/3 inn.) 6. BB: L. Pankratz 0; Vollert 0, Cavanaugh 0.
Top hitters: S, Carly Pankratz 2×4, 2B, 3B, 2 runs; L. Pankratz 4×4, 2 runs, RBI; Emma Roeper 2×4, 2B, 2 RBI; Gracie Schmidt 2×4, 2B, RBI. A, Lexie Stoflet 2×3, 2B, RBI.
Records: Stratford 11-6, 5-4 Marawood Conference South Division; Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 10-5, 7-2 Marawood Conference South Division.