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SPENCER – Sam Nikolay scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning as the Spencer softball team edged Gilman 7-6 in the first game of a Cloverbelt Conference East Division doubleheader Monday at Spencer High School.
The Rockets followed that up with a 7-4 win to take over first place in the Cloverbelt East as they improve to 4-2 overall and 4-0 in the conference. Gilman drops to 4-2 overall and in the conference.
Mandie Schultz had two of Spencer’s eight hits in the first game and had two RBIs. Paige Johnson hit a home run and Tynae Phillips also had an RBI in the win.
Gilman led 6-3 after four innings before the Rockets rallied to tie the game with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh. Nikolay scored as the Pirates were trying to intentionally walk Paige Johnson.
Paige Johnson had three RBIs in second game, and Schultz added two for Spencer.
Macie Weber earned the win in relief, striking out four in 4 2/3 innings.
Spencer plays a doubleheader at Owen-Withee on Tuesday.
Game 1
Rockets 7, Pirates 6 (8 inn.)
Gilman 001 500 00 – 6 7 4
Spencer 012 010 21 – 7 8 1
WP: Macie Weber. LP: Tiara Latz.
SO: Latz 8; Heidi Guenther 1, Weber 4. BB: Latz 3; Guenther 7, Weber 3.
Top hitters: G, Jenna Fedors 2×3, 3 RBIs; Makaylen Skabroud 2×4; Kendall Skabroud 1×3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs. S, Mandie Schultz 2×4, 3B, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Paige Johnson HR; Tynae Phillips 2B.
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Game 2
Rockets 7, Pirates 4
Spencer 302 110 – 7 4 1
Gilman 101 02x – 4 6 1
WP: Phillips. LP: Erica Olsen.
SO: Phillips 6; Olsen 4. BB: Phillips 3; Olsen 4.
Top hitters: S, Paige Johnson 3 RBIs, run; Nikolay 2 runs; Marisa Johnson 2 runs; Schultz 2 RBIs. G, Kelsie Rosemeyer 3B, 2 runs; Jenna Fedors 2×3, 2B.
Records: Gilman 4-2 overall and Cloverbelt East; Spencer 4-2, 4-0 Cloverbelt East.