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THORP – The Spencer softball team dropped two one-run games at the GT (Gilman-Thorp) Slamfest on Saturday.
The Rockets lost in eight innings to undefeated Grantsburg 8-7 and fell to host Thorp 4-3, dropping their record to 9-4 this season.
Spencer led 4-0 after three innings against Grantsburg before the Pirates rallied, scoring four times in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game. After the Rockets scored a run in the top of the eighth, Grantsburg scored twice to win it and improve to 15-0 this season.
Sadie Mercier and Aryiah Schuh each had a triple and scored twice, Lexi Baehr also had two runs scored, and Kayla Hopperdietzel drove in two runs for Spencer.
Mercier went 3-for-4 against Thorp and scored two of the Rockets’ three runs.
Spencer plays at Colby on Tuesday.
Pirates 8, Rockets 7 (8 inn.)
Spencer 202 000 21 – 7 9 5
Grantsburg 000 101 42 – 8 11 3
WP: No. 20 (name not provided). LP: Tiffany Meinders.
SO: Meinders 4; Johnson (4 1/3 inn.) 4, No. 20 (3 2/3 inn.) 3. BB: Meinders 1; Johnson 3, No. 20 2.
Top hitters: S, Sadie Mercier 3B, 2 runs; Aryiah Schuh 2×4, 3B, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Lexi Baehr 2 runs; Kayla Hopperdietzel 2 RBIs; Chailey Robinson 2×4, RBI. G, E. Quimby 2×4, 2B, 3 runs; Brook Quimby 2×4, 2B, RBI; Chenal 2×4, 2 RBIs; Roberts 2×4, 2B, RBI.
Records: Spencer 9-3; Grantsburg 15-0.
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Cardinals 4, Rockets 3
Spencer 000 020 1 – 3 4 1
Thorp 002 020 x – 4 5 5
WP: Anderson. LP: Meinders.
SO: Meinders 5; Anderson (4 1/3 inn.) 4, Tyznik (2 2/3 inn.) 5. BB: Meinders 2; Anderson 2, Tyznik 0.
Top hitters: S, Mercier 3×4, 2 runs; Schuh RBI. T, Rhyner 2×3, 2B, run; Stunkel 2 runs; Zurakowski 2B.
Records: Spencer 9-4; Thorp 10-4.