Busy week for Decorah sb

By Becky Walz,

Viking senior Autumn Schaller puts the ball in play at South Winn early in the season. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

It was a busy week for the Decorah softball team (5-4, 2-1 NEIC) as the Vikes played four games in three days.

At home
Thursday, the Vikings defeated Waukon (4-1, 2-1 NEIC) in their second extra-inning game of the week.
The Vikings put up two in the first to take the early lead. However, the Indians put up a run in the second and tied it up with another in the fourth. Decorah went back to work with another run in the fourth and a three-run fifth, but Waukon would not roll over as the Indians retaliated with two in the sixth and seventh frames to knot the score, 6-6. The NEIC teams each put up a run in the eighth, forcing a ninth frame where Waukon scored twice. In the bottom of the final frame, Decorah pushed three runs across the plate to secure the win, 10-9.
Individual stats were not available at press time.

Wau 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 9 13
Dec  2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 10 14

Long drive
Friday night, the Vikes took on Class 4A No. 4 Xavier (8-2) on the Saints’ home field and dropped the non-conference game, 7-2.
Xavier scored in five of the six frames at bat, while Decorah pushed a lone run across home plate in the second and seventh frames.
The Vikes had just three hits including a solo home run by Lauren Luzum. Paige Werner and Autumn Schaller each rapped out a hit with Schaller driving in a run.

Dec 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4
Xav 1 2 1 0 1 2 x 7 8 1
Clara Hjelle (LP) – 6IP, 7R, 8H, 2BB, 1K
HR – Lauren Luzum 1; 1B – Paige Werner 1; Autumn Schaller 1; RBI – Luzum 1; Schaller 1; SB – Lani Hubka 1

First tourney
Decorah competed in its first tournament of the season Saturday at Marion, falling to Marion (6-5) 11-8 and Davenport Central (7-4) by a 7-5 score. No other game information or stats were provided at press time.

This week
Decorah is at Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, June 6, then hosts Crestwood Thursday, June 8. Both nights are junior varsity/varsity doubleheaders with JV throwing out the first pitch at 5:30 p.m. The Vikes are at the Jesup two-day tournament Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, with games starting at 9 a.m.

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