SW softball sweeps Blue Devils

By Becky Walz,

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 9:52 am

SW senior Morgan Kleve earned the double win at West Central Monday with a combined eight strikeouts.(Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

Unyielding bats and rock-solid defense were key to the five-inning game one and four-inning game two at West Central (1-8, 0-4 UIC) Monday, as the South Winn softball team (4-6, 4-0 UIC) returned to Calmar with a pair of conference wins.
In game one, the Warriors put up four runs in the first and another four in the second before shutting the door on the Blue Devils with three in the fifth to win, 11-0. The nightcap was an even bigger affair with South Winn striking for six runs in the second and six in the third. West Central tried to stop the bleeding with a combined four runs the same two frames to no avail as the Warriors drove in four runs to end the game in the fourth, 16-5.
The Warriors combined for 28 hits in the two contests. Sophomore Abby Wagner was 6-for-8 on the night with four RBI. Morgan Kleve finished the night 4-for-5 with a double and drove in four runs, while Ella Willey went 5-for-7 with a pair of RBI.
Kleve picked up both wins in the circle, giving up five total hits and striking out eight. Wagner made an appearance in game two on the hill and recorded one strikeout.
The Warriors travel to Nashua-Plainfield for a varsity-only contest Thursday, June 8, at 6 p.m. The week concludes at the Jesup two-day tournament Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, at 9 a.m. Next week opens at New Hampton Monday, June 12, at 5:30 p.m., for a JV/varsity twinbill.

SW 4 4 0 0 3 x x 11 13
WC 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 7
Morgan Kleve (WP) – 5IP, 2H, 7K
3B – Ali Heying 1; 1B – Abby Wagner 3; Ella Willey 3; Morgan Kriener 2; Avery Luzum 1; Kleve 1; Britney Hageman 1; Avery Humpal 1; RBI – Kleve 1; SB – Wagner 1; Hageman 1; E. Willey 1; Izzy Kuboushek 1

SW 0 6 6 4 x x x 16 15
WC 0 1 3 0 x x x 4 3
Kleve (WP) – 1IP, 2K; Wagner (RP) – 4R, 3H, 2BB, 1K
2B – Kleve 1; Hageman 1; E. Willey 1; 1B – Wagner 3; Kleve 2; Isabella Opperman 2; Luzum 1; Hageman 1; E. Willey 1; Humpal 1; Kriener 1; RBI – Wagner 4; Kleve 3; Humpal 2; Luzum 1; Hageman 1; E. Willey 1; Opperman 1; Heying 1; Kriener 1; SB – Hailey Riehle 2; Wagner 1; Aubrey Willey 1; Kuboushek 1

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