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MADISON – The Appleton North softball team has officially crashed the WIAA state tournament party.
The sixth-seeded Lightning shook off a rough first inning and showed off its offense in a 10-3 victory over third-seeded Stevens Point in a Division 1 state quarterfinal at Goodman Diamond on June 10.
North (20-7) advances to play Muskego (27-2) in a state semifinal June 11 at approximately 7 p.m. Second-seeded Muskego advanced with a 14-8 win over Marshfield.
North had a precarious start, allowing single runs over the first two innings while also committing a pair of errors.
The game was delayed for four hours prior to the start due to inclement weather in the area. That may or may not have had an impact on the youthful Lightning, which has just one senior on its roster.
North head coach Chris Nissen said the team works on realizing the moment and not having it overwhelm them.
"It's something we work on a lot," he said. "We work on a lot of mental imagery, talking about not allowing the moment to get too big for yourself. You could tell the girls were incredibly nervous to start the game, and the delay did not help."
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The team steadied itself and went to work at the plate as the Lightning pounded out 12 hits. It scored four runs in the third inning, another run in the fourth, two in the fifth and three in the sixth to overwhelm the Panthers.
North's Alyssa Wald was 2-for-3, Drew Brown was 2-for-5 with three RBIs, and Charlotte Radtke, Evelyn Frega and Keira Hughes also had two hits apiece. Hughes also drove in two runs.
The defense was also special at times with center fielder Valarie Baranczyk pulling down a critical catch by the center field fence that thwarted a potential scoring opportunity for SPASH, which finishes with a 25-5 record.
Radtke got the win in the circle, striking out six in the complete-game victory. She allowed seven hits, two earned runs and walked two.
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: WIAA high school softball Appleton North beats Stevens Point
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The sixth-seeded Lightning shook off a rough first inning and showed off its offense in a 10-3 victory over third-seeded Stevens Point in a Division 1 state quarterfinal at Goodman Diamond on June 10.
North (20-7) advances to play Muskego (27-2) in a state semifinal June 11 at approximately 7 p.m. Second-seeded Muskego advanced with a 14-8 win over Marshfield.
North had a precarious start, allowing single runs over the first two innings while also committing a pair of errors.
The game was delayed for four hours prior to the start due to inclement weather in the area. That may or may not have had an impact on the youthful Lightning, which has just one senior on its roster.
North head coach Chris Nissen said the team works on realizing the moment and not having it overwhelm them.
"It's something we work on a lot," he said. "We work on a lot of mental imagery, talking about not allowing the moment to get too big for yourself. You could tell the girls were incredibly nervous to start the game, and the delay did not help."
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The team steadied itself and went to work at the plate as the Lightning pounded out 12 hits. It scored four runs in the third inning, another run in the fourth, two in the fifth and three in the sixth to overwhelm the Panthers.
North's Alyssa Wald was 2-for-3, Drew Brown was 2-for-5 with three RBIs, and Charlotte Radtke, Evelyn Frega and Keira Hughes also had two hits apiece. Hughes also drove in two runs.
The defense was also special at times with center fielder Valarie Baranczyk pulling down a critical catch by the center field fence that thwarted a potential scoring opportunity for SPASH, which finishes with a 25-5 record.
Radtke got the win in the circle, striking out six in the complete-game victory. She allowed seven hits, two earned runs and walked two.
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: WIAA high school softball Appleton North beats Stevens Point
Continue reading...
