No. 7 Cougars sweep Packer softball team
Published 9:46 pm Friday, April 20, 2012
MANKATO — The Austin softball team was swept by No. 7 ranked Mankato East (7-0 overall, 6-0 Big Nine) by scores of 5-2 and 11-1 on the road Friday.
Austin (4-3 overall, 4-3 Big Nine) held the Cougars to less than nine runs for just the second time this season in the first game, but it wasn’t enough as Austin allowed a total of nine unearned runs on the day.
Austin 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 — 2 4 3
East 2 0 0 0 0 3 X — 5 2 2
Austin pitching: Marie Clennon (L), 6 IP, 2 H, 2BB, 5 R, 2 ER, 5 K
Austin hitting: Clennon, 1-for-3, R; Abbey Ball, 1-for-3, R; Laura Siegfried, 2-for-3; Shelby Oldenkamp, 0-for-3, 2 RBIs
Austin 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 2 2
East 0 1 6 4 X — 11 10 1
Austin pitching: Ball (L), 4 IP, 10 H, 4 BB, 11 R, 5 ER, 1 K
Austin hitting: Clennon, 1-for-2, RBI; Sydney Murphy, 1-for-2, R