Packer softball team sweeps Falcons
Published 9:20 pm Thursday, May 9, 2013
FARIBAULT — The Austin softball team swept a doubleheader from Faribault (1-8 overall, 0-7 Big Nine) by scores of 6-5 and 17-6 on the road Thursday.
The Packers (6-7 overall, 4-6 Big Nine) led the first game 5-0 but had to hold on as they mustered just four hits but drew seven walks. Austin, which has now won three in a row, had 11 hits in the nightcap as it put a season’s best total of runs on the board.
“We hit the ball a lot better in the second game,” Austin head coach Cindy Owen said. “We made some adjustments and we were a little more patient.”
Austin 6, Faribault 5
Austin pitching: Abbey Ball (W), 7 IP, 6 H, 4 BB, 5 R, 6 K
Austin hitting: Shayley Vesel, 1-for-3, double; Sydney Murphy, 1-for-4, double; Lisa Stundahl, 1-for-4; Kallie Hart, 1-for-3
Austin 17, Faribault 6
Austin pitching: Jaidyn Bastian (W), 7 IP, 6 H, 5 BB, 6 R
Austin hitting: Vesel, 1-for-4; Abby Bickler, 1-for-3, RBI; Murphy, 2-for-6; Ball, 2-for-6, RBI; Stundahl, 1-for-4, RBI; Jessie Smith, 1-for-4, RBI; Cassidy Bawek, 1-for-5; Laura Siegfried, 1-for-5; Bastian, 1-for-3