Pitcher Nelson breaks leg;

On Monday the Minneota-Canby softball squad split at MACCRAY, losing 4-1 in the first game but winning, 13-9 in the nightcap.
But the loss was nothing compared to the loss of one of their senior pitchers, Brooklyn Nelson.
She was hit by a line drive that broke her leg, putting her out for the rest of the year.
Then on Tuesday at home they swept Renville County West, 19-2 and 7-3.
In the opening game Minneota-Canby didn’t do a bad job of hitting, but they just couldn’t get runs home.
Abby Hennen, Emily Pohlen, Kaylee Johnson, Abby Rangaard and Audra Buysse led the way for the Vikings with a hit each. It was Buysse who knocked in the only run.
Nelson took the loss on the mound. She went just over five innings before the injury. She allowing three runs on six hits and striking out seven.

IN THE second game, Abby Hennen and Sydney Larson led the way with a pair of hits, including a home run each and two runs batted in apiece. Kaylee Johnson added three hits and knocked in a run.
The game was tied at nine with Minneota Vikings Varsity batting in the top of the seventh when Audra Buysse singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.
Abby Hennen led Minneota-Canby Vikings Varsity to victory by driving in four runs. She went 3-for-5 at the plate. Hennen drove in runs on a home run in the second and a triple in the seventh. Larson went yard in the seventh inning.

Larson throws no-hitter
Sydney Larson was brilliant in the pitcher’s circle on Tuesday, as she threw a no-hitter to lead Minneota-Canby Vikings Varsity past RCW, 7-3.
RCW scored three runs in the third inning, but Minneota still managed to pull out the victory.
Minneota got things started in the first inning when they scored one run on a Madison Sorenson single and they put up three runs in the sixth inning. Larson and Sorenson each knocked in runs in the frame.
Larson got the win, going seven innings, allowing no hits and three runs while striking out four.
Minneota-Canby had 12 hits in the game. Sorenson, Abby Hennen, and Summer Hennen each managed multiple hits for the Vikings. Hennen, and Sorenson had two hits to lead the winners.

IN THE second game, the Vikings defeated RCW 18-0 as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout.
Kenzie Tolk induced a double-play to finish off the game.
In the first inning Madison Sorenson drove in two when she doubled.
They notched six runs in the fourth inning. Katie Konold, Abby Rangaard, Audra Buysse, Abby Hennen and Kaylee Johnson each knocked in runs.
Sydney Larson was the winning pitcher for M-C. She lasted three innings, allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out six and walking zero. Tolk threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Minneota-Canby had 13 hits on the day. Larson, Sorenson, Hennen, and Buysse each racked up multiple hits for Minneota-Canby squad.
Larson led the girls with three hits in five at bats. Minneota-Canby didn’t commit a single error.    

MACCRAY 4, Minneota-Canby 1
MACCRAY            002 001 1 — 4 8 5
Minneota-Canby   000 000 1 — 1 5 0
MINNEOTA-CANBY (AB-R-H-RBI) Abby Hennen, 3 0 1 0; Kaylee Johnson, cf 4 0 3 0; Emily Pohlen, ss 3 0 2 0; Sydney Johnson, 3 0 0 0; Madison Sorenson, 3b 3 0 0 0; Brooklyn Nelson, p 3 0 0 0; Katie Konold, 1b 3 0 0 0; Abby Rangaard, lf 3 1 1 10; Audra Buysse, rf, 3 0 1 1. Totals 28 1 8 1.
LOB-Minneota 7; MACCRAY 5. 2B-Minneota: Audra Buysse, Abby Hennen, Emily Pohlen,  Abby Rangaard; MACCRAY: Mecker.
Pitching            IP     R     ER     H     BB  K
Minneota-Canby
Nelson (L)        5.1    3     3        6     1      7
Larson             1.2    1     1        3     0     2
MACCRAY
H. Heida (W)    7      1      1       8      1     2

Minneota-Canby 13, MACCRAY 9
M/C                       220 020 7 — 13 8 4
MACCRAY            330 300 0 — 9 5 9
MINNEOTA-MINNEOTA (AB-R-H-RBI) Abby Hennen c, 5 3 3 4; Kaylee Johnson, cf 3 3 3 1; Emily Pohlen, ss 5 1 1 1 ; Kenzie Tolk, cr 0 1 0 0; Sydney Larson, p 4 1 3 4; Madison Sorenson, 3b 4 1 0 1; Lexi Sanow, 2b 3 0 1 0; Katie Konold, 1b 3 1 0 0; Abby Rangaard, lf 4 0 0 0; Audra Buysse, rf 3 2 1 1; Summer Hennen, cr 0 0 0 0. Totals 34 13 11 12.
MACCRAY (Hitting): Hultgren 42 1 0; Mecker 4 0 1 1; Heid 4 1 1 0; Koenen 2 0 1 1; Jenkins 3 0 1 0; Levitz-Mickels 3 0 1 0; Welllnitz, 3 1 3 0. Totals 28 1 3 0.
LOB-Minneota 5; MACCRAY 4. 2B-Minneota: Larson. 3B: Abby Hennen. Kaylee Johnson. HR-Abby Hennen, Sydney Larson.
Pitching       IP    R    ER    H    BB    K
MInneota-Canby
Larson (W) 7     9     2       5     5     7
MACCRAY
Totals        7     13   9       11   5     4

Minneota-Canby 18, Renville CW 0
Minneota-Canby  242 64 — 18 13 0
Renville CW         000 00  — 0 2 8
MINNEOTA-CANBY (AB-R-H-RBI) Abby Hennen, c 3 2 2 2; Madison Scholten, c 0 0 0 0; Kaylee Johnson 4 1 1 2; Emily Pohlen, ss 3 1 0 0; Sydney Larson, 3b 5 1 3 1; Katie Konold, 1b 3 1 10; Ava Larson, cr 0 1 0 0; Abby Rangaard, lf 2 2 1 0; Audra Buysse, rf 3 2 2 1; Kenzie Tolk, p 1 0 0 0; Lexi Sanow 2 3 1 1; Summer Hennen, cr 0 2 0 0. Totals 29 18 13 11.
RCW: Totals 16 0 2 0.
LOB-Minneota-Canby 7; RCW 1. 2B-Audra Buysse, Sydney Larson, Abby Rangaard, Madison Sorenson. 3B-Abby Hennen.
Pitching             IP   R   ER   H   BB  K
Minneota-Canby
S. Larson (W)   3     0    0     1    0     6
Tolk                   2     0    0     1    0     2
RCW
Totals               5     18  11    13  10   2 

Minneota-Canby 7, MACCRAY 3
RCW                     003 000 0 — 3  0  3
Minneota/Canby   130 003 x — 7 12  2
MINNEOTA-MINNEOTA (AB-R-H-RBI) Abby Hennen c, 4 2 2 0; Kaylee Johnson, cf 4 1 1 1; Emily Pohlen, ss 2 1 1 0; Sydney Larson, p 3 0 0 1; Madison Sorenson, 3b 4 0 2 3; Katie Konold 40 1 0; Abby Rangaard, lf 3 0 1 0; Audra Buysse, rf 3 1 1 0; Summer Hennen, 2b 2 1 2 0; Lexi Sanow, ph 1 1 1 0; Kenzie Tolk, 0 0 0 0. Totals 30 7 12 5.
RCW (Totals) 21 3 0 2.
LOB-Minneota-Canby 8; RCW 3. 2B: Minneota-Canby: Abby Rangaard.
Pitching             IP   R   ER   H   BB  K
Minneota-Canby
Larson (W)         7     3    2     0     5    4
RCW
H. Bratsch (L)    6     7    7     12    3    2