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JM Eliminates Mayo

05/26/2017, 7:00am CDT
By JM Fastpitch

AUSTIN — The John Marshall softball squad faced a tough task on Thursday. Having fallen into the losers bracket of the Section 1AAAA tournament, the Rockets needed to win twice on Thursday to stay alive in the quest for a state berth.

Mission accomplished.

The Rockets started their day with a 1-0 win over No. 8 seed Lakeville South, with Mel Boisen tossing a one-hit shutout to get the win. The game's only run scored on a wild pitch.

Gina Pula doubled in the bottom of the sixth, and was able to scamper home from third.  "Offensively it was a bit of struggle" said JM head coach Thang Nguyen. "We were happy to win and advance."

Then JM immediately faced Mayo in an elimination game for both squads.

Once again riding a strong pitching performance from Boisen, JM claimed a 5-1 victory, ending Mayo's season and earning the right to face No. 4 seed Lakeville North on Tuesday in another elimination game.

The Rockets started quickly against Mayo, with Abby Gee doubling and scoring on a sacrifice fly in the first inning. In the second, Lexy Andersen singled and scored on a sac fly by Emily Bowron, and Gee followed up with an RBI single to give JM a 3-0 lead.

Mayo responded with a run in the fifth, but Megan Karp all but sealed things with a two-run homer in the fifth inning.

"That's a good win against a Mayo team that has had our number lately," said Nguyen. "We were aggressive early, and those early runs gave us some momentum. And Megan really picked us up with that long home run."

Boisen had seven strikeouts and didn't walk a batter en route to the complete-game victory.

JM is now 12-11. Mayo's season ends with a record of 9-13.

John Marshall 5, Mayo 1

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Mayo: Kennedy Kechely 2-for-4; Sarah Lisko 1-for-3, 1 2B; Bryn Carlstrom 1-for-2, 1 RBI. Pitchers: Bailey Karau 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K; Sarah Lisko 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K.

John Marshall: Abby Gee 3-for-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R; Lexy Anderson 1-for-3, 1 R; Sam Guetter 1-for-3, 1 R; Megan Karp 1-for-2, 3 RBI, 1 R. Pitchers: Mel Boisen 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K.

John Marshall 1, Lakeville South 0

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Lakeville South: Sophie Link 1-for-1. Pitchers: Jordan Lang 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.

John Marshall: Grace Freed 2-for-3; Gina Pula 2-for-3, 1 2B, 1 R; Mel Sadecki 1-for-1; Lexy Anderson 1-for-2. Pitchers: Mel Boisen 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.

Tag(s): Softball  Varsity