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Prep Softball: No. 1 Bertha-Hewitt ‘bearly’ escapes Lady Pirate upset bid
Mike Isola
05/26/2010 - 8:19pm

Bertha-Hewitt scored the insurance run on a wild pitch uncorked by Lady Pirate starter Jenny Swenson in the bottom of the fifth inning to escape with the 4-3 quarterfinal victory in the South Subsection 6A playoffs on Tuesday.

Swenson, who pitched six innings, suffered the loss despite limiting the top-seeded Lady Bears to five hits. The junior also had a good performance at the plate to help the eighth-seeded Lady Pirates pull out the near upset. She went 1-for-3 with a double, a run and drove in another as Verndale out hit Bertha-Hewitt in the loss.

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Prep Softball: Verndale unplugs Brandon-Evansville in playoff opener
Mike Isola
05/26/2010 - 7:26pm

Eighth-seeded Verndale pounced on Brandon-Evansville early and then went on to dispatch the ninth-seeded Chargers 8-1 in first-round of the South Subsection 6A playoffs Tuesday.

Lady Pirate Jenny Swenson pitched five innings to notch the win on the hill, and then went 1-for-3 at the plate with a double and run scored.

Brandon-Evansville scored their lone run in the sixth when Hannah Olson scored on a wild pitch from Verndale relief pitcher Kirsten Korfe.

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Prep Softball: Lady Braves, Lady Pirates split regular season finale
Mike Isola
05/24/2010 - 2:37pm

Menahga and Verndale ended up splitting the Park Region Conference game to wrap up the regular season on Tuesday.

Amelia Pho belted a pair of doubles and Lindsey White handcuffed the Lady Pirates with a one-hitter as Menahga won the opener 5-0.

The Lady Braves pounced on Verndale starter Jenny Swenson with three runs in the first inning, before tacking on a run in the fourth and Emily Skoog capped the scoring with an RBI single in the fourth.

Elizabeth Johnson broke up the no-hitter with a double in the seventh.

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Prep Softball: Lady Pirates overcome early deficit to defeat Lake Park-Audubon 6-2
Mike Isola
05/14/2010 - 5:22am

Both Heather Hejhal and Faith Kern went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs as the Verndale girls softball team overcame an early 2-0 deficit to get past host Lake Park-Audubon 6-2 in non-conference action Friday.

The host Raiders struck first in the opening frame on a solo shot to deep center from Carissa Raaen and then added another run in the third on a Christine McIntire RBI double.

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Prep Softball: Verndale, New York Mills split Park Region Conference twin bill on Tuesday
Mike Isola
05/05/2010 - 2:11pm

Crystal Haskin went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs to lead the Verndale Lady Pirates to an 11-1 victory in the first game of the Park Region Conference doubleheader on Tuesday.

New York Mills countered with Jenna Esala in winning the nightcap. The sophomore catcher went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles as the Lady Eagles picked up the 7-1 win for the doubleheader split.

Verndale erupted for nine runs in the fifth inning to end the opener via the 10-run rule. Jenny Swenson highlighted the frame with her two-run double and Haskin also added a run with a double.

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Prep Softball: Lady Pirates, Huskies split doubleheader
Mike Isola
04/28/2010 - 9:38am

Lady Pirate workhorse pitcher Jenny Swenson pitched both games and gave a solid seven innings to pick up the Park Region Conference victory in the first game by a score of 7-2.

However, Pillager bounced back to take the second game 7-4 behind a pair of solo home runs from Kaylie Hanson.

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Prep Softball: Lady Pirates lose slugfest to Browerville 11-10
Mike Isola
04/27/2010 - 10:56am

Anna Salber scored a run with her game-winning double in the eighth inning as the visiting Browerville Tigers held off the Verndale Lady Pirates 11-10 in the non-conference slugfest Monday.

Both teams combined to scattered 22 hits in the see-saw hitting clinic.

Elizabeth Johnson went 2-for-3 with 4 RBIs; Heather Hejhal was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and Brittany Kern scored four runs for the Lady Pirates in the loss.

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Prep Softball: Moenkedick, Lady Pirates clip Pine River-Backus 9-5
Mike Isola
04/19/2010 - 5:55pm

Teresa Moenkedick went 3-for-3 with a triple, two runs scored and an RBI as Verndale overcame an early 3-2 deficit with a four-run, third inning outburst to defeat Pine River-Backus 9-5 on Friday.

Elizabeth Johnson and Lizzy Yungbauer highlighted the Lady Pirates’ third inning rally with RBI singles and Heather Hejhal scored on a wild pitch.

Faith Kern led off the fourth with a walk, then stole second before coming across on Moenkedick’s triple. The freshman tallied the Lady Pirates’ second run of the inning on a wild pitch to make it 8-3.

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Prep Softball: Sebeka sweeps conference doubleheader from Verndale
Mike Isola
04/14/2010 - 8:56am

The Sebeka Lady Trojans gained a pair of Park Region Conference wins against Verndale on Tuesday. Sebeka won game one 8-3 and wrapped up the nightcap with a 3-0 shutout.

Game One
Verndale took the early lead with a pair of runs in the first inning. Crystal Haskin got the Lady Pirates going with a two-out double, Jamie Kern walked and both runners scored when Heather Hejhal lined a single into center field.

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