GATORS WIN ONE, LOSE ONE IN TOURNAMENT PLAY

     The BGMR Gator Softball Team advanced to the subsection championship game with a 12-1 win over the Lake of the Woods Bears team.  Unfortunately for the Gators they ran into a surging Red Lake Falls team and dropped a 10-4 decision to the reigning Section 8A Champion Eagles.  The Gators however still have a pulse in the double elimination tournament and will meet Norman County on Wednesday in a win or go home game.

     BGMR jumped on Lake of the Wood early.  The Gators scored 4 runs in the first, 1 in the second, 2 in the third and had a 5 run fourth to put the game away and win via 10 run rule.  Offensively the Gators were led by Bailey Bergeron and Lyndsey Anderson who had 2 hits each.

     Gator starting pitcher Aunica Novacek pitched a complete game 3 hitter.  Novacek allowed 1 earned run and struck out six.  The win propelled the Gators into the subsection championship game and a rematch of last year’s title game with Red Lake Falls.

 

EAGLES POUND GATORS FOR TITLE

     The Red Lake Falls Eagles came out on a mission and repeated as subsection champions as the Eagles blasted the Gators 10-4 in the subsection championship game.  The Eagles would strike early as they scored 3 runs in the first.  The Gators defense was not sharp and the Eagles were able to take advantage of the Gator miscues.  After a scoreless second Red Lake Falls blew the game open with a 5 run third.  In the inning the Eagles pounded out 5 hits and batted through the order.  The never say die Gators scratched a run across in the fifth when Lyndsey Anderson blasted a home run.  The Gators made things a bit interesting with a 3 run seventh but the deficit was too great and the Eagles prevailed. 

     Offensively the Gators were led by Anderson and Blawat who each had 2 hits.  BGMR however was unable to manage much else against crafty Eagle pitcher Katie Amiot.  Amiot allowed 1 earned run on 6 hits and struck out 6.

     Gator starting pitcher Aunica Novacek threw well but was unable to adjust to what the Gator coaches considered a tough strike zone.  Novacek allowed 5 earned runs on 9 hits and struck out 1.  Paige Taggart relieved Novacek in the 3 inning and kept the Gators in the game.  Taggart allowed 2 earned runs on 6 hits and also had a strike out.

     Wednesday Section Tournament will be played in Greenbush.  The Gators and Norman County will go to battle at 4:00 on diamond 2 while Norman County East and Lake of the Woods will go toe to toe on diamond 1 at 4:00.  The two losers will go home while the winners will square off in another loser out game.  BGMR has a long road ahead of them but next weeks two day tournament should be an exciting one and one in which Gator Nation will be needed.