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Shutout, shutouts, and more shutouts

Amanda Le Bard


Yellowjackets 4, UW-Oshkosh 0
Box Score
 
In an unusual contest against a conference foe during spring break, the Yellowjackets took advantage of seeing what UW-Oshkosh is made up of early in the season.  The Yellowjackets also mixed in a 4-0 victory over the Titans.
 
The offense didn't come alive until the fourth inning when Kristen Haider (Dassel, Minn./Dassel-Cokato) led off with a single and moved to second on a Sally Linzmeier (Valders, Wis./Valders) sacrifice bunt.  This set up a Kelly Carlson (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet High School) RBI-single up the middle to give the Yellowjackets a 1-0 lead. 
 
Ashley Martin (Superior, Wis./Superior High School) made it 2-0 in the fifth inning with a monstrous home run over the center field fence. 
 
The Yellowjackets eventually added a run in each the sixth and seventh inning to close out the game's scoring.  Linzmeier reached on a fielder's choice in the sixth inning and moved to third base on Carlson's single before scoring on Melissa Clark (Carlton, Minn./Carlton)'s fielder's choice to make the score 3-0.  The Yellowjackets' run in the seventh inning was scored by Martin, who reached on an outfield error and came around to score on Elle Niemela (Cokato, Minn./Dassel-Cokato)'s single to extend the Yellowjacket lead to 4-0.
 
Nicolle Gross (Coleraine, Minn./Greenway) pitched a complete game for the Yellowjackets, giving up only two hits in the process.
 
 
Yellowjackets 3, Knox College 0
Box Score
 
Yellowjacket pitcher Amanda Le Bard (Superior, Wis./Superior High School) carved apart the Knox College offense all day.  She had a perfect game with one out left in the game until a Yellowjacket error wiped that away.  She still had an opportunity for a no-hitter, but an infield single by Alyssa Bleidorn broke it up.  Nonetheless, Le Bard and the Yellowjackets hung on to a 3-0 shutout win over Knox College.
 
Two Yellowjacket runs came in the first inning when Martin hit an infield single and advanced to third base on a Britnee Blake (Superior, Wis./Superior Senior) sacrifice bunt.  Martin scored from third base when Niemela reached on an error to give the Yellowjackets a 1-0 lead.  Sasha Fjeran (Two Harbors, Minn./Two Harbors) pinch ran for Niemela, who eventually scored on a Carlson single up the middle to make the score 2-0. 
 
Another run was added in the fourth inning for the Yellowjackets when Linzmeier and Haley McNeil (Hill City, Minn./Hill City) came up with back-to-back singles and advanced to second and third base on steals.  Linzmeier was eventually tagged out at home on Clark's fielder's choice.  This also moved McNeil to third base, who scored on Martin's bunt single to make the score 3-0.
 
Le Bard pitched a gem for the Yellowjackets, taking a perfect game into the seventh inning with one out left.  She gave up one hit and struck out eight batters.
 
The Yellowjacket (9-8, 0-0 WIAC) will return to Wisconsin soil on Saturday (Apr. 6th) in Stevens Point, Wis. to take on UW-Stevens Point.  First pitch is at 12:00 p.m. 
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