SECTION 3AA SOFTBALL: JCC beats Luverne, but falls to New Ulm in 3AA

NEW ULM — Caitlin Muir’s RBI single up the middle plated Marita Rasche with the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday, lifting the third-seeded Jackson County Central Huskies to a 5-4 victory over the sixth-seeded Luverne Cardinals in the Section 3AA South high school softball tournament.

Muir and Rasche were both 2-for-4 to lead JCC, and Brooke Klontz (five strikeouts, two walks) earned a complete-game victory for the Huskies.

Ashley Olson (2-for-4, RBI), Tara Sudenga (2-for-3, RBI) and Ellen Dahl (home run) led Luverne offensively, while Olson (two strikeouts, four walks) did the pitching for the Cardinals.

R H E

Luv. 020 011 0 — 4 9 3

JCC 400 000 1 — 5 8 1

New Ulm 2, JCC 0

NEW ULM — Brittany Hoffmann tagged a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning Tuesday, accounting for the only scoring in second-seeded New Ulm’s 2-0 victory over JCC in the Section 3AA playoffs.

Moira Carlson pitched a complete game for JCC, while Marita Rasche was 2-for-3 at the plate.

R H E

JCC 000 000 0 — 0 3 1

NU 000 200 X — 2 4 1

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