Two wins
Huskies top Redwood, Windom at section softball tourney
Jackson County Central was one of four teams that is undefeated after the first day of the Section 3AA softball tournament as the Huskies recorded two wins Thursday at Windom Recreation Area.
Third-seeded JCC was a 10-4 winner over sixth-seeded Redwood Valley in the single elimination first round and then opened the double elimination portion of the tourney with a 2-0 victory over second-seeded Windom.
Hadley Wachal was the winning pitcher vs. the Cardinals as she threatened her own school single-game strikeout record with 19. She struck out 20 vs. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta in last year’s section tourney.
Bailey Finck was 3-for-3 at the plate with two home runs and two runs batted in, Lauren Johnson was 3-4 and scored two runs; and Sawyer Flatgard was 2-3 and scored twice.
In the Windom game, Finck had two hits, Mady Wachal had two hits and an RBI, and Braelyn Boogerd Braelyn had a hit and scored a run.
Mady Wachal was the winning pitcher in the second game, striking out 11.
Jackson County Central is now 17-5. The Huskies will play Dassel-Cokato (16-3) in a winner’s bracket game at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Marshall.
Section 3AA softball
Thursday, May 23
At Windom
Jackson County Central 10, Redwood Valley 4
Jackson County Central 2, Windom 0
At Luverne
Pipestone 8, Minneota/Canby 3
Luverne 7, Pipestone 5
At Dassel
Litchfield 12, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 3
Dassel-Cokato 7, Litchfield 0
At Morris
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 14, Montevideo 1
Minnewaska Area 6, New London-Spicer 5
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 15, Minnewaska Area 0
Saturday, May 25
At Marshall
Winner’s bracket
Dassel-Cokato (16-3) vs. Jackson County Central (19-5), `11:30 a.m.
Luverne (17-4) vs. Minnewaska Area (20-2), 11:30 a.m.
Loser’s bracket
Pipestone (12-8) vs. Minnewaska Area (7-14), 1:30 p.m.
Litchfield (3-19) vs. Windom (14-7), 1:30 p.m.
JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL SOFTBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Thurs., April 4: at Fairmont, W 13-0 (5 innings)
Tues., April 9: at St. James Area, L 2-1 (9 innings)
Tues., April 9: at St. James Area, W 16-1 (4 innings)
Fri., April 12: Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian, W 10-0 (6 innings)
Tues., April 18: Luverne, L 7-4
Tues., April 18: Luverne, W 15-0 (5 innings)
Thurs., April 25: at Pipestone, L 7-1
Thurs., April 25: at Pipestone, L 12-1
Mon., April 29: at Blue Earth Area, W 10-0 (6 innings)
Mon., April 29: at Blue Earth Area, W 16-0 (4 innings)
Fri., May 3: at Fairmont, W 6-2
Thurs., May 9: Redwood Valley, W 12-2 (5 innings)
Thurs., May 9: Redwood Valley, W 13-6
Fri., May 10: at Windom, L 4-3 (8 innings)
Fri., May 10: at Windom, W 14-0 (5 innings)
Sat., May 11: Albert Lea, W 7-6
Sat., May 11: New York Mills, W 13-3 (5 innings)
Sat., May 11: Worthington, W 13-5
Mon., May 13: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, W 4-3
Thurs., May 16: at Wabasso, W 5-1
Thurs., May 23: Redwood Valley at Windom, W 10-4
Thurs., May 23: at Windom, W 2-0
Sat., May 25: Dassel-Cokato at Marshall, 11:30 a.m.