Softball
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska’s softball team got the bats hitting early and often Friday night. A seven-run second inning propelled the host Warhawks to a 13-1 thrashing of the BGM Bears.
Maddie Doonan collected three hits for North Mahaska. Doonan, tripled in the third inning, and singled in the fourth inning as the Warhawks built a 10-0 lead after three innings. BGM scored its lone run in the top of the fourth inning, but NM answered with three more tallies.
In the powerful second inning, Olivia Ridgeway singled, scoring one run, an error scored another run, Kaylia Shipman doubled, scoring two runs, Kayla Readshaw singled, scoring one run, and Lydia Howell singled, scoring two runs.
Jocelyn Pinkerton earned the win for North Mahaska. She allowed four hits and one over four innings.
Laila Morrison stepped in the circle for BGM. The starting pitcher gave up eight hits and nine runs over 1 2/3 innings, striking out two.
North Mahaska accumulated 14 hits in the game. Doonan, Readshaw, and Howell each collected three hits. Howell led NM with three RBI. Doonan stole three bases. The Warhawks stole six bases in the game.
Jeryn Kalinay, Kylie Ament, Morrison, and Shaye Strong each collected one hit for BGM.
North Mahaska will travel to Colfax-Mingo Monday for another South Iowa Cedar League contest.
Baseball
North Mahaska battled with BGM for six innings Friday, but the visiting Bears took advantage of walks and errors to score a 5-3 South Iowa Cedar League victory. North Mahaska had its chances stranding 11 batters on base.
A one-out single by Beau Burns set up BGM’s first score. He moved around the bases and scored on Cale Coburn’s fielder’s choice.
North Mahaska had trouble with BGM hurler Jackson Buller who struck out the first four Warhawks he faced and struck out nine in his 4 1/3 innings of work.
Jack Kelderman’s lead-off single in the bottom of the fourth inning set up the Warhawks. Ryan Groom walked and with two out Hunter Wernli reached on an error and Kelderman and Groom scampered home to give NM a 2-1 lead.
Dominic Coleman ripped a one-out single and Mason Maschmann earned a two-out walk. Another Warhawk error allowed two runs to score and give the Bears the 3-2 advantage. Senior Ryan Andersen ripped a double and Kelderman walked to chase Buller from the game. A fielder’s choice allowed Andersen to score and knot the game.
Both teams had opportunities in the sixth but was unable to score. Two walks and a pair of errors allowed the Bears to jump ahead 5-3. North Mahaska received a hit from Jaxon Vander Veer but could not score the run.
Junior Kelderman went six innings allowing three runs on two hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Senior Nate Sampson went 2/3 innings giving up two runs on two walks. Senior Carson Doak through the final out in the top of the seventh facing one batter.
Andersen, Kelderman and Vander Veer were responsible for NM’s three hits.
Coleman and Burns each hit singles for BGM. Buller struck out nine, walked five and gave up two hits. Coburn gave up one hit.
North Mahaska plays at the Moravia round robin on Saturday then goes to Colfax-Mingo Monday. Next Thursday NM will travel to East Marshall.
