SOFTBALL: Oster blasts 2 home runs, Jacks handle Raiders at home
May 1—BEMIDJI — The Bemidji High School softball team gave itself some insurance with a big sixth inning on Monday at the BHS softball field.
The Lumberjacks beat Greenway 7-1 after a four-run sixth inning. Capped by Elizabeth Oster's second solo home run, BHS's big frame secured its second consecutive win.
Leading 3-1, Matjea Malterud doubled in a run, then scored on Sammy Nistler's triple in the next at-bat. Beth Bolte's RBI groundout preluded Oster's two-out blast.
Oster was a tough out at the plate all afternoon. She laced an RBI double in the bottom of the first inning to put Bemidji ahead 1-0. She also belted her first home run in the fifth inning to give the Lumberjacks a two-run lead.
Aleah Shogren twirled a complete game on the rubber. She allowed one earned run on nine hits with five strikeouts.
Bemidji (2-5) will host a Section 8-4A doubleheader against Brainerd at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, at the BHS softball field.
Bemidji 7, Greenway 1
GRW 000 100 0 — 1-9-0
BHS 101 014 X — 7-14-0
WP: Shogren (7 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K)
LP: Gernander (4 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K)
