Stingers earn double header win

In a league double header, Vermillon's Stingers, scored 2 wins over Brandon Blizzard, played June 27 at Dunham Softball Complex in Sioux Falls.

The first game was a 6-3 win. Line totals: Stingers – 6 R, 9 H, 3 E, 7 LOB; Blizzard – 3 R, 6 H, 4 E, 6 LOB.

Jenny Bye recorded 7 Ks, while giving up 6 hits and no walks. Offensively: Brittany Bye went 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs; Chelsea Houska – 1 run; Donica Crichton was 2 for 4; Ali Truhe – 1 for 3, 1 run; Molly LeCates – 2 for 3, 1 run, 1 RBI; Anna Erickson – 1 for 3; Erica Johnson – 1 for 3, 2 RBIs; Megan Chickering – 1 for 2; and Ashley Ouellette – 2 runs.

In the second game the line score was: Stingers – 6 R, 9 H, 5 E, 6 LOB; Blizzard – 2 R, 3 H, 5 E, 10 LOB.

Jenny Bye pitched the full six innings, but recorded only 2 Ks, and the team's errors slowed down the defense.

Offensive stats in the game made up for some lapses on the field. Erickson had a banner 3 for 3 at bats, 3 runs scored, and 2 runs batted in. Ouellette – 1 for 3, 1 run, 1 RBI; Houska – 1 for 3; Britt Bye 2 for 3, 1 run; Truhe – 1 for 3, 1 run; Ouellette – 1 for 2, 1 run, 1 RBI.