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SportsPage 18 • July 1, 2015
GHV girls put in a busy week
The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura softball
team didn’t know if they were coming or go-
ing last week. The girls had their hands full,
playing eight games, with four in a 25 hour
period.
Newman 4, GHV 3
GHV 9, Newman 8
It couldn’t have gotten much closer on
Monday night, June 22, when GHV and
Newman Catholic split a pair of one-run
North Iowa Conference games.
The Knights won the first contest, 4-3.
Newman’s Taylor Hauser pitched seven in-
nings for the win. She struck out seven and
gave up four hits. Brooklyn Ossman took the
loss for the Cardinals. She struck out three
batters, walked two and gave up seven hits.
A highlight of the game was Payton
Bamrick’s homer that brought in all three of
GHV’s runs. The hit also scored Mackenzie
Van Gerpen and Jayden Hughes.
Newman led early in the second game,
4-0. GHV kept fighting, however, and came
back and then answered every one of New-
man’s runs in the second half. The difference
came in the ninth inning, when GHV held
the Knights scoreless and scored the final run
for the 9-8 victory.
Ossman pitched five innings and cap-
tured the win on the mound, with two strike-
outs and one walk. She gave up five hits and
five runs. Also seeing time on the mound was
Jillian Heitland and Bailee Pitzenberger. Pit-
zenberger struck out one batter, but allowed
four hits and three runs.
Tiara Van Gerpen led the offense with
three hits, one RBI and she scored two runs.
She also had two stolen bases. Bamrick also
did well at the plate, recording two hits, one
being a double, and she had one RBI and
scored one run. Miranda Jackson and Oss-
man also recorded doubles.
GHV 10, West Hancock 0
The Cardinals were not only able to
capture a North Iowa Conference win on
Tuesday, June 23, but also a run rule shutout
against West Hancock.
GHV’s bats were on fire, as they col-
lected 11 hits against the Eagle’s pitcher Mal-
lory Becker. To her credit, Becker also had 12
strike-outs in the game.
Ossman pitched a solid game for the Car-
dinals, striking out five and allowing only four
hits.
Brooklyn Laird had the hot bat for GHV
with three hits. She also scored two runs and
led the team in stolen bases with two. Ti-
ara Van Gerpen had two hits, two RBIs and
scored two runs. Bamrick also had two hits
and scored one run. Also collecting a hit was
Mallory Van Oort, Mackenzie Van Gerpen,
Ossman and Pitzenberger.
North Union 12, GHV 0
The Cardinals met their match on
Wednesday, June 24, when they traveled to
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“The North Union team can just flat out swing the bat,” said Coach
Christina Weiser. “To our kids’ credit, we had some great at-bats our-
selves, but unfortunately out best hits were right at people most of the
time.”
North Union connected on 14 hits, including two doubles and one
homerun, to win the contest, 12-0.
GHV connected on five hits. Mackenzie Van Gerpen stroked a dou-
ble, while Tiara Van Gerpen, Mallory Van Oort, Bamrick and Ossman all
had singles.
Ossman took the loss on the mound in 3.33 innings.
Algona 6, GHV 1 GHV’s Alek Goll does his job as he stretches to make the catch at first base getting the Newman runner out during the Monday,
The Cardinals hosted Bishop Garrigan on Friday, June 26. A solid June 23 game. Newman swept GHV in the double header. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy
performance at the plate gave the Golden Bears a 6-1 victory.
Bishop Garrigan connected on 10 hits in the seven inning match-up, Cardinals drop three games
including three doubles and one homerun.
Where the Cardinals really capitalize is on their ability to move It was a week the Garner-Hayfield/ James did the pitching for the eve- Pitching duties for the Cardi-
around the bases quickly on stolen bases. Tiara Van Gerpen, GHV’s leader Ventura baseball team wished had gone ning. He struck out four, walked three nals was split between Goll, Holden
in stolen bases, stole two bases, while Sydney Childress, Mackenzie Van differently. The Cardinals dropped and gave up five hits. Hutcheson and Ryley Kozisek. Goll
Gerpen and Jacki Van Oort also recorded stolen bases. three games played last week. Bishop Garrigan 14, GHV 0 took the loss, pitching a third of an in-
Tiara Van Gerpen also led the team in hits with two. Bamrick, Oss- It was more of the same on Friday, ning. He gave up three hits and four
man, and Grace Tusha singles. Newman 9, GHV 5 June 26, when the Cardinals hosted runs. Hutcheson pitched a majority
Ossman handled pitching duties for the Cardinals, striking out one Newman 6, GHV 0 Bishop Garrigan. The Golden Bears of the game, four innings. He gave up
and walking one. The number one team in Class 1A, had no trouble downing GHV, 14-0 six hits and nine runs. Kozisek gave up
GHV 4, West Fork 3 Newman Catholic, swept GHV in a B-G pitcher Zach Boelter was too two hits and one run.
Emmetsburg 7, GHV 6 double header played on Monday, June much for the Cardinal batters. He The week dropped the Cardinals
GHV wrapped up their busy week hosting a tournament on Saturday, 22. threw seven strikes and only allowed record to 5-15 overall. The team travels
June 27. The Cardinals picked up a quality win against West Fork, 4-3, Newman pitcher Evan Paulus per- one hit in the shut-out. Meyers was to Eagle Grove on Wednesday, July 1.
but lost a close one to Emmetsburg, 7-6. formed solidly on the mound in game the only GHV player to get a hit in the The JV team takes the field at 5:30 p.m.
This time it was the Cardinals who had the hot bats, as they con- one, striking out seven and walking game. followed by the varsity at 7:30 p.m.
nected on 10 hits against West Fork. Mackenzie Van Gerpen knocked a three in a 9-5 Knight victory. Ryan In their second game Saturday, the
double and brought in an RBI. Barrack recorded three hits and scored a Meyers took the loss for the Cardinals. LIONS Lions fought back after being down
run. Ossman also had two hits and brought in a runner. He pitched all six innings, giving up 10 from page 17 5-0 early and tested a very good Anke-
Hayes and Bamrick both recorded two stolen bases to lead the team. hits and he walked seven. ny team on their home field. Ankeny
Mallory Van Oort, Bamrick, Hughes and Jacki Van Oort scored Collecting one hit apiece for the our best game, but were right there with came out on top, 6-5.
GHV’s runs. Cardinals was Connor Burke, Harley a chance to win it in the last inning and “I think it says volumes about these
Ossman was the winning pitcher, pitching all seven innings. She Forry, Payton James and Alek Goll. had a potential double to tie the game kids that after being down 5-0 after two
struck out one batter and walked two. She allowed four hits. James recorded two RBIs for the team. in the bottom of the seventh by Rowdy innings against a very good Ankeny
“Our loss to Emmetsburg was disappointing,” said Weiser. “Espe- Forry and Chase Theobald each drift foul in left by a foot,” explained team and after playing the third game
cially in the bottom of the seventh innings, but I feel like this week we scored two runs for GHV and Burke Coach Thompson. “Marshalltown is in two days against 4A teams and the
took some huge steps in figuring out what we need to do as a team to be scored one. the kind of team that applies constant seventh game overall in five days, they
successful.” Colton Schroeder pitched the sec- pressure to a defense, and it was nice to battled back to tie the game up,” said
Pitzenberger pitched 5.67 innings, while Ossman played clean-up. ond game for the Cardinals and took see a team like that because sometimes Coach Thompson. “Every fan, player,
Pitzenberger struck out two, walked two, gave up seven hits and four runs. the loss. He struck out four, walked you get to see weaknesses you didn’t and coach on the other side figured it
Ossman allowed four hits and three runs. five and gave up seven hits in the 6-0 even know you had defensively. We would be a blowout five-inning game
Collecting two hits apiece were Jackson, Ossman and Laird. Tiara shut-out. finished the game off defensively with after the first two innings, but our kids
Van Gerpen and Mackenzie Van Gerpen each had a single. Forry was the only GHV player to a bang in the seventh inning by record- never doubted for a second they would
Mackenzie Van Gerpen led the team in RBIs with two. Laird led the connect on a hit. ing a triple play to keep the game 5-3, battle back and compete to the very last
team in runs with two. but came up a hit short of rallying for out.”
North Union 4, GHV 0 the win in the bottom half.” McHenry was the only Lion with
GHV’s Payton Bamrick connects for a solid hit. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy It was another tough outing for Hogan had three of Clear Lake’s multiple hits. His two singles scored
the Cardinals when they traveled to seven hits in the game. He had one one run. Mason and Adams each had
North Union on Wednesday, June 24, double and three RBIs. doubles. Mason finished with three
where they were handed a 4-0 loss. Tofte was the losing pitcher. The RBIs and Adams had one.
Burke did a fine job at the plate for senior gave up eight hits and walked McHenry went the distance for
GHV, collecting two hits, one being a one. Peterson pitched an inning in re- the Lions. He gave up 12 hits, struck
double. Goll also collected a hit, but lief, walking one. out two and walked one.
the Cardinals were unable to get any- Ankeny 6, CL 5
one across the plate.
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