Benson/Hancock eliminated the Montevideo softball team from the Section 3AA tournament by beating the Thunder?Hawks 10-2 on Tuesday at Redwood Falls.
Montevideo got on the scoreboard in the first inning when Dani Emkes doubled with two outs and scored on an error.
Montevideo was trailing by just 2-1 going into the bottom of the fourth when the Braves/Owls plated five runs on just one hit.
The T-Hawks scored their final run in the top of the seventh on a one-out single by Lindsey Olson and two Benson/Hancock errors.
Getting hits for Montevideo were Emkes, Olson Paige Jorgenson and Chelsea Larson.
Montevideo 8, MCL 1
Kiersti Grey pitched a two-hitter with five strikeouts as the Thunder Hawks won their regular season finale 8-1 over Minneota/Canby/Lincoln HI here last Thursday.
Jessie Janisch, Dani Emkes, Ashley Hoehne and Kelsey Olson had two hits each for Montevideo.
The Thunder Hawks finished the season with a record of 9-9. They will graduate just two seniors — Dani Emkes and Chelsea Larson.
Montevideo 8, MCL 1
MCL 100 000 0 — 1 2 5
Monte 020 114 x — 8 10 2
Hitting — MCL: Ricki Kallhoff 1-for-2; Katelyn Smith 1-for-3. Monte: Jessie Janisch 2-for-4, 2b; Dani Emkes 2-for-3; Ashley Hoehne 2-for-3; Kelsey Olson 2-for-3, 2b; Lindsey Olson 1-for-3; Paige Jorgenson 1-for-4.
Pitching (ip-h-r-bb-so) — MCL: Kelsea Tolk (L) 6-10-8-5-2-4. Monte: Kiersti Grey (W) 7-2-1-0-1-5.