The Fastpitch Chronicle

The Chequamegon High School softball team beat Glenwood City and lost to Stevens Point Pacelli and Arcadia at the Gilman-Thorp SlamFest on Saturday, May 9. 

The Screaming Eagles, ranked 14th in Div. 3 by the Fastpitch Chronicle, opened the day with a 10-2 victory over Glenwood City behind the pitching of Mackenzie Dane. Chequamegon rapped 12 hits in the game, including two each by Danielle Masterson, Megan Mader and Korrie Herbst. Chequamegon broke the game open with a six-run fourth inning, highlighted by Emily Ernest's three-run triple. 

Pacelli (15-3), ranked fourth in Div. 4, scored solo runs in each of the first three innings and three in the fourth to open a 6-0 lead over Chequamegon in game two. Back-to-back RBI doubles by Morgan Hilgart and Megan Mader cut the deficit to 6-2, but Pacelli tacked on two unearned runs in the fifth to lead 8-2. singles by Danielle Masterson and Megan Mader set the table for RBI singles by Remi Orr and Dane in a three-run sixth for Chequamegon. Masterson, Mader and Orr each had two hits in the game. 

Five errors fueled Arcadia's 12-8 victory over the Screaming Eagles in the day's final game. Chequamegon fell behind 6-1 before putting up a five-spot in the third, with Dane drilling a three-run triple and Makayla Casey following with an RBI single. Arcadia regained the lead with four runs in the fourth and two in the fifth. Masterson had three doubles in the game and Casey had three hits, including a double, and drove in a pair of runs. 

Chequamegon travels to Rib Lake for a Marawood North Conference game on Monday, May 11, and hosts Hurley on Tuesday, May 12.