Chmielowiec doubled in the top ….
Chmielowiec doubled in the top of the sixth and scored the tying run on an errant throw as she went to third on Dallmann’s groundout. The Loggers thought they had regained control when they scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth. While no errors officially were charged to Rib Lake, the Redmen had two chances to get outs when a throw wasn’t quite handled on a stolen base by Phillips and a foul pop-up wasn’t caught near the third-base dugout. Phillips got an RBI single by Lily Miller and a long two-run homer to left by Kendall Weik with two outs to regain the lead.
Weik, however, issued a one-out walk to Gumz and that set the game-winning rally in motion in the top of the seventh. Tahlia Scheithauer singled to left, Niemi dropped a blooper to the left side for a hit to load the bases and Rhonnie Jo Scheithauer won a long battle with Weik by lining an RBI single up the middle. Weik struck out Josie Scheithauer to put Rib Lake on the brink of defeat, but an error on a grounder hit by Chmielowiec tied it and a mistake by Phillips on another grounder hit by Dallmann put Rib Lake in the lead.
Ironically, the game ended with a defensive gem as Gumz, playing third, speared a liner by Logger Isabelle Teeters that appeared to be headed toward the leftfield corner.
Tahlia Scheithauer got the win. She struck out four, walked four and allowed six hits and six runs, four of which were earned. Niemi was two for four to lead the offense.
In game two, Phillips nudged ahead by scoring on a passed ball in the top of the first and an BRI single by Brooke Eckert in the top of the third. The game turned in the bottom of the fifth and it started with Josie Scheithauer reaching on a passed-ball third strike. Chmielowiec doubled her in, Dallmann singled and Blomberg hit a big two-run double to put the Redmen in the lead. She scored one out later on a base hit by Gumz, who later scored on Niemi’s sacrifice fly.
Dallmann had two of Rib Lake’s seven hits off Weik. She was two for two. Five others had a hit apiece.
