Lumberjacks' tale of 2 games lead to split at Grand Rapids Invitational

Apr. 19—GRAND RAPIDS — The Bemidji High School softball team played in two very different games on Saturday at the Grand Rapids Invitational.

The Lumberjacks cruised to a 12-7 win over the host school before falling 13-0 against Hermantown in five innings.

BHS scored six runs in the first three innings against Grand Rapids. Trailing 2-1, Emma Greiner drew a bases-loaded walk in the top of the second inning. Sammy Nislter followed with an RBI single. The Jacks scored twice more on a passed ball and a fielder's choice.

An error and a passed ball brought home two more in the third to make it 7-5.

Bemidji got all the insurance it needed in the seventh.

Greiner and Ridley Hadrava laced RBI doubles to put the Lumberjacks ahead 10-5. Nistler singled in another run before Olivia Birt scored another with a fielder's choice.

Grand Rapids scored twice on an RBI double in the seventh but couldn't completely close the gap.

Hermantown held BHS to just four singles and a Karley LaZella double in the second game.

Bemidji 12, Grand Rapids 7

BHS 142 000 5 — 12-14-3

GR 230 000 2 — 7-6-4

WP: LaZella (6 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K)

LP: Ruzynski (2 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 K)

Hermantown 13, Bemidji 0 (F/5)

HRM 214 42 — 13-14-0

BHS 000 00 — 0-4-3

WP: Beranek (5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K)

LP: Hadrava (5 IP, 14 H, 13 R, 10 ER, 3 BB, 2 K)