Matthew Larson | BSMSN
The Alcester-Hudson Cub softball team is headed back to the state tournament. The Cubs defeated Scotland-Menno in the SoDak 16 by a score of 17-7 on Tuesday, May 27.
Scotland-Menno held a lead early in the game. They scored two in the top of the first and continued to lead 2-0 going into the bottom of the second. The Cubs took the lead with four runs in the bottom of the second to grab a 4-2 advantage. Scotland-Menno would tie the game 4-4 with two in the top of the third, but the Cubs took control of the game from there.
Alcester-Hudson had a five-run bottom of the third inning to go ahead 9-4. After a scoreless fourth inning, Scotland-Menno scored three times in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 9-7. The Cubs responded with four in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 13-7. Alcester-Hudson ended the game on the 10-run rule with four more runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Emma Solberg had three hits, including a double, and four RBIs. Lexi Miller also had three hits with three RBIs. Ava Kingma had two hits, one a double, and three RBIs. Laney Decker added two hits. Emma Molller had a single and two RBIs. Delta Pies ended with a single and an RBI. Jaeley Christensen had a double, and Janna Manning had a single. Moller pitched six innings and allowed seven earned runs on six hits and three walks with 10 strikeouts.
The 2025 South Dakota State B Softball Tournament will be held in Aberdeen Thursday, June 5th through Saturday, June 7th.