C-M softball falls to pair of SICL foes

COLFAX — The Tigerhawks were plagued by four errors in the field and Colfax-Mingo’s softball team struck out 16 times at the plate during a 5-1 loss to Iowa Valley on June 16.

Brianna Freerksen had two of the team’s five hits, but the Tigerhawks lost the South Iowa Cedar League game after falling behind 5-0. C-M scored its only run in the bottom of the seventh.

Freerksen doubled and scored one run, Dakota Allen doubled and had one RBI, Kinley Johannes had one hit and one walk, Callie Rathje singled and Emma Cook and Isabella Cushatt were both hit by one pitch.

Freerksen (2-6) pitched all seven innings in the circle and took the loss after surrendering five runs — two earned — on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in seven innings.

Lydia Kriegel led Iowa Valley (5-10, 5-7 in the SICL) with two hits and one run at the plate and struck out 16 and allowed one earned run on five hits in the circle.

Michaela Schachtlie added three hits and three steals and Olyvia Grant finished with two hits, two RBIs and two steals for the Tigers.

Iowa Valley out-hit Colfax-Mingo 11-5, and the Tigerhawks (2-11, 1-10) committed four of the game’s five errors.

Colfax-Mingo’s SICL game against HLV/TC scheduled for Wednesday was postponed to 11 a.m. on June 26 in Victor.

Montezuma 10, Colfax-Mingo 0

MONTEZUMA — The Bravettes scored their third straight win over Colfax-Mingo after scoring one run in the first, two in the second, four in the third and three in the fourth during a 10-0 home win on Thursday.

The Tigherhawks were limited to two hits in the SICL loss. Kamryn Schmidt and Leah Urfer had two hits and two RBIs to lead the Montezuma (4-8, 4-7) and Vivian Cook scored two runs. Urfer also got the pitching win.

Official statistics for the Tigerhawks were not available at press time.