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2016 Girls Softball Schedule & Results
| Result | Record | Opponent | Location | Status |
| 0 – 8 | 0 – 1 | Oshkosh West | Fond Du Lac High School | 4:30 PM CDT |
| 4 – 20 | 0 – 2 |
@Oshkosh North | Oshkosh North High School | 4:30 PM CDT |
| Appleton North | Fond Du Lac High School | 4:30 PM CDT | ||
| 0 – 10 | 0 – 3 |
@Kaukauna | Bayorgeon Diamond #2 | 4:30 PM CDT |
| 3 – 7
2 – 3 |
0 – 5 |
@Appleton East | Appleton East High School | 4:00 PM CDT |
| 6 – 4
9 – 1 11 – 14 6 – 9 |
1 – 5 2 – 5 2 – 6 2 – 7 |
West Bend East
Port Washington West Bend West |
Fond Du Lac High School |
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| 1 – 7 | 2 – 8 |
@Hortonville | Otto Miller Park | 4:30 PM CDT |
| 1 – 8 | 2 – 9 |
@Kimberly | Sunset Park | 4:30 PM CDT |
| 5 – 15 | 2 – 10 |
@Oshkosh West | Oshkosh West High School | 4:30 PM CDT |
| 3 – 2 | 3 – 10 |
Appleton West | Fond Du Lac High School | 4:00 PM CDT |
| 6 – 5 | 4 – 10 |
Appleton West | Fond Du Lac High School | 6:15 PM CDT |
| 2 – 12
3 – 17 5 – 3
0 – 16 |
5 – 12
5 – 13 |
Catholic Memorial
Whitnall Cedarburg
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| 0 – 13 | 5 – 14 | @Appleton North | Appleton North High School | 4:30 PM CDT |
| 0 – 5 | 5 – 15 | @Neenah | Neenah High School | 4:00 PM CDT |
| – | Kaukauna | Fond Du Lac High School | 4:30 PM CDT | |
| Fri May 13 | – | Hortonville | Fond Du Lac High School | 4:30 PM CDT |
| 0 – 5 | – | Kimberly | Fond Du Lac High School | 4:30 PM CDT |
| 1 – 8 | – | @Menasha | Menasha Youth Sports Complex | 3:30 PM CDT |
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAUK | 17 | 1 | 0 | .944 | – |
| OSH-N | 16 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 1.0 |
| HORTV | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 4.0 |
| A-NOR | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 5.0 |
| KIMB | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 8.0 |
| A-EAST | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 10.0 |
| OSH-W | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 10.0 |
| NEEN | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 12.0 |
| A-WEST | 2 | 16 | 0 | .111 | 15.0 |
| FONDY | 2 | 16 | 0 | .111 | 15.0 |
West Bend West 8 Fond du Lac 1
The 11th-seeded Cardinals fell to No. 6 seed West Bend West in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal.
Crystal Koch had a home run for Fond du Lac, but the Cards managed only three hits as a team.
Kellie Hierl took the loss in the circle.
Fond du Lac…000 100 0 — 1 3 1
West Bend West…001 340 x — 8 8 1
WP: Brockman (3 k, 1 bb).
LP: Kellie Hierl (0 k, 3 bb).
Leading hitters: Fond du Lac — Crystal Koch 1×3 (hr, r, rbi). West Bend West — Hall 2×3 (2b, hr), Kasuboski 2×3, Stafford 2×2 (2b).
Kimberly 5 Fond du Lac 0
The Cardinals struggled to make anything happen at the plate as they fell to the Papermakers in a Fox Valley Association matchup.
The Cardinals recorded four hits but struck out 11 times.
Kellie Hierl took the loss, striking out four and walking four.
Neenah 5 Fond du Lac 0
The Cardinals couldn’t find much offense as they fell to the Rockets in Fox Valley Association play.
Kellie Hierl took the loss in the circle, while Megan Elford had two hits.
Oshkosh West 8 Fond du Lac 0
The Wildcats pulled away in the final two innings as they shut out the Cardinals in Fox Valley Association play.
Kellie Hierl took the loss in the circle for Fond du Lac.
Jessica Pentland had two of the Cardinals’ three hits, ripping a double in the process.
Oshkosh West…002 002 4 — 8 11 1
Fond du Lac…000 000 0 — 0 3 1
WP: Cruz (6 k, 0 bb).
LP: Kellie Hierl (5 k, 7 bb).
Leading hitters: Oshkosh West — Brewer 2×2 (2b, 2 rbi), Hendrix 3×4 (2b, 4 rbi), Tigert 2×4. Fond du Lac — Jessica Pentland 2×3 (2b).
Appleton North 13 Fond du Lac 0
The Cardinals could only come up with three hits as they fell to Appleton North in a Fox Valley Association match-up.
Crystal Koch had a double for Fondy, and Kali Smit took the loss.
Fond du Lac…000 00 — 0 3 2
Appleton North…624 1x — 13 11 0
WP: Mullen (2 k, 0 bb).
LP: Kali Smit (0 k, 2 bb).
Oshkosh North 16 Fond du Lac 0
The Cardinals struggled on offense and defense as they dropped a game to the Spartans in a Fox Valley Association matchup Tuesday night. Fondy had no hits and recorded six errors. Kali Smit took the loss.
Oshkosh North…300 94 — 16 14 0
Fond du Lac…000 00 — 0 0 6
WP: Gauthier (5 k, 3 bb).
LP: Kali Smit (0 k, 4 bb).
Appleton North 13 Fond du Lac 1
The Lightning scored eight runs in the first inning as they crushed the Cardinals in Fox Valley Association play.
Kellie Hierl took the loss in the circle for Fond du Lac.
Aleigha Mitchell had a triple for the Cardinals.
Appleton North…800 203 — 13 13 2
Fond du Lac…000 010 — 1 4 1
WP: Mullen (3 k, 2 bb).
LP: Kellie Hierl (1 k, 4 bb).
Leading hitters: Appleton North — Hoeft 4×4 (rbi), Garvey 2×3 (2 rbi), Huss 2×3.
Fond du Lac — Aleigha Mitchell 1×1 (3b).
Sheboygan North Invite
The Fond du Lac softball team went 1-2 at a tournament hosted by Sheboygan North on Saturday.
The Cardinals lost to Waukesha Catholic Memorial 12-2 and Whitnall 17-3, but ended the day with a 5-3 victory over Cedarburg.
Kellie Hierl picked up the win for Fond du Lac against Cedarburg, striking out eight, while Michala Schneider and Megan Elford both had two hits.
Aleigha Mitchell had a double and two RBIs against Catholic Memorial and added two hits against Whitnall. Crystal Koch had all three RBIs in the Cardinals’ loss to Whitnall.
Fond du Lac…000 02 — 2 3 2
Catholic Memorial…101 82 — 12 9 2
WP: Mudloff (6 k, 4 bb).
LP: Kali Smit (1 k, 4 bb).
Leading hitters: FDL — Aleigha Mitchell 1×3 (2b, 2 rbi). Catholic Memorial — Smith 4×4 (hr), Mudloff 1×2 (hr, 3 rbi).
Whitnall…1210 31 — 17 11 2
Fond du Lac…001 02 — 3 5 5
WP: Simler (0 k, 2 bb).
LP: Kellie Hierl (3 k, 4 bb).
Leading hitters: Whitnall — Lamonte 2×2 (2b), Simler 2×2 (2b, rbi). FDL — Aleigha Mitchell 2×3, Crystal Koch 2×3 (3 rbi).
Fond du Lac…100 200 2 — 5 7 4
Cedarburg…011 001 0 — 3 4 5
WP: Kellie Hierl (8 k, 4 bb).
LP: Nimtz (1 k, 3 bb).
Leading hitters: FDL — Michala Schneider 2×4, Megan Elford 2×4, Jessica Pentland 1×3 (2 rbi).
Fond du Lac 3-6 Appleton West 2-5
The Cardinals swept the Terrors in a Fox Valley Association doubleheader on Friday. Kellie Hierl earned the win in the first game, striking out seven. Hierl also had a pair of hits at the plate.
Crystal Koch was 3-for-4 with all three of the Cardinals’ RBIs. Devin Wonser was 2-for-3.
In the second game Aleigha Mitchell had a huge day at the plate for Fond du Lac, batting 3-for-4 with a home run, double, and three RBIs. Megan Alford had a pair of hits, and Kali Smit recorded the win.
The Cardinals scored three runs in the seventh inning to pick up the win, with Mitchell scoring the walk-off run on a Wonser groundball.
Fond du Lac…001 020 0 — 3 9 3
Appleton West…020 000 0 — 2 4 3
WP: Kellie Hierl (7 k, 5 bb).
LP: North (4 k, 2 bb).
Leading hitters: Fond du Lac — Kellie Hierl 2×4, Crystal Koch 3×4 (3 rbi), Devin Wonser 2×3. Appleton West — North 2×3 (rbi).
Appleton West…311 000 0 — 5 8 0
Fond du Lac…102 000 3 — 6 10 3
WP: Kali Smit (2 k, 3 bb).
LP: Bourin (5 k, 4 bb).
Leading hitters: Appleton West — Poler 2×3 (2b).
Fond du Lac — Megan Alford 2×4, Aleigha Mitchell 3×4 (2b, hr, 3 rbi).
Oshkosh West 15 Fond du Lac 5
The Cardinals couldn’t compete with a powerful Oshkosh West offense as they fell in Fox Valley Association action Tuesday night.
Kellie Hierl and Aleigha Mitchell were both 2-for-3 and each had a double for Fondy.
Amanda Thorne also had a pair of hits.
Kali Smit took the loss.
Fond du Lac…041 000 0 — 5 9 0
Oshkosh West…353 004 x —15 18 1
WP: Lacey Cruz (6 k).
LP: Kali Smit (2 k).
Leading hitters: Fond du Lac — Kellie Hierl 2×3, 2B; Aleigha Mitchell 2×3, 2B; Amanda Thome 2×3. Oshkosh West — Emily Miller 3×5, 2B, 3 RBI; Hailey Hendrix 3×3; Mandy Koch 3×4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI; Sammi Neustifter 2×3.
Neenah 9 Fond du Lac 6
Missed opportunities were the Cardinals’ downfall as they stranded 12 runners in scoring position in their Fox Valley Association loss to Neenah on Tuesday night.
Kellie Hierl had a pair of hits and an RBI for Fondy, while Michala Schneider had a pair of hits and two RBIs.
Andra O’Brien had two hits, two RBIs and a double. O’Brien also received the loss.
Neenah…120 000 06 — 9 9 6
Fond du Lac…020 100 03 — 6 14 6
WP: Dietzen (1 k, 6 bb).
LP: O’Brien (0 k, 3 bb).
Leading hitters: Neenah — Chandik 3×4 (3 rbi), Jahnke 3×5 (rbi). Fond du Lac — O’Brien 2×4 (2 rbi, 2b), Hierl 2×4 (rbi), Schneider 2×4 (2 rbi).
Fond du Lac softball picks up pair of wins
It hasn’t been an easy start to the spring for the Fond du Lac softball team. The Cardinals began their 2016 campaign with blowout losses to Fox Valley Association foes Oshkosh North and Kaukauna and fell in a competitive game to Appleton East on Friday night.
Even when Fond du Lac was ahead late in the second game of Friday’s doubleheader against the Patriots, the Cards couldn’t catch a break, as the contest was suspended due to darkness. On Saturday, Fond du Lac finally got into the winning column.
Andra O’Brien earned two wins in the circle and the Cardinals had few problems at the plate as they won two of three games at their home invite — defeating West Bend East 6-4 and Port Washington 9-1. Fond du Lac fell 14-11 to West Bend West in the other game. “It’s great going into the next couple of weeks,” O’Brien said of the victories. “We’ll try to keep this momentum going. We’ve been doing really well as a team, talking a lot more. Hopefully we can keep it up.”
Fond du Lac (2-4) began the day with a victory over West Bend East, scoring two runs apiece in the fifth and sixth innings to come away with the win. The Suns actually led 3-2 entering the latter part of the game before the Cardinals rallied.
The second game of the tournament against West Bend West was a slugfest, as the Spartans scored five runs in both the second and fourth innings.
Fond du Lac had initially taken the lead with a three-run first inning, and added four runs each in the third and fourth innings, but couldn’t keep up.
In the final game of the day, the Cardinals jumped on Port Washington early and never let up. Powered by a two-run single from O’Brien and an RBI triple from Crystal Koch, Fond du Lac took a 3-0 lead after the first inning. The Cardinals added a couple more runs in the third and two more in the fourth on Kali Smit’s two-run single. Aleigha Mitchell chipped in with an RBI double in the fifth and Devin Wonser added an RBI triple in the sixth.
For her part, O’Brien allowed only the one run, which didn’t come until the seventh, and three hits. “The past couple days I’ve just really been feeling it,” O’Brien said. “I’ve just been trying to hit my spots the best I can and do the best I can for the team. The team has been great getting the outs and keeping it easy for me.”
Meanwhile, Koch had a tremendous day at the plate, with a triple and a pair of doubles. She reached based in 8 of her 10 plate appearances. “I feel like I’ve had to do my duty to get everyone moving and start the inning off when we weren’t doing so hot,” Koch said.
The Cardinals move back into FVA play on Tuesday against Neenah and Koch hopes the team’s success on Saturday will carry over. “I think it’s going to keep our motivation up for the rest of the season,” she said.
Kaukauna 10 Fond du Lac 0
The Cardinals came up empty-handed against the Galloping Ghosts in Fox Valley Association play Tuesday night.
Andra O’Brien took the the loss for Fondy, striking out two and walking two.
Hailey Hestigan led Kaukauna, batting 3-for-3 with a home run and 4 RBIs.
Fond du Lac…000 00 — 0 1 1
Kaukauna…402 4x — 10 9 0
WP: Vinsfeldt (8 k, 0 bb)
LP: Andra O’Brien (2 k, 2 bb)
Fond du Lac falls in softball season opener
OSHKOSH – Being outside was a refreshing change for the Fond du Lac softball team. It would have been even better if things had gone a little smoother for the Cardinals.
Fond du Lac committed four errors, which led to some early runs for Oshkosh North, as the Cardinals dropped their season-opener, 20-4, in a five-inning contest that finished up in the rain, sleet and snow of the Wisconsin spring. “This is our first time outside since the season started and we did a lot of things to beat ourselves,” Cardinals’ head coach Julie Ziegler said. “Something here, something there and we make a play and don’t make an error and it’s a lot closer.”
A pair of errors in the bottom of the first inning by the Cardinals helped the Spartans take a 5-0 lead, while Fond du Lac had another pair of miscues in North’s seven-run second-inning. Fond du Lac also had a pair of runners thrown out trying to take an extra base on hits, one at home and another at second base. “Those are the things we have to work on throughout the season,” Ziegler said. “We have a ways to go.”
Despite falling behind 5-0 after the first inning, the Cardinals came back in the top of the second and got the offense going. Aleigha Mitchell opened the inning with a single and was bunted to second by Michaela Schneider. After Crystal Koch reached on an error and stole second, Kellie Hierl delivered a two-run single that cut the Spartans’ lead to 5-2.
Kellie Hierl, a freshman, finished 2-for-2 and drove in all four runs for the Cardinals, adding a two-run triple in the fourth inning. “She does a good job. She works hard and does what she needs to do,” Ziegler said of Hierl. “She’s a competitor and we’re looking for good things from her.”
Aleigha Mitchell also finished with a pair of hits in the game for the Cardinals.
Andra O’Brien walked three and struck out three in four innings in the loss for Fond du Lac, which is scheduled to host Appleton North on Thursday.
Fond du Lac 020 20 – 4 6 4
Oshkosh North 570 8x-20 16 3
WP: Shaye Gauthier (4 IP, 0 BBs, 5 Ks). LP: Andra O’Brien (4 IP, 3BBs, 3 Ks).
Leading hitters: FON – Aleigha Mitchell 2×3; Kellie Hierl, 2×2, 4 RBIs, 3B. ON: Lauren Neveau, 2×3, 2B; Shaye Gauthier, 3×4, 3 RBI; Syd Supple 2×4, 2 RBI, HR; Libby Neveau, 2B; Sammy Buerger, 2×4, RBI; Morgan Moxon, 2×4, 2 RBI; Lauren Christie, 2×4, HR, 3 RBI; Jordyn Dedering, 2×4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI.