Busy week for Decorah sb

Viking senior Autumn Schaller puts the ball in play at South Winn early in the season. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

It was a busy week for the Decorah softball team (5-4, 2-1 NEIC) as the Vikes played four games in three days.

At homeThursday, the Vikings defeated Waukon (4-1, 2-1 NEIC) in their second extra-inning game of the week.The Vikings put up two in the first to take the early lead. However, the Indians put up a run in the second and tied it up with another in the fourth. Decorah went back to work with another run in the fourth and a three-run fifth, but Waukon would not roll over as the Indians retaliated with two in the sixth and seventh frames to knot the score, 6-6. The NEIC teams each put up a run in the eighth, forcing a ninth frame where Waukon scored twice. In the bottom of the final frame, Decorah pushed three runs across the plate to secure the win, 10-9.Individual stats were not available at press time.

Wau 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 9 13Dec 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 10 14

Long driveFriday night, the Vikes took on Class 4A No. 4 Xavier (8-2) on the Saints’ home field and dropped the non-conference game, 7-2.Xavier scored in five of the six frames at bat, while Decorah pushed a lone run across home plate in the second and seventh frames.The Vikes had just three hits including a solo home run by Lauren Luzum. Paige Werner and Autumn Schaller each rapped out a hit with Schaller driving in a run.

Dec 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4Xav 1 2 1 0 1 2 x 7 8 1Clara Hjelle (LP) – 6IP, 7R, 8H, 2BB, 1KHR – Lauren Luzum 1; 1B – Paige Werner 1; Autumn Schaller 1; RBI – Luzum 1; Schaller 1; SB – Lani Hubka 1

First tourneyDecorah competed in its first tournament of the season Saturday at Marion, falling to Marion (6-5) 11-8 and Davenport Central (7-4) by a 7-5 score. No other game information or stats were provided at press time.

This weekDecorah is at Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, June 6, then hosts Crestwood Thursday, June 8. Both nights are junior varsity/varsity doubleheaders with JV throwing out the first pitch at 5:30 p.m. The Vikes are at the Jesup two-day tournament Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, with games starting at 9 a.m.