The Pirate softball team had one of the most unique box scores you will ever see on Monday

The Pirate softball team had one of the most unique box scores you will ever see on Monday, keeping Thief River Falls hitless for the entire game, but losing by a final score of 11-5. “No, I've never seen a box score like that,” head coach Katie Lariviere noted. “The wind played a big factor all day. It was blowing with the pitchers for the most part, but it was still carrying the pitch too high or too low.”

That led to a combined 15 walks and six hit batsmen on the day for Crookston, and when added to four errors, the Prowlers didn't need to have any hits to get their offense going.

TRF struck early with seven runs in the first inning, scoring three runs before Crookston got an out and taking advantage of the aforementioned walks, hit batsmen and errors to an eventual 7-0 lead. The inning did have one highlight, however, as Jaeden Lizakowski got the first two outs of the game by turning an unassisted double play. “That was a great play by Jaeden,” Lariviere explained. “She caught the line drive and made it to third before the runner could get back for the good reaction.”

After a shutout second inning for both teams, the Prowlers scored two more in the third, as Macy Strem came on to replace Kaitlyn Thingelstad.

The Pirates cut into the lead a bit, scoring one in the fourth. The run came when Lizakowski walked and stole a pair of bases before Brooke Cymbaluk got the RBI groundout. The Pirates got two more in the sixth as Tori Demarais and Amanda Trandem singled early in the inning and both came around to score on a misplayed hit from Macy Strem. Demarais had the top day at the plate for CHS, going 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. “Tori had another good day at the plate,” Lariviere said of the senior. “She's a leader in our lineup always hitting in the top three.”

After getting the lead down to 9-3, the Pirates gave up a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth, and their rally in the top of the seventh came six runs short, as they tacked on two more, but lost by a final of 11-5. “We had a lot of hustle and girls running after the ball,” Lariviere told the Times. “It was a tough game overall for both teams dealing with the wind.”

The Pirates fall to 2-12 with the loss, but have a chance to bounce back right away, hosting Red Lake Falls at Donnie Lauf Softball Field Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.