Duluth Denfeld Shuts Out Duluth East

April 17th, 2015

Tyler Peterson-NSO

The Duluth Denfeld Hunters matched up with their rival, the Duluth East Greyhounds on the softball diamond Thursday night. The Hunters would shut the Greyhounds down, topping them 6-0.

Ashley Taipale would get the victory for the Hunters, pitching 7 innings, allowing no runs on two hits, and striking out 11. She would also help her cause at the plate, hitting a home run and tallying 2 RBI’s with it. Shelby Johnson would also cross the plate twice for the Hunters.

Greyhounds Avery Ziegler took the loss, going 7 innings, allowing three earned runs on three hits, while tallying 8 strikeouts.

The Hunters improve their record to 3-1 on the year and will look to improve on that when they travel to play Chisago Lakes on April 17th. Duluth East drops to 1-2 on the season and will look to bounce back against Bemidji on April 21st.

Tyler Peterson can be contacted at tpeterson@northlandsportsonline.com