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WAYZATA SOFTBALL 2009: Regular Season Finale Slated for Wednesday

May 13th, 2009

By Matt Thomas, Wayzata.com Sports Reporter

The Wayzata softball team will look to take some momentum into the section playoffs with a win in their regular season finale on Wednesday afternoon against Hopkins.

The Trojans and Royals have split a pair of games so far this season with the Trojans winning 2-1 on April 20 and the Royals winning 5-4 on May 1.

The Royals will be playing for at least a share of the Classic Lake Conference championship as they are currently tied atop the standings with Minnetonka at 8-3. The Trojans sit two games behind the leaders at 6-5.

The Trojans went 2-1 last weekend at the Benilde-St. Margaret’s tournament with wins over Prior Lake and Visitation and a loss to Lakeville North.

Senior pitcher Anna Twinem pitched her sixth and seventh shutouts of the season in the tournament as the Trojans blanked Prior Lake 3-0 and followed it up with a 1-0 shutout over Visitation.

The Trojans will begin postseason play on May 18 in section 6AAA. The section has 12 teams including Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Edina, Holy Angels, Hopkins, Minneapolis South, Minneapolis Southwest, Park Center, Richfield, Robbinsdale Armstrong, Robbinsdale Cooper, and St. Louis Park.

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WAYZATA SOFTBALL 2009: Twinem Throws No-Hitter in 10-0 Victory

May 5th, 2009

By Matt Thomas, Wayzata.com Sports Reporter

After a tough one-run loss to the Hopkins Royals last Friday, the Wayzata softball team needed to bounce back on Monday. Senior pitcher Anna Twinem made sure that would happen by throwing a no-hitter as the Trojans rolled to a 10-0 victory over the Edina Hornets. Twinem struck out 10 Hornets and walked only one in the game.

The win moves the Trojans to 10-4 overall and 5-4 in the Classic Lake Conference. The Trojans have three conference games remaining as they look to position themselves for a high seed in the section tournament.

While Twinem was working her magic in the pitcher’s circle on Monday, she also turned out to be the Trojans’ most dangerous hitter at the plate. Twinem went 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI. Nina Ferguson also had a big day at the plate by going 3-for-4 with three runs scored.

Up next for the Trojans is a home game against Robbinsdale Armstrong at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 6.

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WAYZATA SOFTBALL 2009: Twinem Reaches 100 Strikeouts in 5-1 Victory

May 1st, 2009

By Matt Thomas, Wayzata.com Sports Reporter

Wayzata senior pitcher Anna Twinem reached the 100 strikeout mark for the season on Thursday as the Trojans improved to 9-3 on the season with a 5-1 victory over the Edina Hornets.

Twinem, who has pitched every inning of every game thus far for the Trojans, gave up five hits and struck out five in seven innings of work on Thursday. The five strikeouts gave her 101 for the season and her earned run average now sits at 1.63.

Twinem received some run support thanks in part to a pair of sophomores. Sophomore Meg DuPuis went 2 for 4 with two doubles and two RBI’s. Sophomore Bri Adams went 2 for 4 with a solo homerun.

A pair of seniors – Sarah Laudner and Allie Siu – also chipped in offensively. Laudner went 3 for 4 at the plate and now has eight hits in her last 13 at bats to raise her season batting average to .405. Siu continues to lead the team in hitting with a .488 batting average after going 2 for 3 on Thursday afternoon.

The win pulls the Trojans to within two games of first place Minnetonka, after the Skippers suffered their first conference loss of the season on Thursday, 4-0 to Hopkins. The Skippers still sit atop the conference standings at 6-1, with the Trojans and Royals lurking behind at 4-3.

The Trojans and Royals will break that second place tie on Friday when the two teams meet at Hopkins at 4:15 p.m.

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WAYZATA SOFTBALL 2009: Laudner Powers Trojans to Victory

April 29th, 2009

By Matt Thomas, Wayzata.com Sports Reporter

The Wayzata softball team shook off a tough 2-1 loss to Minnetonka on Monday and rebounded with an 11-6 victory over non-conference opponent Mounds View on Tuesday.

Senior Sarah Laudner was responsible for a good chunk of the offensive production by going 2 for 3 at the plate with a homerun and five RBI’s. Laudner is now hitting .364 on the season as has a team-high 14 RBI’s.

Sophomore Anna Gustafson also turned in a nice performance by going 4 for 5 with a double, an RBI, and three runs scored. Senior Allie Siu raised her team-leading batting average to .475 with a 3 for 4 day at the plate.

Senior pitcher Anna Twinem gave up a season-high five earned runs, but was still able to pick up her eighth win of the season while striking out nine opposing hitters.

The Trojans (8-3) will be back in action on Thursday afternoon when they travel to Edina for a 4:15 p.m. game.

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WAYZATA SOFTBALL 2009: Twinem Throws Two-Hitter in 6-0 Victory

April 23rd, 2009

By Matt Thomas, Wayzata.com Sports Reporter

Senior pitcher Anna Twinem had quite an afternoon on Wednesday. Twinem stifled the Edina Hornets as she threw a two-hitter and struck out ten batters as the Trojans won their sixth straight game with a 6-0 victory.

It was the third shutout of the season for Twinem who has now struck out 70 batters in 55 innings of work. She has given up just seven earned runs all season for an earned run average of 1.15.

While Twinem was certainly dealing from the pitching circle on Wednesday, she didn’t look too shabby in the batters box either. The senior went 3 for 3 at plate and drove in a run to improve her batting average to .450 for the season.

Senior Allie Siu was also perfect at the plate as she went 4 for 4 with two RBI’s to raise her batting average to .483 for the season. Junior Chloe Rod also had a solid day by going 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored.

The Trojans will try to make it seven straight victories on Friday when they travel to Robbinsdale Armstrong for a 4:15 p.m. start.

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WAYZATA SOFTBALL 2009: Trojans Extend Win Streak to Five

April 21st, 2009

By Matt Thomas, Wayzata.com Sports Reporter

The Wayzata softball moved to 5-2 on the season with an important 2-1 victory in nine innings against Classic Lake Conference rival Hopkins on Monday afternoon. The win was the fifth in a row for the Trojans after they had started the season 0-2.

Senior pitcher Anna Twinem went the distance in the pitching circle for the Trojans by going all nine innings, surrendering only four hits, walking three, and striking out 11. Twinem has now given up only seven earned runs in 48 innings pitched for a season earned run average of 1.31.

Sophomore Meg DuPuis went 1-3 at the plate with a walk and one of the two runs batted in for the Trojans. Junior Chloe Rod went 1-2 at the plate and knocked in the other run for the Trojans.

While DuPuis and Rod were the offensive spark plugs on Monday, senior Nina Ferguson is hitting the ball better than anyone on the team. Through Monday’s game against Hopkins, Ferguson is hitting an even .500 with 12 hits in 24 at bats. She has four doubles, one triple, six RBI’s, and has struck out only twice.

Senior Allie Siu is also off to a strong start with 10 hits in 25 at bats for a .400 batting average. Siu has two doubles and five RBI’s on the season. Senior Sarah Laudner has also been an offensive threat with a .318 batting average and six RBI’s to tie for the team-high with Ferguson.
The Trojans will look to extend their winning streak to six games on Wednesday, April 22 when they host Edina at 4:15 p.m.

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