Auburndale softball claims Marawood South championship with doubleheader sweep of Edgar

Auburndale shortstop Mya Krings throws out an Edgar hitter during the first game of the Eagles' doubleheader sweep on Thursday at Auburndale High School. (Photo by Paul Lecker/MarshfieldAreaSports.com)

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AUBURNDALE – The Auburndale softball team are outright Marawood Conference South Division champions for the first time ever as the Eagles swept a doubleheader over Edgar 8-0 and 6-1 on Thursday at Auburndale High School.

The two wins, combined with Wisconsin Rapids Assumption’s loss to Stratford on Thursday, gives Auburndale the outright Marawood South title with an 8-2 record. Auburndale’s only other softball conference title came when it finished in a three-way tie for first place with Marathon and Assumption in 2019.

Morgan Griesbach picked up the win in both games for the Eagles (14-3 overall), striking out 10 in the Game 1 shutout, and 11 in the nightcap, and she gave up just one run total and five hits in each contest.

Griesbach also went 3-for-3 at the plate in the opener, scoring three times. Mya Krings and Danika Blomberg both added two hits, and Sammy Stanton drove in two for Auburndale in Game 1.

In the second game, Chesney Nagel had three hits and Hope Schulte two singles in Auburndale’s victory.

Click here to view the Marawood Conference South Division softball standings

Auburndale will play a nonconference game at Athens on Friday at 4:45 p.m.

Game 1
Eagles 8, Wildcats 0
Edgar 000 000 0 – 0 5 2
Auburndale 301 301 x – 8 12 0
WP:
Morgan Griesbach. LP: Morgan Streveler.
SO: Streveler 4; Griesbach 10. BB: Streveler 2; Griesbach 0.
Top hitters: A, Mya Krings 2×3, 2B, 3 runs; Griesbach 3×3, 2B, 3 runs; Sammy Stanton 2 RBI; Danika Blomberg 2×3, 2B. E, Taylor Lemmer 2×3.

Game 2
Eagles 6, Wildcats 1
Auburndale 113 100 0 – 6 10 1
Edgar 000 100 0 – 1 5 3
WP:
Griesbach. LP: Alyssa Kolano.
SO: Griesbach 11; Kolano 1. BB: Griesbach 2; Kolano 4.
Top hitters: A, Hope Schulte 2×3; Chesney Nagel 3×3, 2B. E, Emery Borchardt 2B; Elizabeth Woller 2B.
Records: Edgar 6-9, 4-6 Marawood Conference South Division; Auburndale 14-3, 8-2 Marawood Conference South Division.