MVAOCOU 11 - Riverside 0

Score by Innings
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	T
BULLDOGS	0	0	0	0	0	x	x	0
RAMS	0	5	0	4	2	x	x	11

    The 14=5 Rams hosted the 3-16 Bulldogs, and the game went as expected, the Rams racking up many runs while the Bulldogs keeping their run production on the low side.
    Bronx Siebersma was a triple short of a cycle, batting in 4 runs. Collin Smeltzer doubled twice while Tanner Dixon also had a double.
    Siebersma had a great night as pitcher in this shortened game. Facing 16 batters and throwing 74 pitches, he had a great night, striking out 12, walking just 1, and allowing no hits or runs.

Athlete	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	ROE	SB
Bronx Siebersma (P)	4	2	3	1	4	0	0	0	0
Bo Clausen (2B)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Schmidt (3B)	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Collin Smeltzer (SS)	3	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Jake Scott (RF)	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Brayton Paterson (C)	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jaydon Bailey (CF)	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tanner Dixon (1B)	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Caden Kuhlmann (DH)	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Kael Collins (LF)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cohen McCartney (CR)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

MVAOCOU 17 - Missouri Valley 2

Score by Innings
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	T
BIG RED	0	2	0	0	x	x	x	2
RAMS	2	3	3	9	x	x	x	17

    The Rams played their final regular season game on July 1st at home.against another struggling team. A 9-run fourth ended this game as the mercy rule kicked in, handing the Rams another win.
    The Ram bats were hot on this summer day. Jake Scott had a triple and two singles. Bronx Siebersma singled and tripled. Jaydon Bailey singed three times while Brayton Paterson singed twice. Tanner Dixon was very patient at the plate and walked 3 times. Bailey was the top thief with 4 stolen bases.
    Cade Schmidt had a great night at the mound, throwing 73 pitches in 4 innings. Facing 18 batters, he struck out 11, walked 2, and allowed 3 hits and 2 runs.

Athlete	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	ROE	SB
Bronx Siebersma (3B)	3	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	1
Bo Clausen (2B)	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
Cade Schmidt (P)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Collin Smeltzer (SS)	2	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	1
Jake Scott (RF)	4	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	1
Brayton Paterson (C)	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jaydon Bailey (CF)	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	4
Tanner Dixon (1B)	1	3	1	0	2	3	0	0	2
Kael Collins (LF)	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	1
Cohen McCartney (CR)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JT Gain (PR)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Landon Peterson (PR)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaeson Hieber (PR)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Micah Friedrichs (PR)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Trucke (PR)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

SUBSTATE
MVAOCOU 4 - OABCIG 0

Score by Innings
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	T
FALCONS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RAMS	0	0	0	4	0	0	x	4

Athlete	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	ROE	SB
Bronx Siebersma (3B)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bo Clausen (2B)	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Cade Schmidt (P)	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Collin Smeltzer (SS)	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Scott (LF)	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0
Brayton Paterson (C)	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jaydon Bailey (CF)	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tanner Dixon (1B)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kael Collins (RF)	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Caden Kuhlmann (CR)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

    The Rams and Falcons played in Ram Territory for the second round of Substate play. The Rams earned a bye in the first round. The hosts had a great night and sent the Falcons home with a season-ending loss.
    The Rams used singles to win the game, one each from Bronx Siebersma, Jake Scott, Jaydon Bailey, and Tanner Dixon. Cade Schmidt earned 3 free passes to first with a walk and 2 hit by pitches.
    Cousins Schmidt and Siebersma combined their pitching in this no-no win. Schmidt pitched the first 5 innings, facing 19 batters and throwing 68 pitches. He struck out 6, sent 5 to first, and allowed no hits or runs. Siebersma hurled the final two innings, throwing 23 total pitches to 6 batters. He struck out 3 and allowed no hits or runs.

SUBSTATE
Unity Christian 6 - MVAOCOU 1

Athlete	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	ROE	SB
Bronx Siebersma (3B)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bo Clausen (2B)	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cade Schmidt (P)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Collin Smeltzer (SS)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Scott (LF)	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Brayton Paterson (C)	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jaydon Bailey (CF)	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tanner Dixon (1B)	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kael Collins (RF)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cohen McCartney (CR)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Score by Innings
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
RAMS	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
KNIGHTS	0	3	0	0	3	0	x	6

    The Rams traveled to Orange City for their next substate opponent, the Unity Christian Knights, always a tough team. The 23-9 Knights proved their toughness, knocking the Rams out of the tournament with a 16-6 final record.
    The Rams only had one run in this game, a home run compliments of Bo Clausen. Collin Smeltzer, Brayton Paterson, Jaydon Bailey, and Tanner Dixon all singled.
    Cade Schmidt started the game at the mound, pitching the first three innings and hurling 60 pitches. Facing 15 batters, he struck out 3, sent 4 to first, and allowed 1 hit and 3 runs. Bronx Siebersma finished the game at the mound, facing 16 batters in 3 innings. Throwing 74 pitches, he struck out 4, sent 5 to first, and allowed 3 hits and runs.

MVAOCOU 12 - Western Christian 7
    The Rams hosted the Wolfpack on June 22nd. The home ladies took advantage of a faltering Wolfpack and notched another W in their record.
    Bryndall Paterson had a great night at the plate, cranking out a home run and a double to bring a team-leading 3 RBIs. Marley Scott also doubled. Brynn Jacobson reached first twice with a pair of singes. Brenna Mammen was a hitting magnet for the ball, getting hit by 3 pitches. Avery Funkhouser was the queen of stolen bases with 3. Mammen, Paterson, and Ella Campbell all stole 2 bases.
    Jacobson was the winner of record, pitching the entire game. Facing 32 batters, she struck out 7, walked 2, and allowed 7 hits and runs.

Athlete	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	ROE	SB
Brenna Mammen (CF)	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	2
Alex Wonder (3B)	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bryndall Paterson (SS)	2	2	4	1	3	1	1	0	2
Marley Scott (LF)	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
Caitlee Koenigs (1B)	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Brynn Jacobson (P)	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
. Avery Funkhouser (CR)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Chloe Parr (2B)	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
. Faith Smeltzer (PR)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Kadance Neubaum (DH)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Ella Campbell (RF)	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
Ada Gee (C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

WVC TOURNAMENT
OABCIG 10 - MVAOCOU 2

Score by Innings
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	T
RAMS	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
FALCONS	3	0	1	3	1	2	x	10

    The Rams traveled to Battle Creek for the first round of the Western Valley Conference softball tournament. With the Rams with a 6-17 record and the Falcons with a 12-4 record, the guests had an uphill climb statistically to win and continue in the championship bracket. Unfortunately, the top of the hill was too high for them to reach.
    For the second consecutive game, Bryndall Paterson rounded the bases with a home run. That homer was the only Ram run.
    Brynn Jacobson got the loss at the helm. Pitching to 31 battters, she struck out 2, walked 2, and allowed 13 hits and 10 runs.

Athlete	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	ROE	SB
Brenna Mammen (CF)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Wonder (3B)	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Bryndall Paterson (SS)	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Marley Scott (LF)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caitlee Koenigs (1B)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Brynn Jacobson (P)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chloe Parr (2B)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kadance Neubaum (DH)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ella Campbell (RF)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ada Gee (C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

WVC TOURNAMENT
MVAOCOU 11 - Siouxland Christian 1

Score by Innings
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	T
EAGLES	0	1	0	0	x	x	x	1
RAMS	5	2	3	1	x	x	x	11

    The Rams had a big win in their second game in the conference tourney. Four innings determined the winner in this lopsided game.
    There were actually only 4 Ram hits on this night, 2 singles by Caitlee Koenigs and a single each by Alex Wonder and Chloe Parr. However, all but on batter made it to first by at least one walk. All but 2 base runners earned at least one stolen base. Earning 3 stolen bases each were Koenigs, Alex Wonder, Bryndall Paterson, Marley Scott, and Faith Smeltzer.
    Brynn Jacobson started the game as pitcher, facing 9 batters in 2 innings. She struck out 2 and allowed 2 hits and 1 run. Koenigs traded places with Jacobson and finished the final 2 innings. Facing 7 batters, she struck out 1, gave 2 free passes to first, and allowed no hits or runs.

Athlete	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	ROE	SB
Brenna Mammen (CF)	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Alex Wonder (3B)	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	3
Bryndall Paterson (SS)	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	3
Marley Scott (LF)	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	3
Caitlee Koenigs (1B)	2	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	3
Brynn Jacobson (P)	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Chloe Parr (2B)	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Kadance Neubaum (DH)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1
Ella Campbell (RF)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
Ada Gee (C)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Faith Smeltzer (CR)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Spirit Lake 12 - MVAOCOU 4

Score by Innings
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	T
RAMS	1	0	1	0	2	0	x	4
INDIANS	0	2	0	5	1	4	x	12

Athlete	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	ROE	SB
Brenna Mammen (CF)	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1
Alex Wonder (3B)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryndall Paterson (SS)	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Marley Scott (LF)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caitlee Koenigs (1B)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brynn Jacobson (P)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chloe Parr (2B)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kadance Neubaum (RF)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ella Campbell (DH)	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
Ada Gee (C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

    The Rams participated in the Delbert Christensen Memorial Classic at Hubbard Park, getting some play time against Spirit Lake whom they normally don't see during the season. The Indians soundly beat the Rams with some big run production in a couple innings.
    The Rams only had 3 hits, a double and single by Brenna Mammen and a single by Ella Campbell. Campbell also had a pair of stolen bases.
    Brynn Jacobson got the loss for the Rams. Facing 24 batters in 4 innings, she struck out 1, walked 5, and allowed 5 hits and 7 runs. Caitlee Koenigs finished the game as pitcher, facing 13 batters. She struck out 1 and allowed 2 walks; she also allowed 5 hits and runs.