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Huskies drop baseball, softball openers to West Burlington
Stransky’s home run only Huskies run production in WB/ND loss
Doug Brenneman
May. 25, 2021 4:29 pm
RIVERSIDE — The baseball and softball seasons started on a low for Highland Monday. The baseball team lost to visiting West Burlington 11-7. The softball team lost to West Burlington/Notre Dame 7-1.
The Huskies managed just two hits, one by Abbi Stransky and one by Makinze Hora, but were in a close game until giving up four runs in the seventh inning. Stransky’s hit tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning. She clouted a home run.
Highland’s Grace Batchellor gave up six runs, two earned, in three innings. Jessica Kraus tossed four innings with one earned run.