Mainstreeters softball season ends at Paynesville, earns most wins since 2001

(Right) Ali Miller, junior shortstop, fielding the ball at Paynesville...
and (below) 

Senior left fielder Jenna Beste reaches high for this pop fly grab during the Mainstreeters' playoff loss at Paynesville. Photo courtesy of Michael Jacobson, Paynesville Press.

In their bid for a playoff win at Paynesville Area, the Sauk Centre Mainstreeters softball team put up a strong effort against the #4-seeded Bulldogs in a 7-4 loss. Their final overall record in 2011 was 10-10, marking the most wins since the 2001 season, when the Streeters finished 11-10 overall and 1-1 in the Sub-Section 6AA-19 playoffs.

Sauk Centre left three base runners stranded in the first inning and seven overall in the game. They earned 8 hits and committed 3 errors while earning all four runs scored.

Paynesville Area improves to 16-3 overall with the win and will face top-seeded and 10th-ranked Rocori (17-3) in the semifinal tomorrow night at River's Edge Park in Waite Park.

Sub-Section 6AA-19 quarterfinal results on May 23:
Rocori 19, Melrose Area 0 (5 innings)
Minnewaska Area 9, New London-Spicer 0
Albany 8, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 2

Action from the Sauk Centre vs. B-B-E baseball game. The Mainstreeters lost 13-3 to the Jaguars...


~RO