Softball Season Has Begun  (3/13/06)
The Trolls have six games completed of their 2006 season schedule. They made a trip to Evangel University (MO) on March 3-4 to open their season. The Trolls came up short in that early tournament with four losses. Last weekend they got in the win column as they hosted MacMurray College (IL) and grabbed two wins. 

The multi-team Evangel University Show Me Softball Tournament provided the Trolls with some stiff competition. In their pool play on Friday they lost 7-2 to Baker College (KS) in the opener. That game was followed by a 10-2 loss to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Their final pool game was an 8-1 defeat to McKendree College (IL). On the following morning the Trolls got in one game, a 14-5 loss to Columbia College (MO), before the tournament was called due to poor weather conditions.

For that weekend the Trolls recorded 20 hits in their 92 at bats for a 2.17 batting average. Michelle Cooke was the leader at .444. Michelle Wories and Vicki Fennema split the pitching duties, each posting a 0-2 record. 

On March 11 the team hosted MacMurray College in a doubleheader. In the first game they scored two runs in the third inning and three more in the fourth inning to take a 5-0 lead. MacMurray gained one back in the seventh for the 5-1 final. Michelle Wories was the winning pitcher. 

In the second game the Trolls jumped to a 7-0 lead after the first inning. They added one more run in the third inning and held the opponent scoreless. After five innings with a score of 8-0 the game ended on the mercy rule. Vicki Fennema gave up only one hit and gets the shut-out. The Trolls had eight hits for the game, including a homer by Gail Landini. 

The Trolls are scheduled to play on March 14 at home against Bethel College at 3:00 pm. 
 
 

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