Softball Recap: Cleveland Victorious

By Team Reports May 8, 2025, 10:05pm

Softball Recap: Cleveland Clippers vs. Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin Wolverines

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Cleveland got themselves on the board against Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin on Thursday, but Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin never followed suit. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wolverines, sneaking past 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Clippers have posted since April 14th.

Delaney Thompson

Batters Struck Out

05/08/25 vs Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin10
05/06/25 @ Nicollet8
05/01/25 vs St. Clair8
04/29/25 @ Martin County West10
04/25/25 vs New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva8
+ 7 more games

Not much got past Delaney Thompson, who gave up just six hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin off the board. Thompson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Cleveland's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Keira Schipper, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. Taylor McCabe also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Cleveland's win bumped their record up to 11-4.

Coming up, Cleveland will be playing in front of their home fans against Madelia at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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