Softball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Mankato West's Ninth in Last Ten Outings

After losing to Winona the last time they met, Mankato West decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Scarlets had just enough and edged out the Winhawks 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Scarlets have posted against the Winhawks since June 10, 2016.

Evelyn Erickson

Base on Balls Against

05/13/25 vs Winona	2
05/08/25 vs Owatonna	1
05/06/25 vs John Marshall	0
05/05/25 vs New Ulm	2
05/01/25 @ Hopkins	2
04/29/25 vs Mankato East	2

Evelyn Erickson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Mankato West's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Hagen, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Hagen has hit this season. Another was Lilly Considine, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Mankato West is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Winona, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mankato West is set to face off against their familiar foe Mankato East at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Scarlets 3.2, the Cougars 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Winona will challenge rival Mayo at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Winhawks 3.3, the Spartans 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.