Raider softball team loses

St. Cloud Technical and Community College swept a non-division doubleheader from the Central Lakes College Raiders by scores of 10-1 and 7-3 on Tuesday. In the first game, Alanna Hansen (shown) doubled for one of the Raiders’ three hits and Becca Anderson drove in a run. Lena Montano pitched the first inning for CLC and Sam Harting finished. In Game Two, Anderson, Alanna Hansen, Kaylie Hanson and Nicole Marcy doubled for CLC. Kaylie Hanson and Carlie Sweet drove in runs. Hansen and Marcy each finished with two hits. Harting pitched a complete game with five strikeouts and five walks. CLC 3-10. Next: Rainy River at CLC 3 p.m. today (2).

Raiders split

Nicole Marcy hit two doubles and drove in three runs for Central Lakes College in a 10-2 softball win vs. Hibbing in the second game Monday at Findorff Field. Kaylie Hanson, Carlie Sweet, Becca Anderson and Hayley Hornick all whacked two hits, with Sweet poking a triple and double. Kaylie Hanson belted three hits in the first game, a 13-3 loss. Sam Harting started both games for the Raiders, allowing a total of 16 hits and striking out six. She allowed no earned runs in the second game. CLC record, division: 2-5, overall: 3-8. Next: CLC at St. Cloud Technical & Community College, 3:30 p.m. today (2).

Baseball report

Crossover tournament
AUSTIN -- Taz Seibert pitched a complete game and went 2 for 3 with a solo home run and three RBI to lead Central lakes College's baseball Raiders to a 12-2 win vs. Fond du Lac in the Crossover Tournament Saturday. Taz struck out two, walked one, and scattered four hits as the winning pitcher. Tyler Lenz went 4-4 with a triple, Jaron Hanson slapped a double for one of his two hits, and Joe Gaida also ripped a double in his 2-3 plate showing. In the second game, Ridgewater defeated CLC, 12-6. Taz went 2-2 with three RBI, Jaron belted a double for two RBI, and Tyler drove in a run with his two-base hit. Next: at Collegeville Wednesday vs. St. Johns JV.

First day results
Dustin Motschenbacher kept the Riverland Blue Jays off balance for most of Friday’s second game in the Crossover tournament. The freshman from Wadena struck out one, walked one and allowed just six hits. Three errors, however, netted a 6-4 loss. The Raiders led, 4-2, in the bottom of the sixth. An infield single, an error and a walk loaded the bases. Trey Thompson hit an RBI double, Bryan Yackley hit an RBI single and Sean Dormanen went 2-4. Taz Seibert went 2-4 and Jaron Hanson and Pete Lucken both hit RBI doubles during the Raiders' 9-5 loss to Hibbing in the first round Friday.

Softball team splits

Alanna Hansen went 2-3 with an RBI and Samantha Harting struck out five, walked two, and scattered four hits to lead the Central Lakes College Raiders to a 1-0 victory in the second game of Thursday’s home doubleheader vs. Northland. The Raiders dropped the opener 7-6. Heather Hejhal was 2-3 with two RBIs. Becca Anderson, Kaylie Hanson and Carlie Sweet poked singles. Division: CLC 1-3. Overall: CLC 2-7. Next: Hibbing at CLC, 3 p.m. Monday.

Raiders lose at Riverland

The Central Lakes College Raiders dropped both baseball games Thursday at Austin to the Riverland Blue Devils, 10-0 and 13-3, in Minnesota College Athletic Conference play. CLC had just one hit in the opener and  hurler Trevor Woodriff took the loss. In Game Two, CLC’s Tyler Lenz contributed a double and a triple, Johnny Egan added another triple. Hunter Young was the losing pitcher. CLC is now 3-19 on the year. Next: vs. Hibbing in Crossover tournament at Austin 3 p.m. today.

Raiders sweep Hibbing

The Central Lakes College Baseball Raiders Tuesday swept Hibbing in their 2012 home opener, a doubleheader at Findorff Field on the CLC campus. They did it with six hits in both games and some stand-up hurling. It was their first twinbill sweep since May 9, 2010 and their second and third wins of the young season that began with a road trip to Texas and Oklahoma against some of the top D III units in the country. CLC won the first game 6-3 with Taz Seibert, Trey Thompson, Joe Gaida and Jaron Hanson (shown) driving in runs.Winning pitcher Sean Dormanen scattered four Hibbing hits. CLC took the nightcap, 11-1, with Derek Pilahja on the hill for the win. Jaron poked two RBIs, while Taz and Jared Hoemberg each batted one run across.The 3-19 Raiders travel to Riverland (Austin) Thursday for a pair.

Itasca spoils home opener

New Ulm sophomore Hayley Hornick (shown) scored four runs, drove in three more and stole five bases, but the Central Lakes Raiders had their softball home opener spoiled by  Itasca Tuesday at Findorff Field on the CLC campus. They dropped a the Northern Division games by scores of 8-7 and 15-7 in Minnesota College Athletic Conference action. Itasca is good team, as usual, and the Raiders didn’t get things done defensively. In Game One, the scored was knotted 7-7 after six innings before the Vikings scored in the top of the seventh to escape. Hayley and Jenni Smolke both went 3-4, while Rebecca Anderson contributed a triple and Desirae Guscette doubled. Samantha Harting took the loss, striking out four and giving up eight hits. In Game Two, the Raiders grabbed a 4-0 lead and belted extra bases on five of their seven hits. Kaylie Hanson tripled and Hayley H, Desirae, Carlie Sweet and Nicole Marcy all doubled. On the hill for CLC, workhorse Samantha gave up just one earned run in each game, but the Raiders committed seven errors in the first and eight in the second. Northland is at CLC Thursday for a 3 p.m. start.