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It’s a bold prediction, but in softball, pitching is queen and the state’s best pitcher toes the rubber in Wells, Minn.
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The first three batters reached base without a hit, and then pitcher Keira Alexander gained control of matters.
Mariah Anderson struck out another 19 against Badger/Greenbush-Middle River, running her tournament total to 52 in three shutouts.
The Minnesota State High School League rescheduled Tuesday’s quarterfinals and planned to play semifinals Wednesday as well.
The Star Tribune chose 25 athletes, and because it’s softball, more than half of them are pitchers.
Raymond, a Gophers commit, surpassed 250 strikeouts this season to become the seventh pitcher in state history to go over 1,000 career strikeouts.
Jim Paulsen forecasts which teams will advance to the semifinals and championship games, including the four eventual tournament winners.
The Rebels, behind a superb pitching performance from junior Marissa Rothenberger, advance to the Class 4A state tournament for the first time in program history.
Quietly, Bloomington Jefferson, with standouts at pitcher in Brooke Borwege, at catcher in Remi Rudquist and in the outfield in Olivia Oerther, has risen to No. 4.
His older brother, Collin, finished second at state in 2022. Little brother would like to climb one rung higher.
The top six positions remain the same in the Minnesota Top 25, with Forest Lake still at No. 1.
