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| 1st baseman Amber Doyle 3B, run scored (photo by Jim Lindquist) |
Farmington shook off the previous day's extra-inning loss to Chanhassen and defeated New Prague 6-2 Tuesday afternoon at Tiger Field.
Tiger coach Paul Harrington said his team's sixth win in seven tries wasn't perfect but considering a hectic four-games-in-a-week schedule and the previous day's numbing loss it was a step in the right direction.
"We came out flat," Harrington said. "We didn't get many hits and our defense had a few more breakdowns. We need to get more focused and ready to play every game."
The Tigers scored their runs in a pair of three-run outbursts, the first coming in the third when Amber Doyle led off with a triple, Taylor Haakana walked and both scored on a New Prague throwing error. Erin Wurst drove in the third run with a single.
In the fifth, the winners used two walks, an error, a couple of wild pitches and Ashley Betzold's two-run double to score their final three runs.
Betzold racked up her sixth pitching win of the season with a complete-game three-hitter and struck out six.
"She has been a constant for us all season," Harrington said of his junior righthander. "She and Allie (catcher Rice) did a great job with their pitch selection."
Betzold also had two of the six Farmington hits and drove in a pair of runs.
Wednesday the girls are back at Tiger Field for a Missota Conference tilt with Red Wing. Friday they're off to Shakopee to cap off their four-game week.
