Waukon softball team splits NEIC pair, places third at Decorah Tournament
Focused at first ... Waukon senior first baseman Rylee Einck hauls in a throw for an out in the Indians’ 10-5 home win over Decorah Wednesday, June 20. Einck was in on 12 of the game’s 21 put-outs in the ballgame and also swatted a second-inning single on her way to scoring the game’s first run. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.
The Waukon softball team rode a bit of a rollercoaster this week to ultimately win three of five games played and currently hold an 8-14 season record, including a 3-8 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play. That rollercoaster began with a 12-0 loss at Class 4A top-rated Charles City in three innings Monday, June 18 before scoring a NEIC win, 10-5, at home over Decorah in the first half of a doubleheader that had its second half rained out and postponed to Monday, June 25. The softball Tribe then played three games in the Decorah Tournament Saturday, June 23, defeating Osage, 12-2, in five innings to open the tournament before falling to Class 1A top-rated Kee, 13-0 in three innings, and then defeating Central Elkader, 3-2, to claim third place.
The Indians were scheduled to wrap up their regular season schedule with a now very busy final week, beginning with the make up of their June 20 second game postponement with Decorah at home Monday, June 25 before playing a Tuesday, June 26 home varsity doubleheader with New Hampton. The softball Tribe will then play Thursday, June 28 at Crestwood for another varsity doubleheader before making up its June 21 varsity doubleheader postponement at Oelwein Friday, June 29 to wrap up its regular season. The softball Tribe will then open postseason tournament play Tuesday, July 3 at and against Class 3A third-rated Waterloo Columbus.
Waukon softball team to begin postseason play July 3 at third-rated Waterloo Columbus
The Waukon softball team has the road map for its Class 3A postseason tournament journey laid out in front of it, that road beginning at third-rated Waterloo Columbus Tuesday, July 3 at 7 p.m. The winner of that first-round game will return to Waterloo Columbus Friday, July 6 to face off at 7 p.m. against the winner of the first-round match-up between North Fayette Valley and Oelwein in the Region 5 semifinal round of play.
That semifinals winner will then advance on to the regional championship game to be played Monday, July 9 at 7 p.m. at the home field of the highest-seeded team remaining in that Region 5 bracket. The Region 5 finals opponent will emerge from first-round match-ups featuring 13th-rated Crestwood vs. Union and 15th-rated New Hampton vs. Osage, with that Region 5 champion then advancing on to the Class 3A State Tournament to be played in Fort Dodge Monday, July 16 through Friday, July 20.
