The Webster City Lynx baseball and softball teams made the trip north and east into Franklin County on Monday night, to take on the Bulldogs of Hampton-Dumont-CAL in North Central Conference action in Hampton. Webster City baseball entered with a record of 9-10, while Webster City softball entered with a mark of 7-10.
Lynx baseball started off quickly against the Bulldogs, leading 2-1 after the 1st inning, as the two teams dueled it out defensively for the following 4 innings, before Webster City got 2 runs across in the 6th to make it 4-1. However, Hampton-Dumont-CAL created a breakthrough in the 6th, scoring 5 runs to take a 6-4 lead. The Lynx would get a run across in the 7th, but couldn’t bring the tying run home as they fell to the Bulldogs by a score of 6-5. Josh Stansfield would go 2-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI, while Brady Asklund pitched 5.2 innings, allowing 6 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits and striking out 8.
Webster City softball would use a slow, steady climb to take down the Bulldogs on Monday night, as things got started quickly in the first with an Ava Peterson 3-run home run to put Webster City up 3-0. The Lynx would slowly add to their lead with runs in the 4th and 5th, 2 runs in the 6th, and finally 5 runs in the 7th, to take home a 12-0 win. Peterson would go 2-for-4 with that 3-run home run, while Trinity Griffith went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a double. Delainey Bargefrede pitched the complete game, allowing 0 runs off 6 hits and struck out 6.
Webster City baseball returns to action on Wednesday night as they host Algona, Webster City softball returns to action on Tuesday night, when they host Boone.