BEMIDJI – Through two innings, it looked as if the Bemidji High School softball team’s offense would lead the charge.
Taylor Morley had other ideas.
Trailing 3-2 heading into the bottom of the third, the Wolverines made a change in the pitcher’s circle. Morley came in and hurled six shutout innings and struck out 14 batters, leading Rock Ridge to a 5-3 victory in eight innings.
“We didn’t have an answer for her,” BHS head coach Brad Takkunen said. “Her bread and butter is her rise ball, and we hadn’t seen that yet this year. The other thing she had was a little more velocity, and I don’t think the velocity itself would’ve hurt us, but the combination of it and needing to look for the rise ball, it’s all credit to her.