Totino-Grace Softball Loses In Consolation Title Game

The Totino-Grace softball team ended its 2011 season with a 2-1 loss to Bloomington Jefferson in the Class AAA consolation championship game on Friday at Caswell Park in Mankato.

The Eagles fell behind 2-0 and couldn’t recover on Friday, thanks to a brilliant pitching performance by Jefferson’s Hannah Evavold. Evavold pitched 6 1/3 innings, didn’t allow a run and gave up three hits on the night.

The Jaguars held a 2-0 lead heading into the top of the sixth, and after Cassandra Santiago took over on the mound the Eagles (25-2) were able to generate some offense.

T-G’s Erica Meyer homered to left field to put the Eagles on the scoreboard, but that was all the offense the Eagles could muster.

Meyer pitched all six inning for the Eagles, allowing nine hits and two earned runs while striking out six.

T-G advanced to Friday’s consolation championship thanks to a 2-0 win over Brainerd on Thursday. The Eagles compiled four hits in the game.

Meanwhile, Meyer pitched a shutout for the win, striking out 14 batters and allowing one hit. The Eagles went 1-2 at the state tournament.