Cloquet softball breaks out rally bats to down Grand Rapids in Section tournament opener

Cloquet softball breaks out rally bats to down Grand Rapids in Section tournament opener

Cloquet softball breaks out rally bats to down Grand Rapids in Section tournament opener

On Wednesday the fourth seeded Cloquet softball team rallied to defeat fifth seeded Grand Rapids 7-4 in round one of the Section 7AAA tournament at Braun Park.

The Lumberjacks trailed 4-0 entering the bottom of the fourth, then scored all seven of their runs in that frame to secure the comeback win.

A Brooke Proulx double sparked the offensive onslaught for Cloquet. Her twin sister Blythe also recorded a double, as did Rylie Goranson and Allie Jones. Jones was the game’s winning pitcher, throwing a complete game, recording five strike outs.

Casey Cleveland led Grand Rapids offensively with two runs, two hits and one RBI.

Cloquet (12-8) advances to face top-seeded Rock Ridge (17-2) in the Section 7AAA quarterfinals Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Grand Rapids (9-10) will play eighth seeded Duluth Denfeld (2-17) at 1 p.m. All games will be played at Braun Park. For the full bracket, Click Here.