Hurt by the little things

The hits kept coming for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in its 2024 softball season opener. The Hawks outhit GTRA, 14-1, during a 6-0 win on May 20 at Ruthven.

Kamryn Ebel was 4-for-5 with a run batted in; Gracie Knobloch was 3-for-4; Abby Otto was 2-for-3 with an RBI; and Eliza Tewes with 2-for-5.

The Hawks scored their first run on an infield groundout by Frankie Mohni in the second inning. Mohni hit an RBI double and Ebel and Otto each hit a run-scoring single during H-M-S's five-run fifth inning.

A single in the fifth inning was the only hit allowed by Knobloch, who walked three and struck out 14...