Benton softball

Monday, June 8, 2026, at Independence

Independence 7, Belle Plaine 4

BC 000 012 1 - 4
I  106 000 x - 7

Independence (4-8) 12, Benton (3-7) 6

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I  325 020 x - 12

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Benton baseball

Monday, June 8, 2026 at Independence

Independence (9-5) 6, Benton (6-7) 5

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I  100 030 2 - 6

Benton had nine hits. Kaleb Hupke had a single. Carson Nolan added a single. Kale Gallagher was 2 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Drew Fillenworth had a single. Eli Patterson had a single. Grady Frese had a single. Grant Volesky had a home run and two RBIs. Brooks Mitcell-Birdsell had a single and one RBI. Graham Wallace stole one base. The team had one error.

Losing pitcher Grant Volesky allowed one hit, one earned run and walked one. Mitchell-Birdsell threw for 6 1/3 innings, allowed six hits, five runs (four runs), walked three and struck out four.

Benton 7, Independence 6

BC 002 400 1 - 7
I  101 004 0 - 6

Benton had 10 hits. Hupke was 2 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs. Carson Nolan had a triple and one RBI. Kale Gallagher had a single and two RBIs. Fillenworth had a double and one RBI. Eli Patterson had a single. Grady Frese added a single. Volesky was 2 for 3 with a double. Mitchell-Birdsell had single and one RBI. Volesky stole two bases. Frese stole one base. The team had four errors.

Frese threw for 5 2/3 innings, allowed four hits, five runs (two earned), walked four and struck out eight. Winning pitcher Colton Kroneman threw for 1 1/3 innings, allowed two hits, one run and walked one for the win.