Knights catcher Dena Robb pictured last Friday during Union’s home game with Dike-New Hartford. Robb notched three putouts against the Cougars. She leads the team in outs thus far this season. PHOTO BY SOREN M. PETERSON

LA PORTE CITY – Union softball opened the season with a 10-6 win at home over AGWSR on May 23 before dropping two games back to back – a road game to Class 3A No. 13 Sumner-Fredericksburg 7-0 last Thursday and home game to Dike-New Hartford 10-4 on Friday.

So far this season, Mallory Wrage has kept the bats swinging for the Knights with three RBIs and a single, double, and triple while at bat nine times. Sydney Anton has notched two RBIs, while Avery Knoop, Emily Anton, Addie Pospisil, and Brigitte Rohrer have each batted in a runner apiece.

Knoop has successfully stolen three bases for the Knights, while Ava Mills and Sydney Anton have each stolen two, and Dena Robb has stolen one.

In the field, catcher Dena Robb has notched 16 put-outs across three games. During the game against D-NH last Friday she threw at least two runners out at second who were attempting to steal.

On the pitching mound across two games and a little more than 10 innings – including the team’s win over the Cougars – Xandra Anderson has struck out 10, walked four, and allowed 11 runs, while pitcher Brigitte Rohrer in two games and seven innings has struck out four, walked five, and allowed nine runs.

Center fielder Ava Mills looks to throw to the infield after catching a flyout early in the game against the Dike-New Hartford Cougars on Friday, May 26 in La Porte City. PHOTO BY SOREN M. PETERSON

Heading into the week of Memorial Day, the Knights (1-2) were set to play three games including a pair of road games – Oelwein on Tuesday and East Marshall on Thursday – before playing back at home on Friday, June 2, against Columbus Catholic beginning at 6 p.m.

Avery Knoop hits a single for Union against Dike-New Hartford last Friday in La Porte City. PHOTO BY SOREN M. PETERSON

Brigitte Rohrer pitches for the Knights during the Friday, May 26 game with Dike-New Hartford in La Porte City. Rohrer pitched five of seven innings for the Knights – striking out two, walking four, and allowing seven runs. PHOTO BY SOREN M. PETERSON

Addie Pospisil kneels to snag a flyout in right field during the Knights’ game with Dike-New Hartford last Friday in La Porte City. PHOTO BY SOREN M. PETERSON

Brooklyn Hubbard at bat for the Knights against Dike-New Hartford last Friday in La Porte City. PHOTO BY SOREN M. PETERSON

PHOTO BY SOREN M. PETERSON