MINNEAPOLIS – The TMP softball team went 2-0 in Minneapolis on Monday picking up wins over the host Lions and Plainville/Stockton.

In game one after the two teams were held scoreless in the first two innings the Monarchs tallied eight runs over the final five innings on their way to an 8-2 win.

TMP’s Emily Schulte collected her first of two RBI’s in the third on an RBI single and scored the game’s second run in the inning on an error that gave TMP a 2-0 lead.

After a fourth inning bases loaded walk to MK Dwyer put TMP up 3-0 the Monarchs scored three runs in the fifth to go up 6-1. Emilee Augustine and Sophia Coulter each drove in runs in the inning.

Schulte added a sacrifice fly in the sixth and in the seven the Monarchs Emma Pope scored on a passed ball to give TMP an 8-2 lead.

Starter Kyleigh Allen allowed two runs, just one earned run and struck out seven in seven innings to pick up the victory.

In game two Plainville jumped out to a 3-0 lead only to see TMP scored six runs in the fourth inning on their way to a 9-5 win.

In the inning Sophia Coulter drove in the first of her two runs with a sacrifice fly. Back-to-back single followed by an error led to a pair of Monarchs runs as they tied it a three. Kyleigh Allen added an RBI single to give TMP a 4-3 lead and then Emily Schulte followed that up with a two-run double to put the Monarchs up 6-3.

Schulte and Coulter each drove in two runs and Leanne Rack allowed two runs in three innings of relief for the win.

TMP is 12-8 and they are off until regionals get underway next week.