SOFTBALL
Softball recap: Jensen put up big numbers for Tigers 
There are no official statistics that track the accomplishments of all the players that have ever suited up for the Farmington High School softball team.
By Matt Steichen , July 07, 2010
Softball: Offense falters in tournament
Despite striking out 15 times and collecting just five hits, Farmington managed to squeak out a 3-2, 11-inning victory over seventh-ranked Prior Lake back on May 19.
By Matt Steichen , June 02, 2010
Softball: Tigers outlast No. 7 Lakers in 11 innings
Farmington’s softball team experienced some highs and lows during a span of three games in three days that wrapped up the regular season last week.
By Matt Steichen , May 26, 2010
Softball: Tigers sweep section foes Century and Owatonna
Farmington’s softball team likely improved its position in the Section 1AAA tournament seeding with a pair of wins over section opponents last week.
By Matt Steichen , May 19, 2010
Softball: Close losses at North
Farmington outscored its opponents by a total of four runs last week, but had just two wins and three losses to show for it after a busy stretch of five games in five days.
By Matt Steichen , May 12, 2010
Softball: Tigers keep pace in Missota
Third-place Farmington kept pace with the leaders in the Missota Conference softball standings with a pair of league wins last week.
By Matt Steichen , May 05, 2010
Softball: Bats silenced by No. 8 Rosemount
The Farmington softball team won its first two games of the regular season, then ran into some tough pitching and lost its next two.
The second week of the season played out pretty much the same way.
By Matt Steichen , April 28, 2010
Softball: Aces silence Tiger bats
The first week of the softball season provided Farmington with a pair of confidence-boosting wins over Hutchinson and Red Wing. The second week was a bit more humbling.
By Matt Steichen , April 21, 2010
Softball: Big seventh moves Tigers to 2-0
So far, so good for the Rob Laden era.
The Farmington softball team, led by its first-year coach, came away with a pair of victories over Missota Conference rivals Hutchinson and Red Wing in the first two games of the 2010 season last week.
By Matt Steichen , April 14, 2010
Softball preview: Laden takes over program
Rob Laden has some talent to work with and some holes to fill in his first season as a high school softball coach.
Laden, who has spent the last 12 years coaching club, youth and traveling softball in Lakeville, ran his first practice Monday afternoon with a varsity squad that was missing five starters from last year’s team that Heather Ballstadt guided to a 14-10 record.
By Matt Steichen , March 18, 2010
Softball: Sam Jensen -- Speaks softly, carries a big stick
The fans in the bleachers marvel at the sweet swing of this two-time batting champion. The coaches gush about the way this quiet, humble leader of their ball club has transformed from a superb contact hitter to a legitimate power threat, while still maintaining a keen eye for the strike zone.
By Matt Steichen , August 06, 2009
Section 1AAA Softball: Tigers sent packing
The defensive troubles that plagued the Farmington softball team earlier in the season came back to bite the Tigers in the Section 1AAA tournament.
By Matt Steichen , May 28, 2009
Softball: Building some momentum
The first three weeks of the regular season the Farmington softball team seemed to come up short in big offensive situations and make the costly error when the opposition would mount a threat. That combination led to the Tigers losing five of their first eight games.
By Matt Steichen , May 21, 2009
Softball: Tigers strand runners in 5-1 loss to N’field
Coming off a stretch of four wins in five games, the Farmington softball team hit a bump in the road Monday night in Northfield.
By Matt Steichen , May 14, 2009
Softball: All-or-nothing offense
The latest setback came Monday afternoon when Shakopee used one big inning to score a 5-3 win that dropped the Tigers to 5-6 overall and 4-5 in the Missota Conference.
By Matt Steichen , May 07, 2009
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