 Well yesterday did not go as planned for the Bemidji softball team. Luckily they had a chance to get it right today. They had a rematch with Sartel St. Stephen. Winner take all a victory sending the Lumberjacks to state for the first time in school history. And the matchup it started off like deja vu down one to nothing in the first but with the bases loaded Maddie Hansen able to force the ground out to escape the inning relatively unharmed. In the second two outs for Samantha Adlin the long fly ball looks like an out but it's dropped a run scores in two batters later. Evette Morgan makes the savers pay for their mistake. A three run home run gives Bemidji the four to one lead. In the fourth inning jacks up four to two and Mastanik with the bases loaded. Jacks won the center some tricky win confuses the centerfielder. Two run score it's six to two. In the fifth Bemidji adding some insurance runs. Evette Morgan almost gets her second homer of the day. She'll settle for a double at the wall. Onik Atakinen able to slide in just safely and there would be no comeback today. Maddie Hansen going the distance the game is over a historic day. Bemidji they win their first section title make it to state for the first time in school history. On eleven to two win a blowout win avenging their loss from yesterday and showing the mental toughness to fight out of an early tough situation to make history. We just kept telling ourselves to stay calm and we we have confidence in ourself and we yesterday we talked about how we weren't going to get all freaked out just like we did yesterday and I think that helped a lot too. We had a big talk that I started as a team to have a lot of confidence coming in this game and just have fun. Mental toughness it has come throughout the years you really got to be strong as a pitcher. Feels very good very good it's just I'm so proud of the girls just to finally come out you know play that I know the way that I know they can. We've been waiting for this and we all knew we could get here sooner or later and just the grind all season not we were inside for ever it felt like and we were just working so hard and it feels so amazing to finally get here. This has got to be a huge huge moment for for the girls I know they're ecstatic I know there were some very happy tears shed. It's it's indescribable I just I feel like I don't have words for it because it's such like a great feeling and it's one of the best ones that I've had in my life. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.