NORTH MANKATO — The Hayfield softball team came out swinging, but it cooled off as it lost to 7-2 to New Life Academy of Woodbury in Minnesota Class A state softball quarterfinal in Caswell Park Thursday.

The Vikings (21-5 overall) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first when Kyal Heydt doubled in a run and Bhrett Zahnle scored on a wild pitch. Hayfield had just two hits the rest of the way and NLA pitcher Valerie Holhol retired 17 Hayfield hitters in a row before Kaya Johnson singled with two outs in the seventh.

The Eagles (21-3 overall) took the lead for good in the fifth inning when Malorie Giere singled in a run to make it 3-2 and Hannah Nelson hit a sacrifice fly.

NLA broke the game open when it added three runs in the sixth.

Hayfield will play Edgerton/Southwest Christian (22-2 overall) in an consolation game 3 p.m. Thursday. The best Hayfield can now finish is fifth place if its wins its last two games.

Hayfield 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 5 2

New Life 1 1 0 0 2 3 X – 7 14 0

Hayfield pitching: Jackie Sanvick (L) 7 IP, 14 H, 2 BB, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 K

Hayfield hitting: Grace Mindrup, 1-for-3; Bhrett Zahnle, 1-for-3; Kyal Heydt, 1-for-3, double, RBI; Maggie Streightiff, 0-for-3; Olivia Matti, 0-for-2, BB; Alexis Dudycha, 0-for-3; Kate Kruger, 0-for-3; Lezlie Sorenson, 1-for-2; Sanvick, 0-for-3; Kayla Johnson, 1-for-1; Carrie Rutledge, R