Minnetonka was at both ends of a shutout at the Section 2-3A softball tournament on Tuesday at Caswell Park in North Mankato.

Unfortunately for Chaska, the Skippers had their best game first.

The Skippers shut out Chaska 4-0 in the first round, but fell 10-0 in six innings to top seed Mankato West in the second round.

Mankato West hurler Ashley Veroeven had 12 strikeouts and issued no walks in the rout.

Chaska dropped to the one-loss bracket to face New Prague at 5 p.m. on Tuesday at Caswell. Mankato East edged New Prague 1-0 in the tournament’s second round.

Minnetonka will take on Willmar on Tuesday, as the Cardinals fell 12-6 to New Prague in the first round.

Chaska is 6-15 overall going into the game.

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2-3A softball

at Caswell Park, North Mankato

Results Tuesday, May 20

First-round games

Minnetonka 4, Chaska 0

Shakopee 4, Waconia 3

New Prague 12, Willmar 6

Hutchinson 10, Buffalo 1

Second-round games

Mankato West 10, Minnetonka 0 (6 inn.)

Eden Prairie 2, Shakopee 1

Mankato East 1, New Prague 0

Prior Lake 8, Hutchinson 0

Games Thursday, May 22

One-loss bracket games, 5 p.m.

Chaska vs. New Prague

Buffalo vs. Shakopee

Willmar vs. Minnetonka

Waconia vs. Hutchinson

Championship bracket, 7 p.m.

Mankato East vs. Prior Lake

Eden Prairie vs. Mankato West

Games Saturday, May 24

One-loss bracket games, 11 a.m.

One-loss bracket semifinals, 1 p.m.

Championship semifinals, 1 p.m.

Game Tuesday, May 27

One-loss bracket finals, 5 p.m.

Game Thursday, May 29

Championship, 5 p.m. (second game follows, if
necessary)