Lakeville North at Rosemount
4:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 15

Rosemount takes a shot at the South Suburban Conference champions in a rematch of last year's Class 3A, Section 3 semifinal.

Five seniors, including all-conference selections Nichole Johnson and Anna Hinderaker, return for the Irish, who likely haven't forgotten that 3-2 section loss.

Rosemount won 16 games last season and has improved every year since Johnson and Hinderaker were in eighth grade. University of Tennessee recruit Gabby Sprang returns after striking out 35 batters in her freshman season. She's on pace to surpass that number after recording eight strikeouts in an opening-day shutout against Shakopee.

Lakeville North put together a perfect regular season but failed to advance out of the section playoffs after falling twice to Bloomington Jefferson. The Panthers said goodbye to six seniors in the offseason and look to seniors Madison Malecha and Margaret Dunnett to replace the lost leadership. Malecha had two hits, including a double, and Dunnett didn't allow a hit in a 5-0 opening-day win over Apple Valley..