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Carlton/Wrenshall softball pitcher Abby Mitchell and her dad, Jason, wrangle some of the 200 boxes of cupcakes Abby has since March 31 been selling to raise money to help Wrenshall's Sjodin family and daughter Janae as she undergoes treatment in the hospital for injuries suffered in a car crash on March 24. Mitchell has her own baking business, Hello Cupcake, to make money for her future college plans. A community "Sjodin Strong" benefit will be held 2-6 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Four Seasons Sports Complex in Carlton. A meal, bake sale and silent auction are planned. As of Wednesday, Janae remained sedated and in intensive care at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.