Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City each won first-round games in the Section 5A-South playoffs on Friday.
BBE 4, Holdingford 3
Josh Beier's infield hit with two out in the bottom of the eighth lifted the Jaguars to a first-round victory.
Austin Kampsen, who hit a solo home run in the first inning, picked up an infield hit and stole second, then went to third on the ensuing throwing error.
Josh Roelike pitched the final 2Xc innings to earn the win for BBE. He allowed just one hit.
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The Jaguars will play Tuesday against Browerville/Eagle Valley at 5 p.m. at Faber Field in St. Cloud.
Holdingford 020 001 00 -- 3 7 2
BBE 200 010 01 -- 4 6 2
HITTING - Holdingford: Jake Beckius 2-for-4, 2b, rbi ... Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa: Austin Kampsen 2-for-4, solo HR, rbi; Josh Roelike 1-for-4, 2b; Alex Thompson 1-for-4, rbi; Josh Beier 1-for-3, rbi; Kevin Kuefler 1-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Holdingford: Brandon Hellmann (L) 7Xc-6-4-4-1-5 ... Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa: Jordan Beier 5Zc-6-3-1-2-3, Josh Roelike (W) 2Xc-1-0-0-0-0
ACGC 5, Kimball 0
Jordan Tanner of ACGC threw 69 pitches in a seven-inning, three-hit shutout. He struck out five and didn't walk a batter.
The Falcons (13-3) got all the offense they'd need on Vance Martin's two-run, two-out double in the fourth inning.
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ACGC added three runs in the fifth on two wild pitches and a Joey Slinden single.
ACGC plays the winner of the Eden Valley-Watkins vs. Upsala game at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Faber Field in St. Cloud.
Kimball 000 000 0 -- 0 3 3
ACGC 000 230 x -- 5 6 3
HITTING - Kimball: Ben Knaus 2-for-2; Burke Tagney 1-for-3 ... Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City: Vance Martin 1-for-4, 2b, 2 rbi; Jeff Peterson 1-for-2, 2b; Jordan Tanner 1-for-4; Kyle Johnson 1-for-3, 2 runs; Brooks Maurer 1-for-1, 2 runs; Joey Slinden 1-for-3, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Kimball: Bobby Arens (L) 4-5-5-2-5-4, Tommy Linn 2-1-0-0-1-1 ... Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City: Jordan Tanner (W) 7-3-0-0-0-5
Late Thursday result
Section 2A
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Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 6, Buffalo Lake-Hector 0
Bryce Rippentrop's double was the only hit for the Mustangs.
Eric Schultz allowed only six hits for BLH. He struck out seven and walked six.
BL-H 000 000 0 -- 0 1 7
SE St. Mary 020 121 x -- 6 6 1
HITTING - Buffalo Lake-Hector: Bryce Rippentrop 1-for-3, 2b ... Sleepy Eye St. Mary: Tim Seifert 2-for-2, 2b; Brian Braulick 2-for-4, 2b, rbi; Chad Mathiowetz 1-for-2, 2 rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Buffalo Lake-Hector: Eric Schultz (L) 6-6-3-6-7; ... Sleepy Eye St. Mary: Brian Braulick (W) 7-1-0-0-4-15
