MADISON -- Minnewaska and Lac qui Parle Valley split a West Central South Conference doubleheader on Monday.
Minnewaska won the opener, 5-2, and LQPV came back to win the nightcap, 8-1.
First Game
Minnewaska 5, LQPV 2
Nick Sutton tossed a three hitter and Wyatt Paumen went 4-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Lakers. Sutton did not walk a batter and struck out three. Both runs off him were unearned.
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Minnewaska 100 040 0 -- 5 8 2
LQPV 020 000 0 -- 2 3 1
HITTING - Minnewaska: Wyatt Paumen 4-for-4, 2b, 2 rbi; Danny Braaten 2-for-3, 2b; Trevor Berg 1-for-3, 2 rbi; Brad Dunn 1-for-3 ... Lac qui Parle Valley: Ryan Streich 1-for-3, 2b; Tom Zupan 1-for-3; Baxter DuFrane 1-for-3, 2 rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Minnewaska: Nick Sutton (W) 7-3-2-0-0-3 ... Lac qui Parle Valley: Baxter DuFrane (L) 7-8-5-1-4-4
Second Game
LQPV 8, Minnewaska 1
Colton Kanstrup pitched a three-hitter for LQPV, walking five and striking out four. Tronn Tosel had two hits and knocked in four runs for the Eagles (5-5, 5-7).
Minnewaska is 9-3, 9-4.
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LQPV 060 200 0 -- 8 9 1
Minnewaska 001 000 0 -- 1 3 2
HITTING - Lac qui Parle Valley: Brandon Hoium 2-for-4, 2 runs, rbi; Jared Weber 1-for-3, rbi; Justin Stamp 1-for-3; Tronn Tosel 2-for-4, 4 rbi; Tom Zupan 1-for-1; Baxter DuFrane 1-for-3; Tanner Avelsgard 1-for-3, 2 rbi ... Minnewaska: Wyatt Paumen 1-for-3; Ira Ammend 1-for-4, 2b; Jeremy Walker 1-for-2, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Lac qui Parle Valley: Colton Kanstrup (W) 7-3-1-1-5-4 ... Minnewaska: Danny Braaten (L) 1Xc-5-6-6-2-0, Nolan Myron 4Zc-3-2-2-3-6, Alex Henricks 1-1-0-0-0-2
West Central North
Melrose 13, NLS 7
Jack Hartley hit a first-inning grand slam as the Wildcats (2-7, 2-8) took a quick 5-0 lead, but Melrose responded with five runs in the second with a three-run homer to take a 6-5 advantage.
Luke Reiter and Jared Williamson had two hits apiece for NLS.
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NLS 500 020 0 -- 7 7 2
Melrose 150 610 x -- 13 12 3
HITTING - New London-Spicer: Luke Reiter 2-for-4, rbi, 2b; Jared Williamson 2-for-4, rbi; Jack Hartley 1-for-2, grand-slam HR, 4 rbi; Kevin Soine 1-for-2; Jacob Moritz 1-for-2 ... Melrose: Justin Wolbeck 2-for-2, 3-run HR; Jordan Prill 3-for-5, rbi, 2b; Ryan Moscho 2-for-4, 2-run 2b; Nick Primus 2-for-4, 2 run single;
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- New London-Spicer: Luke Reiter (L) 3-7-8-8-6-2; Skylar Wachter 3-5-5-1-1-1 ... Melrose: Ryan Moscho (W) 7-7-7-5-1-11
First Game
Paynesville 11, Sauk Centre 1
Nathan Nietfeld twirled a three-hitter, Shane Kamp-sen homered and Colin Spooner went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs.
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HITTING - Sauk Centre: Michael Buschette 1-for-3; Jake Burling 1-for-3, Isaac Uphus 1-for-2... Paynesville: Colin Spooner 3-for-3, 2 rbi; Shane Kampsen 2-for-4, solo HR; Keegan Meagher 2-for-4, 2b; Ted Hoffman 2-for-2, 2 rbi; Nathan Nietfeld 2-for-3; Brett Savelkoul 1-for-4; Cory Spanier 1-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) --Sauk Centre: Ethan Meyer (L) 4-7-8-6-3-3; 2nd pitcher not available ... Paynesville: Nathan Nietfeld (W) 6-3-1-1-0-5
Second Game
Sauk Centre 13, Paynesville 10
Sauk Centre won a slugfest as Ethan Meyer went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles.
Shane Kampsen homered again for Paynesville, a three-run shot in the seventh inning.
Paynesville 202 200 4 -- 10 13 6
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HITTING - Paynesville: Shane Kampsen 2-for-5, 3-run HR; 3 rbi; Brett Savelkoul 2-for-5, 3b; Keegan Meagher 2-for-3; Cory Spanier 1-for-4, 2 rbi, 2b; John Kerzmann 1-for-4; Michael Wendlandt 2-for-4; Nathan Nietfeld 1-for-2, Lee Beerman 1-for-3 ... Sauk Centre: Michael Buschette 1-for-4, Tyler Burling 1-for-4, Jake Burling 1-for-4, Ethan Meyer 3-for-4, 2 2b's; Shane Trahler 1-for-4; Ben Boomhoffer 1-for-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Paynesville: Riley Sampsen 2Zc-5-7-5-3-0; Brett Savelkoul 3Xc-4-6-2-1-3 ... Sauk Centre: Trevor Burling 7-13-10-8-2-4
