GLENWOOD -- Minnewaska Lakers senior Nick Sutton pitched a four-hitter and also went 3-for-3 as Minnewaska topped Yellow Medicine East 8-1 on Thursday in a West Central South Conference baseball game.
Minnewaska (5-1, 5-2) moved into first place alone as ACGC lost 5-3 to Morris.
Sutton gave up an unearned run while hurling a complete game. He walked none and struck out six.
The Lakers amassed 13 hits off two YME pitchers. Danny Braaten and Wyatt Paumann each had two hits.
Losing pitcher Taylor Tollefson gave up nine hits and four runs, one earned, over five innings.
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Minnewaska 8, YME 1
YME 000 010 0 -- 1 4 3
Minnewaska 002 114 x -- 8 14 3
HITTING - Yellow Medicine East: Tadd Berg 1-for-3, Jordan Hagert 1-for-2, Steve Kvam 1-for-3, Tyler Sand 1-for-2 ... Minnewaska: Nick Sutton 3-for-3, Ira Ammend 2-for-3, 2 runs; Wyatt Paumann 2-for-3, 2 rbi; Danny Braaten 2-for-4, 2 runs; Trevor Berg 1-for-3, 2 rbi; Alex Henricks 1-for-3, rbi; Jeremy Walker 1-for-4, Mike Whittemore 1-for-4, 2b
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Yellow Medicine East: Taylor Tollefson (L) 5-9-4-1-0-2, Brandon Lee 1-5-4-3-1-1... Minnewaska: Nick Sutton (W) 7-4-1-0-0-6
Morris 5, ACGC 3
Matt Wohlers hit doubles in the sixth and seventh innings to help the Tigers (2-2, 2-2) tie the game and add insurance.
Dusty Sauter went the distance for the win, allowing six hits, striking out six and walking one.
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Travis Frederiksen hit two doubles and drove in one run to lead the Falcons (3-2, 3-3).
Morris 002 002 1 -- 5 10 4
ACGC 010 011 0 -- 3 6 3
HITTING - Morris: Dusty Sauter 2-for-4, 2b, rbi; Matt Wohlers 2-for-3, 2 2b's, 2 rbi; Kirby Sayles 2-for-3; Chris Scott 1-for-1; Darren Henrichs 1-for-4, rbi; Ben Johnson 1-for-2; Chris Boettcher 1-for-3, 2b ... Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City: Travis Frederiksen 2-for-3, 2 2b's, rbi; Jordan Tanner 1-for-3, 2b; Brooks Maurer 1-for-3, 2b; Joel Slinden 1-for-3; Vance Martin 1-for-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Morris: Dusty Sauter (W) 7-6-3-1-1-6 ... Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City: Brooks Maurer (L) 5Zc-7-4-2-3-6, Vance Martin 1Xc-3-1-1-0-4
Montevideo 8, LQPV 7
The Thunder Hawks scored three unearned runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Eldon Evans, who went 4-for-5, doubled in two runs to cap the rally.
Montevideo's Tyler Grey cruised through the first five innings on a two-hit shutout and left the game with a seemingly secure 5-0 lead.
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LQPV 000 004 3 -- 7 9 4
Montevideo 140 000 3 -- 8 10 2
HITTING - Montevideo: Eldon Evans 4-for-5, 2 runs, 2b, 4 rbi; Todd Bergeson 2-for-4, 2b, 2 rbi; Cam Vien 1-for-3, rbi; Josh Anderson 1-for-3, Grant Kaohoi 1-for-4, 2 runs; Eric Brandon 1-for-3, rbi ... Lac qui Parle Valley: Jared Weber 1-for-3, 2 runs; Zach Ronglien 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 rbi; Chavis Barnhorst 1-for-4, 2b, rbi; Justin Stamp 2-for-4, 2b, 2 rbi; Tom Zupan 2-for-3, Baxter DuFrane 1-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Montevideo: Tyler Grey 5-2-0-0-1-2, Josh Fenske Xc-3-4-3-1-1, Eldon Evans (W) 1Zc-4-3-0-1-1 ... Lac qui Parle Valley: Ryan Streich (L) 2-7-5-4-2-0, Zach Ronglien (L) 4Xc-3-3-0-2-2--
Game One
BOLD 8, Benson 7
Kyle Seehusen delivered the winning hit for BOLD with a two-run single in the sixth inning.
Benson 121 110 1 -- 7 9 2
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BOLD 510 002 x -- 8 13 3
HITTING - Benson: Luke Staton 2-for-4, 2b; Brennan Kent 1-for-2; Andrew Ebert 1-for-4; Jason Roberts 1-for-3; Daniel Martin 1-for-3; Brook Guest 2-for-3; Kyle Pederson 1-for-3 ... BOLD: Shawn Dollerschell 4-for-4, 2b; Jon Caspers 3-for-4, 2b; Kyle Seehusen 1-for-1, 2 rbi; Tyler Hebrink 1-for-4; Derek Smith 1-for-4; Alex Gay 3-for-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Benson: Andrew Simmonds (L) 52/3-13-8-5-3-5, Luke Staton 1/3-0-0-0-0-0 ... BOLD: Blake Garberich 4-4-4-3-2-2, Andy Stevens (W) 3-3-2-2-0-1
Game Two
BOLD 22, Benson 6
BOLD scored in every inning, including eight in the sixth and five each in the fourth and fifth. Jon Caspers had four hits to pace a 16-attack for the Warriors.
BOLD 121 558 -- 22 16 0
Benson 002 040 -- 6 7 8
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HITTING - BOLD: Tyler Hebrink 2-for-4; Taylor Wertish 1-for-1; Jon Caspers 4-for-6, 2 2b's, 3b; Dylan Gass 1-for-3; Jacob Boersma 2-for-2, 2b; Derek Smith 1-for-3; Sam Steffel 1-for-2; Andy Stevens 3-for-4 ... Benson: Andrew Ebert 1-for-4, 3b; Miles Staton 1-for-3; Luke Staton 1-for-4; Jason Roberts 2-for-3; Anthony Frank 1-for-1; Brook Guest 1-for-2, 3b, 2 rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- BOLD: Jon Caspers (W) 6-7-6-6-5-5 ... Benson: not available
