SACRED HEART - Jeremy Hinderks came out on top of a pitchers’ duel, leading Sacred Heart to a 5-2 win over Raymond in a Cornbelt League game on Wednesday.
Hinderks worked all nine innings, scattering 10 hits while walking three and striking out nine.
Raymond’s John Sawatzky also worked a complete game, allowing just two earned runs and striking out seven.
Sacred Heart trailed by a run before scoring three runs in the bottom of the third to take the lead.
Hinderks also was 2-for-3, drove in a run and scored a run.
Jeff Hinderks had two hits and drove in two runs, and Mike Kuschel doubled and drove in a run.
Raymond’s Mike Jeseritz was 3-for-4, Tyler Steen had two hits and drove in a run, and Jordan Smith had the Rockets’ other RBI.
Sacred Heart 5, Raymond 2
Raymond............011 000 000 - 2 10 1
Sacred Heart.......103 000 10x - 5 9 1
HITTING – Raymond: Tyler Steen 2-4 2b rbi, Zach Nelson 1-4, Mike Jeseritz 3-4 2b r, Calvin Kosminskas 1-4, Jordan Smith 1-4 rbi, Brett Swanson 1-3 r, Austin Smith 1-3 … Sacred Heart: Nate Hebrink 2-4 2b r-2, Ryan Hebrink 2-4 rbi, Jeremy Hinderks 2-3 rbi r, Jeff Hinderks 2-4 rbi-2 r, Mike Kuschel 1-4 2b rbi-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Raymond: John Sawatzky (L) 8-9-5-2-2-7 … Sacred Heart: Jeremy Hinderks (W) 9-10-2-2-3-9
Milroy Yankees 9,
Granite Falls 1
Milroy’s Nathan Duetz pitched a complete game and struck out 10 as the Yankees beat Granite Falls on Wednesday.
Aaron Zieske had two hits and a run scored for the Kilowatts.
Milroy................004 030 011 - 9 11 1
GF........................001 000 000 - 1 4 4
HITTING – Milroy: Matt Bauer 2-5 r-2 2b-2, Riley Carpenter 3-5 r-2 rbi … GF: Jesse Eisenbacher 1-1, Aaron Zieske 2-2 r, Blake Lindstrom 1-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Milroy: Nathan Deutz (W) 9-4-1-1-2-10 … GF: Dylan Lindstrom (L) 5-6-7-3-5-7; Andrew Walters 4-5-2-2-0-2
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Fergus Falls 2, Willmar 0
Fergus Falls’ Adam Swanson tossed a complete-game shutout, striking out eight Willmar batters on Wednesday.
Dalton Rambow doubled for Willmar, and Jon Broman and Kaden Kesler-Gross also had hits.
Fergus Falls’ Sean McGure was 3-for-3 and scored both runs.
Willmar..................000 000 000 - 0 3 1
FF...........................100 010 00x - 2 6 0
HITTING – Willmar: Dalton Rambow 1-3 2b, Jon Broman 1-4, Kaden Kesler-Gross 1-3 … FF: Sean McGure 3-3 r-2 2b, Gabe Enderle 2-3 rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Willmar: Tyler Johnson (L) 3-3-1-1-1-2; Brady Bauman 2-2-1-0-2-0; Brandon Elseth 3-1-0-0-1-2 … FF: Adam Swanson (W) 9-3-0-0-4-8