PAYNESVILLE - The top two teams in the West Central South Conference squared off in a Friday doubleheader and, as might be expected, split a pair.
Grant Thompson was 4-for-4 and Brandon Schleper worked a complete game as Paynesville defeated BOLD 9-4 in Game One.
In Game Two, BOLD pitcher Trent Athmann returned the favor, going all seven innings in the Warriors’ 5-2 victory.
Both teams are 6-3 atop the South. Paynesville is 11-5 overall and BOLD is 13-3.
The Bulldogs play Minnewaska at noon in Paynesville’s new stadium, and ACGC also comes to town to play Minnewaska at 2:30 p.m.
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In Game One, Paynesville tore the game open with a seven-run second inning. Schleper allowed six hits but no walks while striking out three.
In Game Two, Athmann gave up five hits and just one earned run while striking out four.
Lane Stadther was 2-for-3 and drove in a run.
Paynesville’s Thompson remained hot, with two hits in the second game. Andrew Kerzman took a tough loss. He allowed just seven hits and all five runs were unearned as the Bulldogs commited five errors.
Game One
Paynesville 9, BOLD 4
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HITTING – BOLD: Max Buchtel 2-4 2b, Lane Stadther 1-3, Austin Weis 2-3, Breckan Ebnet 1-3 … Paynesville: Nathan Stang 1-4, Grant Thompson 4-4 2b, Trent Gertken 2-3, Matt Quade 1-2, Nick Dingmann 1-3 2b, Nick Reiman 1-4, Brant Hubert 1-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - BOLD: Weis (L) 1.1-9-8-7-2-1, Ben Steffel 4.2-3-1-0-2-3 … Paynesville: Brandon Schleper (W) 7-6-4-3-0-3
Game Two
BOLD 5, Paynesville 2
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HITTING – Paynesville: Thompson 2-3, Josh Mackedanz 1-3, Hubert 1-3, Schleper 1-3 … BOLD: L. Stadther 2-3 rbi, Trent Athmann 1-4, Weis 1-2, Reed Stadther 1-3, Ebnet 1-2, Buchtel 1-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Paynesville: Andrew Kerzman (L) 6-7-5-0-0-1 … BOLD: Athmann (W) 7-5-2-1-3-4
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Game One
ACGC 8, Benson 7
Colton Minnick smashed a solo home run leading off the bottom of the seventh to give Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City a walk-off win in the opener on Friday in Atwater.
Brody Larson was a single shy of hitting for the cycle for the Falcons, Cullen Hoffman doubled and singled, and Ethan Schultz added a two-run double.
Benson’s Logan Flegel hit a two-run single in the top of the third to tie the game at 4, but the Falcons regained the lead in the bottom half of the frame on Schultz’s two-run double.
Aaron Ahrndt added two singles and two RBIs for Benson.
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ACGC 132 100 1 - 8 9 5
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HITTING – Benson: Aaron Ahrndt 2-4 rbi-2, Logan Flegel 1-4 rbi-2, Adam Lindahl 1-5, Jacob Connelly 1-3, Taner Gimberlin 1-4, Brett Sulier 1-3, Brady Young 1-3, Connor Staton 1-3 … ACGC: Brody Larson 3-3 2b 3b, Cullen Hoffman 2-3 2b, Ethan Schultz 1-3 2b rbi-2, Mike Dallman 1-3 rbi, Colton Minnick 1-1 solo HR rbi-2, Payton Kinzler 1-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Benson: Young 4-7-7-4-3-1, Sulier (L) 2-2-1-1-0-1 … ACGC: Kinzler 5-9-6-5-3-1, Larson (W) 2-0-1-0-2-3
Game Two
Benson 5, ACGC 4
Another home run ended the game as Brett Sulier launched a two-run shot in the ninth to give the Braves a split.
Sulier also got Benson on the board in the fifth with a two-run double. Ahrndt collected two hits again and Dan Lenarz worked all nine innings to earn the win, striking out 10 and giving up just three hits.
Adam Johnson doubled in the ninth and later scored on a two-out error to give ACGC a short-lived 4-3 lead. The Falcons also got RBI singles from Larson and Derek Dengerud.
ACGC (5-9) plays Minnewaska in Paynesville at 3 p.m. and Benson hosts Melrose at 2 p.m. today.
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HITTING – ACGC: Larson 1-3 rbi, Derek Dengerud 1-3 rbi, Adam Johnson 1-3 2b … Benson: Ahrndt 2-2, Sulier 2-5 2b 2-run HR rbi-4, Lindahl 1-3, Gimberlin 1-5, Flegel 1-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - ACGC: Schultz 5-4-3-3-5-1, Larson (L) 3.2-3-2-2-1-4 … Benson: Dan Lenarz (W) 9-3-4-3-4-10
Camden
CMCS 5, Dawson-Boyd 0
Tanner Stoel pitched a complete-game shutout and Austin Bulthuis drove in two runs as Central Minnesota Christian School won its fifth game of the season Friday.
The Bluejays took advantage of two hit batters and a walk to take a 1-0 first inning lead.
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They tacked on two more in the third on Bulthuis’ RBI double and Noah Wubben’s RBI single.
Stoel scattered six hits and four walks, striking out five to earn the win.
CMCS (5-4, 5-5) next plays Monday at home against KMS.
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HITTING – D-B: Austin Schmitt 2-3, Braden Thompson 2-2, Braxton Thompson 1-1, Donny Bothun 1-4 … CMCS: Austin Bulthuis 1-3 2b rbi-2, Noah Wubben 1-2 rbi, Tanner Stoel 1-3 r, Tedd Ahrenholz 1-3 r, Simon VanDyken 1-1 2b
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - D-B: Braden Thompson (L) 3-3-3-3-5-3; Braxton Thompson 2-0-2-1-1-2; Alex Swenson 1-2-0-0-0-1 … CMCS: Stoel (W) 7-6-0-0-4-5
RCW 3, Minneota 1
Brady Holwerda pitched seven strong innings and struck out eight as Renville County West defeated Minneota on Friday in Renville.
Both Colin Thompson and Hayden Johnson were 1-for-3 with an RBI. Minneota’s Peyton Nuy was 2-for-3 and drove in the team’s only run.
The Jaguars take on Lakeview in the Section 3A-North playoffs next Saturday in Minneota at 1 p.m.
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HITTING – Minneota: Peyton Nuy 2-3 rbi … Renville County West: Trent Kjersten 1-2, Colin Thompson 1-3 rbi, Hayden Johnson 1-3 rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Minneota: Nuy (L) 5-3-3-1-0-3, Matthew Knutson 1-0-0-0-1-0 … RCW: Brady Holwerda (W) 7-4-1-1-3-8
Central Minnesota
Game One
HLWW 4, BBE 2
A groundout and passed ball allowed Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted to score twice in the eighth inning for the win.
Dalon Bitzan, Jordan Wosmek and Ryan Illies all had two hits apiece for the Jaguars, who got their two runs in the fourth when Adrian Belden hit an RBI triple and Sam Kollman hit an RBI single.
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HITTING – HLWW: Stephen Montgomery 2-4 r-2, Max Kittock 1-4 rbi, Brad Bickmann 1-4 rbi … BBE: Dalon Bitzan 2-4 2b, Jordan Wosmek 2-3 r, Adrian Belden 1-4 3b r rbi, Sam Kollman 1-3 rbi, Ryan Illies 2-4, Cole Arceneau 1-1
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - HLWW: Bickmann 5-6-2-2-2-5, Nick Borg 2-2-0-0-1-0, Brady Jenkins (W) 1-1-0-0-0-2 … BBE: Belden 6.1-4-2-1-2-5, Wosmek (L) 1.2-2-2-1-0-2
Game Two
HLWW 7, BBE 6
The Lakers scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to sweep BBE.
A four-run second inning and an RBI single from Ryan Illies in the third gave BBE an early 5-1 lead. Tanner Heinsius and Tommy Cebulla were both 2-for-4 and drove in a combined three runs.
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HITTING – BBE: Tanner Heinsius 2-4 r rbi, Tommy Cebulla 2-4 rbi-2, Bitzan 1-3 r, Belden 1-3 2b r-2, Illies 1-3 r rbi, Tanner Halvorson 1-3 r … HLWW: Kittock 2-4 r-2, Jake Gruenhagen 2-3 2b r rbi-3, Montgomery 1-4 rbi-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - BBE: Jacob Weller (L) 6.1-10-7-6-5-6 … HLWW: Cole Gagnon 6.2-8-6-1-5-2, Jenkins (W) 0.1-0-0-0-1-0
Wright County
Game One
New London-Spicer 4, Mound Westonka 0
Landon Tanner tossed a five-hitter to lead New London-Spicer to a Game One victory over Mound Westonka in a Wright County Conference doubleheader on Friday in Mound.
The Wildcats completed the sweep with 6-5 win in Game Two.
In Game One, Tanner walked just one and struck out four.
Ike Goetzman was 2-for-3 and scored twice, Trey Austvold had two hits and an RBI, and Wyatt White singled and drove in two runs.
The Wildcats (4-5, 10-7) host Willmar Monday at 7 p.m.
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HITTING – New London-Spicer: Ike Goetzman 2-3 r-2, Josh Soine 1-3, Trey Austvold 2-4 rbi, Jaden Hanson 1-3 rbi, Wyatt White 1-4 rbi-2, Brandon Meyer 1-3, Tyler Kemen 1-3, Taylor Engelke 1-3 … Mound Westonka: Reed Dahl 2-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - NLS: Landon Tanner (W) 7-5-0-0-1-4 … MW: Evan Kennedy (L) 7-10-4-4-2-3
Game Two
NLS 6, MW 5
Alex Groff singled and later scored on Ike Goetzman’s double in the sixth inning for what proved to be the winning run.
Goetzman had two hits, Groff was 2-for-2 and scored twice, and Will Roguske singled in a run and also got the save in relief.
Austin Nelson worked the first 5-2/3 innings, allowing just one earned run, for the victory.
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HITTING – Mound Westonka: Dahl 3-4 … New London-Spicer: Goetzman 2-4 2b rbi, Soine 1-4 rbi, Austvold 1-2 r-2, White 1-3 rbi, Will Roguske 1-3 rbi, Alex Groff 2-2 r-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - MW: Shane Henry (L) 6-8-6-4-2-8 … NLS: Austin Nelson (W) 5.2-6-4-1-2-2, Roguske (S) 1.1-1-1-1-1-0
Non-Conference
MACCRAY 7, YME 6
MACCRAY held off Yellow Medicine East after the Sting pulled within a run with a four-run fifth and won the non-conference game on Friday.
The Wolverines’ Ethan Thien pitched two hitless innings, striking out three, to preserve the team’s lead and get the save.
Thien also had two hits and drove in a run and Braden Bristle was 2-for-3 with a double and three runs batted in.
Chase Christensen was 3-for-4 with a double and scored twice.
YME’s Chase Richter was 2-for-4 and drove in a run and Brandon Schmidt singled and drove in two runs.
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HITTING – MACCRAY: Ethan Thien 2-4 rbi, Carter Asche 2b 1-4, Cheyton Homan 1-4, Tyler Moffenbier 1-3 2b r-2, Chase Christensen 3-4 2b r-2, Braden Bristle 2-3 2b rbi-3 r … Yellow Medicine East: Jordan Odegard 1-3 2b r-2, Chase Richter 2-4 rbi-2 r, Grady Rydeen 1-2 rbi, Austin Friese 1-3 r, B Schmidt 1-3 rbi-2 r
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - MACCRAY: Cory Krueger (W) 4.1-6-6-5-2-1, Conner Cronen 0.2-0-0-0-2-0, Thien 2-0-0-0-0-3 … YME: Logan Thorstad (L) 3.1-6-5-4-3-2, Derrick Grund 3.2-4-2-0-0-2
Litchfield 6, St. Anthony 2
Five Litchfield batters had hits, with Carson Deal’s two-run double in the first setting the tone for the Dragons in their victory Friday in the Dick Traen Memorial Wood Bat Classic in Delano.
The Dragons, now 12-5 overall, play at noon today against the the winner of Friday’s Waconia and Kasson-Mantorville game, which was not completed when the Tribune went to press.
Litchfield plays a second game this evening.
The Dragons’ Ross Wendland doubled in a run and earned the win, working a complete game and allowing two runs, no walks and striking out four.
Cody Beavers and Eddie Estrada both had hits and scored two runs, and Jake Schultz also had a hit.
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HITTING – Litchfield: Jake Schultz 1-3, Cody Beavers 1-4 r-2, Eddie Estrada 1-3 r-2, Carson Deal 1-2 2b rbi-2 r, Ross Wendtland 1-3 2b rbi … St. Anthony: Andrew Webster 3-4 rbi, Kyle Savage 1-2 rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Litchfield: Wendlandt (W) 7-9-2-2-0-4 … St. Anthony: Justice Spriggs (L) 3.2-4-5-0-2-4, Nick Peterson 0.1-0-0-0-0-1, Savage 3-1-1-1-4-0
KMS 5, Eden Valley-Watkins 2
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg took advantage of four Eden Valley-Watkins errors and Jordan Engler was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in the Saints’ victory on Friday in Sunburg.
Nathan Torkelson had the Saints’ other two hits to back pitcher Rylan Hatlestad, who worked a complete game and struck out five.
The Saints play next against Central Minnesota Christian School at 3:30 p.m. Monday in Prinsburg.
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HITTING – Eden Valley-Watkins: Reese Jansen 1-3 hr rbi-2, Logan Linn 2-3 … KMS: Jordan Engler 3-4 2b r-2, Nathan Torkelson 2-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - EVW: Linn (L) 6-5-5-1-1-8 … KMS: Rylan Hatlestad (W) 7-7-2-2-2-5
