Prep Baseball Roundup: Willmar drops two to Alexandria

WILLMAR - Big innings helped Alexandria sweep Willmar in a Central Lakes Conference doubleheader on Tuesday at Bill Taunton Stadium.
Alexandria scored seven runs in the third inning and five in the sixth to down the Cardinals 12-0 in the first game.
In Game Two, Alexandria’s six-run fourth inning invoked the 10-run rule and the Cards fell again 11-1.
Alexandria’s Dan Kuhn three-hit the Cardinals in the first game and he struck out 10.
Austin Smith, Nate Ackerman and Carter Sack had Willmar’s hits.
In Game Two, Willmar scored its lone run in the second when Bryce Bromann singled home Zach Horman.
The Cardinals are home for a single conference game against St. Cloud Apollo at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Willmar plays in the Buffalo tournament on Saturday, starting at 1 p.m. The Cards play New Prague and Buffalo.
Game One
Alexandria 12, Willmar 0
Alexandria 007 005 - 12 11 0
Willmar 000 000 - 0 3 4
HITTING – Alexandria: Kris Setterstrom 3-4 rbi-2 r-2 … Willmar: Austin Smith 1-3, Nate Ackerman 1-3, Carter Sack 1-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Alexandria: Dan Kuhn (W) 6-3-0-0-1-10 … Willmar: Tyler Johnson (L) 4-6-7-3-2-1, Garret Kooistra 2-5-5-5-0-1
Game Two
Alexandria 11, Willmar 1
Willmar 010 00 - 1 3 6
Alexandria 203 6x - 11 8 0
HITTING – Willmar: Bryce Broman 1-2 rbi, Smith 1-3, Zach Hormann 1-3 r … Alexandria: Setterstrom 2-4 r, Brody Erdman 2-3 rbi-2 r-2 sb-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Willmar: Brandon Wedel (L) 4-6-5-3-2-2, Sam Vreeman 0.1-1-6-0-3-0, Trae Murphy 0-1-0-0-1-0 … Alexandria: Jared Gessell (W) 5-3-1-1-1-2
Camden
MACCRAY 4, RCW 1
MACCRAY manufactured three two-out runs in the top of the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and beat RCW on Tuesday.
The Wolverines had two runners reach on an error, and after an intentional walk to load the bases, scored on a passed ball, bad throw and a base hit by Carter Asche.
Cory Krueger tossed a complete-game for MACCRAY, scattering six hits and allowing one unearned run.
MACCRAY next plays Thursday at home against CMCS, and RCW plays Thursday at Lakeview.
MAC. (7-6) 000 010 3 - 4 4 1
RCW (5-7) 000 010 0 - 1 6 5
HITTING – MACCRAY: Jack Dykema 1-3, rbi, Ethan Thein 1-4, rbi, Carter Asche 1-4, rbi, Tyler Moffenbier 1-2 … RCW: Jesse Miller 1-4, Colin Thompson 2-3, rbi, Tom Froland 2-3, Nick Fischer 1-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - MACCRAY: Cory Krueger (W) 7-6-1-0-1-3 … RCW: Brady Holwerda 7-4-4-0-4-8
KMS 7, Dawson-Boyd 4
The Fighting Saints notched two-run innings in the third, fifth and sixth to knock off Dawson-Boyd on Tuesday.
Israel Rodriguez hit an RBI single in the fifth, and Caleb Collins and Rylan Hatlestad each knocked in runs in the sixth.
Hatlestad was 3-for-4.
Jordan Engler pitched 6.1 innings and struck out nine to take the win, and Brandon Rasmusson picked up a save finishing off the final two outs on strikeouts.
KMS 002 022 1 - 7 9 3
DB 000 000 4 - 4 3 4
HITTING – KMS: Jordan Engler 1-3, rbi-2, Caleb Collins 1-3, rbi-2, Rylan Hatlestad 3-4, rbi, Israel Rodriguez 1-3, rbi, Josh Peterson 1-3, Ryan Torkelson 1-2, Brandon Rasmusson 1-2, 2b … DB: Daniel Baldwin 2-4, 2b, rbi-2, Alex Swenson 1-4
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - KMS: Engler (W) 6.1-2-4-3-5-9; Rasmusson (S) 0.2-1-0-0-0-2 … DB: Braden Thompson (L) 5.1-8-6-2-2-3; Zach Stratmoen 1.2-1-1-1-2-1
Minneota 6, KMS 5
Minneota took advantage of two base hits and a KMS fielding error to win in the bottom of the eighth.
KMS’ Caleb Collins was 3-for-4 with an RBI, and Israel Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI.
Rylan Hatlestad got a no-decision, finishing seven innings and fanning 10.
KMS next plays Friday at BBE.
KMS (5-3, 8-6) 230 000 00 - 5 7 1
Minneota 004 010 01 - 6 6 3
HITTING – KMS: Caleb Collins 3-4, rbi, Rylan Hatlestad 1-2, rbi, Israel Rodriguez 2-3, rbi, Nathan Torkelson 1-3, rbi, Ryan Torkelson 1-4 … Minneota: Alex Guttormsson 2-3, 3b, rbi-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - KMS: Hatlestad 7-4-5-5-7-10; Brandon Rasmusson (L) 0.1-2-1-0-0-0 … Minneota: Alec Engler 2-5-5-3-1-3; Henry Pesch (W) 6-2-0-0-1-6
Non-Conference
Kimball 3, ACGC 2
ACGC had the bases loaded with one out in the sixth but a Kimball doubleplay erased the threat and the Cubs won the non-conference game Tuesday in Kimball.
ACGC’s Brett Busskohl was 3-for-4 with a double and Derek Dengerud was 2-for-4. Colton Minnick had a hit and drove in a run.
Payton Kinzler took a tough loss, allowing two earned runs and striking out five.
ACGC is 4-4 overall and play at Melrose at 5 p.m. Thursday.
ACGC 000 020 0 - 2 7 1
Kimball 110 001 x - 3 5 1
HITTING – ACGC: Brett Busskohl 3-4 2b, Derek Dengerud 2-4, Colton Minnick 1-1 rbi, Sheldon Rasmussen 1-3 … Kimball: Mason Hennen 3-3, Brady Faber 1-4 rbi, Brandon Loch 1-3 rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - ACGC: Payton Kinzler (L) 6-5-3-2-4-5 … Kimball: Ty Morrison 4-3-0-01-4, Jarred Olson (W) 3-4-2-2-2-1
NLS 8, Montevideo 1
Jaden Hanson had three hits and two runs scored, and Austin Nelson tossed a complete game to lead New London-Spicer over Montevideo on Tuesday.
The Wildcats scattered 11 hits, doing the most damage in a four-run third inning thanks to three errors, a walk, and RBI singles from Hanson and Tyler Kemen.
Ike Goetzman and Trey Austvold each had two hits for NLS.
Nelson struck out five, allowing three hits and one walk.
Montevideo (3-8) plays Thursday at BOLD, and NLS plays Thursday at Mound Westonka.
NLS 204 011 0 - 8 11 0
Montevideo (3-8) 000 000 1 - 1 3 6
HITTING – NLS: Ike Goetzman 2-5, 2b, r-2, Josh Soine 1-4, r-2, Trey Austvold 2-2, rbi-2, Jaden Hanson 3-4, r-2, rbi, James Magnuson 1-4, rbi, Tyler Kemen 1-4, rbi, Alex Groff 1-4, rbi … Montevideo: Christian Kanten 1-2, Adam Kilibarda 1-3, Andrew Peters 1-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - NLS: Austin Nelson (W) 7-3-1-1-1-5 … Montevideo: Tristan Weber (L) 5-8-7-2-2-0; Garrett Christianson 1-3-1-1-0-0; Zac Enevoldsen 1-0-0-0-0-2
Litchfield 16, BBE 9
Both teams put together eight-run innings but the Dragons prevailed in a wild offensive non-conference game - the team’s combined for 26 hits and 25 runs - on Tuesday at Litchfield’s Optimist Park.
Litchfield’s Eddie Estrada was 3-for-5 and he drove in four runs, Jake Schultz had three hits and drove in two and Jake Jones had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in a run.
BBE’s Dalon Bitzan was 2-for-3 and drove in a run and Ryan Illies also had two hits. Adrian Beldon singled in two runs.
Litchfield improved to 7-5 overall and plays host to Annandale in a Wright County Conference game at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
BBE 100 800 0 - 9 10 3
Litchfield 800 323 x - 16 16 5
HITTING – Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa: Dalon Bitzan 2-3 rbi r-2, Ryan Illies 2-4 r, Tanner Heinsius 1-3 rbi r, Jordan Wosmek 1-5 r, Adrian Beldon 1-5 rbi-2, Derek Weiner 1-3 rbi r, Cole Arceneau 1-4 rbi, Adam Jaeger 1-4 rbi r … Litchfield: Jake Schultz 3-5 2b rbi-2 r-4, Cody Beavers 2-4 rbi-2 r, Eddie Estrada 3-4 2b rbi-4 r-2, Cody Klabunde 1-4 rbi r, Carson Deal 1-3 rbi, Dylan Kotzer 1-4 2b rbi-3 r, Ross Wendlandt 1-4 rbi, Jake Jones 3-4 2b-2 rbi r, Kal Volinkaty 2-2 3b r-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - BBE: Wosmek 1-7-8-6-2-3, Weiner (L) 5-10-8-7-3-3 … Litchfield: Luke Schultz 3.1-5-8-5-3-2, Stan Ridgeway (W) 3.2-5-1-0-2-3
West Central
Game One
Melrose 5,
Minnewaska 4
Melrose scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning of a West Central Conference game on Tuesday.
The Dutch also won Game Two to sweep the previously undefeated Lakers, who are 9-2. Melrose is 8-3 and has won six straight games.
The Lakers’ Riley Thompson homered and drove in three runs and Matt McIver and Jon Nygaard also had two hits.
Minnewaska 011 020 000 0 - 4 10 0
Melrose 220 000 000 1 - 5 11 2
HITTING – Minnewaska: Jon Nygaard 2-6 2b, Michael Gruber 1-4 4, Justin Amundson 0-5 r, Austin VerSteeg 2-4 3b r, Riley Thompson 2-3 hr rbi-3 r, Jackson Hendrickson 1-4, Matt McIver 2-3 2b r … Melrose: Hunter Rademacher 2-4 r, Anthony Welle 1-4 2b rbi-2 r, Tyler Braegelmann 1-4 r, Grant Rieland 1-5 2b rbi-2, Adam Van Beck 2-4 rbi r, Adam Austing 2-5 rbi r, Josh Wolbeck 2-4 r
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Minnewaska: VerSteeg 8-8-4-4-4-10, Gruber (L) 1-3-1-1-1-0 … Melrose: Colton Meyer 7-9-4-3-4-1, Alex Hinnekamp 3-1-0-0-0-2
Game Two
Melrose 5,
Minnewaska 2
Tyler Braegelmann homered, drove in three runs and pitched a complete game to help Melrose sweep Minnewaska in a West Central Conference doubleheader on Tuesday.
Colton Meyer also homered for the Dutchmen.
Minnewaska’s Jon Nygaard drove in a run and Austin VerSteeg was 2-for-3.
Melrose 010 004 0 - 5 4 0
Minnewaska 001 000 1 - 2 5 1
HITTING – Melrose: Rademacher 1-2 r, Braegelmann 1-3 hr rbi-3 r, Meyer 2-3 hr rbi r-2 … Minnewaska: Nygaard 1-3 rbi, Amundson 1-3, VerSteeg 2-3, Thompson 1-3, McIver 0-2 r, Matt Paulson 0-2 r
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Melrose: Braegelmann (W) 7-5-2-2-3-1 … Minnewaska: Thompson (L) 7-4-5-4-2-5
BOLD takes
two from YME
BOLD clubbed YME in both ends of a doubleheader, winning 19-0 and 23-1.
They pounded out 26 hits total, including four each from Trent Athmann and Ben Steffel.
Steffel homered in Game Two and drove in five runs.
BOLD pitchers Hunter Evenson, Steffel and Reed Stadther combined to allow four hits and struck out 10.
Game One
BOLD 19, YME 0
BOLD (10)36 00 - 19 17 1
YME 000 00 - 0 1 4
HITTING – BOLD: Trent Athmann 2-5, 2b, r-3, rbi-2, Max Buchtel 3-3, 2b, rbi-3, r-4, Lane Stadther 2-5, 2b, rbi-5, r-2, Austin Weis 2-3, 2b, rbi-3, Ben Steffel 2-5, rbi, Logan Nissen 2-2, 2b, rbi-2, r-2, Conner Riley 1-1, rbi, Hunter Evenson 2-2, 2b, r-2, Breckan Ebnet 1-2, r-2, rbi … YME: Jordan Odegard 1-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - BOLD: Evenson (W) 5-1-0-0-0-4 … YME: Blake Lindstrom (L) 0.2-9-10-5-0-1; Chase Richter 2-7-9-7-7-1; Logan Thorstad 2.1-1-0-0-2-3
Game Two
BOLD 23, YME 1
YME 010 00 - 1 3 10
BOLD (12)30 8x - 23 9 1
HITTING – YME: Richter 1-2, 2b, Derrick Grund 1-1, Brady McClenahan 1-2 … BOLD: Athmann 2-2, 2b, rbi-2, r-3, Lane Stadther 1-2, r-2, Brock Ervin 1-1, 2b, rbi, Weis 1-2, rbi-3, r-3, Steffel 2-3, 3-run HR, rbi-4, r-2, Austin Tersteeg 1-3, 2b, rbi-4, r-2, Reed Stadther 1-1, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - YME: Grund (L) 0.2-3-8-4-3-1; Odegard 2.1-4-7-3-4-1; Jon Espinoza 0-1-5-3-3-0; Grady Rydeen 1-1-3-2-2-0 … BOLD: Steffel (W) 2-2-1-1-1-2; R. Stadther 3-1-0-0-0-4