PEQUOT LAKES — Grady Young, Bo Woitalla, Brayden Haberman and Preston Saehr tallied two hits and two runs for the Pierz Pioneers in a 14-3 Granite Ridge Conference win over the Pequot Lakes Patriots Thursday, May 8.

Kaden Kruschek doubled and drove in two runs. Nathan Solinger allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks. He struck out five in the win.

Pequot Lakes’ Blake Spiczka tripled and scored a run. Gus Bolz-Andolshek and Taylor Morris recorded RBIs.

WP: Nathan Solinger. LP: Owen Krueger. 2B: Prz-Kaden Kruschek. 3B: Prz-Bo Woitalla; PL-Blake Spiczka. Conference: PL 3-5, Prz 6-4. Overall: PL 6-6, Prz 7-5. Next: Pequot Lakes hosts Osakis 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 9; Pierz at Melrose 7 p.m. Friday, May 9.

FINLAYSON — Kyle Spencer struck out nine in six innings and allowed one unearned run in the Crosby-Ironton Rangers’ 7-1 Great River Conference win over the East Central Eagles Thursday, May 8.

Jairus Millsop ripped a two-run triple and Jason Schaefer hit a two-run double. Ethan Millsop and Deacon French added hits.

WP: Kyle Spencer. 2B: CI-Jason Schaefer. 3B: CI-Jairus Millsop. Conference: CI 5-4. Overall: CI 7-5. Next: Crosby-Ironton hosts Mora 4 p.m. Friday, May 9.

Little Falls 11, Fergus Falls 3

LITTLE FALLS — Little Falls’ Carter Gwost finished 2-3 with a double, home run, three runs and two RBIs in an 11-3 Section 8-3A win over the Fergus Falls Otters Thursday, May 8.

Joey Welinski went 2-4 with two runs for the Flyers. Alex Thoma and Jake Dahlberg doubled. Thoma drove in four runs.

Izaak Kalis allowed three runs on six hits and two walks in seven innings. He struck out one in the win.

WP: Izaak Kalis. 2B: LF-Alex Thoma, Carter Gwost, Jake Dahlberg. HR: LF-Carter Gwost. Overall: LF 9-4. Next: Little Falls at Albany 5 p.m. Friday, May 9.

PRB 25, Kelliher/Norhome 6

PINE RIVER — Eli Abraham went 3-4 with a double and six RBIs for the Pine River-Backus Tigers in a 25-6 Northwoods Conference win over the Kelliher/Northome Mustangs Thursday, May 8.

Abraham allowed two runs on three hits and four walks. He struck out four in the win.

The Tigers walked 15 times. Koal Oberfell scored four runs and walked twice. Grady Mongan and Jordan Shogren scored three runs.

Ozzy Switajewski recorded two hits and two runs.

Gage Parkin allowed four runs on five hits and one walk in relief. He struck out two.

Pine River-Backus 25 11 4

WP: Eli Abraham. 2B: PRB-Eli Abraham. Conference: PRB 4-2. Overall: PRB 6-6. Next: Pine River-Backus hosts Nevis 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 12.

STAPLES — Colbe Tappe went 2-3 with a double and three RBIs for the Staples-Motley Cardinals in a 7-4 Game one win of a Heart O’Lakes Conference doubleheader with the Barnesville Trojans Thursday, May 8.

In Game One, Hayden Rutherford allowed four runs on three hits and three walks in 6.1 innings. He struck out five.

Jack Carlson doubled and drove in two runs. Kris Taylor tallied two hits and Eli Kossan scored three runs.

In Game Two, the Cardinals won 11-9. Cooper Tappe finished 3-4 with a double and two RBIs. Colbe Tappe added two hits and three RBIs.

Cooper Tappe earned the save with 1.2 innings of relief. Carlson pitched 5.1 innings and struck out three.

Rutherford tallied two hits while Ben Tyrrell, Kossan and Beau Carlson scored two runs.

WP: Hayden Rutherford. 2B: SM-Colbe Tappe, Jack Carlson.

WP: Jack Carlson. 2B: SM-Cooper Tappe. Conference: SM 7-5. Overall: SM 9-6. Next: Staples-Motley hosts Ashby 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13.

SEBEKA — Connor Dutke struck out nine in seven innings for the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in a 2-0 Park Region Conference win over the Sebeka Trojans Thursday, May 8.

Dutke allowed four hits and walked none. Cooper Ness and Kobe Snyder recorded one hit and one run apiece.

Hunter Sweere doubled and Ben Krekalu tallied an RBI.

WP: Connor Dutke. 2B: WDC-Hunter Sweere. Conference: WDC 6-4. Overall: WDC 8-5. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek at Menahga 1 p.m. Friday, May 9.

PROCTOR — Kyler Rikala went 2-2 with a double for the Aitkin Gobblers in a 6-0 Section 7-2A loss to the Proctor Rails Thursday, May 8.

Jake McGuire allowed six runs on eight hits and three walks in six innings. He struck out four.

Nolan Dotzler, Bo Sanford, Cole Trotter, Hunter Moreland, Noah Janzen and Karson Hopperstad recorded hits for the Gobblers

LP: Jake McGuire. 2B: A-Kyler Rikala. Overall: A 8-4. Next: Aitkn at Pine City 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13.

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