WHITEHALL – The Vikings baseball season came to an end May 31 when they fell to Fruitport 6-1 in the Michigan High School Athletic Association district finals.

But before that, they got a win in the district semifinal victory over Orchard View in five innings, 11-0, ending under the mercy rule.

In the district final, Fruitport got off to a quick 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, and another run in the bottom of the second.

They took a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth and scored their final run in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 6-0.

The Vikings finally got on the scoreboard as Brock Morningstar singled to drive in Jaxon Kulesza in the top of the top of the seventh inning.

Morningstar got two hits and drove in the Vikings only run of the game.

Evan Thomas of the Vikings took the loss as he went three and two-thirds innings, allowing five runs on three hits, striking out two and walking six.

Morningstar came in relief and pitched 2 and one-third innings, giving up one run on three hits, striking out one and walking two.

However, to make it to the district finals, the Vikings had to get by Orchard View, which they did in a rout.

In the bottom of the second, The Vikings took a 1-0 lead when a wild pitch scored Nate Betz.

Then, the Vikings Justin Jensen scored on a wild pitch, and Noah Morse would come home on an error by the Orchard View first baseman.

Cody Manzo also scored in the inning on a dropped third strike on a pitch to Jakobe Monroe, who was thrown out at first.

At that point, the score was 4-0 Whitehall.

The Vikings would get the final runs of the game in the bottom of the fourth.

Betz walked, and Manzo scored, Evan Thomas grounded into a fielder’s choice play, driving in Morse.

Two more runs scored when Morningstar singled and Betz came home, and Monroe scored on a wild pitch.

And finally, Eli Winters gets a single, driving in both Morningstar and Thomas.

After Orchard View failed to score a run in the top of the fifth, the game was mercied.

At the plate, Winters went one for two, driving in two runs.

Morningstar, Betz, Monroe and Noah Peterson also got one hit for the Vikings.

On the mound, Morningstar gave up no hits and no runs, struck out five and walked one in four innings of work.

Myles Welch came on in relief for one inning and gave up two hits with no strikeouts and no walks.