In the opening round of the Division II Senior West Central Northeast Sub-State Pod tournament game, Osakis took a 1-0 lead over Glenwood-Lowry in the top of the first inning as Caden Judd drew a bases-loaded walk.
But Glenwood-Lowry scored 11 unanswered runs to win the game 11-1 in six innings.
Glenwood-Lowry tied the game in the bottom of the first inning with a Dylan Alexander sacrifice fly. Glenwood-Lowry took the lead with a Noah Jensen sacrifice fly.
Alex Panitzke led Glenwood-Lowry in hits with two and RBIs with four.
Conner Erickson earned the win on the mound, striking out seven batters in six innings pitched.
Glenwood-Lowry plays Sauk Centre on Friday, while Osakis plays Benson-Hancock in an elimination game on Friday.
The winner of the Glenwood-Lowry versus Sauk Centre game plays in the pod championship at Noon on Saturday at the high seed, while the loser plays an elimination game on Saturday. A winner-takes-all game will be held on July 20, if necessary.
Osakis – 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 3 4
Minnewaska – 2 0 0 3 3 3 – 11 6 0
OSAKIS PITCHING – Gavin Muenzhuber – 5 IP, 5 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 8 BB, 1 SO; Kody Weaver – 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO
OSAKIS OFFENSE – Blake Fischer – 0/2, R, BB; Carter Johnstone – 2/2, BB; Gavin Muenzhuber – 0/2, B; Max Klimek – 0/2, BB; Gabe Will – 0/2; Isaiah Anderson – 1/1; Caden Judd – 0/2, RBI, BB; Logan Schjenken – 0/3; Emery Stewart – 0/1, BB; Tucker Hagen – 0/1; Clayton Kruse – 0/2
MINNEWASKA PITCHING – Conner Erickson – W – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 7 SO
MINNEWASKA OFFENSE – Miles Wildman – 1/3, R, SB; Tyson Metz – 0/0, 2 BB; Alex Panitzke – 2/2, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB; Dylan Alexander – 1/3, 2 RBI, BB, HBP; Noah Jensen – 0/3, RBI, BB; Conner Erickson – 0/4, R; Marc Gruber – 1/3, 2 R, BB, SB; Levi Johnson – 1/3, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 SB; Luke Danielson – 0/1, 2 R, 3 BB, SB
Parkers Prairie cruises over Wahpeton in playoff battle
Parkers Prairie handled Wheaton, 9-1, in a Division II Senior West Central Northwest Sub-State Pod tournament game on Thursday in Parkers Prairie.
Parkers Prairie plays Morris at 6 p.m. on Friday in Parkers Prairie. The winner of that game plays at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at the high seed. The loser plays an elimination game at Noon on Saturday.
Alexandria Post 87 manhandles Brainerd
The Alexandria Zimny Insurance Post 87 Legion baseball team earned a dominant 12-0 win over Brainerd on Thursday.
Landon Gess-Norling struck out 14 batters and allowed only two hits in the five inning win.
Alexandria had 11 hits in the win. Evan Zabel and Nolan Fettig had a pair of hits and three RBIs apiece. Griffin Wimmer and Gess-Norling each had an RBI in the win.
A 4-run third inning and a 6-run fourth inning sealed the win for Post 87.
Alexandria Post 87 – 0 1 4 6 1 – 12 11 0
Brainerd – 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 2 2
ALEXANDRIA PITCHING – Landon Gess-Norling – W – 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 14 SO
ALEXANDRIA OFFENSE – Jackson Waltzing – 1/4, R, BB; Nolan Johnson – 2/5, 2B; Griffin Wimmer – 1/1, R, RBI, BB; Reed Mellgren – 1/1, R, HBP; Sam Anderson – 0/3, 2 R, 2 BB, SB; Evan Zabel – 2/3, 3 R, 3 RBI, SB; Lucas Brovold – 1/2; Zach Iverson – 0/1, 2 BB; Carson Goetsch – 0/2; Landon Gess-Norling – 0/2, R, RBI, 2 BB; Nolan Fettig – 2/2, 2B, 3 RBI, BB; Easton Klimek – 0/1, 2 R, SB; Ethan Mellgren – 1/3, 2B, BB
Sam Stuve covers a variety of sports in the Douglas County area. Sam is a December 2021 graduate from Iowa State University. Sam joined the Echo Press in January 2022 and became the Sports and Outdoors Editor in February 2023.