Blue takes two
Photo by Josh Hebrink
Marshall pitcher Riley Carpenter winds up during a VFW baseball game with Pipstone Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader at Legion Field. Marshall won 6-2. For more photos of this game go to cu.marshallindependent.com.
MARSHALL — The Marshall VFW Blue baseball team put it all together to sweep Pipestone in doubleheader action at Legion Field Thursday. In Game 1, Blue dominated Pipestone as they pounded out 12 hits and earned a 6-2 win. The score was tied at 1-all after the first inning. Pipestone’s Jason Nettik singled, stole second, advanced to third on a passed ball and then scored on a fielder’s choice. Jon Gorter also singled in the inning. Marshall’s Ben Sanders opened the home half of the inning with a line drive single to left field. After two groundouts, Nathan Werner blasted a ground-rule double that one-hopped the ivy fence in left-center, scoring Sanders. “I thought we did a really nice job as a team,” said Blue coach Matt Suby. “Riley Carpenter gave us probably one of his better finishes this summer. The last three or four times, he’s pitched really well. He threw strikes and let our defense play and offensively we hit the ball well.
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Powering their way to the top
MARSHALL — The torch continues to be passed around at Jackals Gym, home of the Marshall Area Powerlifting Club.
A number of talented lifters have found success after putting in the time and effort at the well-respected gym.
Amateur baseball
In Tracy and Lamberton’s firts meeting earlier this season, the game was called and ruled a tie in extra innings. This time around, Lamberton made sure there would be an ending.
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In Men’s D-League softball action Thursday, Wanzek beat Kruse 11-7. For Wanzak, Chiro Talamantes went 2-for-3. Julio Gonglez was 3-for-3 with two doubles. Lupe Mares went 3-for-4.
In a second game, MNNS defeated Wanzek 10-6.
Cottonwood Legion edges out Granite Falls 3-2
The Cottonwood Legion baseball team used two runs in the fifth inning to go on to defeat Granite Falls 3-2 Thursday in Granite Falls.
Tony Ross went 2-for-3 from the plate for Cottonwood, while Tyler Peterson went 1-for-2.
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