AREA BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Marshall Black goes 2-1 at Alexandria tournament
ALEXANDRIA – The Marshall Junior Legion baseball team wrapped up the Alexandria tournament with a 2-1 record, falling to Blaine 7-3 before earning victories over Detroit Lakes (7-2) and Alexandria (2-1) to close the weekend.
Sunday
Marshall 2, Alexandria 1
Against Alexandria, Josh Baker led the way for Marshall with a hit and an RBI while Chase Douglas and Jacob Hughes each added a hit.
Cole Felcyn earned the victory on the mound, going seven innings while allowing one run on six hits and striking out five.
Saturday
Blaine 7,
Marshall 3
Marshall 7,
Detroit Lakes 2
Marshall Black began tournament play with a 7-3 loss to Blaine in five innings before bouncing back with a 7-2 victory over Detroit Lakes in five innings on Saturday.
Against Blaine, Charlie Jacobson led the way for Marshall with a 2 for 3 day with two RBI while Baker added a hit and an RBI and Douglas had a pair of hits.
Jacobson took the loss on the mound, going 1 2/3 innings while allowing five runs on four hits and striking out four.
Against Detroit Lakes, Jacobson led the way for Marshall with a 2 for 3 day at the plate with three RBI while Jack Bly added a hit and two RBI and Douglas had a pair of hits and an RBI.
Baker earned the victory on the mound, going five innings while allowing two runs on six hits and striking out five.
Marshall (14-5) will face Slayton today at 6 p.m.
Saturday
Blaine 7, Marshall Black 3 (5 innings)
Blaine 412 00 – 7 9 0
Marshall 200 10 – 3 9 1
HITTING: Marshall (Douglas 2-3; Wambeke 1-3; Jacobson 2-3, 2 RBI; Felcyn 1-3; Baker 1-2, RBI; Toulouse 1-3; Schultz 1-2).
PITCHING (IP-R-ER-H-BB-SO): Marshall (Jacobson 1.2-5-4-4-4-4; Schultz 3.1-2-2-5-3-1).
Marshall Black 7, Detroit Lakes 2
(5 innings)
Detroit Lakes 000 02 – 2 6 1
Marshall 003 4x – 7 8 0
HITTING: Marshall (Douglas 2-3, RBI; Jacobson 2-3, 3 RBI; Felcyn 1-3; Bly 1-2, 2 RBI; Hughes 1-1; Kuecker 1-2, RBI).
PITCHING (IP-R-ER-H-BB-SO): Marshall (Baker 5-2-2-6-2-5).
Sunday
Marshall Black 2, Alexandria 1
Marshall 000 100 1 – 2 3 1
Alexandria 100 000 0 – 1 6 2
HITTING: Marshall (Douglas 1-2; Baker 1-3, RBI; Hughes 1-3).
PITCHING (IP-R-ER-H-BB-SO): Marshall (Felcyn 7-1-1-6-1-5).
Amateur
baseball
Marshall 5,
Granite Falls 4
GRANITE FALLS – The Marshall amateur baseball team defeated Granite Falls 5-4 on Sunday.
Zach Olson led the way for the A’s with a 3 for 5 day at the plate, including a 3-run home run, while Ryan VanMoer and Dillon Loft each added a hit and an RBI.
Olson also earned the victory in relief on the mound, going 4 2/3 innings while allowing no runs on three hits and striking out seven.
Jordan Odegard and Bennett Knapper led the way for the Kilowatts with a hit and an RBI apiece while Cole Richter and Craig Listul each added a hit.
Christen Kanten took the loss on the mound, going seven innings while allowing five runs on nine hits and striking out five.
Marshall (12-2) will face Minneota on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. while Granite Falls will face Sacred Heart on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Marshall 5, Granite Falls 4
Marshall 000 050 000 – 5 9 1
Granite Falls 000 040 000 – 4 4 4
HITTING: Marshall (A. Thompson 1-4; VanMoer 1-5, RBI; Olson 3-5, HR, 3 RBI; Schwagel 1-4; Tomasek 1-4; Grant 1-4; Loft 1-3, RBI); Granite Falls (Odegard 1-4, RBI; Grund 0-3, RBI; Listul 1-4; Richter 1-3; Knapper 1-3, RBI).
PITCHING (IP-R-ER-H-BB-SO): Marshall (Tomasek 4.1-4-4-1-2-6; Z. Olson 4.2-0-0-3-0-7); Granite Falls (Kanten 7-5-5-9-1-5; Odegard 2-0-0-0-0-2).