Marshall 15U Orange drops doubleheader against Pipestone
MARSHALL — The Marshall 15U Orange baseball team dropped a pair of games to Pipestone on Thursday, falling in Game 1 4-1 in six innings and 8-2 in Game 2 in six innings.
Pipestone 4,
Marshall Orange 1
(6 innings) (Game 1)
In the opener, Pipestone jumped out to a quick lead, using a one-out walk and a single to put a pair of baserunners aboard before an error plated two runs and an RBI groundout added another to make it 3-0 after the first half-inning.
Marshall also had multiple opportunities on the offensive end, including getting a runner in scoring position in the first and loading the bases in the second, but weren’t able to capitalize. After a scoreless third, Pipestone then got back on the board, leading off the fourth with a double and advanced on an error before an RBI single made it 4-0.
Marshall wouldn’t go down without a fight, however, as Andrew Cowden reached on an error to lead off the bottom of the fifth and Brayden Myhre drew a walk before a wild pitch brought in a run to put them on the board, but that was the closest they got as Pipestone took Game 1, 4-1 in six innings.
Ashton Blomberg and Preston Grosklogs led Marshall with a hit each.
Myhre took the loss on the mound, going six innings while allowing four runs on three hits and struck out five.
Pipestone 8, Marshall Orange 2
(6 innings) (Game 2)
In Game 2, Pipestone continued its momentum from the opener, using an error and three hits to plate four runs in the first half-inning. Marshall had an answer, though, with Luke Novotny reaching on an infield single before advancing to third on an error and later scoring on a wild pitch to make it 4-1 after one.
It would stay that way until the bottom of the fourth, when Blomberg got a leadoff single and Grosklogs drew a walk before Brayden Ust brought in a run on an RBI single to make it 4-2, but Pipestone answered right back in the ensuing at-bat, getting an RBI groundout to push the advantage to 5-2.
Pipestone then added a pair of RBI singles and another run on an error in the top of the sixth to bring it to the 8-2 final.
Novotny led Marshall with two hits while Ust added a hit and an RBI and Blomberg had a hit.
Blomberg took the loss on the mound, going four innings while allowing four runs on four hits and struck out five.
Up next
Marshall Orange (6-12-1) will face Hutchinson at home on Monday at 5 p.m.