MILROY — The Hadley Buttermakers scored early and often on Wednesday night, running away with an 11-5 road win over the Milroy Yankees.

Hadley jumped out to an early lead with three first-inning runs but Milroy matched the production in the bottom of the frame to keep the game tied.

A few innings later, Hadley pulled back ahead when Brent Hokeness tripled and scored shortly thereafter. However, Milroy again tied it up in the fourth and gained a one-run lead in the fifth. That would be the last Yankee run of the day but Hadley came back with one run in the seventh to pull ahead, four in the eighth to pull away and two more in the ninth to put the game to bed.

Owen Gillette earned the win on the mound for Hadley after pitching five shutout innings of relief. He limited Milroy to three hits and a walk while striking out nine batters.

Ty Kemp pitched the first four innings for Minneota, allowing four runs on five hits and four walks. After one inning from Parker Schmitt, David Schmidt pitched another two innings, allowing one run on three hits. Tauer registered the loss after allowing four runs in one inning.

Mike Preuss scored four runs on two singles and a pair of walks for Hadley and Jacob Olson walked four times. For the Yankees, Andy Schmidt came up with three hits while Colton Minkel and David Schmidt each added another two.

The Yankees fall to 7-5 after dropping their fourth consecutive game while Hadley improves to 7-5. The Buttermakers will host the Milroy Irish on Sunday at 2 p.m. while the Yankees will go on the road to face Willmar at 1:30 p.m.

Minneota 8, Dawson 2

MINNEOTA — A first-inning home run set the tone for the Minneota Mudhens on Wednesday as they trounced Dawson by a final score of 8-2 to move back above .500 on the season.

Ben Skorczewski broke the game open in the game’s second at-bat. Facing a 2-0 count, the Minneota designated hitter crushed a ball to left field for a solo home run to put the Mudhens on top early.

Both teams went scoreless for the next three innings before Peyton Gillund singled and and scored on a Danny Hennen single in the fifth inning. From there, the Mudhens pulled away with another six runs in the sixth.

Tate Walerius was hit by a pitch and Brock Buysse singled to put runners on the cornes with one out to start the frame. From there, a Dawson error pushed in one run and consecutive singles by Gillund, Skorczewski and Austin Buysse pushed in another two.

Tyson Sonnenburg kept the rally going with the Mudhens’ fifth consecutive single before Hennen hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Skorczewski. AJ Myhre then walked and Walerius capped off the six-run inning with a two-run single, making the score 8-0.

Danny Hennen picked up the win for Minneota in his complete-game start. He limited Dawson to two runs on the day, striking out five batters while allowing 11 hits and a pair of walks.

Blake Thompson pitched the first six innings for Dawson, surrendering eight runs on 11 hits and two walks. He struck out seven batters on the day before being relieved by Luke Kuno, who struck out four batters over three perfect innings.

The Drakes scored both of their runs in the bottom of the seventh. Kuno singled with two outs and a walk to Tygan Long and a Grayson Olson ingle loaded the bases. Kameron Sather then hit a two-run single but was thrown out advancing to second on the play, ending the inning.

Olson led all players with three hits on the day. Gillund, Skorczewski and Brock Buysse each had a pair of hits for Minneota while Sather, Kuno and Derek Gritmacker each had a pair for Dawson, including a double for Gritmacker.

Minneota improves to 7-6 with the win and will host Chokio for its next game on Friday while Dawson falls to 1-6 and will host Appleton on Friday.

Wabasso 1, Sacred Heart 0

WABASSO — Adryen Tietz and Joe Liebl tossed a combined shutout for the Wabasso on Wednesday, helping the Jaxx hold off Sacred Heart for a 1-0 win.

Wabasso claimed the walk-off victory in the bottom of the ninth. Locked in a scoreless tie, Carter Guetter hit a leadoff double to put the tying run in scoring position. Consecutive ground outs advanced him to third and, with the game threatening to go to extra innings, Josh Guetter came up with a clutch RBI single to secure the win. 

Tietz got the start for Wabasso, striking out 13 batters over seven innings. He limited Sacred Heart to one hit and four walks but a lack of run support left him with a no-decision.

In relief, Joe Liebl picked up the win after throwing another two scoreless no-hit innings. He struck out four batters while walking just one and had a single and a walk as a batter.

CJ Theis was the only batter on either team with multiple hits, singling twice.

Wabasso improves to 3-9 with the win and will host the Milroy Yankees for their next game on Friday.

Milroy Irish 7, Worthington 0

MILROY — Tyler Maeyaert pitched five shutout innings for the Milroy Irish on Wednesday to lead them to a 7-0 win over Worthington in the Irish Yard.

Maeyaert logged 11 strikeouts on the day with just two hits allowed. He walked six batters.

At the plate, Konnor Zick got Milroy on the scoreboard first in the second inning. He hit a single with one out and advanced to third on a pair of passed balls before scoring when Moses Dolan reached on an error. From three, Chase Alcorn walked, Dominic Dolan singled and both scored on a Tyler Peterson single to make the score 4-0.

Milroy added another four runs in the sixth to put the game away.

Derek Smith led the Irish with three hits and an RBI on the night while Maeyaert and Anthony Dolan each added another two.

Milroy improves to 9-5 with the win and will look to keep the ball rolling when it hosts Heron Lake on Friday night.