Minneota 10, RCW 0 (6 inn.)

MINNEOTA — The Minneota baseball picked up its first win of the season in dominant fashion at its home opener with a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over Renville County West Thursday night. Carson Javers shined in the win, pitching a complete game with a near no-hitter, allowing just two hits while retiring 10 batters.

Mason Javers also had a big night on the offensive end, going 3 of 4 at the plate with two runs and a pair of RBIs, along with a homerun in the fifth inning to left field.

The first three innings were scoreless between both teams before the Vikings got their bats going and scored nine runs between the fourth and fifth innings, five coming in the fight.

Carson Javers scored the first run of the night to get the rally started in the fourth inning, scoring behind an RBI single from Mason Javers.

Mason Javers was able to run home shortly after with the help of a Landon Esping sacrifice-out. Creed Stassen and Seth Paluch were the last two runs in the fourth, on Logan Pohlen and Sawyer Bradley RBIs.

Minneota kept up much of the same tempo in its next at-bat in the bottom of the fourth, extending to a 9-0 lead.

Kaden Christensen stole home right before Mason Javers sent the ball over the fence for his homer. Stassen, Pohlen and Paluch each scored once more as well before the Jaguars could put a stop to the inning following a strikeout.

The Vikings had an impressive 14-2 hitting advantage over RCW, and also had a clean slate of no errors. RCW has two errors.

Minneota (1-4) will look to keep the momentum trending in the right direction when it travels to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg on Tuesday with a 5 p.m. start.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

I. Myhre: 1-4; K. Christenson: 0-4, R; C. Javers: 2-4, R; M. Javers: 3-4, 2R, 2RBI, HR; C. Stassen: 1-2, 2R, 2BB; L. Esping: 2-4, 2RBI; L. Pohlen: 2-2, R, RBI, BB; S. Paluch: 1-3, 2R; S. Bradley: 2-3, 2RBI.

PITCHING

C. Javers: 6 IP, 10 SO, 3BB, 2H.

Dawson-Boyd 10, CMC 0 (6 inn.)

DAWSON — The Dawson-Boyd baseball team exploded for seven second-inning runs in its Thursday Camden Conference matchup against Central Minnesota Christian, riding that momentum to a 10-0 mercy-rule win in six innings.

The Blackjacks’ plate discipline was key to their early rally, as Holland Schacherer, Aedyn Dahl and Ace Larson drew consecutive walks to load the bases with no outs. A fourth walk to Jackson Shugel pushed across one run, Colten Bothun and Eli Olson each singled in another pair, and a one-run single from Kam Sather and a bases-loaded walk to Dahl pushed across the final runs of the frame.

Olson’s lights-out pitching made sure the offensive surge was more than enough to get Dawson-Boyd the win. Olson threw a complete-game shutout, striking out six batters while limiting the Bluejays to four hits and a pair of walks.

The Blackjacks added one more run in each of the third, fifth and sixth innings to trigger the mercy rule. Ryker Gruwell scored the clinching run when he walked and then scored on a Bothun single with one out.

Dawson-Boyd improves to 4-1 on the season and next goes on the road to take on Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian on Friday at 4:30 p.m.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

C. Bothun: 2-4, BB, 2 RBI, 2 SB, 2 R; E. Olson: 2-3, HBP, RBI, 2 R, 2 SB; K. Sather: 1-2, 2 BB, RBI, 4 SB, 2 R; N. Hansen: 0-3, BB, SB; H. Schacherer: 0-3, BB, 2 SB, SO; A. Dahl: 0-1, 3 BB, R, SB; A. Larson: 0-1, 2 BB, HBP, R, SO; R. Gruwell: 2-3, BB, 2 R; J. Shugel: 0-3, BB, RBI, R, 3 SO.

PITCHING

E. Olson: W, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 SO.

RTR 16, HLOF 1 (5 inn.)

HERON LAKE — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton baseball team was firing on all cylinders in a 16-1 mercy-rule win at Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Thursday night. Both Kyson Louwagie and Isaac Janish went 4 for 4 at the plate with a combined five RBIs, while Tyler Wichmann tossed 10 strikeouts in just four innings on the mound.

The Knights essentially put the game out of reach early with a nine-run fourth innings, along with three runs in each the third and fifth innings.

In the midst of RTR’s rally in the fourth, Brayden Chandler and Louwagie were both attentive in scoring position and scored on a wild pitch during the same at-bat, when Janish was up to the plate.

Gavin Schreurs and Levi Tommeraasen also both scored on a Garrett Elton RBI double with a fly ball to center field.

Jackson Kerkaert shared a team-high three RBIs with Louwagie, as the two each had a double in the win alongside Elton and Janish. Colton Chandler had RTR’s biggest hit of the night with a triple.

Along with his 10 retired batters, Wichmann finished with no walks, allowing just two walks and one earned run.

Kerkaert got the opportunity to step in and relieve Wichmann for an inning, and finished his inning on the mound with three straight strikeouts to end the game, allowing no hits.

The Knights outhit HLOF 14-2 overall, and also committed no errors to HLOF’s five.

RTR (5-1) will next remain on the road and travel to take on Murray County Central (5-0) on

Monday at 4:30 p.m.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

T. Burns: 0-3, R, RBI; P. St. Aubin: 0-1, RBI; T. Wichmann: 0-2, 2BB; L. Wichmann: 3R, BB; B. Chandler: 0-2, 2R; K. Louwagie: 4-4, 3RBI, 2R, BB; I. Janish: 4-4, 2R, 2RBI, BB; G. Schreurs: 2-3, 2R; L. Tommeraasen: 1-3, R, RBI; J. Kerkaert: 1-3, R, 3RBI, BB; G. Elton: 1-2, 2RBI; C. Chandler: 1-2, 2R.

PITCHING

T. Wichmann: 4 IP, 10 SO, 2H, R; J. Kerkaert: 1 IP, 3 SO.

LQPV 20, TMB 12

TRACY — A late flurry of runs sunk the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton baseball team in its Camden Conference matchup against Lac qui Parle Valley Thursday night. The two teams were tied at nine runs apiece through four innings, but the Eagles scored 11 runs over the course of the fifth and sixth innings to hand TMB a 20-12 loss.

Brody Hauger had a big game for the Panthers despite the loss, finishing with a pair of hits and a walk for four RBIs. David Schuh, Jackson Kruse and Connor Lanoue each also contributed a pair of hits, including a triple and a walk for Schuh.

LQPV took the lead for good when a single and back-to-back doubles yielded a pair of runs in the fifth inning, and a third double with two outs brought the score to 12-9. The Eagles continued to pile on an inning later, tacking on another eight runs to put the game out of reach.

In the bottom of the sixth, Connor Lanoue doubled and Griffin Zick was hit by a pitch to put two runners on, and an RBI double from Aidan Sanow and a two-run single from Hauger cut the deficit to eight runs. Yet, LQPV retired each of the next four batters to hold on for the win.

TMB fell into an early hole after giving up nine second-inning runs. Still, the Panthers slowly clawed their way back into the game.

Kruse and Schuh singled and Sanow walked to load the bases with no outs in the bottom of the second and Hauger capitalized with a two-run single. Sanow scored on a passed ball in between a pair of walks to Lanoue and Brayden Marron, and Squires drove in a run on a ground out to cut the deficit to 9-5.

Schuh and Hauger drew consecutive walks to start the third, with Sanow and Hauger each scoring on wild pitches, and Marron drew another walk before scoring on a Lanoue single. Schuh also triples in the fourth before scoring on a passed ball to tie up the game at nine runs apiece.

Zick gave up eight earned runs on six hits and a walk over 1 1/3 innings in his start, while Kruse was charged with the loss after giving up four earned runs on eight hits over 3 1/3 innings of relief. Hauger also surrendered six earned runs over 2/3 innings and Sanow gave up another pair of earned runs while getting a pair of outs.

TMB falls to 1-3 and next competes on Saturday when it hosts Murray County Central at 12:30 p.m.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

T. Squires: 1-5, 2 RBI, SO; Co. Lanoue: 2-5 (2B), RBI, R, SB, 2 SO; G. Zick: 1-3, HBP, SB, SO; J. Kruse: 2-4, R; D. Schuh: 2-3 (3B), BB, 2 R, SB; A. Sanow: 1-2 (2B), BB, RBI, 3 SB, 3 R, SO; B. Hauger: 2-3, 4 RBI, BB, 2 R, SB, SO; Ca. Lanoue: 0-3, BB, R, SO; B. Marron: 0-2, 2 BB, R, 2 SB, SO.

PITCHING

G. Zick: 1.1 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 8 ER, BB, 2 SO; J. Kruse: L, 3.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO; B. Hauger: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, BB, SO; A. Sanow: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, SO; T. Squires: IP, H, 2 SO.

Canby 14, Ortonville 4 (6 inn.)

CANBY — The Canby baseball team exploded for 10 runs in the sixth inning to end the game early in a 14-4 victory over Ortonville Thursday night, getting significant production at the plate from a handful of players.

Jace Sigler went 4 of 5 at the plate and led the Lancers with three runs, while Will Abrahamson also went 3 of 5 with a team-high four RBIs. Ben Drietz also went 3 of 4 with a pair of RBIs.

Jace Rangaard also spent the entire game on the mound, tossing nine strikeouts while allowing six hits and four walks.

Canby and Ortonville fought competitively and were tied 4-4 at the end of the fourth inning, after the Lancers scored two runs in each the second and third innings, as did the Trojans in the third and fourth.

But, energy spread throughout the Lancers quickly in the bottom of the sixth to keep the runs coming in for their 10-run surge.

Sigler got the rally started with an RBI double to left field that scored Cody Stoll. Stoll initially walked to reach base.

Sigler made his way to third and stole home on a wild pitch, as Rangaard scored on a Drietz RBI single.

Brennan Giese also scored on a wild pitch right before Drietz got home with a Cash Antony RBI, then Abrahmason stepped up to the plate and hit a two-run RBI single out to right field that allowed Antony and Landon Meyer-Thovson enough time to both run home.

Abrahamson and Stoll accounted for the next two runs, and Matthew Zitzmann hit the game-ending RBI single on a ground ball to left field to score Sigler to apply the mercy rule.

The Lancers’ baserunning also played a big role in the dominant win, finishing with a collective 13 stolen bases.

Canby (2-1) will next look for its third-straight win when it travels to Renville County West on Monday at 4:30 p.m.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

C. Antony: 1-4, 2R, RBI, BB; W. Abrahamson: 3-5, 4RBI, R; C. Stoll: 0-1, 2R, 3BB; J. Sigler: 4-5, 3R, 2RBI; J. Rangaard: 0-2, R, BB; D. Christianson: 0-3, RBI; M. Zitzmann: 2-4, 2R, RBI, BB; B. Drietz: 3-4, R, 2RBI; L. Meyer Thovson: 0-2, R, 2BB.

CANBY PITCHING

J. Rangaard: 6 IP, 9 SO, 6H, 4R, 4BB.

YME 11, KMS 1 (5 inn.)

GRANITE FALLS — Sophomore Caysen Lien pitched a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts through his five innings on the mound to lead the Yellow Medicine East baseball team to an 11-1 mercy-rule win over Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Thursday night.

Allowing no hits, Lien allowed just the one run with one walk to round out his impressive pitching performance.

The Sting pulled away early behind a six-run third inning, and kept their foot on the gas on both ends of the field the rest of the way.

Gunnar Fagen had a team-high three RBIs off one hit with a triple, while Gavin Torvik went 2 for 3 at the plate with two runs.

Five of YME’s six runs in the bottom of the third inning came on two outs. Torvik scored the first run on a Dane Hildahl RBI single, and Liam Anderson accounted for the next run as bases were loaded and Drew Monson was walked.

After Lien scored when Hayden Kuehn was hit by a pitch, Fagen stepped up to bat and hit a line drive to right field to clear the bases and score all runners on a triple, giving the Sting a 9-0 lead.

YME scored another two in the fourth inning, and held off KMS from bringing the game back under 10 runs in its final at-bat.

The Sting even up their record at 2-2 to start the season, and will look to keep the momentum going when they travel to Montevideo on Friday with a 4 p.m. first pitch.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

D. Monsoon: 1-3, 2R, 2RBI, BB; H. Kuehn: 0-1, R, RBI, BB; G. Fagen: 1-2, 3RBI, BB; L. Wohlman: 0-2, BB; G. Torvik: 2-3, 2R; D. Hildahl: 1-2, RBI; C. Lien: 1-2, R, RBI; A. Kuehn: 1-3, R; K. Blankenhagen: 1-2, 2R, BB.

PITCHING

C. Lien: 5 IP, 10 SO, BB, R.