ALEXANDRIA — The Marshall Mudcats split their matchups in their first tournament of the season over the weekend at a Senior Legion tournament in Alexandria. Marshall opened the tournament with a 10-4 win over Becker on Friday and an 8-1 win over Fargo on Saturday. Yet, the Mudcats fell 2-0 to Alexandria later in the day on Saturday and 3-0 on Sunday to close out the event.

Marshall is now 3-2 on the season and next hosts the Marshall Wood Bat Classic from Friday through Sunday at Legion Field. Marshall takes on Kasson-Mantorville on Friday at 7:30 p.m., Jamestown (N.D.) at 9 a.m. and Dakota Valley (S.D.) on 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, and a fourth game yet to be determined on Sunday.

POOL PLAY

Marshall 10, Becker 4

Andrew Stelter reached base in each of his four plate appearances on the day as the Tigers rolled to a 10-4 win over Becker in the tournament opener.

Marshall got just about all the offense it needed on the day in the top of the first. Walks to Andrew Stelter, Ethan Weedman and Trae Bailey drew consecutive walks to load the bases after the game’s first three at-bats.

With one out, Tyler Kraft got the scoring started with a two-run double. Becker got a shallow fly out to put two away, but a passed ball and a Cannon Craigmile RBI single brought the score to 4-0.

Becker answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame, but Marshall got a run back when Ethan Boeck singled and scored on a Weedman double in the second. Becker added a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame again, but Marshall’s pitching and defense shut them out the rest of the way.

Andrew Lee threw all five innings of the win, striking out six batters while giving up four earned runs on seven hits and three walks.

Marshall’s offense picked up again in the fourth, scoring four runs on a Bailey RBI single, a two-run double by Lee and Kraft scoring on a passed ball. The Mudcats capped off the game’s scoring in the fifth when Boeck tripled and scored on a Stelter single.

Stelter finished the game with a double, two singles and an RBI. Kraft, Craigmile and Boeck each also contributed a pair of hits, including a triple for Boeck and a double for Kraft.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

A. Stelter: 3-3 (2B), BB, RBI, 2 R, 3 SB; E. Weedman: 1-3 (2B), BB, RBI, R, 2 SO; T. Bailey: 1-3, BB, RBI, 2 R, SB, SO; C. Alcorn: 1-4, R, 3 SO; T. Kraft: 2-3 (2B), 2 RBI, R, SB, SO; A. Lee: 1-2 (2B), BB, 2 RBI; C. Craigmile: 2-3, RBI, SO; N. Frazee: 1-3, 2 SO; E. Boeck: 2-3 (3B), 2 R.

PITCHING

A. Lee: W, 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO.

Marshall 8, Fargo 1

Noah Frazee threw the full five innings of Marshall’s 8-1 win over Fargo on Saturday, holding the Jets without an earned run on five hits and a walk.

The Mudcats surged ahead with four runs in the second inning. Craigmile and Boeck walked while Keynan Coequyt was hit by a pitch in between to load the bases. With two outs, Weedman drew a walk to push across the first run, Bailey hit an RBI single, Chase Alcorn walked to push across another and Kraft was hit by a pitch to bring the score to 4-0.

Alcorn finished the day with a double, a single, a walk and four RBIs to lead Marshall offensively. Bailey singled for Marshall’s lone other hit of the game, and the team’s 11 walks drawn helped them pull out the win.

Both teams went scoreless in the third and fourth innings before Marshall’s bats got active again in the fifth. Walks to Coequyt, Stelter and Weedman loaded the bases for Marshall with two outs, and Coequyt scored on a wild pitch to bring the score to 5-0. Another walk to Bailey reloaded the bases, and Alcorn hit a three-run double to bring the score to 8-0.

A hit batter and a passed ball gave Fargo its lone run of the game with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, but a ground out prevented the Jets from doing any further damage.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

A. Stelter: 0-2, 2 BB, R, SB, SO; E. Weedman: 0-2, 2 BB, RBI, 2 R, SB; T. Bailey: 1-2, 2 BB, RBI, R; C. Alcorn: 2-2 (2B), BB, HBP, 4 RBI; T. Kraft: 0-3, HBP, RBI; C. Craigmile: 0-2, BB, R, SO; K. Coequyt: 0-0, 2 BB, HBP, 2 R, 2 SB; E. Boeck: 0-2, BB, R, SO.

PITCHING

N. Frazee: W, 5 IP, 5 H, R, BB, 2 SO.

Alexandria 2, Marshall 0

Marshall wasn’t able to get its offense going against Alexandria, getting held to two hits and four walks as a team in a 2-0 loss to Alexandria.

Boeck doubled and Coequyt singled to account for Marshall’s lone hits of the day. Alcorn was the only Mudcat to reach base twice, drawing a pair of walks.

Eli Alcorn took the loss on the mound despite limiting Alexandria to one earned run over six innings. He struck out nine batters while holding Alexandria to two hits and two walks.

Alexandria scored the go-ahead run courtesy of an error and a single with two outs in the third. It added another in the fifth on a triple and a ground out.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

T. Bailey: 0-2, BB; C. Alcorn: 0-1, 2 BB, SO; T. Kraft: 0-2, BB, SO; K. Coequyt: 1-3; E. Boeck: 1-3 (2B).

PITCHING

E. Alcorn: L, 6 IP, 2 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, 9 SO.

THIRD-PLACE GAME

Sartell 3, Marshall 0

The Marshall Mudcats couldn’t get their bats into action against Sartell in the tournament’s third-place game, falling 3-0 while getting outhit 5-3.

Frazee was the lone Marshall batter to reach base multiple times, getting on with a single, a walk and a hit-by-pitch. Bailey and Boeck each also singled, while Alcorn and Weedman each drew walks.

Weedman and Stelter each pitched a scoreless, hitless inning of relief for Marshall. Yet, the Mudcats fell into an early hole and weren’t able to take advantage of their bullpen’s success.

Kraft was charged with the loss after giving up one earned run on two hits over two innings with three strikeouts. Bailey surrendered another pair of earned runs on three hits and three walks over two frames.

Sartell scored the go-ahead run when a single, a stolen base, and a passed ball put a runner in position to score on a ground out in the second. A two-run double with one out and the bases loaded in the fourth brought the score to 3-0.

BOX SCORE

BATTING

E. Weedman: 0-2, BB, SO; T. Bailey: 1-3; C. Alcorn: 0-2, BB, SB, SO; N. Frazee: 1-1, BB, HBP, 2 SB; E. Boeck: 1-3.

PITCHING

T. Kraft: L, 2 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 3 SO; T. Bailey: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB; E. Weedman: IP; A. Stelter: IP, 2 BB, SO.