MARSHALL — The Marshall Yellow VFW U15 baseball team used a big inning in each game to take a 9-2 and 9-5 doubleheader sweep over Fargo in baseball action at Legion Field Thursday. Head coach Charlie Jacobson said he was pleased to see the U15 Orange team improve its record to 15-2 on the ...
MILROY — The Marshall Black VFW team took on the Willmar VFW in a doubleheader on a beautiful Thursday night of baseball. Marshall was able to sweep Willmar, thanks to brilliant pitching in game one and spectacular outfield defense in game two. The first game featured a one-hit gem by Carson Mensink to win 9-0, and the second game was highlighted by some late game heroics by Rocco Rignell to give the Black a 3-2 walk off win. In game one, Marshall started the game by scoring three runs in the first inning. Rignell drove in the first run, followed by Grant Lingl and Bennett ...
SLAYTON — The 2026 baseball season was special for Murray County Central’s Krew Schneider for a multitude of reasons. Along with helping lead the Rebels to their first state tournament appearence in over 20 years, Schneider completed an honorable comeback story that powered him to being ...
SLAYTON — To put simply, making history was the theme of the Murray County Central baseball team’s 2026 season. A section championship and third-place state tournament finish was the cherry on top of an already well-established run that led to a nearly unstoppable 23-2 record. At the helm ...
The Independent announced its 2026 All-Area baseball teams on Wednesday, with Section 3A champions and state tournament participants Murray County Central earning three first-team selections, along with Marshall and Yellow Medicine East each earning a pair. The 2026 Baseball Player of the ...
SLEEPY EYE — Mauer Leysen was firing on all cylinders and impressively pitched a no-hitter complete game with 15 strikeouts to power the Marshall VFW Orange baseball team to a 7-1 win on the road against Sleepy Eye Tuesday night. Sleepy Eye’s lone run of the night came in the fourth inning on a ground-out play with a runner on third. Leysen also had the biggest hit of the night for Marshall with a double, in addition to scoring a run and an RBI. While not allowing Sleepy Eye to get a single hit off, Leysen also walked just two batters to pair with his 15 strikeouts. Marshall ...
