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Leysen’ no-hitter, 15 Ks power VFW in win over Sleepy Eye

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 ...

Marshall VFW cruises past Brookings in doubleheader sweep

BROOKINGS, S.D. — The Marshall VFW Orange 15U team was firing on all cylinders in its doubleheader against the 16U Brookings Bullets on Monday. Marshall shutout Brookings 19-0 in the first game behind a one-hitter performance from Max Weedman, and did the same for a 9-1 win in the second game with a big offensive performance from Magnus Schlenner. With the two wins, VFW moves to 12-2 on the season and will return home to host Fargo Post 400 for a Thursday doubleheader at Legion Field, beginning at 1 p.m. GAME 1 MARSHALL 19, BROOKINGS 0 (5 inn.) Nothing could stop Marshall’s ...

Schmitt, Deutz lead Yankees in shutout over Jaxx

MILROY — Isaac Schmitt and Nathan Deutz partnered on the mound to help lead the Milroy Yankees to a 4-0 win against the Wabasso Jaxx on Sunday in a Corn Belt League matchup. The two combined for eight strikeouts, allowing just four hits on the night. After scoring its first run in the second inning, Milroy was able to score three more in the third and hang on to the lead for the remainder of the game while continuing to limit Wabasso from coming back. Joey Liebl and David Schmidt both scored on Brock Schultz’s RBI triple in the third inning on a line drive to center field. Liebl ...

Mudcats split annual Wood Bat tournament

MARSHALL — The Marshall Mudcats split its annual Wood Bat Tournament over the weekend, picking up a pair of wins while dropping two in the eight-team event. Marshall opened up the tournament with a 10-0 mercy-rule win over Kasson-Mantorville and then took down Jamestown 5-3, before coming up ...

A’s start off hot in win over Volga

MARSHALL — A fast start with three runs in the opening inning and efficient defense with a trio of double plays helped the Marshall A’s even up its record with a 7-3 defeat over Volga, South Dakota, Sunday evening in a non-league matchup. “Honestly, just getting the young guys in ...