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RTR walks-off Blackjacks in final inning comeback

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RTR 8, Dawson-Boyd 7 RUSSELL — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton baseball game went into the final inning facing a 7-2 deficit, but exploded for six runs in the bottom of the seventh to come back, tie and walk-off for an 8-7 thriller against Dawson-Boyd Friday night. Garrett Elton scored the first run of the comeback rally off a Tyson Burns hit, who reached base on an error. Brayden Chandler then hit a two-run RBI double on a line drive to center field to run in Burns and Tyler Wichmann to cut into a 7-5 deficit. Chandler scored the next run as the result of a Blackjacks’ error, and ...

Mustangs drop three-game series to Mavericks

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MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University baseball team dropped a three-game Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference series against Minnesota State over the weekend. The Mustangs took game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader 4-1, but dropped the second game 10-4 and game 3 on Sunday in ...

Marshall picks up pair of shutout wins over Belle Plaine

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MARSHALL — Noah Pieper had a stellar pitching performance in his first varsity start with a near no-hitter and 15 strikeouts to lead the Marshall baseball team to a 6-0 win over Belle Plaine in the first of a Big South Conference doubleheader on Saturday. Marshall then took care of business ...

Irlbeck homers' in Wabasso's win over RTR

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Wabasso 8, RTR 5 TYLER — Camryn Irlbeck hit a homerun to help highlight the Wabasso softball team’s 8-5 win over Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday night. RTR’s Laken Baartman also got herself a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning. In a back-and-forth matchup, RTR first took a 5-2 lead following a strong four-run second inning. But, Wabasso turned things around and kept the Knights scoreless the rest of the night while scoring three runs in the fourth inning to take its first lead. Audrey Johnson went 2-for-4 at the plate along with a pair of RBIs to lead the Rabbits ...

Stelter's stellar hitting leads Tigers past Moorhead

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Marshall 7, Moorhead 3 MARSHALL — Andrew Stelter had his bat going with a stellar performance at the plate, hitting a home run, triple and a double to power the Marshall baseball team to a 7-3 win over Moorhead Friday night. Stelter went 3-for-4 at the plate along with a team-high three RBIs and two runs. Seven of Marshall’s seven runs came in the third inning, and never allowed Moorhead to get back within reach. Stelter’s homer sparked the third-inning rally with his homer on a line drive to left field that scored Keynan Coequeyt and Eli Weedman. Marshall finished with ...

Vikings shutout Tigers in home opener behind Hennen’s 10 Ks

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MINNEOTA — Powered behind a complete game from Madison Hennen with 10 strikeouts allowing no runs, the Minneota/Canby softball team won its home opener behind a full-team effort in an 11-0 mercy-rule shutout against Marshall in a non-conference matchup on Friday. “[It feels] really good ...