Backed behind strong pitching and timely hitting, the Staples-Motley Cardinals flew past Pequot Lakes twice, 8-3 in the first game and 4-0 in the second tilt Tuesday afternoon.
In Game 1, Jalen Busker pitched a complete game, allowing three runs while striking out five and contributed a two run-scoring single for Staples-Motley (3-2).
Blake Petrich went 2-for-3 with a run, RBI and two stolen bases and Austin Redemske scored twice in a 2-for-4 effort that included a double.
Aspen Florey took the loss for the Patriots, the team’s first of the season.
In the nightcap, Jacob Vetsch hurled a one-hitter to go with seven Ks to pick up the win. Jordan Wick went 3-for-3 with two extra-base hits and two runs to lead a nine hit Cardinal attack.
Coach John Riewer was impressed with his team’s performance, especially the error-free defense.
In other games:
Three Ottertail Central pitchers combined for the win in a sloppy affair Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs hurlers issued 11 walks, allowed nine hits and hit two batters, but got enough of a lift from the offense to even the team’s record on the young season at 2-2.
Tied at 7-7, OTC scored two runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth to walk away with the win. As a team, Ottertail Central collected 12 hits and walked nine times.
Parkers Prairie dropped to 0-2 in 2012.
New York Mills cruised to an 11-1, six-inning victory Tuesday, thanks to erratic pitching by the Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Raiders.
The game remained close until the fifth inning, when the wheels broke from the axles and down went the Raiders wagon. NYM scored four runs and tagged BHV for five more in the sixth, helped by 12 total free passes, to claim its third victory in as many tries this spring.
“We were able to hang with NYM as long as we pitched well and played defense,” BHV coach Steve Riewer said. “Both of these areas kind of let us down in the fifth and sixth innings as we started to walk too many batters and committed a couple costly errors. Twelve walks and three errors won’t get it done against a quality team like New York Mills.”
Adam Snelgrove backed up a nine-strikeout effort with three hits and two RBI to grab the win.
Dallas Ehrmantraut went 1-for-3 and scored the lone run for the 1-2 Raiders.
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