PILLAGER-Josh Doss went 2-for-3 with a home run, double and two RBIs for Pillager in the Huskies' 3-2 Park Region Conference win over the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in the season opener for both teams Tuesday.
Chris Ringler picked up the win and didn't allow an earned run over four innings before giving way to Sam Jensen who threw the final three innings giving up just one earned run. Ringler also contributed a double at the plate.
Isaac Witthun and Wyatt Hamann each went 2-3 for W-DC and Maxwell Phillips added a double.
Wadena-DC 2 6 1
Pillager 3 6 2
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WP: Chris Ringler. LP: Andrew McCullough. 2B: P-Josh Doss, Ringler; WDC-Maxwell Phillips. HR: P-Doss. Conference: WDC 0-1, P 1-0. Overall: WDC 0-1, P 1-0. Next: WDC at Perham 4:30 p.m. Thursday; Pillager at Pequot Lakes 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
C-I loses twice
CROSBY-Jake Larson went 3-6 on the day with three RBIs and a double for the Crosby-Ironton Rangers who dropped both sides of a Mid-State Conference doubleheader with Detroit Lakes Tuesday.
The Lakers won the opener 15-3 in five innings and took the nightcap 8-5 in a game shortened to five innings because of darkness.
Matt Stangel and Matt Christopher contributed doubles for C-I in the second game.
Game One
Detroit Lakes 15 7 2
Crosby-Ironton 3 7 6
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5 innings
WP: E. Brooks. LP: Michael Leonhardt.
Game Two
Detroit Lakes 8 8 2
Crosby-Ironton 5 5 2
WP: Haire. LP: Eli Winegarner. 2B: C-I-Jake Larson, Matt stangel, Matt Christopher. Conference: C-I 0-2. Overall: C-I 1-2. Next: Pequot Lakes at C-I 4 p.m. April 11 (2).
Parkers Prairie 17, BHV 2
PARKERS PRAIRIE-Jackson Weniger tallied two RBIs for the Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Raiders during their 17-2 Park Region Conference loss to the Parkers Prairie Panthers Tuesday.
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Matt Steege doubled for the Raiders, and Owen Korfe and Brayden Vertina scored one run each.
BHV 2 6 3
Parkers Prairie 17 11 3
WP: Levi Arnold. LP: Jarett Kveton. 2B: Matt Steege. Conference: BHV 1-1. Overall: BHV 1-1. Next: Pillager vs. BHV at Verndale 4:30 p.m. Friday.
