College Baseball: Raiders rally for split

By Dispatch staff report

April 30, 2023 at 7:10 PM

BRAINERD — Beau Lepel homered and finished 2-4 with two RBIs for the Central Lakes College Raiders in a 6-4 Game One loss to Ridgewater Saturday, April 29.

The Raiders rallied to win Game Two 12-11 thanks to a four-run seventh inning.

Erubiel Ozuna went 3-4 with a walk, double, three RBIs and three runs scored. Noah Cekalla finished 3-5 with an RBI and secured the win in relief. He pitched one inning and allowed one run on two hits.

Also in Game Two, Mason Argir went 2-4 with an RBI and two runs. Beau Lepel and Alonso BaCame both doubled and drove in two runs and scored. Adam Draun went 2-4 with an RBI and a run and Jack Thorn scored twice.

In Game One, Cekalla finished 2-3 with two runs and Thorn and Bacame both drove in a run for CLC.

Luis Diaz suffered the loss. He allowed six runs on seven hits and five walks. He struck out six in 5.1 innings.

Game One

Ridgewater 6 7 2

Central Lakes 4 7 1

WP: Jack Howard. LP: Luis Diaz. 2B: CLC-Noah Cekalla, Ivan Villa, Alonso Bacame. HR: CLC-Beau Lepel.

Game Two

Ridgewater 11 15 1

Central Lakes 12 15 0

WP: Noah Cekalla. LP: Tanner Olson. 2B: CLC-Erubiel Ozuna, Beau Lepel, Alonso Bacame. Division: CLC 4-2. Overall: CLC 15-8. Next: Central Lakes at Anoka-Ramsey 3 p.m. Monday, May 1 (2).

By Dispatch staff report

Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little or no reporting. At times, this byline is used when a news story includes numerous authors or when the story is formed by aggregating previously reported news from various sources. If outside sources are used, it is noted within the story.

Hi, I'm the Brainerd Dispatch. I started working a few days before Christmas in 1881 and became a daily paper two years later. I've gone through a lot of changes over the years, but what has never changed is my commitment to community and to local journalism. I've got an entire team of dedicated people who work night and day to make sure I go out every morning, whether in print, as an e-edition, via an app or with additional information at www.brainerddispatch.com. News, weather, sports — videos, photos, podcasts and social media — all covering stories from central Minnesota about your neighbors, your lakes, your communities, your challenges and your opportunities. It's all part of the effort to keep people connected and informed. And we couldn't do it without support.