AITKIN — Pitching by Aitkin’s Zack Ehnstrom and Tanner Hills led to shutout wins for the Gobblers who beat Park Rapids 8-0 in Game One and 4-0 in Game Two of a Mid-State Conference doubleheader Friday, May 20.
Ehnstrom pitched seven innings, struck out seven and allowed three hits. Ehnstrom also went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs in Game One.
Dayton Hallaway and Carson Kullhem each tallied a double and two runs scored for the Gobblers.
In Game Two, Hills threw seven innings, struck out five and allowied three hits.
Landon Janzen went 1-3 with a double and 2 RBIs, while Zack MacDonald went 1-3 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs.
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Game One
Park Rapids 0 3 2
Aitkin 8 8 0
WP: Zack Ehnstrom. LP: Noah Morris. 2B: A-Ehnstrom (2), Dayton Hallaway, Carson Kullhem.
Game Two
Aitkin 4 7 1
Park Rapids 0 3 0
WP: Tanner Hills. LP: DJ Reiching. 2B: A-Landon Janzen, Zack MacDonald. 3B: Conference: Ait 9-1. Overall: Ait 12-2. Next: Aitkin at Mora 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 23.
Alexandria 4, Little Falls 0
LITTLE FALLS — Little Fall’s Owen Bode and Matt Filippi each recorded a hit for the Flyers as they fell 4-0 to the Alexandria Cardinals Friday, May 20.
Alexandria 4 4 0
Little Falls 0 2 0
WP: JD Hennen. LP: Zach Gwost. Overall: LF 8-8. Next: Little Falls hosts Foley 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 24.
Parkers Prairie 13, Pillager 2
PILLAGER— Pillager’s Eli Miller registered a double for the Huskies as they fell 13-2 to Parkers Prairie Friday, May 20.
TJ Swanberg went 2-for-2 for the Huskies with an RBI in the Park Region Conference game.
Parkers Prairie 13 13 1
Pillager 2 6 2
WP: Reding. LP: Eli Miller. 2B: Pil-Eli Miller. Overall: Pil 3-12.
Wadena-Deer Creek 12, Ottertail Central 0
HENNING — Wadena-Deer Creek’s Payton Rondestvedt pitched five innings, struck out eight, only allowed one hit, tallied a double, three RBIs and two runs scored for the Wolverines as they shut out Ottertail Central 12-0 Friday, May 20.
Josh Dykhoff went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored while Isaac Hamann, Evan Lunde and Connor Davis also registered doubles for WDC in the Park Region Conference game.
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WDC 12 15 0
OTC 0 2 3
WP: Payton Rondestvedt. LP: L Dilly. 2B: Isaac Hamann (2), Evan Lunde, Rondestvedt, Josh Dykhoff (2), Connor Davis. Conference: WDC 11-0. Overall: WDC 12-3. Next: WDC at Staples-Motley 2 p.m. Monday, May 23.
Thursday’s Results
PRB 9, Blackduck 8
BEMIDJI — Corbin Knapp went 3-for-5 including the walk-off hit in the bottom of the seventh and picked up the win on the mound for the Pine River-Backus Tigers in their 9-8 Northland Conference win over the Blackduck Drakes Thursday, May 19, at Bemidji State University.
Owen Carlson and Chance Abraham tallied two hits for the Tigers. Rian Struss and Ethan Rugroden each had doubles in the win.