Otters bow to Brainerd
Published Saturday, April 19, 2008
BRAINERD — Southpaw Ethan Branum fired a three-hitter Friday as Brainerd blanked Fergus Falls 5-0.
Nate Smolke delivered a two-run triple in the third for Brainerd’s game-winning hit.
Branum fanned six and walked two. Fergus hurlers Jake Heck and Joe Anderson combined for six strikeouts and surrendered four walks.
Heck, Anderson and Chris Anderson came up with Fergus’ three hits.
The Otter JV team lost 6-1 while the freshmen fell 5-1 and 14-1.
The Otters will host Sauk Rapids Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Fergus Falls 000 000 0— 0 3 4
Brainerd 002 011 x— 5 5 0
Jake Heck, Joe Anderson (6) and Matt Mithaugen; Ethan Branum and Nate Smolke
WP- Branum; LP- Heck
Chokio-Alberta 6, Hillcrest 0
The Spartans capitalized on Jamie Stedjan’s control problems to blank the Comets at Legion Field.
Six walks and three hit batsmen hurt the Comets in the second and fourth innings.
Jeremy Westerman fired a two-hitter for C-A. Westerman fanned six in five innings of work. Mike Iverson and Ethan Wentzel collected Hillcrest’s two hits.
Tim Erickson was strong in a relief role as he shut the Spartans down over the final 3 1/3 innings.
C-A 030 300 0— 6 5 1
Hillcrest 000 000 0— 0 2 3
Westerman, A. Erickson (6) and Daly; Stedjan, T. Erickson (4) and Iverson
WP-Westerman; LP-Stedjan
WCA 10, Osakis 7
OSAKIS — Blake Schmidt collected three hits and drove in three runs and Tyler Anderson homered as the Knights topped the Silverstreaks.
Dan Grout and Alan Strom both scored two runs for WCA.
The Silverstreaks scored all seven of their runs over the last four innings.
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