Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Legion Post #30 played host to the Renville County Muskrats on July 9. The Muskrats built an early 6-0 lead against the Sox pitcher Koven Walford. Renville County was able to score four runs in the second inning on RBIs by Steele Olson, Mason McCrite and Walker Braaten. The Muskrats were able to add on two more in the fourth.
The Sox finally got the bats going in the bottom of the fourth inning. Nick Berglund reached on an error, Koby Duda was hit by a pitch, and Hunter Jacobson singled in Berglund. Duda and Jacobson scored on a wild pitch. Johnny Grann walked and scored on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Luke Yri.
The Sox scored another run in the fifth inning to cut the lead to 6-5. They took the lead in the sixth, scoring three runs. Trevor Waldo and Connor Knatterud walked to start off the inning. Waldo scored on another fielder’s choice off the bat of Yri to tie the game. Yri and Knatterud scored on a single by Alex Harrison to take the lead.
After allowing a lead-off single in the seventh, Walford was able to get the final three Muskrats to fly out to end the game. The Sox ran their overall record to 14-2 with the win.
Legion Baseball
NR-S 8, Renville County 6
at New Rockford
Friday, July 9
Renville 040 200 0 --- 6 9 4
NR-S 000 413 x --- 8 5 4
Braxton Fitzsimmons, Bryden Santos (4), Walker Braaten (6) and Walker Braaten, and Mason McCrite; Koven Walford and Koby Duda. W -- Walford. L -- Santos.
Renville Co: Fitzsimmons 3.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 2 K; Santos 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 5 BB, 1 K, 2-3, BB, SB; Braaten 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-2, SB, RBI, R; McCrite 2-2, 2 SB, RBI, 2 R; Jalyn Derr 1-3, 2 SB, R; Olson 1-3, RBI, R; Joe Savelkoul 1-3, R.
NR-S: Walford 7 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-3, BB; Harrison 1-3, 2 RBI, R; Berglund 1-4, SB, R; Jacobson 1-3, RBI, R; Waldo 1-1, 2 BB, 2 SB, R; Duda 0-1, BB, R; Grann 0-2, BB, R; Knatterud 0-1, 2 BB, R; Yri 0-3, R.
