MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Though coaching changes have been infrequent in Minnesota Twins history, a second straight last-place finish precipitated a shakeup on the staff last fall.

A 5-run fourth inning propelled the Brainerd Bees to a 5-3 win over the Ultimate Sports Snappers in Lakewood League action Wednesday night at Adamson Field.

ALEXANDRIA - An 8-run third inning propelled the Alexandria Cardinals to a 9-7 win over the Brainerd Warriors in the final game of the regular season Tuesday.

ST. JOSEPH - Pat Skogen and Tyler Lenz each had two hits in the Brainerd Bees 9-3 loss to St. Joseph Saturday. Brainerd outhit St. Joseph 11-9. Mark Ortega hit an RBI double and Michael Smith hand RBI single. Burrell Flanagan was tagged with the loss.

There is a saying in baseball that “walks will come back to haunt you.” More often times then not batters who are walked end up crossing home plate for runs. On Monday, the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers had six batters get on base via the walk, but got nothing to show for it in a 3-0 shutout loss ...

BAXTER — Host Baxter advanced to the championship round of the 12-year-old Cal Ripken Midwest Plains Regional tournament Sunday with a 5-1 win over Dickinson, N.D., at Oscar Kristofferson Park. Baxter must beat East Twins of Minnesota twice to capture the title. Game time is 11 a.m. Monday with a ...

    The Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers entered Thursday night’s game with a 6-9 record and trailed league-leader Alexandria by three games. The Lunkers were in need of a sweep in their two-game series against the Beetles to get back into the race. After a 16-4 victory over Alexandria on Wednesday n...

On Wednesday night, the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers pounded out 21 hits and scored 15 runs in a win at Alexandria.  As often happens in baseball, the tables turned the next game as the Lunkers were one hit by Alexandria’s Nate Smith in a 3-0 extra inning loss in the opening game of a Thursday...

The second half of the season has been a struggle so far for the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers. They faced the Thunder Bay Border Cats on Monday night hoping to avoid a sweep and a three-game losing streak. The Lunkers responded with a five-run sixth inning and salvaged the final game of the series by...

ST. MATHIAS — Ethan Branum struck out 13, walked none and allowed one run on three hits in pitching the Fort Ripley Rebels to a 4-1 victory over St. Mathias Sunday. Brett Kramer was 2-3 with a double, walk and two runs. Nick Jelacie drove in a run as did Rhett Williamson on his double and Logan Ka...