Clutch hitting helps Flyers edge Tech

LITTLE FALLS -- Paul Herman singled in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning to give the Little Falls Flyers a 3-2 Central Lakes Conference victory over the St. Cloud Tech Tigers Tuesday.

Mike Schwientek went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI and Herman went 2-3 with two RBI.

St. Cloud Tech 010 010 0 -- 2 8 2

Little Falls 200 001 x -- 3 7 1

St. Cloud Tech -- Klocker, Finneman (6) and Sytsma; Little Falls -- Mike Darmante, Christian Larson (5) and Mike Sobiech. WP -- Larson. LP -- Finneman. Conference -- LF 1-1. Overall -- LF 1-1. Next game -- LF at Willmar 5 p.m. Thursday.

C-I 7, W-DC 3,

W-DC 11, C-I 3

WADENA -- The Crosby-Ironton Rangers and Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines split in Mid-State Conference baseball action Tuesday.

The Rangers won the first game as Nick Dovres pitched a complete game. Aaron Johnson went 3-for-4 with a home run, while teammate Ben Baratto homered for the Rangers.

In the second game, the Wolverines pounded out 10 hits in an 11-3 win. Leyland Brincefield picked up the win. Logan Brincefield had had two hits, including a home run, for W-DC.

Ben Baratto hit his second home run of the day for the Rangers.

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C-I -- Nick Dovres and Ben Baratto; W-DC -- Travis George, Tyler New (7) and Leyland Brincefield. WP -- Dovres. LP -- George. HR -- C-I Baratto, Aaron Johnson.

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W-DC 103 070 x -- 11 10 2

C-I -- Aaron Johnson, Eric Holmberg (5) and Baratto; W-DC -- Brincefield and Brett Hieb. WP -- Brincefield. LP -- Johnson. HR -- W-DC Logan Brincefield, C-I Baratto. Conference -- WDC 1-1, C-I 1-1. Overall -- WDC 1-2, C-I 1-1. Next game -- W-DC at Breckenridge 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Aitkin 6, Onamia 5

AITKIN -- Aitkin used a four-run sixth to overtake the Onamia Panthers 6-5 in baseball on Tuesday.

Levi Baer and Jerod Perry were 2-for-3 with Baer adding a couple of RBI for the Gobblers.

Josh Flier came on in relief in the fifth, striking out five while giving up two hits to pick up the victory.

Onamia 310 001 0 -- 5 4 2

Aitkin 101 004 x -- 6 6 4

O -- John Stenback, Sam Bandow (6) and Josh Kramer; A -- Jacob Mehr, Josh Flier (4), and Chris Orpen. WP -- Flier. LP -- Bandow. Conference -- A 1-0. Overall -- A 1-0. Next game -- Aitkin at Deer River 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Ottertail Central 11,

Verndale 1

HENNING -- The Ottertail Central Bulldogs plated six runs in the bottom of the first inning and cruised to an 11-1 victory over the Verndale Pirates in Park Region Conference action Tuesday.

Tyler Fuller went 1-for-2 with a double and stolen base for the Pirates.

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Ottertail Central 632 0x -- 11 6 1

Verndale -- Cory Umland, Justin Rogge (2) and Brad Erckenbrack; Ottertail Central -- Ben Akre and Nate Lueck. WP -- Akre. LP -- Umland. Conference --V, 0-1. Overall -- V 1-2. Next game -- Verndale at Frazee 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Frazee 4,

Pine River-Backus 3

PINE RIVER -- The Frazee Hornets scored twice in the top of the seventh inning for a 4-3 win over the Pine River-Backus Tigers Tuesday.

Jason Holden went 2-for-3 with a double and pitched a complete game, allowing six hits and two earned runs with six strikeouts.

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Frazee -- Heden and Aho. Pine River-Backus -- Jason Holden and Bill Shequen. WP -- Heden. LP -- Holden. Conference -- PR-B 0-2. Overall -- PR-B 0-3. Next game -- PRB at Parkers Prairie 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Bertha-Hewitt 10,

Pillager 0

BERTHA -- Adam Kirscht fired a one-hitter to lead the Bertha-Hewitt Bears past the Pillager Huskies 10-0 in Park Region Conference baseball Tuesday.

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Bertha-Hewitt 018 01 -- 10 6 4

Pillager -- Lee Roberts, Kylie Skeesick (3), Eric Fornshell (4) and Fornshell, Skeesick (4); Bertha-Hewitt -- Adam Kirscht and Jeremy Payne. WP -- Kirscht . LP -- Roberts. Conference -- P, 0-2. Overall -- P 0-2. Next game -- Pillager vs. Ottertail Central 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Rockford 8, Pierz 4

PIERZ -- Jeff Riley went 2-for-3 with two home runs but it wasn't enough as the Rockford Rockets defeated the Pioneers 8-4 in Central Minnesota Conference baseball Tuesday.

The Rockets jumped out to an 8-0 lead. Riley made things interesting with a 2-run shot in the sixth.

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Pierz 000 202 0 -- 4 6 4

R -- Marc Michlitsch, John Meegan (5) and Josh Kuehn; P -- Mitch Weber, Austin Krohn (3) and Nick Gruber. WP -- Michlitsch. LP -- Weber. HR -- R 1 (Kuehn), P 2 (Riley 2). Conference -- P 1-1. Overall -- P 1-3. Next game -- Pierz at Holdingford 5 p.m. Thursday.