Pillager wins first game of season

VERNDALE -- Travis Dixon and Luke Gaalswyk each had two hits to lead the Pillager Huskies to their first victory of the season with a 6-5 win over the Verndale Pirates in Park Region Conference baseball Tuesday.

Pillager 6 10 3

Verndale 5 5 2

WP -- Eric Fornshell. LP -- Cory Umland. HR -- Umland (V). Conference -- P 1-3, V 0-4. Overall -- P 2-4, V 0-5. Next game -- Pillager at Bertha-Hewitt 4:30 p.m. Thursday; Verndale at Sebeka 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Pierz 8, Holdingford 3

HOLDINGFORD -- Craig Luberts' two-run triple in the top of the sixth broke a 3-3 tie as the Pierz Pioneers went on to defeat the Holdingford Huskers 8-3 in Central Minnesota Conference baseball Tuesday.

Pierz 8 10 5

Holdingford 3 5 4

WP -- Mitch Weber. LP -- Eric Waletzko. Conference -- P 3-1. Overall -- P 4-2. Next game -- Pierz at Maple Lake 5 p.m. Thursday.

Aitkin 13, Onamia 2

ONAMIA -- Aitkin Gobbler senior Jacob Mehr finished 4-for-4 with a double, home run and four RBI and Jason Esler struck out four in a 13-2 Great River Conference baseball victory over Onamia Tuesday.

Aitkin -- 13 14 2

Onamia -- 2 7 3

WP -- Jason Esler. LP -- John Stenbeck. HR --Jacob Mehr solo shot in fourth. Conference -- 2-1. Overall -- 2-2. Next game -- At Braham 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Rocori 9, Little Falls 5

LITTLE FALLS -- The Little Falls Flyers scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth and lost to the Rocori Spartans in Central Lakes Conference baseball Tuesday.

Rocori 9 9 3

Little Falls 5 4 3

WP -- Reif. LP -- Christian Larson. HR -- Bell (R). Conference -- LF 1-4. Overall -- LF 1-4. Next game -- LF at St. Cloud Apollo 7 p.m. Thursday.

S-M 3, Park Rapids 2

Park Rapids 8, S-M 0

STAPLES -- The Staples-Motley Cardinals put together a three-run seventh, including Isaac Shafer's game-winning single, to pull past the Park Rapids Panthers in the first game of a doubleheader.

Park Rapids 2 4 0

Staples-Motley 3 6 0

WP -- Adam Johnson. LP -- Schmidt.

Park Rapids 8 7 0

Staples-Motley 0 4 4

WP -- Lehake. LP -- Beau Mertens. HR -- Juberian (PR). Conference -- SM 1-1. Next game -- SM vs. Menahga at Park Rapids tournament 6 p.m. Friday.