PIERZ - Kyle Hoffman threw a five inning no-hitter as Aitkin stomped Pierz 12-0 during Legion Baseball action Tuesay.
Hoffman also pitched in offensively with a 2-for-3 night as he drove in three runs and collected a triple. Aitkin's Dustin Grobel finished a perfect 4-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs while Dan Landrus collected base hits in both of his plate appearances.
Aitkin 12 11 0
Pierz 0 0 3
WP: Kyle Hoffman 5IP, 6K, 3BB, 2HB. LP: Travis Kohl. 3B: Dustin Grobel, Kyle Hoffman. Overall: A 6-5, Prz. Next: Aitkin hosts Ironton 6 p.m. Thursday; Pierz at Crosslake 6 p.m. Thursday.
Browerville 7, Staples-Motley 6
BROWERVILLE - A misplayed fly ball with two outs in the seventh inning along with 5 other errors translated into a 7-6 loss for Staples-Motley to Browerville during Legion baseball action Tuesday.
Chad Beede and Anthony Jenkins collected doubles for Staples-Motley who scored 6 runs on 6 hits.
Staples-Motley 6 6 6
Browerville 7 3 6
WP: Host. LP: Tyler Jenniges. 2B: Chade Beede, Anthony Jenkins. Overall: SM 11-3. Next: Staples-Motley at Sebeka 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
CLFLPL finish with split after cruising in Game One win
McGREGOR - Marked by Brandon Hilts and Jacob Box with two doubles a piece, six players collected two hits as Crosslake-Fifty Lakes-Pequot Lakes cruised to a 16-3 Game One win during Tuesday's Legion baseball doubleheader.
Game two turned out a bit different as CLFLPL was plagued by five errors and were ultimately edged out 7-6 during the doubleheader finale. Ben Kepner collected a double, but CLFLPL were only able to muster 3 hits in the second game.
Game One
CLFLPL 16 14 3
McGregor 3 5 2
WP: Brandon Hilts. LP: Zack Marsyla. 2B: Jacob Box (2), Hilts (2).
Game Two
CLFLPL 6 3 5
McGregor 7 5 1
WP: . LP: Jake Serfling. 2B: Ben Kepner. Overall: CLFLPL 6-4. Next: CLFLPL hosts Pierz at Cross Lake 6 p.m. Thursday.
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