The Crookston Pirate Baseball team hosts the Kittson County Central Bearcats at Jim Karn Field in Crookston at 4:30 p.m. The game can be heard on KROX Radio.
FIRST INNING-
KCC’s Ashton Knutson led off the game with a four-pitch walk before stealing second base. Eli Muir singled, and a run scored on an error. Eli Peterson walked, and after an out, Kamden Gullickson singled and Track Folland reached on an error that allowed a run to score for a 2-0 lead. Evan Schwenzfier singled to score two more runs for a 4-0 lead.
Crookston came out swinging in the bottom of the inning when Dexter Janek led off with a blast over the right fielder’s head for a triple. Greyson Ecker singled to score a run. Gavyn Hlucny singled and Isaiah Donarski singled to score a run to bring the Pirates within a 4-2 deficit.
SECOND INNING-
KCC added another run in the second inning when Knutson was hit by a pitch before stealing second base. Peterson followed with a singled and Johnson was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Gullickson grounded out to second base, but a run scored and the Bearcats led 5-2.
In the bottom of the inning, Crookston’s Aiden Delage and Dexter Janek walked. Ecker singled to load the bases. Hlucny hit into a fielder’s choice where the bearcats got the out at home and bases were still loaded. Lucas Perala lined a single to centerfield to score two runs to get within a 5-4 deficit.
THIRD INNING –
KCC’s Schwenzfier and Olsonowski singled. After the next batter was retired, the next batter hit a ground ball to third, and the Pirates got the out at third base.
With one out, Crookston’s Davin Janek singled, but his courtesy runner was caught stealing. The next batter was retired, and KCC led 5-4.
FOURTH INNING-
KCC was retired in 1-2-3 fashion. Crookston countered with a big bottom of the inning. Ecker and Hlucny singled before Donarski walked to load the bases. After the second out of the inning, Perala singled to score two runs and Nolan Cassavant singled to score two more runs for an 8-5 lead.
FIFTH INNING-
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | |
| KCC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Crookston | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
OFFENSIVE LEADERS –
Crookston –
Kittson County Central-
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Davin Janek- Crox | ||||||
| Nolan | ||||||
| Ashten Knutson-KCC | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Eli Peterson-KCC | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kamden Gullickson-KCC |
