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CROOKSTON AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL BEATS STURGIS IN 7TH PLACE GAME AT DICKINSON TOURNEY

The Crookston American Legion Nels T. Wold Post 20 baseball team beat Sturgis, South Dakota 3-2 with a two-run walk-off single from Cade Coauette in the seventh-place game of the Dickinson, North Dakota Legion Baseball tournament.

Sturgis scored the first run of the game in the top of the first inning.  The leadoff batter singled but was retired when the next batter reached on a fielders choice.  After a ground out, the next batter doubled to score a run and Sturgis led 1-0. 

Sturgis added another run in the top of the second inning when the leadoff batter singled and stole second base and came into score on a single for a 2-0 lead. 
Crookston got on the board in the bottom of the second inning when Brooks Butt reached on a walk, but was retired when Carter Bruggeman reached on a fielder’s choice.  Bruggeman came into score on back-to-back singles from Ashton Larson and Cade DeLeon to get within a 2-1 deficit. 

It looked like Crookston was going to score some runs in the third inning with bases loaded when Alex Longoria singled and Cade Coauette and Bruggeman, but the next batter was retired for the third out of the inning. 

Neither team scored in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings.  Crookston needed one run to tie the game and two runs to win going into the bottom of the seventh inning.  George Widman got things going with a one-out walk and after another out Jacob Miller singled and they had runners on second and third base on with two outs.  Cade Coauette singled down the rightfield line and Widman and Miller scored to give Crookston a 3-2 victory.  

Jacob Miller pitched a complete game seven innings, he only gave up six hits to earn the victory.

Crookston improves to 8-11 on the year and will play in the first round of the District 9 American Legion Baseball Sub-District tournament on Friday or Saturday in Roseau.  The brackets and seeds will be released on Monday. 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Sturgis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Crookston 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0

 

FOR CROOKSTON
Alex Longoria – 2 for 4
George Widman – 1 for 2, walk, run
Cade Coauette – 1 for 3, 2 rbi, walk

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