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 –
FOURTH INNING-
FIFTH INNING-
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
| KCC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Crookston | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | 3 |
OFFENSIVE LEADERS –
Crookston –
Kittson County Central-
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Davin Janek- Crox | ||||||
| Ashten Knutson-KCC | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Eli Peterson-KCC | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
