Crookston Legion Baseball shutout by Middle River, taking on Fertile in loser-out game

The Crookston American Legion Post 20 Baseball team struggled on the mound, in the field, and at the plate as they gave up 15 walks/hit batters, seven errors, and only had one hit in an 11-0 loss in six innings to Middle River Post 444 in the first round of the Northwest Sub-State North Division game at Jim Karn Field in Crookston.

FIRST INNING-
Middle River’s Eizen Olson led off the game with a single, stole second base, and scored on an error. Sawyer Torgerson was hit by a pitch, stole second base. After a strikeout, Trig Anderson walked. After another strikeout, Tate Bakke walked to load the bases, and Alex Bray walked to score a run for a 2-0 lead.
Crookston’s Matt Contreras doubled down the leftfield line with one out, but the next two batters were retired.

SECOND INNING-
Middle River’s Cale Pearson and Olson were hit by pitches before the next three batters were retired in a pair of strikeouts and a fly out to center field.
Crookston was retired in 1-2-3 fashion with two strikeouts and a fly out to center field.

THIRD INNING –
Middle River’s Tanner Torgerson was hit by a pitch and scored on an Alex Bray single for a 3-0 lead.
Crookston was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.

FOURTH INNING-
With one out, Middle River’s Kelby Augustine and Trig Anderson walked. A run scored on a wild pitch. Bakke walked, and Alex Bray singled, and two runs scored on an error for a 6-0 lead.
Crookston was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.

FIFTH INNING-
Middle River’s lead off batter flew out to right field before Sawyer Torgerson reached on an error and Augustine walked.. A run scored on a wild pitch and another run scored on a Trig Anderson sacrifice fly for an 8-0 lead.
The first two Crookston batters were retired before Nolan Cassavant drew a walk. The next batter was retired.

SIXTH INNING
Crookston’s struggles continued in the sixth inning as the first two Middle River batters reached on errors and Jaxon Melcher singled to score a run. Cale Pearson singled to score another run for a 10-0 lead. Olson knocked in another run on a sacrifice fly for an 11-0 lead.
Crookston needed two runs to keep the game going, but the first two batters were retired before Contreras was hit by a pitch. The next batter popped out and Middle River won the game 11-0.

Crookston drops to 8-15 on the year and will play the loser of Fertile and Roseau in a loser-out game at 4:00 p.m. Middle River improves to 5-9 on the year and will play the winner of Fertile and Roseau at 6:30 p.m.

Click above to listen to Coach Jason Cassavant comments

	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Middle River	2	0	1	3	2	3	11	5	7
Crookston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

OFFENSIVE LEADERS –

Crookston –
Matt Contreras – 1 for 2, hit by pitch
Nolan Cassavant – 0-1, walk

Middle River-
Alex Bray – 2 for 3, 2 rbi, run, walk
Cale Pearson – 1 for 2, rbi, hit by pitch, walk
Eizan Olson – 1 for 2, rbi, run
Jaxon Melcher – 1 for 3, rbi, run, walk

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB/HBP	K
Matt Contreras-Crox	2.3	3	6	2	12	5
Isaiah Donarski-Crox	3.1	2	5	0	3	2
Tanner Torgerson-MR	6.0	1	0	0	1	6

Crookston vs Fertile

FIRST INNING
Fertile’s Steven Sather reached on an error and Teagan Johnson singled to score a run for a 1-0 lead. After a strikeout, Caleb Sather smashed a ground ball to first base and reached on an error that allowed a run to score. Kaleb Hemmah crushed a line drive to the left-center field gap for a double that scored a run to give Fertile al 3-0 lead.
With one out, Crookston’s Matt Contreras doubled and came into score on an error to bring Crookston within a 3-1 deficit.

SECOND INNING
Fertile’s Drew Gullickson started off the inning with a single before stealing second base and moving over to third on an error. Kane Oistad singled to score the run and the gates were open for Fertile. Steven Sather and Teagan Johnson singled before Bryer Strem reached on an error that allowed two runs to score. Caleb Sather smashed a line drive to the left-center field gap for a triple that scored two more runs. Hemma grounded out and a run scored for a 9-0 lead.

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