The Crookston American Legion Post 20 Baseball team wrapped up the Dakota Classic in Lennox South Dakota today with a 6-2 win over Sioux Falls Post 15. Yesterday Alex Longoria delivered a complete-game win for Crookston, and this time it was Jacob Miller’s turn tossing a 1-hit complete-game victory.
Miller started off by helping his own cause in the top of the first inning by drawing a walk and coming around to score. After he pitched a scoreless bottom of the first inning, Crookston led 1-0.
Crookston would slowly build their lead scoring one run in the second inning and another in the third. In the second inning Blake Melsa would lead off by getting hit by a pitch to come around and score, and in the third, Miller again helped his cause by hitting a single and coming around to score his second run of the game. After two more scoreless innings pitching from Miller, Crookston led 3-0 after three innings.
The pitchers controlled the game holding each team off the scoreboard until the top of the sixth inning when Sioux Falls finally scratched a run across. With one final inning to play, that left Crookston in front 3-1.
Crookston would get three huge insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning to put the game out of reach. Jackson Demarais, Ashton Larson, and Alex Longoria would all reach base in the inning and come across to score. Sioux Falls would get one run in the bottom of the inning, but it wasn’t enough, giving Crookston a 6-2 win.
Crookston finishes the weekend with a 2-2 record, and they’re now 3-3 on the season.
For Crookston –
Ashton Larson 3 for 4, rbi, run
Jacob Miller 1 for 3, 2 runs, rbi, BB
Alex Longoria 1 for 4, rbi, run
Cade Coauette 1 for 4, rbi
| GAME 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Crookston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Sioux Falls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Jacob Miller – Crookston (WP) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
