Jaguars baseball team falls 8-2 at Eden Valley-Watkins in their Central Minnesota Conference opener, Jaguars fastpitch wins 8-6 vs. EV-W

The Jaguars baseball team lost 8-2 at Eden Valley today in the Central Minnesota Conference opener. The Jaguars fell into a 6-0 hole after three innings and never recovered. The Eagles, who improved to 5-0 with the win and hold the #5 ranking in the latest Class A poll, are the defending CMC champions.

Junior Kevin Kuefler was charged with the loss on the mound, pitching the first five innings while earning two strikeouts against two hits.

The Jaguars baseball team travels to Swanville on Tuesday for a non-conference game against the Upsala-Swanville Area Patriots. USA is 4-0 overall, with one of their four wins coming over Kimball Area by a 9-4 margin on April 13.

The home opener for the Jaguars baseball team is this Thursday at 4:30pm at Saints Field in Elrosa. Holdingford comes to town for a CMC game.

In their Central Minnesota Conference opener, the Jaguars fastpitch team defeated Eden Valley-Watkins in a home game by an 8-6 score. The Jaguars (2-1, 1-0 CMC) led 5-0 after one inning, 7-0 after two, and then had an 8-0 lead going into the fifth inning. Starting pitcher Michelle Sanders pitched all seven innings, earning seven strikeouts and giving up only two walks. Laura Johnson led the team at the plate, hitting 3-for-4 with a line drive two-run home run in the second inning.

Eden Valley-Watkins is 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the CMC as of April 26.

Central Minnesota Conference baseball results:
Pierz 12, Holdingford 7
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 9, Kimball Area 8

Central Minnesota Conference fastpitch results:
Holdingford 16, Pierz 6
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 12, Kimball Area 2

More updates will follow on Tuesday night.

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