Successful baseball opener

Not season opener...but rather playoff opener!

The No. 2-seeded B-B-E Jaguars baseball team defeated No. 7-seeded St. John's Prep 6-3 in the Sub-Section 6A-South quarterfinals tonight in Elrosa. The Jaguars scored three runs in the second inning and two more in the third for a 5-0 lead. The Johnnies (3-11) put up three runs in the top of the fourth, and the Jaguars added one final run in the bottom of that frame for the final score.

Now 10-10 overall, the Jaguars advance to the semifinals and play either West Central Area or Upsala/Swanville Area on Thursday in Morris. The game will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Chizek Field ball park located north of the University of Minnesota-Morris campus.

Win or lose, the Jaguar will play again at approximately 5 p.m. in either the winner's or loser's bracket of Section 6A.

**Update: in other sub-section baseball games, No. 4-seeded Ortonville ended No. 5-seeded Hancock's season in a 7-1 win. Also, West Central Area defeated USA 6-0 to advance to play our Jaguars on Thursday.

And a quick shout out to Paynesville's baseball team as they remain in the winner's bracket of Section 3AA. They beat Pipestone Area 3-1 tonight. I believe they are now two wins from state.

And! More props for the Central Minnesota Conference! Holdingford, seeded No. 12 in Section 6AA, bounced No. 5-seeded Sauk Centre from the playoffs by a 4-2 score tonight. Great job, Huskers!

Also, good luck to the B-B-E Jaguars girls' golf team and also two members of the B-B-E Jaguars boys' golf team as they compete in the Section 5A finals tomorrow at Eagle Creek golf course in Willmar.