Although they were both non-conference outings, two big games were played tonight.
In Regal for the B-B-E Jaguar baseball team's home opener, the visiting Class 2A Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints erased a 7-1 deficit with 6 runs in the top of the seventh inning. Closer Luke Illies coaxed just what he needed to get out of a jam and get his team to the batter's box. In the bottom of the seventh, a roller that got under the third baseman on a fielder's choice by Kaden DeRoo scored the game-winning run by Ryan Jensen.
Final: B-B-E 8, K-M-S 7. The Jaguars are 1-1 heading into Monday's home game against Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. That game is scheduled to be played at Saints Field in Elrosa.
*Here's a video after the game-winning run was scored by Ryan Jensen:
Here's a video from the top of the sixth inning featuring starter Ethan Mueller on the mound:
At Browerville tonight, the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team erased a 4-1 deficit in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game. The Tigers came back to tie it and send it into extra innings. Heartbreak struck hard for the Jaguars, though, as the Tigers scored a game-winner for a walk-off 5-4 win in the bottom of the ninth. The Jaguars were ohhh-so-close to improving to 3-2 on the season. That hurts! They out-hit the Tigers 13 to 10 and committed just one error with just three strikeouts at the plate all game. Four of B-B-E's 13 hits were doubles, while Browerville had no extra-base hits.
Browerville improved to 3-0 overall with the win.
Next: the fastpitch Jaguars travel to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City on Monday to resume Central Minnesota Conference action.
That's all for now. We are packing up for a weekend in the Twin Cities for my wife's continuing education training tomorrow and Sunday.
Area fastpitch scores on April 12:
Upsala 8, Milaca 5
Kimball Area 10, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 4
Benson 8, Dawson-Boyd 6
Paynesville Area 12, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 5
Eden Valley-Watkins 7, Litchfield 3
Sauk Centre 13, Osakis 9
Area baseball scores on April 12:
Dassel-Cokato 10, Maple Lake 7
Foley 7, Eden Valley-Watkins 6
Pequot Lakes 9, Upsala/Swanville Area 4
Paynesville Area 3, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 0
Benson 11, Renville County West 9
Benson 6, RCW 2
Minnewaska Area 7, Osakis 5
Melrose Area 4, Albany 3
Mayer Lutheran 6, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 3
Paynesville Area 3, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 0
