Fastpitch suffers one-run loss (Updated Tuesday night)

In a Central Minnesota Conference battle between the second-place and fourth-place teams today, the Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles defeated the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team by a 2-1 score. The Eagles finish the CMC schedule with a 10-4 record in solid hold of second place. The Jaguars slipped to 5-6 in the league heading into tomorrow's battle at third-place Paynesville Area. The Bulldogs are 8-4 in the CMC in third place.

Looming on the horizon in just two days is a home CMC doubleheader against Holdingford. Game one starts at 1 p.m., and the second game should start around 3 p.m.

More to come...I have to get to the school board meeting.

Back to fastpitch news...
While the one-run loss today was tough to swallow, the Jaguars are thrilled to see that they've moved up to No. 2 in the QRF rankings in Sub-Section 3A-North. This is tremendous news!!! They have a real shot at earning the No. 2 seed for playoffs. This is just plain fantastic!!! The next three days will determine how it all shakes out. They need more wins.

The Jaguars got a huge boost today by the news of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City defeating Paynesville Area. The final score was 15-10 in a game that featured 10 total errors: 4 by the Falcons and 6 by the Bulldogs. This shakes up the CMC standings somewhat, and it puts the Jaguars in a position to grab third place in the circuit depending how the next two days go. Currently, Paynesville Area is 8-5 in the CMC, while the Jaguars are 5-6. If the Jaguars win out in CMC games, they will tie for third place with the Bulldogs in the CMC!

Tomorrow, Tuesday, the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team has a huge game on deck with the Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles coming to Elrosa for a CMC game. First pitch at Saints Field is at 4:30 p.m.

Here's the tail end of the postgame huddle with Coach Klaphake on Friday night after the Jaguars blanked Brandon-Evansville:


I have much to write for this week's newspaper. I doubt I'll get to any more blogging tonight. I'm in a foot race to get the majority of the newspaper ready for press by mid-afternoon tomorrow. The plan is to head to Grove City with the track and field teams. We'll see how the next 16 hours go!!!

Area fastpitch scores on May 13:
Menahga 4, Upsala 2
Pierz 13, Osakis 3 (5 innings)
Dawson-Boyd 11, Ortonville 1 (6 innings)
Ortonville 6, Dawson-Boyd 5
Wabasso 3, Russel-Tyler-Ruthton 1
Browerville 4, Brandon-Evansville 3
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 12, Royalton 2
MACCRAY 20, Renville County West 12
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 11, MACCRAY 1
Lakeview 14, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 4 (5 innings)
K-M-S 4, Minneota-Canby 3

Area baseball scores on May 13:
Sauk Centre 8, Brandon-Evansville 3
LP-GE 12, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 2
Parkers Prairie 2, Ottertail Central 0
Paynesville Area 6, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 0
MACCRAY 7, Central MN Christian 1


Tuesday night...I don't have time to get a new blog post up. I'll work on that tomorrow morning. The fastpitch team suffered a 3-1 loss at Paynesville Area. It was another tough loss in a winnable game. The sun rises tomorrow! It's a bittersweet night, as tonight marked the last time I likely will be at a track meet this season. I don't know if I can make it to the Section 5A meet, and I know I am not going to Maple Lake next week for subsections.

In baseball news...the baseball team hosted Eden Valley-Watkins tonight in a battle of two teams still in the hunt for a share of the conference title. The Jaguars out-hit the Eagles 11 to 8, but six B-B-E errors proved costly in a 14-7 loss to the Eagles. The Jaguars (11-5) led 6-0 after two innings, but the Eagles stormed back to regain the lead after scoring 5 runs in the fourth and 5 more in the fifth. All that B-B-E could get in the last five innings was one run in the bottom of the fourth. Luke Illies had four of the Jaguars' 11 hits as he went 4-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs and one run scored.