Area Baseball: Pequot upsets and eliminates Aitkin

DULUTH — Zach Drown went 2-4 with a double, triple and three RBIs to lead the ninth-seeded Pequot Lakes Patriots to a 7-3 upset victory over No. 4 Aitkin Thursday, May 29, in the Section 7-2A Elimination Bracket.

Pequot’s Kyle Kotaska was 3-4 with two doubles and a run. Owen Kruger doubled, scored twice and drove in a run and Tyler Morris was 2-3 with an RBI.

Gus Bolz-Andolshek recorded two hits and pitched the victory. He struck out five in six innings and allowed one run on three hits and three walks.

Aitkin’s John Pelarski went 2-3 with a double and an RBI and Nolan Dotzler was 1-3 with two runs.

Pequot Lakes 7 12 0

Aitkin              3    6 2

WP: Gus Bolz-Andolshek. LP: Hunter Moreland. 2B: PL-Owen Krueger, Zach Drown, Kyle Kotaska 2; A-John Pelarski. 3B: PL-Drown. Overall: A 16-7, PL 9-12. Next: Pequot Lakes vs. Mora/Proctor winner in Section 7-2A Elimination bracket Tuesday, June 3.

DULUTH — Pequot Lakes Taylor Morris went 2-3 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored for the Patriots as they beat the Rush City Tigers 4-2 in the Section 7-2A Elimination Bracket Thursday, May 29.

Kyle Kotaska went 1-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored.

Owen Kruger pitched seven innings for the Patriots, allowing three hits and two runs, while tallying 11 strikeouts.

Duluth Marshall 4, Aitkin 2

DULUTH — John Pelarski finished 2-4 with a run for the Aitkin Gobblers in a 4-2 loss to No. 1-seeded Duluth Marshall in the Section 7-2A winner’s bracket game Thursday, May 29.

Jake McGuire doubled and drove in a run. Jack Setzer drove in Aitkin’s other run.

Braxton Huse and Cole Trotter doubled.

Drew Paulbeck was tagged with the loss. He allowed four runs on five hits and five walks. He struck out three over six innings.

Aitkin 2 7 0

Duluth Marshall 4 5 1

WP: Owen Marsolek. LP: Drew Paulbeck. 2B: A-Braxton Huse, Cole Trotter, Jake McGuire.

ST. CLOUD — Kris Taylor went 3-5 with two doubles, five RBIs and a run to lift the No. 7-seeded Staples-Motley Cardinals to a 15-5 victory over No. 6 Wadena-Deer Creek in the Section 6-2A Elimination Bracket game Thursday, May 29.

S-M’s Silas Claussen drove in three runs and scored twice and Cooper Tappe was 2-3 with two RBIs. Hayden Rutherford was 2-3 with two runs. Jack Carlson, Alex Schultz and Colbe Tappe drove in runs.

Colbe Tappe pitched the win. He allowed one run on one hit and two walks. He struck out three in three innings.

WDC’s Connor Dutke went 1-2 with a double, three RBIs and a run. Leo Petrowski and Ben Krekalu drove in runs.

Little Falls 10, Detroit Lakes 3

LITTLE FALLS — Jake Dahlberg, Carter Gwost and Alex Thoma hit home runs to power the No. 3 Little Falls Flyer past No. 7 Detroit Lakes in the Section 8-3A Elimination Bracket Thursday, May 29.

Gwost finished 2-3 with a double, three RBIs and two runs. Thoma went 2-4 with three RBIs and a run and Dahlberg was 2-4 with two RBIs.

Joey Welinski finished 2-4 with a double, an RBI and three runs. He also pitched the win. He struck out six in six innings and allowed three runs, one earned, on three hits and four walks.

The Flyers’ John Ahlin was 2-3 with two runs and Nicholas Sprang doubled, drove in a run and scored.

Detroit Lakes  3  4 1

Little Falls     10 12 1

WP: Joey Welinski. LP: Eli Hatch. 2B: LF-Braxten Santala, Nicholas Sprang, Carter Gwost, Welinski. HR: LF-Jake Dahlberg, Gwost, Alex Thoma. Overall: LF 16-6. Next: No. 3 Little Falls vs. No. 1 Alexandria/No. 4 Fergus Falls loser 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31.

BERTHA — Shawn Schmitz homered and finished 2-3 with four RBIs and two runs as No. 3 Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale eliminated No. 5 Hill City/Northland in the East Subsection 5-1A Elimination Bracket Thursday, May 29.

BHV’s Kyler Vertina was 3-3 with two RBIs and a run. Jake Schmitz went 1-3 with two RBIs and a run and Owen Weiher and Joe Elfstrum each scored twice.

Braylin DeLeon went 1-1 with three runs and also recorded the win. He struck out four in four innings and scattered two hits and three walks.

ESKO — Keyon Wesner hit a two-run single and Kyle Spencer drove in a run for the No. 10-seeded Crosby-Ironton Rangers in a 6-4 loss to No. 6 Mora in the Section 7-2A elimination bracket Thursday, May 29.

Ethan Millsop walked three times and scored twice and Creide Gressman went 2-3. Jack Kovatovich and Jason Schafer recorded a hit and a run.