PIPESTONE - The Division 2 Sub-District 2 tournament opened on Friday with Edgerton and Pipestone earning trips to this morning’s title game.
Edgerton, the No. 4-seed, made it to the semifinals when fifth-seeded Slayton forfeited their pigtail game. Post 42 used that opportunity to defeat top-ranked Luverne 7-2. In the other semifinal game, No. 2 Pipestone knocked No. 3 Heron Lake-Okabena into the second-place bracket with a 7-3 win. Post 608 bounced back with a 5-2 win over Slayton to keep its season alive. HL-O plays Luverne in an elimination game at 1 p.m. today with the top two teams from the tournament advancing to districts.
Edgerton 7, Luverne 2
Post 42 scored three runs in both of the first two innings to go up 6-0 on the Cardinals. They never recovered.
Though Nick Overgaard gave Post 123 a strong effort in relief, the offense couldn’t get much done against Wyatt Butson.
“It was a rough game, period,” Luverne coach Barry Shelton said.
Butson went all seven to earn the win for Edgerton. Tommy Vajgrt pitched one inning and was stuck with the loss for Luverne.
Luke Nibbelink had two hits and scored two runs for the No. 4-seed. Tyus Janssen added two hits of his own.
Vajgrt, Connor Sandbulte and Connor Crabtree had a hit each for the Cardinals.
Edgerton and Pipestone will face off at 10:30 a.m. today on A’s Field for first place in the sub-district. The loser of that game will have to play for second against whoever wins between Luverne and HL-O.
R H E
Edg 330 000 1 - 7 6 1
Luv 000 200 0 - 2 3 1
Pipestone 7, HL-O 3
Heron Lake-Okabena scored twice in the third inning to hold a 2-1 lead over Pipestone Friday, but it didn’t last.
Post 6’s bats ignited in the fifth with three runs. Three more in the sixth helped them put it away.
Justin Rops went three innings in relief after starter Michael Friese had to leave for a wedding. Rops got the win after Friese went four innings.
Aaron Fest went all six and took the loss for Post 608. He allowed seven runs on nine hits and struck out six.
Blake Wolters went 2-for-4 with a key two-run double in the home half of the fifth inning for Post 6. Collin Moeller added a two-run single in the sixth. Rops went 2-for-3 to add to the offensive attack.
Jacob Getzel went 2-for-4 with a two-run double in the third for HL-O. Five of his teammates had one hit each.
Pipestone will take on Edgerton at 10:30 a.m. today for the title. The loser of that game will play for second.
R H E
HL-O 002 000 1 - 3 7 1
Pipe 010 033 x - 7 9 1
HL-O 5, Slayton 2
Post 608 recovered from its earlier defeat to take a 5-2 win over Slayton in the first elimination game of the weekend Friday night.
HL-O led the whole way, scoring a run in the first and two in both the fifth and the seventh.
The No. 4-seed was still clinging to a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth when the bottom of its lineup came through. Adam Hietbrink and Andrew Madsen cracked back-to-back RBI singles to extend the advantage to 3-0. Slayton scored one in each of its next two turns at the plate, but HL-O still had the lead.
“We had been threatening every inning and just couldn’t get the big hit,” Post 608 coach Lucas Knutson said. “In the fifth we finally broke through.”
Isaac Fest earned the win with 5 2/3 innings of work in the start. He allowed two runs on five hits and struck out six. Aaron Fest came in for the save, striking out two.
Paul Mesner went four innings in the start for Post 64, allowing one run on four hits and fanning five.
Volk went 2-for-4 with Isaac Fest going 2-for-3 for HL-O. Trey Cranston and Marcelo Esqueda added a hit each.
Brady Woldt went 2-for-2 for Slayton. Mat McNab hit a double with Brady Kremer driving in a run.
HL-O will play Luverne in an elimination game at 1 p.m. today in Pipestone.
R H E
HL-O 100 020 2 - 5 8 1
Slay 000 011 0 - 2 6 4
