Caleb Curtiss finished 2-for-4 with four RBI to lead the Aitkin Gobblers to a 13-3 win over the Pequot Lakes Patriots in non-conference baseball action on Monday, May 23.
"Aitkin is a good hitting team, and they come up with big hits to score multiple runs," said Pequot Lakes coach Jon Kotaska. "They also took away some of our big scoring chances with big plays in the outfield or it could have been closer since we left about 12 runners on base. We've had trouble all year coming up with the big hit."
Jake Westerlund tripled and recorded three RBIs for the Gobblers who have eight in a row. Jeb Sanford doubled and drove in two runs and Drew Nordean went 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Chad Christianson was 2-for-3 with a double and RBI for the Patriots.
Aitkin improved to 16-2 overall. Pequot Lakes, 9-9 overall, was scheduled to end the regular season against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley on Tuesday, May 24.
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Aitkin 13 11 3
Pequot Lakes 3 6 4
WP: Jeb Sanford. LP: Chad Christianson. 2B: A-Wyatt Sanford, Sanford, PL-Chad Christianson. 3B: A-Jake Westerlund.
Patriots 8, Long Prairie 7
On Friday, May 20, Pequot Lakes trailed Long Prairie 7-0 after four innings, but they rallied for five runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth for an 8-7 victory.
The Patriots outhit their hosts 8-7 in the game to get the pitching win for Anthony Tizzano.
Chad Christianson was 2-4 for Pequot Lakes and had four RBI while Hunter Larson was also 2-4 with a pair of RBI.
Pequot Lakes 8 8 6
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Long Prairie-GE 7 7 2
WP: Anthony Tizzano. LP: Hinnenkamp.
Patriots 16, Osakis 5
On Tuesday, May 17, Pequot Lakes pounded out 19 hits to hand the Osakis Silverstreaks a 16-5 non-conference defeat.
The Patriots got a seven-inning complete game game from pitcher Ethan Lehman, who struck out six while giving up eight hits and three earned runs to get the win.
Pequot Lakes had two errors in the game.
Leading the Patriots 19-hit barrage were Jared Sewall and Chad Christianson, each lashing out a double and a triple.
Sewall was 4-4 with three RBI and three runs scored. Christianson was 3-5 with three RBI. Also going 3-5 were Anthony Tizzano and Casey Welch. Zach Sjoblad was 2-4 with a double and Tyler Manley doubled.
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Pequot Lakes 16 19 2
Osakis 5 8 3
WP: Ethan Lehman. LP: Dewenter. 2B: PL-Jared Sewall, Chad Christianson, Anthony Tizzano, Zach Sjoblad, Tyler Manley. 3B: PL-Sewall, Christianson.
