Baseball: Patriots top Pillager, fall to Esko

Pequot Lakes’ Andrew Villareal was 2-4 with three RBIs, two runs and a double as the Patriots shut out the Pillager Huskies 11-0 Thursday, April 22.

Nic Kotaska pitched five innings throwing five strikeouts for the Patriots. Alex Morgan was 2-4 with an RBI and two runs.

Pequot Lakes 11 7 1

Pillager 0 1 2

WP: Nic Kotaska. LP: Cole Hiltner. 2B: PL-Andrew Villareal. Overall: PL 1-0, Pil 1-2.

Esko 8, Pequot Lakes 1

Sam Rysavy went 2-3 with a double as the Pequot Lakes Patriots lost 8-1 to Esko Friday, April 23.

Morgan scored the lone Patriots’ run with Clay Erickson getting the RBI.

Pequot Lakes 1 3 0

Esko 8 8 0

WP: Hoffman. LP: Sam Rysavy. 2B: PL-Sam Rysavy, Esko-Furcht, Christensen. HR: Esko-Furcht. Overall: PL 1-1.