Black Sox end season at Region III Baseball Tournament

The SNR Black Sox hosted the Region III Tournament on May 21 & 22 and ended their season at the hands of the Cardinals and Mustangs.

Cardinals defeat Black Sox

Lucas Geiszler pitched a good overall game for Carrington and they scored five runs in the last two innings as they defeated Sheyenne New Rockford (SNR) by a final score of 9-2 in first round of the Region III High School Baseball Tournament played in New Rockford on Monday, May 21. The Cardinals scored one run in the first, two more in the second and one more in the fourth. The locals scored their only two runs of the game in the fifth. Nathan Holzwarth singled with one out. He moved to third on a single by Bo Belquist. Colter Soderholm reached second base on an error and Holzwarth scored. Belquist scored on a single by Teddy Allmaras but he was thrown out at second base, and SNR could get no closer.

SNR

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 =2 5 2

Carrington

1 2 0 1 2 3 x 9 8 1

SNR: Colter Soderholm, Johnny Grann 4, Evan Ulrich 5, Nathan Holwarth 6, and Luke Ystaas.

Carrington: Lucas Geiszler and Kyle Leapaldt.

Black Sox edge Wolves

It was a pitcher's duel as the locals defeated Kidder County by a final score of 3-1 in loser out action of the Region III High School Baseball Tournament played here on Monday, May 21. SNR scored one run in the second. Tucker Longnecker led off with a single and moved to third on an error. He scored on a single by Hunter Thompson.

The Wolves scored their only run of the game in the sixth. The locals added two more in the seventh. Longnecker led off with a triple to left center. Thompson drew a walk and stole second. Both runs scored on a double to left by Luke Ystaas, and SNR came away with a 3-1 win.

SNR

0 1 0 0 0 0 2 = 3 6 2

Kidder County

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 =1 3 3

Bo Belquist, Teddy Allmaras, Luke Ystaas, Tucker Longnecker and Nathan Holzwarth each had one hit.

Other games from Monday, May 21. Midkota- Dakota Prairie- Lakota- Griggs County Central 10, Kidder County 0. Carrington 10 MIDKOTA - Midkota- Dakota Prairie- Lakota- Griggs County Central 3.

Mustangs beat Sox

The locals just could not get much going offensively, and Midkota-Dakota Prairie-Lakota/Griggs County Central defeated the Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox by a final score of 7-1 in loser out action of the Region III High School Baseball tournament played here on Tuesday, May 22.

The Mustangs came up with two runs in the first and four more in the second. The locals scored their only run of the game in the fourth. Midkota added one more in the fifth and went on win by a final of 7-1. Bo Belquist knocked in Johnny Grann for the only run of the game. This completed the season for the locals. Overall they were very competitive. The Black Sox finished at 4-10 overall.

SNR

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 =1 4 6

MDPL

2 4 0 0 1 0 X= 7 8 0

SNR: Bo Belquist and Luke Ystaas

MDPL: Hunter Gibson and Colton Berg

Champion ship Game Carrington 10, MDPLGCC 0.

At the conclusion of the Region III Tournament, players and coaches were awarded for their efforts.  

Players named to the All-Region Team were Jayden Shipman, Kyle Leapaldt, Payton Smith and Lucas Geiszler, Carrington; Parker Hager, Ty Biesterfeld, and Ross Schneider, Kidder County; Hunter Sand, Hunter Gibson, Cole Varnson and Colton Berg, M-DP-L-GCC: Teddy Allmaras, Bo Belquist and Tucker Longnecker, SNR.

Hunter Sand of M-DP-L-GCC was named Region III Senior Athlete of the Year. Region III Coach the Year is Wayne Shipman of Carrington.

Montana Hoyt of M-DP-L-GCC was the recipient of the Eric Hewitt Iron Fist Award.