Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Since dominating Devils Lake 19-3 on June 10, the New Rockford Black Sox have gone on to win their next three games, two of which were won by six or more runs.
The Black Sox first traveled to Hillsboro on Wednesday, June 15, where they opened a suffocating lead early on.
In the first inning alone they amassed five runs, followed by three in the second and another in the third. Black Sox starting pitcher Alex Weisenburger, meanwhile, kept Hillsboro from scoring a single earned run in his four innings on the mound.
However, had their offense and pitching not been so strong, New Rockford's defense might have cost them the win.
Hillsboro scored two runs in the third inning and one each in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, none of which were earned.
Nevertheless, the Black Sox escaped with an 11-5 win and quickly shifted gears to their next opponent.
On Monday, June 20, New Rockford played host to Mayville for what would be an even more dominant victory for the Black Sox.
Once again, New Rockford began strong after scoring eight runs in the first three innings, and starting pitcher Connor Knatterud was dominant.
In fact, Knatterud was dominant in all facets of Monday's game. In five innings on the mound, Knatterud allowed just four hits and one earned run, while striking out seven. His most impressive moment, however, came in the bottom of the fourth, when he stepped to the plate and launched a line drive to the center-right gap.
The Mayville defenders took far too long getting the ball and throwing it back to the infield, and with Knatterud speeding through the bases, it wasn't long before he found himself being waved towards home plate, where he slid home just in time to beat the tag.
It was a three-run inside-the-park home run, and it threw his teammates into raptures as they celebrated Knatterud's accomplishment.
Mayville had no answers in the inning that followed, triggering a 10-run mercy rule after five innings and ending the game at 12-2 in the Black Sox' favor.
Next up were the rival Red Birds of Carrington, who turned out to be their closest competition in weeks.
Both teams scored two runs in the first inning, but Carrington seemed to establish control of the game with another two runs in the third.
However, New Rockford responded with three more in the bottom of the fourth to retake control, albeit with a slim 1-run lead.
The Black Sox managed to stop Carrington from scoring again, giving them a 5-4 win over their rivals for their fourth win in a row, and bringing their overall record to 5-1.
District 4
Babe Ruth Baseball
Hillsboro 5, NR 11
Wednesday, June 15
at Hillsboro
NR: 531 002 0 - 11 11 6
Hillsboro: 002 011 1 - 5 7 3
NR Individual Stats
Hitting: Connor Knatterud 1-4, 2 runs; Alex Weisenburger 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 runs; Easton Simon 2-4, 2 runs; Brody Weisenburger 1-5, 1 run; Skye Kramlich 3-4, 3 RBI, 1 run; Thomas Allmaras 1-2, 1 run; Dustin Nystrom 1-2, 2 RBI.
Pitching: A. Weisenburger 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 6 BB, 4 SO; B. Weisenburger 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 1 SO; Easton Simon 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.
Non-District
Babe Ruth Baseball
Hillsboro 7, NR 14
Wednesday, June 15
at Hillsboro
NR: 120 65X X - 14 7 6
Hillsboro: 510 01X X - 7 3 3
NR Individual Stats
Hitting: Jackson Schumacher 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 run; Kramlich 2-4, 3 runs; Allmaras 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 run; A. Weisenburger 1-1, 2 RBI, 2 runs; Kason Nass 2 runs; Nystrom 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 run; B. Weisenburger 1 run; Malaki Kukowski 1 RBI, 2 runs.
Pitching: Allmaras 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO; Kramlich 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO.
District 4
Babe Ruth Baseball
Mayville 2, NR 12
Monday, June 20
at New Rockford
Mayville: 001 01X X - 2 4 3
NR: 134 4XX X - 12 9 0
NR Individual Stats
Hitting: Knatterud 1-3, 4 RBI, 2 runs; A. Weisenburger 1-2, 1 run; Simon 1-2, 1 RBI, 3 runs; B. Weisenburger 2-3, 1 RBI, 2 runs; Kramlich 1 RBI; Allmaras 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 run; Schumacher 2-3, 1 RBI, 3 runs.
Pitching: Knatterud 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 6 BB, 7 SO.
Non-District
Babe Ruth Baseball
Carrington 4, NR 5
Tuesday, June 21
at New Rockford
Cgtn: 202 000 0 - 4 5 1
NR: 200 300 X - 5 8 1
NR Individual Stats
Hitting: Knatterud 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 runs; A. Weisenburger 1 RBI; B. Weisenburger 1-4, 1 RBI; Kramlich 2-3, 1 run; Allmaras 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 run; Schumacher 1-3, 1 run; Dashyl Bichler 2-3, 1 RBI.
Pitching: Kramlich 7.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 11 SO.
Carrington Individual Stats
Hitting: Josh Bickett 2-3, 2 runs; Corbin Clifton 2-2, 2 RBI, 2 runs; Max Whitman 1 RBI; Ryder Bickett 1-3, 1 RBI.
Pitching: Whitman 0.0 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO; Tate Wolsky 6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO.
Non-District
Babe Ruth Baseball
Carrington 13, NR 11
Tuesday, June 21
at New Rockford
Cgtn: 045 4XX X - 13 7 4
NR: 1010 XXX X - 11 6 3
NR Individual Stats
Hitting: Allmaras 3-3, 1 RBI, 3 runs; Bichler 1 run; A. Weisenburger 2-2, 3 RBI, 2 runs; Schumacher 2 RBI, 1 run; Aaden Benson 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 run; Chaztin Wobbema 1 run; Nystrom 1 run; Nass 1 run.
Pitching: Schumacher 3.0 IP, 6 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO; Benson 0.2 IP, 1 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO.
Carrington Individual Stats
Hitting: Hayden Somsen 1 RBI; Whitman 1-3, 1 run; Cody Otto 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 run; Nic Garber 101, 3 runs; Briar Page 3 runs; Wolsky 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 runs; R. Bickett 202, 2 RBI, 3 runs; Maddox McIlonie 1 RBI.
Pitching: Taylen Mehring 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO; R. Bickett 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO; Garber 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO.
