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New Rockford bows out early from District 4 Tourney
Easton Simon slides to second base during the first round of the District 4 Babe Ruth Tournament. The Sox' defeated Nelson County 10-0.
Brody Weisenburger extends his arm out to attempt to catch a foul ball during the game against the Hillsboro-Central Valley Bluesox.
Dashyl Bichler takes a swing during the final inning of the loser-out game versus MayPort-CG on Thursday, July 14.
Jackson Schumacher yells encouragement to his teammate at bat after making it to second base.
On July 13 - 14, the New Rockford Black Sox took on the Babe Ruth District 4 Tournament as the No. 2 seed, but would end up bowing out after just three games.
The tournament, which began in New Rockford, started well for the Black Sox as they took on Nelson County.
The Sox opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the first, and didn't look back. Another run followed in the third, before the game was put out of reach in the fourth inning with a seven-run onslaught.
Standouts for New Rockford were Dashyl Bichler and Easton Simon. Bichler in particular had one of his best games of the season, going 2-for-3 and knocking in three runs, in addition to crossing the plate once himself.
Simon, meanwhile, wasn't too shabby either, going 3-for-3 and scoring twice.
On defense, the Sox benefited from more great pitching. Skye Kramlich allowed just three Nelson County batters on base in four innings, while striking out four. Afterwards, Simon relieved Kramlich for the fifth and picked up right where his teammate left off.
Together they kept Nelson County from scoring a single run, ending the game after just 4.5 innings with a score of 10-0.
The win advanced New Rockford into the path of Hillsboro, where things wouldn't go so smoothly.
Unlike the game prior, it was Hillsboro that opened up the scoring, notching six runs in the first two innings. The Sox kept it interesting with two runs in the second, but were unable to keep it going.
Hillsboro's scoring slowed down in the meantime, but didn't stop entirely, almost solely thanks to defensive errors committed by the Black Sox.
After seven innings, Hillsboro had amassed 10 runs, all but two of which were unearned, sending New Rockford to the lower bracket with a 10-3 defeat.
Waiting for them was Mayville, for what turned out to be a game that stretched two days in length. After five innings and after falling behind 2-0, the game was delayed by rain for more than 45 minutes.
Not long after, a lightning strike once again delayed the game with just one out left in the top of the seventh, and with New Rockford still down 2-0.
When the game picked up again the next day, the Sox managed to get the final out, and set about starting a comeback in the bottom of the inning.
New Rockford managed to get batters on base, and were even able to score a run, but were ultimately unable to complete the comeback.
The loss brings New Rockford's season to a disappointing end, but it was undoubtedly a strong season with many impressive and memorable moments.
Meanwhile, after defeating New Rockford in the upper bracket, Hillsboro went on to play for the championship, but were unable to overcome the No. 1 seeded Thompson, who took the victory and advanced to the state tournament in Beulah.
District 4
Babe Ruth Tournament
First Round
NR 10, Nelson Co. 0
Wednesday, July 13
at New Rockford
NR: 201 7XX X - 10 8 1
NC: 000 00X X - 0 3 4
NR Individual Stats
Hitting: Connor Knatterud 1 RBI, 1 run; Thomas Allmaras 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 run; Alex Weisenburger 2 runs; Brody Weisenburger 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 run; Skye Kramlich 1-2, 2 RBI, 1 run; Easton Simon 3-3, 2 runs; Jackson Schumacher 1 run; Dashyl Bichler 2-3, 3 RBI, 1 run.
Pitching: Kramlich 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO; Simon 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.
Nelson Co. Individual Stats
Hitting: Thomas Ulland 1-3; Keegan Gjovik 1-2; Dresyn Hanson 1-2.
Pitching: Hanson 4.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.
District 4
Babe Ruth Tournament
Quarterfinal
NR 3, Hillsboro-CV 10
Wednesday, July 13
at New Rockford
NR: 020 000 1 - 3 9 6
H-CV: 240 101 2 - 10 6 2
NR Individual Stats
Hitting: Knatterud 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 run; Allmaras 1-3; A. Weisenburger 2-4; B. Weisenburger 2-4, 1 RBI; Simon 1-3, 1 run; Schumacher 1-3, 1 run.
Pitching: B. Weisenburger 2.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO; A. Weisenburger 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO; Allmaras 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO.
H-CV Individual Stats
Hitting: Tyson Leshuk 2 runs; Tyson Sundby 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 runs; Chase Haffely 1-4, 2 RBI; Riley Richter 1 RBI; Brody Dickhoff 1 run; Brayden Chenault 1-3, 2 runs; John Mattson 1-3, 1 run; Jack Mattson 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 run.
Pitching: Richter 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO; Chenault 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.
District 4
Babe Ruth Tournament
Loser Out
NR 1, MayPort-CG 2
Thursday, July 14
at Hillsboro
NR: 000 000 1 - 1 5 0
MP-CG: 000 110 0 - 2 13 3
NR Individual Stats
Hitting: Knatterud 1-4; Allmaras 1-3; Layton Jacobson 1 RBI; B. Weisenburger 1-3; Kramlich 1-3; Schumacher 1 run; Bichler 1-2.
Pitching: Kramlich 3.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO; Knatterud 4.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO.
M-P-C-G Individual Stats
Hitting: Sawyer McGillis 1-4; Cross Kitchen 2-4, 1 run; Kaden Hogfoss 2-3; Gunnar Beck 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 run; Connor Docktor 1-3, 1 RBI; Easton Hanson 1-3; Wyatt Perkins 3-3; Samuel Weaver 1-3.
Pitching: Broden Huard 6.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO; McGillis 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.
