By ELI LUTGENS
Publisher/Editor
The NRHEG baseball team played four very good innings of baseball with a very good 9-2 Madelia squad Monday at Jeff and Carol Reese Field in New Richland. A final score of 11-1 does not accurately represent how the group played.
In the first inning, Madelia scored two runs due to timely hitting, a passed ball and some self-inflicted errors.
The Panthers cleaned things up from there, but were unable to score in the bottom of the first after loading the bases with no outs. Carter Martens lined one off the pitcher's glove, resulting in an out at the plate. The scoring threat was the biggest for the Panthers, whose lone run came when Jordan Brouwers scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the third.
The arguable ace of the staff, freshman southpaw Jarod Lee, pitched three very good innings before getting into trouble in the fourth. He left with two runners on and nobody out. Martens, appearing in relief, pitched through the sixth inning, allowing five runs. Ryan Schlaak finished the game on the mound, pitching the seventh frame. He allowed two runs.
Since it was a nonconference game with no significance for playoff seedings, Lee, was pulled in the fourth due to his pitch count.
Registering hits in the contest were Devon Parpart (1-4), and A.J. Deen (2-3). The Panthers struck out 11 times, and committed three fielding errors. Lee pitched 3 innings, allowing 4 runs, 2 earned; Martens 3 innings, 5 runs, 3 earned and Schlaak 1 inning, 2 runs, both earned.
The Panthers had five games this week, Monday, Tuesday against TCU, a doubleheader Thursday against Maple River and Friday at LCWM. It will be a test of their depth of arms as they try to find the arms necessary to field so many innings.
With the loss, the Panthers’ record fell to 4-8 overall, 2-4 in conference. On top of the Gopher standings this week is undefeated Kenyon-Wanamingo with six conference wins, 10-3 overall, followed by Hayfield 5-2 (8-5); Blooming Prairie 4-2 (5-5), Maple River 4-2 (6-4), Triton 4-2 (4-6), JWP 4-4 (8-6), Randolph 3-2 (4-6), USC 3-4 (4-8), NRHEG, WEM 1-6 (2-7), and Medford 0-8 (0-11).
The Panthers’ remaining regular season schedule appears as follows:
• FINAL SCHEDULED HOME GAMES, Thursday May 9, home doubleheader against Maple River beginning at 4:30 p.m.
• Friday May 9 at LCWM
• Monday, May 13 at Medford
• Tuesday, May 14 at Kenyon-Wanamingo
• Thursday, May 16 at WEM
By ELI LUTGENS
Publisher/Editor
The NRHEG baseball team played four very good innings of baseball with a very good 9-2 Madelia squad Monday at Jeff and Carol Reese Field in New Richland. A final score of 11-1 does not accurately represent how the group played.
In the first inning, Madelia scored two runs due to timely hitting, a passed ball and some self-inflicted errors.
The Panthers cleaned things up from there, but were unable to score in the bottom of the first after loading the bases with no outs. Carter Martens lined one off the pitcher's glove, resulting in an out at the plate. The scoring threat was the biggest for the Panthers, whose lone run came when Jordan Brouwers scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the third.
The arguable ace of the staff, freshman southpaw Jarod Lee, pitched three very good innings before getting into trouble in the fourth. He left with two runners on and nobody out. Martens, appearing in relief, pitched through the sixth inning, allowing five runs. Ryan Schlaak finished the game on the mound, pitching the seventh frame. He allowed two runs.
Since it was a nonconference game with no significance for playoff seedings, Lee, was pulled in the fourth due to his pitch count.
Registering hits in the contest were Devon Parpart (1-4), and A.J. Deen (2-3). The Panthers struck out 11 times, and committed three fielding errors. Lee pitched 3 innings, allowing 4 runs, 2 earned; Martens 3 innings, 5 runs, 3 earned and Schlaak 1 inning, 2 runs, both earned.
The Panthers had five games this week, Monday, Tuesday against TCU, a doubleheader Thursday against Maple River and Friday at LCWM. It will be a test of their depth of arms as they try to find the arms necessary to field so many innings.
With the loss, the Panthers’ record fell to 4-8 overall, 2-4 in conference. On top of the Gopher standings this week is undefeated Kenyon-Wanamingo with six conference wins, 10-3 overall, followed by Hayfield 5-2 (8-5); Blooming Prairie 4-2 (5-5), Maple River 4-2 (6-4), Triton 4-2 (4-6), JWP 4-4 (8-6), Randolph 3-2 (4-6), USC 3-4 (4-8), NRHEG, WEM 1-6 (2-7), and Medford 0-8 (0-11).
The Panthers’ remaining regular season schedule appears as follows:
• FINAL SCHEDULED HOME GAMES, Thursday May 9, home doubleheader against Maple River beginning at 4:30 p.m.
• Friday May 9 at LCWM
• Monday, May 13 at Medford
• Tuesday, May 14 at Kenyon-Wanamingo
• Thursday, May 16 at WEM