Amateur Baseball

Thursday’s Games

— Dimock Emery Raptors 14, Mount Vernon Mustangs 5 – Lincoln Bates went 3-6 with a two-run homer and double. Landon Waddell chipped in three RBI and Phil Johnson drove in two. Mount Vernon’s Cameron Deinert went deep with two men on.
— Corsica Horned Frogs 16, Freeman Blacksox 13 – Corsica’s lineup was relentless, picking up 20 hits on the night.
— Parkston Rays 4, Platte Killer Tomatoes 3 – Landon Sudbeck walked it off in the bottom of the ninth for Parkston.
— Hartford-Humboldt Wood Ducks 3, Madison Broncos 1 – Drew Eldeen threw six shutout innings and three Wood Duck batters managed an RBI apiece, which was enough to get the win in the low-scoring affair.
— Winner Demons 7, Chamberlain Mallards 2 – Ethan Bartels was dealing, racking up 15 strikeouts in the win. Both runs he gave up were unearned. Ashton Klein was the big bat, tallying three RBIs.
— KWL Nationals 17, Colome Chaos 2 (six innings) – Ethan Price had 10Ks on the mound for the Nationals, really putting the K in KWL. Caleb Crist added six RBIs to power the offense.
— Wessington Springs Owls 4, Burke Bombers 0 – Layne Cotton struck out 17 in a 139-pitch no-hit masterclass on the bump.

*Thanks to 605 Sports for the recaps

MLB

Only one game on the Thursday schedule to get the second half underway. The Mets downed the Phillies 4-1 in a game that aired on ESPN. The Twins return to action tonight at 7:05 p.m. on Chicago’s North Side. Bailey Ober vs. Colin Rea is the pitching matchup. Ober is 6-3 this year with a 4.40 ERA. Both the Twins and Cubs played well to end the first half. Minnesota is 7-3 in their last ten and Chicago 6-4. Friday night should have little wind, but that will change as the weekend progresses. The ball could be flying on Saturday.