(KNSI) –
Thursday May 25
soft ball
6AA Sectionals
(1) Pierz 1, (5) Cathedral 0: The Pioneers managed the only point of the game with a two-out exchange late in the third. Alyssa Sadlovsky tripled to left center and came home on an RBI single from Kenna Otte. Both starters, Frankie Seelen of Pierz and Ella Voit of Cathedral, reached double strikeouts.
(3) Pequot Lakes 6, (2) Albany 5
Tuesday’s slate includes (1) Pierz v. (3) Pequot Lakes. In the elimination bracket, it’s (2) Albany vs (4) Kimball and (5) Cathedral vs (6) Melrose. The winners of these games play at 7:00 p.m.
Sectionals 8AAA
(1) ROCORI 5, (4) Alexandria 1
(2) Sauk Rapids-Rice 3, (3) Little Falls 2
ROCORI and Sauk Rapids-Rice meet in the semifinals Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in Cold Spring. Alexandria and Little Falls play in the playoff bracket at noon. The loser of the semi-final faces the winner of the elimination match at 2:00 p.m. The championship round is Thursday at St. Ben’s.
8AAAA Sectionals
(2) Brainerd 3, (6) St Cloud Crush 0
(7) Sartell 3, (3) Rogers 1: The Sabers stay alive in the playoffs by beating Rogers on the road.
On Tuesday, the (6) Crush play (5) Moorhead and (7) Sartell face (4) Elk River. Both games will start at 4:00 p.m. in Elk River. The teams must win or the season is over. Another elimination match is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
Baseball
Central Lakes Conference
ROCORI 14, Willmar 4: The Spartans win in just six sets. ROCORI had six runs in the first and third innings and nailed isolated runs in the second and fifth innings.
St. Cloud Crush 16, Sauk Rapids-Rice 8
Granite Ridge Conference
Becker 7, Cathedral 3
Zimmerman 7, Milaca 4
Albany 6, Annandale 5
Pierz 12, Osakis 8
Central Minnesota Conference
Royalton 11, Staples-Motley 3
Litchfield 4, Maple Lake 2
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