(KFGO/KNFL) Both the Moorhead Brewers and Ada A’s earned wins and advanced to the second weekend of the Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament.
In Dundas, MN, Moorhead won its opening game, 11-3 over New Market. The Brewers bashed 13 hits in the game, led by Denver Blinn’s 3-4 effort at the plate with three doubles. Jayse McLean homered and drove in two runs, and Mike Peschel also drove in a pair of runs.
Alex Berreth homered twice for the Muskies.
Cole Christensen allowed a run on five hits on the mound to earn the win for the Brewers.
Moorhead will face Champlin Park next Saturday.
In Fairbault, Ada advanced with a 5-4 win over Plato. Sunny Resnick’s solo home run in the 7th inning broke a 3-3 tie. The A’s added a key insurance run in the 8th on a hit by pitch with the bases loaded. Plato scored a run in the 9th, but left the tying and winning runs on base.
Ethan Opsahl drove in three runs for the A’s, and earned the win in relief of starter Jonas Sanders. Opsahl pitched four innings allowing a run on five hits, and striking out 6.
Ada advances to play Jordan next weekend.
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