Wahpeton Post 20 went 2-2 over the weekend during the team’s annual baseball tournament at John Randall Field.
To begin the action, Wahpeton lost to Fergus Falls 6-0 on Friday.
Fergus Falls ace Parker Thielke fanned 10 batters, walked two and allowed a measly three hits to open the tournament. Thielke threw 102 pitches (67 strikes) in the shutout effort.
Trey King was ready to roll Saturday morning for the 10 a.m. game. The Wahpeton righty tossed a complete-game one-hitter to silence Lidgerwood-Hankinson in a 6-0 win.
The only blemish came on a Blaise Frolek infield single that dropped between the pitcher’s mound and first base.
King struck out six and walked one in his first career shutout, accomplishing the feat in 103 pitches (61 strikes). He was also productive at the plate in a 2-for-2 showing that included two runs and two RBIs.
Post 20 topped Walker by a score of 11-7 on Saturday night. Wahpeton scored six runs in the fifth for the comeback win. Post 20 was led by Rylan Flack’s 3-for-3 day at the dish.
Flack, Riley Jones and Ryan Braun each drove in two runs. Aiden Hajek turned three walks into three runs.
Sunday’s finale went to Detroit Lakes by a score of 9-3. Carter Hockert racked up nine strikeouts, but came away with the loss due to seven Post 20 errors.
Wahpeton enters the week ahead with a 7-2 overall record.
