Kevin Cederstrom
The Eagles baseball team could have just as well skipped the first round of the sub-section playoffs Tuesday. Nevis could have just as well done the same.
The Eagles scored an unheard of 31 runs against Nevis at Russ Jacobson Field to win 31-1 in five innings. Everybody and their sister in the Eagles lineup picked up hits as the Eagles advanced to play in round two this Thursday. Statistics were not available at press time but the score is an obvious indication of the dominating performance for the Eagles, seeded #2 in the tournament.
Jake Hendrickx and Chris Baune both homered for Mills.Eagles coach Chris Bushinger emptied his bench and had his subs in by the third inning.
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New York Mills finished the regular season last week with losses to Menahga and Wadena-Deer Creek and a win over Otter Tail Central.
Wadena-DC 11, NY Mills 6
Jon Bach started on the mound for the Eagles. He threw three innings and gave up 7 runs (5 earned) on 6 hits. He walked 4 and struck out 3. Josh Hendrickx threw the final 4 innings and gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits.
Jason Burg had three hits, including a double. Josh Hendrickx, Bryce Bernu and Bach each had two hits.
W-DC 205 002 2 11 11 3
NY Mills 320 000 1 6 11 3
NY Mills 12, OTC 2
Luke Tervola earned the win for the Eagles. He threw 5 innings and gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. He walked 1 and struck out 7. Jake Hendrickx threw the final inning and gave up 0 runs on 1 hit and 1 walk.
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OTC 110 000 2 4 2
NY Mills 142 013 12 7 2
Menahga 9, NY Mills 8
Josh Hendrickx was the Eagles starter. He threw 5 1/3 innings and gave up 5 runs (4 earned) on 10 hits. He walked 1 and struck out 2. Drew Schultz gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 4 hits and struck out 3. He took the loss in 1 1/3 innings of work.
Jason Burg had 3 hits, including a homerun. Josh Hendrickx had 3 hits and Jake Hendrickx had 2 doubles.
NY Mills 320 201 0 8 11 4
Menahga 100 112 4 9 14 1
The Eagles meet up with Menahga again this Thursday in the second round of the tournament, 2:30 p.m., in Sebeka.
