By John George
One hot inning was all the Perham Pirates needed as they improved to 2-0 with a 4-2 win at Bertha on Sunday in HI-10 Baseball.
Perham trailed 2-0 in the fifth when Ryan Enger led-off with a single. Tyler Doll reached by getting hit by a pitch and Matt Schornack loaded the bases when his sacrifice bunt attempt went for a bunt- single.
A walk to Mike Winjum scored the first run, then Jon Kotaska tied the game with a sacrifice fly. Schornack scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch, the Winjum came in on a RBI ground-out by Tyler Sjolie, giving Perham a 4-2 lead.
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Sjolie started the game on the mound for the Pirates, allowing two runs on four hits through four innings. A.J. Masinas pitched five innings of shutout relief to pick up his second win.
The Pirates will take on Frazee Wednesday night (May 23) before a two-week lay-off. They resume play June 8 at Fergus Falls. Perham's next home game will be June 10 against Bluffton.
Braves beat Bombers
Bluffton stepped outside the league and beat Parkers Prairie/Urbank, 6-3.
Kurt Mursu led the hit-parade, collecting three of the Braves 11 hits. David Klinnert reached base five times, including a triple.
Dustin Geiser earned the win, striking out 10 over seven innings.
Last Sunday, Bluffton picked up their first league win in a 10-0 victory over Waqdena-Deer Creek.
Mark Sweere and Klinnert each had three hits and Cody Geiser and Wayne Dykhoff had two hits a piece. Kyle Dykhoff picked up the win with seven innings of two-hit ball.
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The Braves go outside the league again this weekend as they host Verndale on May 26 at 1:30 p.m. before getting back into HI-10 action when they host Bertha on May 27 at 1:30 p.m.
Millers off
After a week off, the New York Mills Millers will host their first game on May 25 when Wadena-Deer Creek comes to Jacobson Field for a 8 p.m. start.
The game was originally scheduled for May 27 but was moved up.
The Shockers beat NY Mills in the season opener on May 13, 2-0.
Amateur Baseball
Sunday, May 20
Perham 4, Bertha-Hewitt 2
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R- H- E
Perham 0-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-- 4- 5- 3
B-H 0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-- 2- 7- 0
Pirates--0-4, HBP, R; Matt Schornack 2-4, R; Mike Winjum 0-2, 2 BB, SB, R, RBI; Jon Kotaska 0-3, SAC, RBI; Justin Berns 0-3, BB, SB; Tyler Sjolie 1-3, RBI; Kevin Feldt 0-3, BB; Matt Kalina 1-4, SB; Ryan Enger 1-4, R.
Pitching IP R ER H SO BB
Sjolie 4 2 2 4 3 4
AJ Masinas (2-0) 5 0 0 3 1 2
Bluffton 10, Wadena-Deer Creek 0
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Vergas, Frazee
Fergus Falls, Pelican Rapids
HI-10 DIV All
Perham 2-0 2-0
Bertha-Hewitt 1-1 1-1
Detroit Lakes 1-1 5-1
Wadena-Deer Creek 1-1 2-2
NYM 0-2 0-2
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Bluffton 1-0 2-1
Countryside DIV All
Fergus Falls 2-0 2-0
Vergas 1-0 1-0
Frazee 0-2 0-2
Pelican Rapids 0-0 1-1
Dent 0-1 0-2
Next Week
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May 23
Frazee at Perham 7:30 pm
May 25
W-DC at New York Mills 8 pm
May 27
Pelican Rapids at Frazee 1:30 pm
Fergus Falls at Vergas 1:30 pm
Bertha-Hewitt at Bluffton 1:30 pm
Dent at Detroit Lakes 1:30 pm
May 28
Dent at Fergus Falls 1:30 pm
Pelican Rapids at Vergas 1:30 pm
June 1
Pelican Rapids at Fergus Falls 7:30 pm
Bluffton at Detroit Lakes 7:30 pm
B-H at W-DC (Wadena) 8 pm
