WEBSTER – Redfield split a pair of American Legion baseball games against North Dakota foes during the first day of the Webster Tournament. Redfield blanked Jamestown 13-0 and fell to LaMoure 6-3.
Redfield racked up 14 hits and got a one-hitter from Owen Osborn on the way to the win over Jamestown.
Redfield scored four times in the first inning as Peyton Osborn drove in one run with a triple, Nolan Gall had an RBI single, and Seth Siebrecht had a two-run single.
Redfield added two more runs in the third inning when Eli Morrissette drove in one with a single and Owen Osborn had a run-producing triple, then tacked on three more runs in the fourth as Keaton Rohlfs and Elliott Komraus each drove in runs.
The scoring was capped when Redfield plated four more in the fifth as Peyton Osborn had another RBI triple, and Siebrecht had another run-producing single.
Gall finished with three hits, while Owen Osborn, Peyton Osborn, Siebrecht and Kevin Weller each had two hits. Siebrecht finished with three RBI.
Redfield was unable to overcome a five-run deficit against LaMoure. Five different players had two hits for the North Dakota squad.
Rohlfs had an RBI triple and Gall drove in a run for Redfield in a two-run fifth inning. Rohlfs tripled in the seventh and came home on a single from Siebrecht in the seventh, but the rally fell short.
Rohlfs and Gall each had two hits for Redfield, which slipped to 9-2 on the season.
Redfield faces the Big Stone City Badgers this morning in the tournament.
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Jamestown 000 00 β 0 1 1
Owen Osborn and Eli Morrissette; Jake Moser, Z. Wolsky (4), S. Martin (5) and Bennett Goehner, G. Schafer. 2B β Redfield, Kevin Weller. 3B β Redfield, Peyton Osborn 2, O. Osborn.
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Landon Piehl, Colton Ness (7) and Garrett Hebl; Peyton Osborn, Eli Morrissette (6) and Morrissette and Keaton Rohlfs (6). 2B β LaMoure, Ness, Tate Mart, Piehl; Redfield, Elliott Komraus. 3B β Redfield, Rohlfs.