The Brandon-Evansville baseball team got its season going on April 16 and grabbed a 3-0 lead before Long Prairie-Grey Eagle stormed back.
The Thunder responded to that three-run second inning for the Chargers by scoring four in the top of the third. It led LPGE to a 10-3 win.
“It was a long-anticipated game after not getting to play last season, so no matter how this game ended up, we were extremely happy to be back out on the diamond,” B-E head coach Brian Perleberg said. “We have to tip our hats to LPGE as they did a real good job of stringing together their hits, and their pitchers only issued three walks in the game.”
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Weston Herzog of Long Prairie got the win on the mound. He tossed four innings and left with a one-run lead before the Thunder added six runs through the final three innings. Dezmond White took the loss for B-E.
White had an RBI single in the second inning after Titus Fuller led off the frame with a walk and Hunter Koep followed with a single. Riley Perleberg reached on an error, and Kyle Schaffran delivered a two-run single to give the Chargers the 3-0 lead.
“After that, we just couldn’t put together any major threats,” coach Perleberg said. “Given the situation of not having played for so long and with so many guys seeing their first starting action at the varsity level, I’m very pleased with many things about today’s ballgame. Of course we have things to work on, but we also have many positives that we can feel good about and it now gives us a clearer picture of things we need to adjust.”
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PITCHING - WP: Weston Herzog (LPGE) - 4IP, 4H, 3R, 1BB, 5SO; LP: Dezmond White (B-E) - 4IP, 5H, 4R, 3BB, 5SO
