Prep report: Freeman near no-hitter in Hermantown new field debut

Pitcher River Freeman christened Hermantown’s new baseball field in style, throwing a complete-game one-hit shutout of Duluth Denfeld on Wednesday.Freeman struck out nine and didn’t walk a batter over his seven innings, taking a no-hitter into the last inning before Brett Lapcinski recorded a double for the Hunters’ only hit. Denfeld also had two batters reach base on errors.

For Hermantown, Jacob Evason and Micklain Martalock carried the offense, posting two hits apiece.Evason doubled in the game’s first run in the bottom of the second, then added two RBIs on a single in the fourth. After advancing to third base on an error, Martalock drove him in immediately after.



Vinny Udd worked all six innings for Denfeld, allowing four runs (two earned) on the four hits. He struck out five and walked one.South Ridge 14, Cloquet 4Gavin Willeck drove in six runs and pitched six innings as the Panthers dominated on the road in Cloquet on Wednesday.

The Panthers led from beginning to end, scoring two runs in both the first and second innings, then five in the third.Willeck had an RBI double in the second inning, a bases-clearing triple in the third and RBI singles in the fifth and sixth. Blake Olson also had a big day at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs.

Willeck also pitched a complete game, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits. He struck out five and walked three.Nico Gentilini had a pair of hits for Cloquet.

Bemidji 4, Rock Ridge 2Grand Rapids 1, Rock Ridge 0The Wolverines came up shy during a pair of games on their home field in Eveleth on Wednesday.Jaxson Lamppa drove in one Rock Ridge run when he reached on an error, while Tyler Reid followed with an RBI single, but Bemidji allowed just one hit the rest of the way.Thunderhawks pitcher Sam Dick was too much to handle in the other game, as he fanned 10 Wolverines and allowed just two singles and a walk in a complete game.

Will Kemp took a hard loss for Rock Ridge despite allowing only one run on two hits and three walks. Kemp struck out four, but the Thunderhawks made Klaus Jones’ RBI single in the first inning hold up for the win.SOFTBALLEsko 8, Proctor 7Keira Leach went 3-for-4 with three RBIs as Esko prevailed on Wednesday.

In a back-and-forth game, Leach’s two-run double in the fourth inning made it 7-6, and after Proctor tied it again in the top of the sixth, Leach doubled in another run.Clara Swanson and Brooklyn McKibbon had two-hit games for the winners.Lexi Gomez and Savanna Verhel had two hits for Proctor, while Kaytyln Hemming drove in three runs.

Cloquet 7, Duluth East 1Cloquet pitcher Allie Jones mowed down 11 Greyhounds on Wednesday at Ordean East Middle School in a one-hitter.Rylie Goranson had a 2-for-4 game with two RBIs and six other Lumberjacks recorded hits.East’s Amity Sjerven homered to lead off the second inning for the only major blemish on Jones’ ledger.

BOYS LACROSSEDuluth Marshall 3, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 2Kyler Black scored all of the Hilltoppers’ goals as they claimed a come-from-behind victory over the Lumberjacks at Members Cooperative Credit Union Stadium in Cloquet.TENNISDuluth Denfeld 7, Stella Maris 0The Hunters swept to a win on Wednesday and took all the sets.Liam Doyle of the Hunters took No.

1 singles 6-2, 6-2 over David Moe, while Cailen Suomala and Ethan Ames prevailed by the same score at No. 1 doubles over Kieran Kilsdonk and Allen Welch.Mateo Watson came closest to a win for Stella Maris, with Lenny Jennings taking a close decision 7-5, 6-4 at No.

2 singles.Duluth East 7, Hermantown 0The Greyhounds left no crumbs on Wednesday, taking all 14 sets.Karl Kimber was a 6-0, 6-1 winner at No.

1 singles, while Hans Humphreys and Henry Wizik claimed their point by the same total at No. 1 doubles.PREP SCOREBOARDBASEBALLDuluth Marshall 3, Esko 2Bemidji 4, Rock Ridge 2Hermantown 4, Duluth Denfeld 0South Ridge 14, Cloquet 4Grand Rapids 1, Rock Ridge 0BOYS LACROSSEDuluth Marshall 3, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 2SOFTBALLEsko 8, Proctor 7South Ridge 18, Carlton/Wrenshall 2Cloquet 7, Duluth East 1]]>.