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The Faribault Lakers picked up a 5-4 win over New Market at Bell Field in Faribault on Wednesday night despite some sloppy play in the field. My book had the Lakers with five errors in the game and New Market with three errors. Only two of the Muskies' runs were earned, and it seemed most innings Faribault ace Matt Lane had to pitch with runners in scoring position...

The Faribault Lakers defeated the New Market Muskies 10-1 in New Market on Sunday. The Muskies took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when former Faribault Falcon Nate Rost scored on an RBI single by veteran Kyle Bertram. Rost had singled with two outs and his brother Nick walked before the Bertram single...

The Faribault Lakers, Waterville Indians and Wanamingo Jacks have played some very good baseball and are ranked in the top nine in the latest Class C Amateur Baseball rankings. Faribault is sixth, Waterville seventh and Wanamingo ninth. The Lakers defeated Prior Lake on Saturday 5-2 and play New Market on the road Sunday...

The Wanamingo Jacks traveled to Randolph on Wednesday night and scored a 12-4 victory in amateur baseball. If you like action, the game had it with a combined 25 hits in the contest, 14 for Wanamingo and 11 for the Railcats. The Jacks collected eight runs in the fourth inning and were behind 2-1 when they exploded in the inning...

Cannon Falls combined good defense, timely hitting and solid pitching to score a 1-0 win over Kenyon-Wanamingo on Thursday evening. It was their fourth straight shutout.

After opening their season at home Monday against United South Central, Medford baseball plays Kenyon-Wanamingo in US Bank Stadium on Tuesday, April 4, at 7:15PM.

On Thursday, the Minnesota State High School League board of directors approved a pitch count for baseball and the addition of consolation games to state basketball.

The only team remaining from Regions 3, 4 and 5 in the Class C Minnesota Amateur Baseball Tournament is Prior Lake after the second weekend. In Class B, the Miesville Mudhens are in the winner's bracket along with Shakopee, meaning they are the only remaining unbeaten teams in the tournament...

The Dundas Dukes opened defense of their Class B Minnesota State Amateur Baseball title with a heartbreaking 3-1 loss to St. Michael on Sunday. Charlie Ruud took the loss after throwing six innings and giving up seven hits and all three St...

The 93rd annual Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournaments are underway this weekend in Hutchinson, Dassel and Litchfield. All opening round Class B games are in Litchfield on Saturday and Sunday, with the defending state champion Dundas Dukes playing St...