Amateur Hour is a new bi-weekly town baseball segment covering all of the squads across central Minnesota hosted by CJ Baumgartner!

Mondays we recap scores, highlights and standings. Fridays we preview the games through the weekend. If you are a coach, player, or fan – we want your help! Call 218-631-1804 and leave a message on our voicemail with your team’s score and/or any notable achievements for a chance to be featured in the segment.

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Schedule for May 31-June 4

Friday, June 2

Wolf Lake – 4 @ New York Mills – 8

Alexandria – 2 @ Urbank – 6

• Pitchers Drew Johnson and Hunter Haggenmiller led the Bombers to the victory in the Urbank Tournament

Saturday, June 3

Park Rapids – 13 @ Midway – 5

(Game 1) Deer Creek – 13 @ Clarissa – 7

(Game 2) Deer Creek – 10 @ Clarissa – 2

Nimrod – 14 @ Staples – 4

• A 9-run 7th inning pushed the Gnats to victory. Paul Funk led the way with 3 hits for Nimrod

Avon – 7 @ Urbank – 5

Sunday, June 4

Nimrod – 1 @ Midway – 9

• Charlie Hodge went 6 innings for the Snurdbirds for the win to improve his pitching record to 8-0 on the season with a 0.79 ERA

Staples @ Bluffton – 1:30 p.m.

Sebeka – 5 @ Perham – 6

• Perham took the lead late after a go-ahead 2-run home run by Gabe Parkonin