Ryan Rasche pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings, Evan Olesen got Jackson out of an eighth-inning jam and Will Larson worked a 1-2-3 ninth as the Bulls pulled even in their Region 13C Final Four series with a 1-0 win over the Fairmont Martins tonight (Friday) at Wacker Field.
It was the second one-run game of the series. Fairmont won Game 1 4-3 on Wednesday.
Game 3 is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Herb Wolf Field in Fairmont.
The only run of the game came in the fourth inning.
Evan Olesen singled to lead off the inning. With one out, Olesen advanced on a groundout to shortstop and he scored from there on Lucas Gardner’s single.
The Martins were able to get runners on base, but Jackson was able to get out of every situation as Fairmont stranded two runners in both the fifth and sixth innings, one in the seventh and three in the eighth.
Rasche fanned nine in his time on the mound.
Game 2 in the other Region 13C series is slated for 2 p.m. Saturday in Hadley as the Buttermakers host Luverne. The Redbirds lead that series 1-0.
Look for more tomorrow!