After three road games to start the season, the Jackson Bulls will be at home at Wacker Field for the first time this summer Wednesday, hosting Windom in a 7:30 p.m. First Nite League game.
The Bulls are 2-1 to start the season with wins over Heron Lake (18-0) and Pipestone (7-1) sandwiched around a loss to Hadley (10-8). The Pirates come in with a 3-0 record, beating the Milroy Irish 11-1, Worthington 13-3 and Lakefield 9-2.
Jackson is home again on Sunday, hosting Worthington (3-1) at 2 p.m.
Frogs are 1-3
Lakefield is 1-3 to start its season.
The Frogs opened with a 12-5 win over Heron Lake and have since lost to Hadley, Worthington and Windom.
Bryce Christopher and Ike Rodgers had two hits apiece for Lakefield in the loss to the Pirates. Jace Jorgensen doubled. Also getting hits were Skyler Andrews, Brenan Runge and Kash Gilbert.
Christopher took the pitching loss. Gabe Wolff and Runge also pitched.
Lakefield’s next game isn’t until Sunday, June 8 vs. Fox Lake in Truman.
26 strikeouts
In amateur baseball not too far away, New Ulm Brewers' pitcher Ethan Stade struck out 26 batters vs. Bird Island on Friday.
Stade, a left-hander who was a junior at Minnesota State University this spring, allowed two hits, walked one and one runner reached on an error. The Brewers won the nonleague game over the Bullfrogs 5-0.
The only out Stade recorded that was not a strikeout was in the top of the ninth inning on a ground ball to first base to lead off the inning.
Stade recorded an immaculate inning in the fifth inning when he struck out three Bullfrogs batters on nine pitches. He’d struck out the side on 10 pitches in the third.
REGION 10C AMATEUR BASEBALL STANDINGS
Through May 27
First Nite League
Windom 3-0
Jackson 2-1
Fairmont 1-0
Lakefield 1-3
Fox Lake 0-2
Heron Lake 0-3
Gopher League
Hadley 2-0
Worthington 3-1
Luverne 1-1
Milroy Irish 1-1
Pipestone 1-3
League games only
Upcoming schedule
Wednesday, May 28
Windom at Jackson, 7:30 p.m.
Heron Lake at Fairmont, 7:30 p.m.
Pipestone at Worthington, 7:30 p.m.
Hadley at Milroy Irish, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 1
Worthington at Jackson, 2 p.m.
Fox Lake at Windom, 2 p.m.
Heron Lake at Pipestone, 2 p.m.
Milroy Irish at Luverne, 2 p.m.