BLANCHARDVILLE - Pecatonica opened its 2009 baseball season Thursday with an 8-2 win over Shullsburg-Benton.
Milton Kurschner looked like an opening-day ace, pitching all seven innings, allowing just two hits, striking out nine and walking just three. Both runs were unearned.
"Milton did a great job," Vikings head coach Jim Strommen said.
Kurschner also went 2-for-3 at the plate. Lee Vlasak finished 2-for-4 and drove in a run. Devin Jeglum roped a double and had three RBI.
"It was a good first game. We made some plays, but errors led to runs," Strommen said.
Pecatonica opened the season as the WBCA's preseason top-ranked team in Division 4. The Vikings play Monday at Riverdale.
MINERAL POINT 15, ARGYLE 13
ARGYLE - The Orioles nearly knocked off the Pointers despite error trouble.
Mineral Point scored 15 runs on nine hits but had no errors in the field. Argyle scored 13 runs on just three hits, but added six errors.
The Orioles next play at Black Hawk on April 7.
EVANSVILLE 4, NEW GLARUS 3
EVANSVILLE - The Knights dropped the first game of the season to the Blue Devils.
New Glarus used four pitchers and trailed 4-0 after five innings, despite allowing just two hits. The Knights then scored three runs in the top of the sixth, but couldn't complete the comeback.
Milton Kurschner looked like an opening-day ace, pitching all seven innings, allowing just two hits, striking out nine and walking just three. Both runs were unearned.
"Milton did a great job," Vikings head coach Jim Strommen said.
Kurschner also went 2-for-3 at the plate. Lee Vlasak finished 2-for-4 and drove in a run. Devin Jeglum roped a double and had three RBI.
"It was a good first game. We made some plays, but errors led to runs," Strommen said.
Pecatonica opened the season as the WBCA's preseason top-ranked team in Division 4. The Vikings play Monday at Riverdale.
MINERAL POINT 15, ARGYLE 13
ARGYLE - The Orioles nearly knocked off the Pointers despite error trouble.
Mineral Point scored 15 runs on nine hits but had no errors in the field. Argyle scored 13 runs on just three hits, but added six errors.
The Orioles next play at Black Hawk on April 7.
EVANSVILLE 4, NEW GLARUS 3
EVANSVILLE - The Knights dropped the first game of the season to the Blue Devils.
New Glarus used four pitchers and trailed 4-0 after five innings, despite allowing just two hits. The Knights then scored three runs in the top of the sixth, but couldn't complete the comeback.
