ARGYLE — The Orioles beat Black Hawk 13-3 May 26, then lost to Pecatonica 9-1 in the second of a twi-night doubleheader. The Pecatonica-Argyle game was moved up a day from May 27 in anticipation of inclement weather.

Against Black Hawk, Argyle walked eight times, with all eight coming around to score. The Orioles also had eight hits, including booming doubles by Clay Ritschard and Will Helfvogt.

Argyle was even more aggressive on the basepaths, stealing 13 bases — Ritschard had six alone from the leadoff spot. He finished the game 1-for-1 with three walks, and RBI and four runs in the 5-inning contest.

On the mound, Ritschard efficiently worked through 3.1 innings, collecting 7 of his 10 outs via strikeout. He walked one and allowed a base hit. Jayden Johnson took over in the middle of the fourth and allowed two unearned runs in two innings on three walks and two hits. 

Dempsey Schliem took the loss on the hill for Black Hawk, allowing 12 earned runs on six hits and seven walks on 101 pitches through three innings. 

Clayton Stietz doubled twice for Black Hawk, with Jexen Stietz getting the Warriors’ only other hit in the contest. Brady Penniston had two hits and three RBIs for Argyle. 

In the nightcap against Pecatonica, Ritschard had two hits and Max Godfrey scored the team’s only run in the bottom of the fourth inning. 

Coy Ruegsegger and Bryce Johnsrud each had three hits for the Vikings, while Dakota Doescher finished with two hits. 

Ruegsegger struck out six and allowed an unearned run in four innings of work on the mound. Tyler McKeon tossed the final three innings for Pecatonica, striking out three and allowing a hit, a walk and a hit by pitch. 

Max Godfrey pitched the first four innings for Argyle, allowing five runs with five strikeouts. Buddy Gerber gave up four runs in the 1-plus inning of work, and Penniston completed the sixth and seventh innings for Argyle. 

On May 24, Pecatonica’s Elijah Knutson 1-hit Black Hawk, striking out seven in five innings as the Vikings won 17-0 in five innings. 

Knutson and Doescher each had three hits and three RBIs at the plate, while McKeon, Hunter Enloe and Kegun Brunker had two hits. The Vikings hit eight doubles in the contest, with Doescher, Enloe and McKeon clocking two apiece, and Brunker and Knutson each hitting one. 

Dylan Haldiman, Clayton Stietz and Carter Baumgartner all pitched for Black Hawk, allowing 13 earned runs on 16 hits and four walks. 

The next night the Vikings lost to top-ranked Mineral Point 10-3.

Mineral Point led 3-1 through four innings, but added two runs in the fifth, one in the sixth and then four in the top of the seventh, taking advantage of some costly errors that put the game out of reach.

“When you make mistakes against really good teams, they make you pay for it,” said Pecatonica coach Jim Strommen. The Vikings entered the game knowing they would be pitching by committee, pulling any pitcher after 30 tosses to save arms for a busy week of games. “We wanted to give them a different look as much as possible, which worked up until that final inning when we had four errors.”

Pecatonica’s only two losses this season have come from ranked teams — undefeated Dodgeville is ranked second in Division 2, and Mineral Point is the top-ranked team in D3.

“We saw their best pitcher (Liam Stumpf), which is fine because we need to see good competition. It was a good test and they are ranked No. 1 in D3 for a reason. They play with confidence and made some plays,” Strommen said. “I’m glad they are in D3 and not D4.”

Barneveld 10, Monticello-Albany 0

Barneveld 16, Monticello-Albany 0

BARNEVELD — The Ponies were blanked by the Eagles May 25 in a Six Rivers East doubleheader, and collected just five total hits in the process.

Barneveld, ranked No. 9 in D4, scored seven runs in the fourth inning to go up 9-0, then walked the game off via mercy rule in the fifth.

Carson Gafner started for the Ponies, pitching three innings, and Brayden Bakken got the final three outs. Just four of the 10 runs were earned.

At the plate, Tyler Anderson had two hits, including a double. The Ponies had just three hits and no walks while striking out nine times. 

Barneveld scored 16 runs in three innings of Game 2. The Eagles had 11 hits and nine walks, while the Ponies committed four errors in the field. Andy Gertsch, Luke Johnson and Carter Wirth all pitched for Monticello-Albany in the nightcap. 

Warren 9, Monroe 2

MONROE — The Cheesemakers lost a nonconference game to Warren May 24. 

Warren held a tight 3-2 lead entering the final inning, but scored six runs against three Monroe pitchers. Just one of the runs were earned. 

Warren scored a run in each of the first three innings against Monroe starter Kollin Zahradka, though just one was earned. Charles Briggs took over on the mound in the fourth and mowed through six outs, allowing just one hit on 22 pitches through two innings of work. Ethan Mapel came on in relief in the top of the sixth, but was chased in the seventh. Evan Beyer entered and allowed two hits and four unearned runs to score on just 10 pitches. Brevin Rach closed the door on the inning, allowing a hit, a walk and an unearned run on just 14 pitches. 

Matthew Riedl had two hits for Warren, and Josh Reynolds had a hit, a walk, two runs and two RBIs. Henry Brukwicki walked twice for Monroe, while Preston Ambrose had a pair of hits. Colin Foley scored a run and drove in another.

New Glarus 13, Belleville 4

New Glarus 16, Wisconsin Heights 7

NEW GLARUS — The Knights played a pair of Capitol South rivals May 24 and 25. First, New Glarus rolled Belleville from the start, and the night need rallied to topple Wisconsin Heights.

Against Belleville, New Glarus jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the first inning thanks to a grand slam from Kylo Barker. By the end of the fourth inning, the Knights led 9-2.

Cooper Dreyfus had two hits, including a home run, and drove in three. Easton Dreyfus doubled and singled, and Leyton Mihlbauer had a hit, two walks and two RBIs.

Barker allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in five innings of work. Brett Warrell tossed 1.1 innings and Nathan Streiff got the final two outs in the seventh inning.

The next day, the Knights trailed the Vanguards 7-3 entering the bottom of the fourth, but plated five runs in the home half of the inning to take their first lead of the game. New Glarus then added another run in the bottom of the fifth. In the sixth inning, New Glarus plated seven runners as insurance. 

Cooper Dreyfus had three hits and four runs, including two doubles. Mihlbauer had two hits for New Glarus, and Brennan Butler drove in four runs.

Eli Zimmerman was chased on the mount after allowing seven runs (four earned) in two innings of work — and 81 pitches. Warrell came on in relief and locked it down, spring out two and scattering a pair of walks with no hits in four innings of work. Mihlbauer pitched a clean seventh with two strikeouts to end the game.

McFarland 4, Brodhead-Juda 0

MCFARLAND — The host Spartans scored two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to stifle what had been a pitchers’ duel to that point.

Cade Walker shut down McFarland through four innings, but allowed a pair of runs in the fifth to be chased from the game after 99 pitches. He finished with five strikeouts, but four hits and five walks.

Cooper Woelky tossed the sixth inning, allowing two runs to score on three hits and a walk. McFarland’s Matt Amrhein pitched a complete game shutout, scattering five hits and walk while striking out three on just 80 pitches.

Brady Malkow doubled for Brodhead-Juda, which hit into three double plays.