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Oakes’ bats stayed hot in their 16-3 win at Enderlin as they hit their first two home runs of their legion season. Left-fielder Steele Hansen hit the first one for a grand slam in the second inning to grow their lead to 6-0. Starting pitcher Garrett Meehl hit the second one with two men aboard in the fourth inning to put the game away.
Oakes’ offense had seven hits in this one and were beaned by seven pitches as well. In the past two games, Oakes has been hit by 14 pitches with 15 hits. They have also scored 31 runs in those games in just combined seven innings.
OAKES, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Oakes didn’t waste anytime getting back in the win column as they defeated Ellendale 15-0 in three innings. The game lasted for a total of 57 minutes as Oakes scored a total of 11 runs in the second inning.
Everyone in the starting lineup scored for Oakes and seven of the nine batters got hits. Right-fielder Fletcher Willprecht got four RBI (13) and is now tied for the team lead with second baseman Conor Schall who got one himself in this game. Shortstop Garret Meehl, third baseman Howie Neustel, left-fielder Steele Hansen, catcher Joey Heim, and center-fielder Alex Nelson each had two RBI as well. Designated hitter David Schmitz and first baseman Jaidy Gebhardt were both beaned twice in their two plate appearances with Gebhardt being awarded an RBI for his HBP in the second inning.
OAKES, ND (NewsDakota.com) – What started out as a pitcher’s duel between Lisbon’s Jonah Welter and Oakes Brady McKenna quickly turned into an offensive clinic by the Tornados. Leading the way for Oakes was second baseman Conor Schall who went 4 for 4 at the plate driving in 3 runs and scoring a run himself. Steele Hansen provided some offense as well going 3 for 3 at the dish before leaving in the sixth with an apparent lower-body injury.
The big inning came in the third for the Oakes offense. Already with a 1-0 lead, the offense tattooed the ball to add four runs and inflate their lead to 5-0. Hitters like Howie Neustel, Garret Meehl, and Jaidy Gebhardt did a great job of laying off pitches and driving the ball to the gaps of the ballpark to keep the hitting spree going.