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.