The Baltic high school baseball team traveled to Madison for a game on Wednesday, May 14th. Madison used a big third inning to help them to a 10-5 win.
Baltic scored a run in the top of the first for an early 1-0 lead. Madison responded with two runs in the bottom of the first. After a scoreless second inning, Baltic tied the game, 2-2, with a run in the top of the third. Madison, however, scored six times in the bottom of the third for an 8-2 lead. They scored two more times in the bottom of the fourth to extend the lead to 10-2. Baltic got three runs in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 10-5, but they were unable to score again in the game.
Elias Oakley had two hits, including a double. Gavin Skotvold had a single with two RBIs. Jackson Goehring had a double and an RBI. Braxten Allen and Ryder Siemonsma both had one hie each. Oakley pitched two innings and allowed seven runs, one earned, on a hit and six walks with a strikeout. Laken Kortemeyer threw 3 2/3 innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits and four walks with five strikeouts. AJ Grunewaldt threw 1/3 of an inning allowing an earned run on three walks and one strikeout.
