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Legion Baseball: Double digit strike outs give Metros edge over Mandan

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The Minot Metros eked out a victory over the Mandan A's 2-1 thanks in no small part to the 11 total strike outs earned by pitchers Cole Deaver and Carter Bush on Monday, June 22. Deaver was first on the mound for the Metros and sent the A's three up and down in the top of the first inning, including earning two strike outs. He earned another strike out for the Metros in the top of the second inning and struck out three of the four batters he say in the top of the third. Bush took over the mound part way into the top of the fourth inning and earned five strike outs of his own before ...

Weather spares Honeybees, pushes Wausau game to July

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The Minot Honeybees were having a rough night on Monday, June 22, in their last of a six game series versus the Wausau Ignite, but lightning and heavy rain forced the league to cancel the game, moving it to Saturday, July 18, in Wausau, WI. The night started with the Ignite taking the lead ...

Legion Baseball: Vistas hold off late rally to top Devils Lake in split

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The Minot Vistas had to sweat it out, but came away with a 7-6 victory over Devils Lake in the first game of a doubleheader, overcoming a seventh-inning rally by the Storm that saw the home team score three runs in their final at-bat. The good news for the Vistas was that Devils Lake needed four runs to force extra innings, and they kept the potential game-tying run on first base. Drew Jordan got pinch-hitter Ben Brodina to ground back to the pitcher’s mound to end the threat. Devils Lake earned a series split, winning the nightcap 7-4. The Vistas (12-7) entered the bottom of the ...

Hot Tots drop two-game series to St. Cloud

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St. Cloud has had the Minot Hot Tots’ number so far this season, accounting for more than one-third of Minot’s losses this season. The Hots Tots lost both games of a two-game weekend series with the Rox, dropping Game 1, 14-1, on Saturday, June 20, before falling 8-3 in the finale on Sunday, June 21. As a result, the Hot Tots have now lost six of eight matchups so far this season. Minot recorded eight hits over 18 innings. The Rox (18-10) dominated the first game of the weekend on Saturday with a barrage of singles. St. Cloud strung together 13 hits, all but one being ...

Honeybees fall to Wausau on walkoff HR

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Gabriela Sosa launched a walkoff three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to cap off a four-run inning for Wausau, handing the Minot Honeybees a heartbreaking 8-6 defeat on Thursday, June 18. Sosa sent a 3-1 pitch from Minot’s Parker Rowden over the fence in center for her first home ...