LEGION BASEBALL: Carrington tops Park River in first round

By Greg DeVillers on Jul 28, 2016 at 8:25 p.m.

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CARRINGTON, N.D. -- Carrington used a four-run third inning to beat Park River 4-1 here Thursday in the first round of the North Dakota Class B American Legion baseball tournament.

Carrington's big inning came with only one hit, an RBI single by Jayden Rosenau. But the two-time defending state champion was opportunistic, taking advantage of two hit batters, two walks and run-scoring ground outs by Brett Lyman and Alex Stusynski.

Park River got on the scoreboard first. Will Zimmerman drew a one-out walk in the third inning and advanced to third base with a pair of stolen bases. Beneda drove Zimmerman home when he grounded a hard single up the middle.

Carrington improved to 25-5 while Park River dropped to 29-13.

CARRINGTON 4,

PARK RIVER 1

Park River 001 000 0 -- 1 2 1

Carrington 004 000 X -- 4 4 1

WP -- Braxton Hewitt; LP -- Esten Beneda

Highlights -- PR: Beneda 1x3, 1 RBI, Jackson Hankey 1x2, Will Zimmerman 1R, 2 SB; C: Jayden Rosenau 2x4, Connor Wendel 1x3, Brady Smith 1x2.

Friday's games

8:30 a.m., Kidder County vs. Gardner, loser out

10:45 a.m., Kindred vs. Thompson, winners' bracket second round

1 p.m., Hazen vs. Carrington, winners' bracket second round

3:15 p.m., LaMoure vs. Park River, loser out