In their second of three games this weekend, the Kimball Express hosted the Pearl Lake Lakers Saturday afternoon, June 18. The Lakers scored first, in the first inning, but that would be their only run on the day. The Express won, 6-1.
Brian Marquardt led the Express at bat with 3 singles. Austin Ruehle, Tommy Friesen, and Matt Dingmann each hit a pair of singles.
Matt Dingmann earned the win for the Express in the first 7 innings of the game. He allowed 1 Lakers run on 6 hits, and struck out 9. Brooks Marquardt finished the final 2 innings, striking out 2 and allowing 4 hits with no runs.
Chance Berger is tagged with the loss. He allowed 5 runs on 5 hits during his 4 2/3 innings on the mound; he struck out 3 and walked 8. Mitch Wieneke pitched in relief, allowing 1 run on 6 hits.
Austin Lenzmeier led the Lakers at bat hitting a double and a single for 1 RBI. Max Fuchs hit a pair of singles. Another 6 singles were spread throughout the roster.
PEARL LAKE AB R H BI
Andrew Schmidt 4 1 1 0
Brandon Haus 1 0 0 0
Alex Lenzmeier 4 0 1 0
Alex Miller 1 0 1 0
Ryan Wieneke 5 0 1 0
Nick Schmidt 4 0 1 0
Austin Lenzmeier 3 0 2 1
Reed Bartell 1 0 0 0
Max Fuchs 4 0 2 0
Brady Leverington 3 0 0 0
Derrick Garding 1 0 0 0
Blake Kunkel 3 0 0 0
Cole Denn 1 0 0 0
Colton Fruth 3 0 1 0
TOTALS 38 1 10 1
KIMBALL AB R H BI
Austin Ruehle 4 0 2 2
Tommy Friesen 5 0 2 0
Cade Marquardt 3 2 1 0
Scott Marquardt 3 1 1 0
Brian Marquardt 4 1 3 1
Craig Meyer 1 0 0 0
Michael Hoffmann 3 0 0 0
Brooks Marquardt 2 1 0 0
Andy Dingmann 1 1 0 0
Noah Young 1 0 0 0
Matt Dingmann 3 0 2 1
TOTALS 30 6 11 4
R H E
Lakers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 2
Express 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 – 6 11 2