Baseball | Cannon Falls 6-13, Pine Island 2-3

Cannon Falls 6, Pine Island 2

First game

Pine Island 100 100 0 — 2 9 4

CF 020 400 x — 6 10 0

Pine Island: Travis Landrum 2-3; Jeremy McNamara 2-3; T.J. Books 2-3; Brandon Finstuen HR. LP: Jeremy McNamara 4 K, 0 BB.

Cannon Falls: Lucas Reinardy 2-4, 2B; Matt Melhouse 2-4, RBI; Chris Trelstad 2-3, 2B; Brock Gobin 1-3, RBI; Braxton Lindow 1-2, RBI; Daniel Venn RBI, run. WP: Michael Banitt 3 K, 0 BB

Notes: "This was our finest defensive game of the year so far," Cannon Falls coach Bucky Lindow said. "Banitt did a great job throwing strikes and we just played defense behind him."

Cannon Falls 13, Pine Island 3

Second game

Cannon Falls 430 032 — 13 14 1

Pine Island 020 001 — 3 7 1

Pine Island: LP: Jesse Donahue.

Cannon Falls: Matt Melhouse 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs; Michael Banitt 3-4, 2 R, RBI; Gabe Rorvig 1-2, 2 RBIs, HR; Aaron Nerud 2-4, RBI, 2B. WP: Cedric Dicke 3 K, 1 BB.

Notes: "The Bombers just played with a lot of energy and enthusiasm all day," Lindow said. "It was a fun day at the ballpark. Dicke made his first varsity pitching start and handled it great. He just threw strikes and let the defense work." Cannon Falls improved to 4-3 overall and 3-2 in the HVL.