WILLMAR — The Willmar Rails earned the 3-0 Corn Belt League victory Thursday over the Marshall A’s at Bill Taunton Stadium.
Christian Lessman and Patrick Courtney combined on the three-hit shutout. Lessman struck out 10 and walked two in seven innings, allowing three hits. Courtney pitched the final two innings, striking out two and walking one with no hits to get the save.
Lessman also was 2-for-3 with an RBI and Ashton Gregory went 2-for-3 for for the Rails.
Zach Olson had two hits for the A’s (6-9). Willmar is 8-7 in league play. The teams play again at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Marshall’s Legion Field.
Marshall 000 000 000-0 3 2 Willmar 000 120 00x-3 7 0 Hitting - Marshall: Nick Macchio 1-4, Zach Olson 2-4 hbp … Willmar: Caleb Owens 0-3 rbi sf, Sam Etterman 0-3 sb, Ashton Gregory 2-3, Zach Reierson 1-4 r, Christian Lessman 2-3 rbi 3b, Jayden Dierenfeld 1-4, Riley Lessman 0-3 r, Adam Herman 1-4 r 2b, Wade Fischer 0-1 sb Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Marshall: Mitchell Bouwman (L) 8-7-3-2-3-10 … Willmar: C. Lessman (W) 7-3-0-0-2-10, Patrick Courtney (Sv) 2-0-0-0-1-2
Caleb Ditmarson went 3-for-4 with a double, a hit-by-pitch, three runs and a stolen base to lead the Raymond Rockets past the Tracy Engineers late Wednesday at Raymond’s Lilleberg Field.
Tracy 000 010 000-1 9 1 Raymond 000 430 31x-11 10 0 Hitting - Tracy: Dan Scamp 1-3 bb, Taylor VanOverbeke 0-3 bb, Trevor Parlberg 2-4, Shane Erickson 1-4 2b, Jake Olson 1-4, Anthony Rohlik 1-3 r, DJ Davis 2-4, Joe Anderson 0-2 hbp … Raymond: Paxton Nelson 1-4, Brooks Asche 0-0 bb, Mike Jeseritz 2-4 2b, Tyler Steen 0-4 bb, Isaac Call 1-1 r-2 hbp bb sb, Brady Kienitz 0-2 bb r, Alex Call 1-1 r-2 2b bb, Eli Nelson 1-2 r-3 bb-2 rbi-2, Caleb Ditmarson 3-4 r-3 hbp sb 2b, Tanner Bauman 0-3 hbp, Brett Swanson 1-3 2b sf rbi Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Tracy: Davis (L) 6.1-9-10-10-4-3. Garrett Hogeland 1-1-1-1-3-0 … Raymond: Herman Solomon 4.2-5-1-1-1-4, Isaac Calls (W) 2.1-2-0-0-1-2, Zach Nelson 1-2-0-0-0-1