Unfortunately, the Bulldogs had many fielding errors, which caused their loss. Five unearned runs were scored because of errors.
This made Paynesville 0-1 in the conference and 2-1 overall.
Melrose: 000 130 2 - 6-5-3
Paynesville: 200 000 0 - 2-3-5
The Bulldogs got their first conference win by defeating Sauk Centre on Tuesday April 16, in Sauk Centre, 3-1.
“It was a pretty solid defensive game, and Mike (Stalboerger) gave a good pitching preformance,” said Bret Aagesen.
This victory made Paynesville 1-1 in conference play and gave them a 3-1 record overall on the season.
Paynesville: 000 102 0 - 3-5 -2
Sauk Centre: 000 100 0 - 1 -3-1
The Bulldogs played their third game of the week last Thursday, and lost 6-2 to Albany, in Avon.
Paynesville didn’t play well on either offense or defense, which is what caused their loss of this game.
Paynesville dropped to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the conference. “We need to play more consistantly as a team,” said coach Brad Skoglund.
Paynesville: 000 200 0 - 2-6-2
Albany: 500 010 0 - 6-7-1
The Bulldogs defeated the Litchfield Dragons, 6-2 on Friday, in Paynesville.
Jason Schlecht pitched for Paynesville, giving up only two runs in seven innings.
This victory closed out a busy week for the Bulldogs, who finished 2-2 for the week.
The Bulldogs have a tournament scheduled for Saturday in Paynesville, where they’ll play at 10 p.m. and again at 2:30 p.m. They also have a home game scheduled against St. Cloud Cathedral this Thursday.
Litchfield: 001 010 0 - 2-14-1
Paynesville: 102 210 X - 6-5 -3