The Hastings baseball team gave up an early lead against Park on Tuesday, but would come back and secure a section victory over the Wolfpack 7-5 as heard live on KDWA. The Raiders jumped out to a 5-1 lead that included a two-run homerun by Cole Werner as well as a Carter Lundstrom RBI sacrifice fly and Park errors. Park came storming back however, scoring four unanswered that included a three-run homerun to tie the score at five after the third. Smart baserunning put the Raiders ahead after a first-and-third stolen base attempt ended in a run scored, and another RBI groundout by Peyton Perseke, and Raiders pitchers Zach Simon and Brady Hendrickson stranded six Park baserunners to win the game. Catcher Gunner Skov went 4-4 at the plate, while Hendrickson went 3-4.
Head coach Ryan Stoffel said he liked the way the team didn’t get down on themselves after giving up the early lead.
Hastings Boys tennis fell to Mahtomedi 5-2.
Singles:
No. 1 – Micah Slapnicher, Hastings def. Reese Nelson, Mahtomedi, 7-5 , 2-6 , 11-9 ;
No. 4 – Benji Price, Hastings def. Vinnie Berkner, Mahtomedi, 7-5 , 4-6 , 10-6 ;
The Hastings Raiders girls golf team placed 5th at Goodrich Golf Course in the first of three Metro East Conference competitions Tuesday, scoring 410 team points. Harmon Brown placed 12th carding an 86, Lauren Judge was 24th with a 101, Anika Johnson was 29th with a 107, and Maddy Ritter and Haylee Newton were tied for 32nd each carding a 116. The girls get back on the course tomorrow at the Hastings Golf Club.
The boys golf team competed at Emerald Greens in their first of three conference competitions, placing 3rd with a team score of 294. The Raiders were led individually by David Bauer who was one shot off of a meet championship, placing 2nd with a 69, Rylan Krauth placed 6th with a 72, Mason Leary was 16th with a 76, and Chase Pine 22nd with a 77. The boys continue a busy week, and are back in action today at Stone Ridge.
Hastings softball fell to Hill-Murray 5-3 in a conference matchup Tuesday on the road. The Raiders jumped out in front 2-0 in the first, but surrendered three runs in the bottom of the inning to trail 3-2, then gave up runs in the third and fourth innings before scoring a run in a comeback attempt. Hastings is now 2-5 and will take on Randolph on Friday.
Hastings girls lacrosse fell to Mahtomedi 19-0 Tuesday. The Raiders are now 0-3 on the season and will travel to Two Rivers on Friday.
Prescott boys and girls track were at the St. Croix Central True Team Challenge competition Tuesday both teams placing 2nd. Top finishers for the girls included:
Natalie Huppert – 200m – 2nd
Natalie Huppert – 400m – 3rd
Kyra Dix – 1600m – 3rd
4x800m Relay – 2nd
Makaria Haas – Shot Put – 3rd
While top three finishers for the boys were:
Andrew Russell – 100m – 1st – SCHOOL RECORD
Andrew Russell – 200m – 1st
Andrew Russell – 400m – 1st
Eyan Miller – Shot Put – 1st
Eyan Miller – High Jump – 1st
The athletes next compete Friday at Osceola.
Prescott baseball took down Amery 8-6 in a road Middle Border Conference contest. Prescott is now 4-3, and will have a rematch with Amery tomorrow.