K-HEART SPORTS – 04/21/23 – 0700
MINOT, ND – Due to the weather, only a handful of games were played yesterday and most of them were indoors.
High School Girls Softball
Class B
Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. Garrison, 20-1
Class B
Velva-Drake-Anamoose def. Garrison, 20-1
High School Girls Soccer
Mandan def. Jamestown, 2-0
High School Girls Tennis
Mandan def. Dickinson, 5-4
Bismarck Century def. Williston, 6-3
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MINOT STATE BASEBALL-SCHEDULE
MINOT, N.D. (MSU) – After getting a bit of rest thanks to winter weather, the Minot State baseball team is ready to hit the diamond for another home weekend. The Beavers will host Minnesota Duluth in a three-game series pushed back to Sunday and Monday, April 23 and 24, with the teams playing a doubleheader starting at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Corbett Field, then meeting for a single-game Monday starting at Noon.
The series might also be a bit of a grudge match as the Beavers will look for revenge against a Bulldog team that eliminated Minot State from the NSIC Tournament last spring. Since then, the Beavers (22-11 overall, 13-8 NSIC) have continued to be a top team in the NSIC as Minot State is No. 2 in hitting with a .324 team batting average, and the Beavers lead the league in home runs with 65 on the season. Meanwhile, on the hill, Minot State has been just as strong as the Beavers staff is No. 6 in ERA at 5.81 and No. 4 in total strikeouts with 272. Conversely, things haven’t gone as well for Minnesota Duluth which, on the mound, is in the middle of the pack with a 6.43 ERA and 256 Ks, though the Bulldogs’ offense is 13th in the league hitting .273 and averaging just over 6 runs per game. That’s led to a 14-20 overall record and a 7-14 mark in league play, though the Bulldogs do have some momentum as they snapped a seven-game skid with a doubleheader sweep of Bemidji State, 7-5 and 11-1 on Tuesday.
Individual, sophomore infielder Ethan Cole (.369) and freshman catcher Michael Gabbard (.301) lead the Bulldogs offense as the only two players hitting over .300. Cole is the team’s big bopper leading Minnesota Duluth in average, home runs (6), and RBIs (27). On the hill, senior left-hander Brayden Buttweiler has been the top starter with a 3-1 record, a 3.04 ERA, and 36 Ks in 26 2/3 innings to lead the staff. For the Beavers, Gunnar Kozlowitz is among the league’s offensive leaders with his .389 batting average, which ranks No. 8 in the NSIC, but he is just one of seven Minot State players hitting over .300 – Derek Kay (.377), Mark Ossanna (.364), Brent Riddle (.352), Matt Malone (.347), Martin Rodriguez (.337), and Javier Gutierrez (.317). While Kozlowitz is a league leader in average, Kay and Guiterrez are tied for third in the NSIC with 12 home runs each, while Kay is No. 4 in the conference with 43 RBIs. That potent offense makes things easier for a solid pitching staff led by starters Bryant Bagshaw, who is 5-1 with a 4.32 ERA and 41 Ks in 41 2/3 innings, Trevyn Badger, who is 2-1 with a 4.60 ERA and 36 Ks in 31 1/3 innings, and Dominick Parkhurst, who is 4-0 with a 5.76 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 31 innings.
The weekend series is just the second of the season at home for the Beavers who will make a quick road trip to play a doubleheader Wednesday at Minnesota Crookston before hosting the University of Mary on April 29-30, then hosting Southwest Minnesota State on May 2.
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MINOT, ND – The North Dakota High School Activities Association has approved region tournament sites for next year, including the new three-class basketball system. (west sites listed)
High School Basketball
Class AA
West Region Girls & Boys – Feb 29, March 1-2 at Bismarck Event Center
Girls & Boys State Tournament – March 7-9 at Bismarck Event Center
West Region Girls & Boys – Feb 29, March 1-2 at Bismarck Event Center
Girls & Boys State Tournament – March 7-9 at Bismarck Event Center
Class A Girls
Region 3 Tournament – Feb 19, 20, 22 at Minot State Dome
Region 4 Tournament – Feb 19, 20, 22 at Beulah High School
State Qualifier games (Runner-up vs 3rd Place cross regions) – Feb 24 at Minot Auditorium
State Tournament – Feb 29, March 1-2 at Minot State Dome
Region 3 Tournament – Feb 19, 20, 22 at Minot State Dome
Region 4 Tournament – Feb 19, 20, 22 at Beulah High School
State Qualifier games (Runner-up vs 3rd Place cross regions) – Feb 24 at Minot Auditorium
State Tournament – Feb 29, March 1-2 at Minot State Dome
Class B Girls
Region 3 Tournament – Feb 19, 20, 22 at Killdeer High School
Region 4 Tournament – Feb 19, 20, 22 at Minot Auditorium
State Qualifier games (Runner-up vs 3rd Placs cross regions) – Feb 24 at Minot Auditorium
State Tournament – Feb 29, March 1-2 at Jamestown Civic Center
Region 4 Tournament – Feb 19, 20, 22 at Minot Auditorium
State Qualifier games (Runner-up vs 3rd Placs cross regions) – Feb 24 at Minot Auditorium
State Tournament – Feb 29, March 1-2 at Jamestown Civic Center
Class A Boys
Region 3 Tournament – March 4, 5, 7 at Minot State Dome
Region 4 Tournament – March 4, 5, 7 at Killdeer High School
State Qualifier games (Runner-up vs 3rd Place cross regions) – March 9 at 4Bears Event Center in New Town
State Tournament – March 14-16 at Fargo Dome
Region 3 Tournament – March 4, 5, 7 at Minot State Dome
Region 4 Tournament – March 4, 5, 7 at Killdeer High School
State Qualifier games (Runner-up vs 3rd Place cross regions) – March 9 at 4Bears Event Center in New Town
State Tournament – March 14-16 at Fargo Dome
Class B Boys
Region 3 Tournament – March 4, 5, 7 at Bismarck St. Mary’s
Region 4 Tournament – March 4, 5, 7 at 4Bears Event Center in New Town
State Qualifier games (Runner-up vs 3rd Place cross regions) – March 9 at 4Bears Event Center in New Town
State Tournament – March 14-16 at Minot State Dome
Region 3 Tournament – March 4, 5, 7 at Bismarck St. Mary’s
Region 4 Tournament – March 4, 5, 7 at 4Bears Event Center in New Town
State Qualifier games (Runner-up vs 3rd Place cross regions) – March 9 at 4Bears Event Center in New Town
State Tournament – March 14-16 at Minot State Dome
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TWINS-RED SOX
BOSTON (AP) — Kenta Maeda was coming out of the game. But first, he wanted to get the out. The Twins right-hander took a 111 mph line drive off his left ankle in the second inning of Thursday’s 11-5 loss to the Red Sox. He steadied himself with his hands, then pounced on the ball to get Boston batter Jarren Duran for the third out. Maeda then collapsed onto his back and rolled onto his side. “I am not surprised to see him, on one leg” making the play, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “You get nervous when guys are doing that and their leg might be broken. Honestly, I’d prefer he not damage himself trying to do that. But he is highly competitive, and he’s not going to stop playing until that leg stops moving.” The Twins training staff rushed out to attend to Maeda, who was able to walk off the field on his own after a few minutes. The team said Maeda had a left ankle bruise and X-rays were negative. Baldelli said he hadn’t decided what to do with his rotation, but the Twins play 10 more games before their first off day on May 1. The play ended the second inning. Emilio Pagan came in to start the third and gave up six runs in the inning, including Duran’s two-run double off the Green Monster.
UP NEXT
Washington Nationals (5-13, fifth in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (11-8, first in the AL Central)
Nationals: Trevor Williams (1-1, 3.52 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Twins: Tyler Mahle (1-2, 4.11 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)
Washington Nationals (5-13, fifth in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (11-8, first in the AL Central)
Nationals: Trevor Williams (1-1, 3.52 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Twins: Tyler Mahle (1-2, 4.11 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)