LAMOURE, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Forman/Hankinson/Lidgerwood, Lisbon, Oakes and LaMoure all picked up wins on day 1 of the District 7 Independent League Baseball Tournament Monday at Townsend Field in LaMoure.

GAME #1: F/H/L 14, Linton/Wishek 4 F/5

F/H/L scored five runs in the fifth and eight more in the fourth to pull away from Linton/Wishek and take game one in a run-rule shortened game.

F/H/L scored first with a run in the second on a wild pitch but Linton/Wishek would come back to take the lead in the top of the third.

After a run scored on an error, the Rattlers broke the 1-1 tie with a three-run double by Nathan Schauer.

But F/H/L would score five in the  bottom of the third. Logan Wyum had an rbi double, Kaden Kelley a sacrifice fly, Noah Falk an rbi single, and Broden Frolek was hit-by-a-pitch with the bases loaded to another run. The first run came in on a wild pitch.

F/H/L would score eight more in the fourth to break it open. Matt Heley drove in two with a single. Bill Hermes and Logan Wyum had rbi singles and three runs scored on wild pitches.

Preston Bohnenstingl, Logan Wyum, and Matt Heley had two hits each for F/H/L. Wyum and Heley drove in two each. Dillon Schreiner scored three times. Hayden Boll, Wyum and Heley all scored twice.

Nathan Schauer and Jacin Grenz had the two hits for the Rattlers.

GAME #2: Lisbon 4, Enderlin 1

Colton Sorenson had an rbi double with two outs in the top of the first inning for Enderlin to give the Railcats a 1-0 lead. But that would be it for the offense for Enderlin.

Jonah Welter held Enderlin to just two hits the last 6 1/3 innings. The right hander ended the g with a complete game four hitter. He walked three and struckout 12.

Offensively, Simon Svuem, Avery Dick, Caleb Olson, and Mason Lukes all had two hits for Lisbon. Lukes had a double and a triple with one rbi. Olson and Brody Eberle each drove in a run.

Four different batters, Austin Glarum, Colton Sorenson, Carson Bartholomay and Andrew Mickelson each had one hit.

GAME #3: Oakes 11, F/H/L 9

A five run 7th inning made it a closer affair than Oakes would have been comfortable with, but the 2 seed Oakes prevailed 11-9 in the third game of the day.

The scoring began early. Oakes starter Brady McKenna sent the F/H/L lineup down 1-2-3 in the opening frame, and the Oakes lineup produced two early runs. It was Alex Nelson driving in those runs, and wound up with 4 RBI for the game.

Scoring continued consistently through the game for Oakes and led 11-4 headed to the final inning. F/H/L had four straight batters reach highlighted by a two-run double off the bat of Cruz Hernandez. With the tying run at the plate, Broden Frolek grounded out to end the game.

McKenna got the win for Oakes while Garret Meehl notched a one out save.

GAME #4: LaMoure 11, Lisbon 1 (F/6)

Top-seeded LaMoure knocked off Lisbon behind a robust pitching performance from Rory Gentzkow and a lineup boosted by Corban Potts and Mac Bierman.

Gentzkow pitched six innings surrendering the one run and retired seven and six batters in a row on different occasions. He also recorded an RBI walk in the final inning.

Potts and Bierman went a combined 3-4 with four walks, three RBI’s and four runs scored in the middle of the LaMoure lineup, but it was lead off hitter Alex Klever who gave LaMoure the ten run victory.

Here’s a look at tomorrow’s schedule:

Game 5: F/H/L VS Enderlin -12:00 (Elimination Game)
Game 6: Lisbon VS Linton/Wishek -3:00 (Elimination Game)
Game 7: Oakes VS LaMoure-6:00