Norse top Augusta for first win

The Whitehall baseball team finally broke through with a 12-2 win over Augusta on Friday. 

The game, also Whitehall’s home opener, came after the Norse lost to Melrose-Mindoro, 11-10, on Tuesday. No further details from the loss to Mel-Min were reported before press time, but it was Whitehall’s second one-run loss to start the season. On Friday, however, the Norse took an early lead and never looked back.

The Norse (1-2) played at Independence/Gilmanton on Monday of this week and will host Osseo-Fairchild on Thursday. The team welcomes Alma/Pepin this coming Tuesday and Cochrane-Fountain City next Thursday. 

Whitehall 12 Augusta 2

The Norse took the lead on a balk and never looked back.

Brett Schorbahn singled to start the bottom of the first and later scored on a balk. Riley Herman also scored in the inning to put Whitehall ahead 2-0.

Whitehall added three runs in the second as Deacon Steig led off with a single and Kade Foss walked to put two on. They moved into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt, Will Youngbauer singled two batters later and Mason Pientok hit into an error as Whitehall’s lead grew to 5-0.

The Beavers added one run in the third and another in the fourth, but the Norse came back with three in the bottom of the fourth and two in the fifth to go ahead 10-2. Schorbahn singled in two runs in the bottom of the sixth to end the game by the mercy rule.

Luke Matejka got the win, pitching the first four innings with six strikeouts while allowing two hits and two walks.

Schorbahn, Youngbauer, Steig and Conor Stevens all had two hits for the Norse.