Ben Skorczewski struck out seven and got the win against Granite Falls.

Jr. Vultures use a little magic

Coach J.D. Pesch has been preaching the magic of patience at the plate, look for your pitch and don’t waste your at bat on a strike you won’t hit.
Tuesday night at Granite Falls all that “preachin’” paid off when the Junior Legion Vultures came back from a 2-1 deficit in the sixth to rally with three seventh inning runs to pull off a 4-2 victory.
Ben Skorczewski had thrown a brilliant game with seven strikeouts and just four hits allowed.
But in the seventh he got into trouble after a hit and a walk and Cole Sanow came on to strike out the next two hitters and preserve the win for the young Vultures.
It was, to say the least, just about the way Pesch scripted it.
In the seventh with a Cooper VanOverbeke single, and error by Granite Falls, a Skorczewski single, Sanow was hit by a pitch, Braeden Panka got on base and Grady Moorse delivered a two-run single. T
he rally was complete and the Junior Vultures had the win.

MINNEOTA (AB-R-H-RBI) Carter Schuelke, 2b 3-0-0-0; Tate Walerius, c 3-0-0-0; Ben Skorczewski, p-ss3-2-2-0; Cole Sanow, cf-p 3-1-2-0; Braeden Panka, ss-1b 2-0-0-0; Grady Moorse, 1b-cf4-0-2-2; Trey Gronke, 3b 3-0-0-0; Kaden Culver, rf 2-0-1-0; AJ Myhre, rf 1-0-0-0; Cooper VanOverbeke, lf 3-1-1-0. Totals 27-4-8-2,
GRANITE FALLS (Totals) 27-2-5-1.
Score by Innings
Minneota                       100 000 3 — 4 8 2
Granite Falls                  100 001 0 — 2 5 3
E-Minneota: Panka, Culver; Granite Falls 3. LOB-Minneota 9; Granit Falls 9. SB-Minneota: C. Schuelke, Skorczewski, Sanow 2; Granite Falls: 4. SAC-Minneota: Gronke; Granite Falls 1.
Pitching                         IP    R    ER    H    BB    K
Minneota
Skorczewski (W)           6.1  2     2       5     2      7
Sanow (S)                     .2    0     0       0     0      2
Granite Falls Totals        7    4     3       9     3      7
HP-Minneota: Walerius, Sanow. Granite Falls 3 (by Skorczewski. WP-Skorczewski 3. BALK-Skorczewski.

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