In the opener the Otters got on top early with a big 1st inning.  Kade Johnson walked ahead of an Isaac Jenc double.  Kade scored the games’ 1st run on a wild pitch.  Dexter Felstul coaxed a walk while Jenc scored on another wild pitch.  Felstul scored on an RBI groundout by Frank Schierer.  With 2 out in the inning the Otters strung together 3 consecutive singles by Gus Proudfoot, Owen Johnson and Cade Johnson bringing Proudfoot around to score the fourth run.  The Tigers battled back with clutch 2-out hitting of their own to put 3 runs on the board in the 2nd.  The Otters got a couple runs back in the 3rd, Landon Noon led off with a walk and scored on a 2-out booming double by Kade Johnson.  Kade scored his second run of the game on a Jenc RBI single to right.  The Tigers again battled back to tie it up in the 3rd.  Chase Johnston scored the winning run in the bottom of the 4th, as he led off with a walk and came around to score on a Schierer sacrifice.  Kade Johnson came in to pitch two masterful innings to seal the game for the home team.  Felstul started the game and went 2 innings.  Proudfoot pitched 1 inning in relief as well.  

In game 2 the Tigers jumped on top early with 2 1st-inning runs.  The Otters came from behind to take the lead in the 2nd inning.  Chase Johnston got things going with a double, which was followed up by hits from Cade Johnson and Noon as part of a 3-run inning.  The Otters again came from behind in the 3rd inning scoring 3 more runs to take the lead.  Jude Moline led off the inning with a single- Felstul, Johnston and Schierer followed up with singles of their own to get the Otters back on top.  After the Tigers tied the score in the 4th, the home team went to work with patient at bats working several walks and plating 5 runs.  Hayden Heruth and Weston Youngberg had great at bats that started the big inning.  Pitching for the Otters in game 2 were Isaac Jenc, Owen Johnson and Chase Johnston.

These were 2 good wins for this young team as it tested the teams’ character.  Every time they got down they chose to fight back and pick up their teammates. 

The Otters play next Wednesday at home against the Wahpeton Huskies. 

Hitting leaders for the Otters:
C. Johnson, C Johnston and Jenc- 2 hits.  K. Johnson, Felstul, Schierer, Proudfoot, O. Johnson, Noon and Moline- 1 hit each.