In game one, the Otters received a stellar pitching performance from Nolan Felstul who pitched a complete game and struck out 7 in five innings of work. The Otters wasted no time getting on the board when Benett Thielke walked and came around to score on a Nolan Felstul single in the first. The Otters tacked on two more in the top of the third when Caleb Fronning singled and came around to score on a Thielke smash down the left field line for an inside the park home run. The Otters wrapped up the scoring in the top of the fourth when Josh Horgen tripled and scored, Dexter Felstul walked and scored, and Kellen Funkhouser singled and scored.

Game two featured a barnburner between the two teams as the Otters had to come back from 6-0 deficit to rally and win the game. The Otters came into the bottom of the fourth down 12-6 but pushed across 16 runs in the bottom of the fourth to win it. The fourth saw all 10 Otters cross the plate with Horgen collecting 2 singles in the inning, John Abrahams walked, Dexter Felstul doubled and singled in the inning, Funkhouser singled, Fronning bombed an inside the park home run to center and singled in the inning, Thielke smoked 2 doubles in the 4th, Nolan Felstul singled and doubled in the inning, and Logan Schoon, Jacob Jenc, and Kadyn Zender all walked. Dexter Felstul, Funkhouser, Fronning, Thielke, Nolan Felstul, and Horgen all scored twice in the inning.

Hitting leaders for the doubleheader were Fronning with 6 hits (1 HR), Nolan Felstul with 5 hits (2 2b’s), Thielke with 4 hits (1 HR and 2 2b’s), Horgen with 4 hits (1 3b), Funkhouser with 3 hits, Dexter Felstul with 2 hits (2b), Jenc, Schoon, and Zender, with 1 hit.

“I am really proud of how the boys didn’t give up after being down big to start the game,” said Coach Chad Felstul. “They continued to battle and showed their mettle by coming away victorious,” added Coach Felstul.

With the two wins, the Otters move to 15-2 on the season. Up next, the Otters travel to Brainerd on June 17 for a doubleheader.