Against Little Falls, the Otters received strong pitching performances from Josh Horgen (4 IP, 0 hits, 5 Ks) and Caleb Fronning (2 IP, 1 hit, 5 Ks). In the bottom of the 1st, Nolan Felstul put the Otters on the board with a solo home run over the right field fence. The Otters tacked on another run in the 3rd with Fronning getting hit by a pitch and Benett Thielke doubling Fronning home. In the 4th, the Otters put the game away with 3 runs with Brody Krein singling and scoring, Jacob Jenc singling, and Horgen sending a blast over the centerfield fence scoring Kadyn Zender.

In the semifinals, the Otters came out flat but fought back against Pierz to cut the lead to 5-4 in the 4th. In the 1st, Felstul jacked another home run. In the 4th, Fronning and Thielke singled and scored, Felstul doubled and scored, and Krein singling in Felstul. Felstul ended the scoring for the Otters in the 6th with a 2 run home run over the left center field fence.

The Otters came ready to play in the 3rd place game with Fronning doubling and coming around to score on a passed ball, Thielke walked and came around to score on Felstul’s double, Jenc walked and scored, Horgen singled and scored, Logan Schoon singling, and John Abrahams singling in Schoon and Horgen. The Otters tacked 3 more on in the second with Kellen Funkhouser singling and scoring, Fronning walking and scoring and Thielke scoring. Hunter Welle reached in the 3rd and scored. The Otters rounded out the scoring in the 4th with Krein singling and scoring and Jenc singling and scoring. Thielke pitched a very efficient complete game for the Otters.

Hitting leaders for the Otters in the tournament were Felstul with 5 hits (3 HRs & 2 2bs), Fronning (2b) and Krein 4 hits, Jenc, Horgen (HR) and Thielke (2b) 3 hits, Funkhouser 2 hits, Schoon and Abrahams with 1 hit.

The Otters are 17-4 on the season with their next games on Thursday against the West Fargo Rattlers.