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Jake Solseng and Reeves Jorgensen combined on a 2-hit shutout Thursday as Park River, the North Dakota Class B Babe Ruth Champions, opened the Midwest Regional Babe Ruth Tournament with an 11-0 victory over host Ottertail Central at Tony Kawlewski Field in Henning.
Beck Thorson and Max Grove each had a single for the only hits of the day for OTC.
Jorgensen had 3 hits and drove in 3 runs to lead Park River. Noah Truftgruben and Andrew Zikmund each had two runs batted in and Jaxon Omdahl had a pair of hits for the Pirates. Solseng recorded six strikeouts in his four innings on the mound.
OTC will face Fergus Falls in their second Pool Play game at 7:00pm Friday night. Fergus Falls won their first game, 7-4, over Border, Colorado.
Moorhead posted a 9-6 win over Charlston, Missouri in their first game of the tournament. Williston, ND ended the first day of competition with a 10-0, 5-inning victory over Breckenridge.