By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The Frazee Hornets fell to 7-7 on the season with three tough losses, including an 18-1 loss to Perham in Heart O’ Lakes Conference action on Thursday.

On Monday night the Hornets fell to New York Mills in a blustery and cold spring day by a score of 16-5, before falling to Otter Tail Central by a score of 4-2 in non-conference action on Friday.

This week the Hornets have a jam-packed week of action with a non-conference game against Menahga on Monday, before traveling to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton on Thursday and hosting Breckenridge for a doubleheader on Thursday. 

Monday

NY Mills scored 10 runs in the third inning and five more in the fourth inning to come away with a 16-5 win over Frazee on Monday night. The Eagles took advantage of six Frazee errors that led to 11 unearned runs in the loss.

After NY Mills scored on a fielder’s choice in the top of the first inning, Frazee tied the game up in the bottom half of the inning with a Noah Mekalson single down the left field line. 

Unfortunately, NY Mills would go on to outscore the Hornets 15-4 the rest of the way with the lone runs for the Hornets coming on a Blake Sonnenberg RBI double in the third inning, a Mason Mickelson RBI single in the fourth inning, a Collin Wegscheid RBI single and a bases loaded walk in the fifth inning.

The Hornets were led offensively by Mekalson and Sonnenberg who each collected a pair of hits. 

Dawson Lyman took the loss on the hill as he went 2 1/3 innings and gave up 10 hits, 11 runs of which five were earned and walked five batters.

Frazee vs. New York Mills

AB R H     BI

Adam Vigen 3 1 1 0

Mason Mickelson 3 0 1 1

Karson Krause 2 0 0 0

Charlie Turnbull-S. 1 1 1 0

Noah Mekalson 2 1 2 1

Josiah Drewes 1 0 0 0

Blake Sonnenberg 2 0 2 1

Maison Olson 1 0 0 0

Conner Erickson 2 0 0 0

Paul Sharp 0 1 0 0

Ben Reierson 2 0 0 0

Collin Wegscheid 1 0 1 1

John George 1 1 0 0

Dawson Lyman 2 0 1 0

Hudson Baumgart 0 0 0 1

HITTING- 2B: Blake Sonnenberg, TB: Blake Sonnenberg 3, Noah Meklason 2, Adam Vigen 1, Charlie Turnbull-Sanders 1, Collin Wegscheid 1, Dawson Lyman 1, Mason Mickelson 1

PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-k)- Dawson Lyman 2.1-10-11-5-2-0, Ben Reierson 2.2-5-5-0-2-2

Thursday

Perham scored runs in bunches and took advantage of eight Frazee errors as the Yellowjackets defeated the Hornets by a score of 18-1 on Thursday. 

The Yellowjackets scored two runs in the first inning, seven in the second, eight in the third and one run in the fourth inning to come away with the win.
The lone run for the Hornets came in the bottom of the fourth inning on a Blake Sonnenberg fielder’s choice that brought Adam Vigen across the plate. 

Karson Krause took the loss on the hill as he went 3 1/3 innings and gave up eight hits, 17 runs of which nine were earned, six walks and struck out four batters. 

Frazee vs. Perham

AB R H     BI

Adam Vigen 2 1 1 0

Mason Mickelson 2 0 1 0

Maison Olson 1 0 0 0

Karson Krause 2 0 0 0

Noah Mekalson 2 0 1 0

Blake Sonneberg 2 0 0 1

Conner Erickson 2 0 0 0

Dawson Lyman 1 0 0 0

Josiah Drewes 1 0 1 0

John George 2 0 0 0

Ben Reierson 2 0 0 0

HITTING- TB: Adam Vigen 1, Josiah Drewes 1, Mason Mickelson 1, Noah Mekalson 1

PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-k)- Karson Krause 3.1-8-17-9-6-4, Adam Vigen 0.2-1-1-0-0-0, Noah Mekalson 1.0-1-0-0-0-0

Friday

Frazee once again came out on the short end of a close game on Friday as the Hornets fell to Otter Tail Central by a score of 4-2. The Hornets committed five errors in the game as the two teams combined for just five hits. 

Frazee took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Blake Sonnenberg connected on an RBI single. OTC scored one run in the fourth and a pair of runs in the fifth inning to take a 3-1 lead. The Hornets pulled within one run in the top of the sixth inning when Conner Erickson connected on a single and Karson Krause scored on the throw, but would get no closer as OTC scored another run in the sixth inning and held the Hornets scoreless in the top of the seventh inning to come away with the win.

Noah Mekalson was solid on the mound for the Hornets but took the loss after going six innings and giving up just two hits, four unearned runs, walked four batters and struck out four more. 

Frazee vs. OTC

AB R H     BI

Adam Vigen 3 0 0 0

Mason Mickelson 3 0 0 0

Karson Krause 1 2 1 0

Noah Mekalson 1 0 0 0

Blake Sonnenberg 3 0 1 1

Conner Erickson 3 0 1 1

John George 2 0 0 0

Josiah Drewes 1 0 0 0

Dawson Lyman 3 0 0 0

Ben Reierson 2 0 0 0

HITTING- TB: Blake Sonnenberg 1, Conner Erickson 1, Karson Krause 1

PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-k)- Noah Mekalson 6.0-2-4-0-4-4