Pine Island Walks Off Pierz in Class 2A State Baseball Quarters; Hayfield Falls in Extras

Area Baseball: Panthers need extras to top Pierz

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Pine Island walks off Pierz in Class 2A state baseball quarters; Hayfield falls in extras

ST. CLOUD — Thanks to some late-game heroics and stellar pitching, the Pine Island High School baseball team is moving on in the Class 2A state baseball tournament. Landon Lowrie delivered the game-winner, singling to score Nick Thein, breaking a scoreless tie in the bottom of the eighth to give the No. 3-seeded Panthers a 1-0 victory over No. 6 Pierz in Wednesday's state quarterfinal at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud. "That one took a few years o…

Pierz Baseball Falls to Pine Island in Extras in Class AA Quarterfinal

Home runs, sabermetrics, analytics—it's all anybody in baseball talks about anymore. That is, unless you're Pierz, who used good pitching and fundamentals to win some close games down the stretch and propel the Pioneers to the state tournament. But what happens when you match them with another team who does…