Pine Island holds off Perham in semifinal thriller, advances to first state title game

Pine Island holds off Perham in semifinal thriller, advances to first state title game

ST. CLOUD — It took nine innings, but Pine Island's baseball team made history on Thursday. Going to extra innings for the second straight day, the Panthers fought tooth and nail in every aspect of the game to take down No. 2-seeded Perham 6-2 in the Class 2A state semifinals at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud. Pine Island handed Perham just its second loss of the season to earn a spot in a baseball state championship game for the first time ever. …

Perham’s fight comes up short in extras, No. 3 Pine Island upsets the No. 2 Yellowjackets

ST. CLOUD — A battle for a spot in the Class AA state championship game between No. 2 Perham and No. 3 Pine Island needed nine full innings to decide a victor on Thursday, June 12. After Seth Urbach revamped the team with a game-tying slide into home on a passed ball in the bottom of the eighth, it was up to Alex Blume to give the Yellowjackets a fighting chance to walk it off. The Panthers had other plans. They rattled off four massive runs in …