Maple Grove Beats Rogers in Section 5AAAA Baseball Opener

The Maple Grove baseball team scored three runs in the first inning and four more in the fifth on the way to an 8-3 win over Rogers in the Section 5AAAA tournament quarterfinals.

Oliver Taynton’s run-scoring double in the first inning scored Beckett Shimpa with the first run of the game and the Crimson had the lead for good.

The Royals scored two runs in the third to pull within a run before Grove countered with their big fifth inning.

Brogan Stowe pitched the first five and a third innings to earn the win with Vinnie Lenmark getting the final five outs of the game for the save.

Maple Grove (15-7) plays the winner of today’s Champlin Park/Irondale quarterfinal on Thursday.

Rogers (4-18) drops into the elimination bracket of the double elimination tournament.

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