Knights win 12-1 in 7 innings last night to sweep the series and advance to the @MinnBaseball state tournament for the 5th straight year. Knights will be the 3-seed from the Skyline/Section 7B. @MBAState2023 bracket will be revealed Sunday night.

Knights lose tonight on a walk-off catcher's interference call in the bottom of the 9th inning. The bat allegedly hit the catcher's mask, erasing an inning ending 4-3 groundout. One of many bizarre plays tonight. Back in the saddle tomorrow.

After 4 straight extra inning games with @StockmensIrish, the Knights decide to play just 5 tonight. 12-rip Irish. Back in action Wednesday night @OsceolaBraves.

Things we learned today. @TomasPalomarez plays a mean first base. Catchers can steal bases. Pitchers are athletes too. Scott Shield comes out of retirement to help out, logs himself an OF assist. Ten pizzas and 100 wings is exactly the right amount of food to feed 2 teams.

Today's top offensive performers:. @JacksonI2026 4-for-6, 2B, BB, 2 SB.@Luke_Simpson05 4-for-7, 3B, RBI, SB.@Ryan_Jeffrey14 2-for-5, 2 RBI, BB.@ParkerHuebsch 2-for-6, SB. @tapio_niemioja notched his first Knights hit. @_JohnPeta1 (1-for-2, 2B, BB) is heating up at the plate.

Game 2 starter @Sawyeranders05 turned in his third consecutive quality start. CG, 7 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K. Sawyer pounded the zone. 95 pitches, 65 strikes. Also chipped in a single with the bat.

Cowboys got 1 run back in the 2nd and another in the 5th to make it a 4-3 game. Knights had multiple RISP in the 2nd, 4th, and 5th innings but couldn't come up with the big hit. @WyattGavin8 with a clutch 2-out RBI single in the 6th gave the Knights a much-needed insurance run.

Knights dinked and dunked our way to victory in Game 2. @MnCowboys came out hot with 3 hits in the 1st inning to take a 1-0 lead. Knights responded with 4 runs in the bottom half courtesy of some well-placed singles, aggressive baserunning, an error, and a balk.

Knights starting pitcher @TomasPalomarez was nothing short of terrific. CG, 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K. Tomás carried a 2-hitter into the final frame. 101 total pitches, 71 strikes. And of those, 24 were swinging strikes for an incredible 46% whiff rate.

Things got interesting in the 7th, as a couple of sharply hit balls resulted in some traffic on the bases. An infield single and wild pitch made it a 1-run game and put the tying run in scoring position before a strikeout ended it, securing the 4-3 Win.

Knights jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in Game 1. @JacksonI2026 (2-for-2, BB, 2 SB) and @Ryan_Jeffrey14 (1-for-3, 2 RBI) with 1st inning hits. @MPLS_NorthStars plated a run in the 3rd to make it 2-1. @Luke_Simpson05 tripled home Israel, scored on a FC for a 4-1 lead after 5.

Knights pick up a pair of wins this afternoon, 4-3 and 5-3. Both were tight, fast-paced ballgames. Good pitching was the story today, as @TomasPalomarez and @Sawyeranders05 each went the distance for CG Wins.

Special day today as the Knights honor our former player/manager @WhiskeyTank before today's 1:00 pm game at Polar Lakes. League game vs @MPLS_NorthStars, followed by a friendly with the @MnCowboys. Food at 3:00. All are welcome to attend.

The funk continues. Knights jump out to an early 4-0 lead, give it right back before getting dinked and dunked to death in a 9-4 loss. Split the season series with the Hogs but lose the tiebreaker thanks to 2 unearned runs in the final inning. One of those stretches.

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Offensively, the Knights scattered 9 hits and had scoring opportunities in almost every inning, but couldn't come up with the big hit with RISP. @Max_Izzy28 (2-for-3, BB) and @JacksonI2026 (2-for-4) led the offense. @davon_castro (1-for-3) with his first Knights hit.

Knights pitchers delivered another strong performance last night, allowing 2 ER or fewer for the 6th time in the last 8 games (and 8th in the last 12). @Sawyeranders05 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K.@gavin_dahl21 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.Baxter Heino 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.

Found ways to beat ourselves again today, dropping one to Stillwater, 4-1. Three Knights pitchers combined to allow just 4 hits, but 4 errors and a lack of timely hits doom us. Knights offense left men on base in every single inning and stranded RISP in 5 different innings.

Happy Fourth of July everyone! Here's some fireworks courtesy of @Brocklarsen2, who hit a 419-foot grand slam the other day.

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Knights scattered 8 hits. Doubles from @Max_Izzy28, @JHubs12 and @WyattMiller1056. @pococld PH single. Brian Knight (1-for-3, BB) w/two highlight reel defensive plays at 1B. Climbed the fence to catch a foul pop w/bases loaded. Diving stop on ball ticketed for the RF corner.