Hermantown wasted major offensive performances from Jimmy Bartsch (4-for-5) and Drew Sonneson (5 RBIs) and surrendered a five-run lead en route to a 12-10 nine-inning baseball loss against Duluth East on Tuesday afternoon at Fichtner Fields in Hermantown.
The Hawks also fell 9-2 to Grand Rapids in a Lake Superior Conference matchup later Tuesday at Fichtner.
Hermantown (3-4) will host Hibbing at 4:30 p.m. Friday and Apple Valley at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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Bryden Giesen had four hits and three RBIs to power Hermantown past Proctor 10-0 in a Lake Superior Conference softball matchup Tuesday in Proctor.
Avery Beranek earned the pitching victory for the Hawks, who improved to 4-1 overall with their fourth consecutive victory.
Hermantown is 3-0 in the Lake Superior Conference, tied with Cloquet and Rock Ridge, both 8-1 overall. The Hawks will visit Cloquet at 4:30 on Thursday, and visit North Branch on Friday and Andover on Saturday in consecutive nonconference games.
Tidbits
Hermantown-Proctor clipped Grand Rapids-Greenway 8-2 in a boys lacrosse match Tuesday … Also Tuesday, Hermantown-Proctor fell to Grand Rapids-Greenway 11-5 in girls lacrosse … The Hawks boys tennis team will visit Cloquet at 4:15 p.m. today, and hosts nonconference Aitkin on Thursday at 4:15 p.m.
Upcoming Hawks Games/Matches
Today
Boys Tennis – at Cloquet, 4:15 p.m.
Thursday
Boys Tennis – host Aitkin, 4:15 p.m.
Softball – at Cloquet, 4:30 p.m.
Friday
Girls Golf – vs. Duluth East at Ridgeview, 9 a.m.
Boys Tennis – host Superior, 4:15 p.m.
Baseball – at Hibbing, 4:30 p.m.
Softball – at North Branch, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse – host Columbia Heights, 6:30 p.m. Centricity Stadium
Saturday
Softball – at Andover, 10 a.m.
Boys and Girls Track & Field – at Hibbing’s Doc Savage, 10 a.m.
Baseball – host Apple Valley, 11 a.m.
Mark Your Calendar (Upcoming Hawks Games/Matches to Watch)
Baseball – The Hawks (3-3 in the Lake Superior Conference) will host Cloquet on Monday and visit Esko on Tuesday. Major matchups remaining in the regular season are at home against Duluth Marshall on Thursday, May 15, at Proctor on May 19 and at Grand Rapids on May 20.
Softball – The Hawks have a boatload of high-quality opponents still to play to finish the regular season, including Thursday’s key Lake Superior Conference game at Cloquet. Other key Lake Superior Conference home games are against Rock Ridge on May 6 and Grand Rapids on May 12.