Area amateur baseball: Northfield 11, Bay City 8

Game recap: The visiting Knights scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning to break open a tie game.

Justin Lance suffered the loss Saturday. He allowed seven runs (all earned) on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings of relief.

Difference maker: Three Bombers pitchers combined for 13 walks and no strikeouts. The two Northfield pitchers, T.J. Sigstad and Aaron Rushing, tallied 15 strikeouts and six walks.

Top players: Lance drove in three runs and scored one himself. He finished 2-for-4. Bump Ulvenes also went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Tanner Eggenberger and Cole Kuesel each drove in two runs.

Next up: Bay City at New Richmond, 7:30 p.m. Friday

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