Stillwater defeated Cretin-Derham Hall 5-0 in St. Paul on Friday afternoon. The Ponies are the top-ranked team in Class 4A baseball.

Jon Koehn opened the scoring with an opposite-field home run in the top of the third inning.

In the top of the sixth, Noah Potter scored on Kade Peloquin's hit and Gavin Zurn on a bases-loaded walk. Drew Gilbert followed with a two-RBI single.

Will Frisch struck out 11 in the shutout for Stillwater.

The Ponies (15-0) are the defending state champions and are on a 34-game winning streak. Their last loss came against Eden Prairie on May 3 of last year. They will host Moorhead (9-2) on Saturday afternoon.

East Ridge 3, Roseville 0: Zach Thompson pitched a shutout for the Raptors. Cam Hunter went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Roman Newinski and Ben North each added an RBI.

Rosemount 4, Shakopee 2: Dylan Princl had two RBI to lead the Irish while Easton Richter went 3-for-3 with two runs scored. Brian Krouse went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Sabers. On the mound, Logan Shaffer struck out seven in 5â…” innings for Rosemount. Jacob Petersen earned the save.

Softball

Stillwater 3, Park of Cottage Grove 2: Allison Benning hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh to lead the Ponies (9-6) to an upset of the Wolfpack (15-2), ranked No. 1 in Class 4A. Torri Chute knocked in the first run for Stillwater. Keira Murphy pitched a complete game for the win and only gave up one earned run. Hannah Schluetter went 2-for-3 for the Wolfpack.

Bloomington Kennedy 15, Richfield 0: Courtney Kopischke pitched a no-hitter for the Eagles. The junior struck out 14. Isabella Fierro went 2-for-4 with four runs and two RBI, she also drew two walks.

Chaska 12, Bloomington Jefferson 8: The Hawks trailed by one heading into the bottom of the fifth before Rylee Collins hit a single to knock in two runs. Lindsey Moore led Chaska with four RBI, including a home run. Rylee Collins and Sydney Wisdorf both had two RBI. Payton Hanson and Alyssa Felt each hit home runs for Jefferson.

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