BASEBALL

Kurtzweg leads Dassel-Cokato • DASSEL-COKATO 2, MOUND-WESTONKA 0: Senior pitcher Mitch Kurtzweg carried the Chargers on Tuesday, firing a two-hit shutout while also hitting a solo home run in a Wright County Conference victory over the White Hawks. With the victory, Class 2A, No. 13 Dassel-Cokato moves to 3-0.

• ANDOVER 10, PARK CENTER 0: Junior pitcher Kyle Gausman threw a shutout, scattering three singles while striking out 12 batters as the Huskies beat the Pirates in the Northwest Suburban. Senior Tyler Kronstedt led the offense with three RBI.

• ST. PAUL HIGHLAND PARK 1, ST. PAUL COMO PARK 0: Senior Tommy Paulson threw a three-hit shutout while striking out nine, helping the Scots to their first win of the season by beating the Cougars in the St. Paul City. Paulson also went 2-for-3 at the plate, and scored the lone run on a ground out in the top of the seventh inning.

SOFTBALL

• CHISAGO LAKES 2, ST. FRANCIS 1: With the Wildcats trailing 1-0 in their last at-bat, junior Miranda Beimert singled in the tying run, sending the game into extra innings. One extra frame was all the Wildcats needed to score again, as senior Danielle Tossey drove in the eventual game-winning run with a hit in the eighth inning to beat the Saints in a North Suburban matchup.

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