Leadoff batter Ben Malloy had three doubles to spark Eastview against Eagan in baseball. The Lighting, ranked No. 10 in Class 4A, won 12-9 on Thursday afternoon. The junior had one RBI and got the win on the mound.
Teammate Caden Espinda Banick went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI.
Lincoln Berry went 2-for-4 for the Wildcats and drove in four runs.
The Lightning are now 10-2 and will play at Burnsville on Monday.
Benilde-St. Margaret's 5, Holy Angels 1: Evan Brown led the Red Knights going 3-for-3 with two RBI. Matt Murnane, Logan McCloskey and Nicholas Renk also drove in runs. Dylan Drees had seven strikeouts. Jack Jones scored Mason Wolf on a sacrifice for the Stars.
Armstrong 5, Coon Rapids 3: Nathan Perttula boosted the Falcons offense with a three-RBI double in the bottom of the third inning. Teammate Bjorn Jensen went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Kirby Pieri had an RBI double for the Cardinals.
New Life Academy 12, PACT 2: Peter Bouillon went 4-for-4 with four RBI to lead the Eagles. Noah Rodriguez also went 4-for-4 and Cooper Amon went 2-for-3. Joey Bucsko had 11 strikeouts in five innings.
Softball
Anoka 3, Irondale 0: The Tornadoes only had two hits, but both knocked in runs. Madison Spah hit a triple in the fourth inning and Maddie Harris followed up with a double. Peyton Zak struck out 11 for Anoka and allowed three hits.
