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Dragons best WHS, Edgerton in baseball

By John RittenhouseThe Adrian baseball team started the 2006 campaign in fashion by posting a pair of home victories.The Dragons bested Edgerton by six runs in the Red Rock Conference opener for both teams Tuesday. Adrian toppled Worthington by six runs Monday.Adrian plays in Jackson Thursday, the Dragons host Murray County Central Monday and travel to Comfrey Tuesday.Adrian 15,Edgerton 10The Dragons posted a five-run win over the Flying Dutchmen to open conference play in Adrian Tuesday.After yielding one run in the top of the first inning, the Dragons gained control of the game by scoring 10 runs in innings one through four.Edgerton outscored AHS 9-5 the rest of the way, but it wasn’t enough to challenge the Dragons.Joel Hoffman drove in four runs with two hits for the winners, while Brandon Diekmann had two hits and three RBIs. Cody Kontz added three hits and picked up two RBIs for AHS.Will Lutmer slapped three hits and pitched four innings of one-run ball to pick up the win. Adam Diekmann and Jordan Kontz tossed the final three innings, surrendering nine runs (three were earned).Adrian 7,Worthington 1The Dragons opened the campaign by rolling to a five-run home win over the Trojans.Cody Kontz tossed five innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win for AHS, which received two RBIs each from Glen Kruger and Matt Gades.Adrian took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Lutmer slapped an RBI single and Kruger chased home a run with a fielder’s choice.Worthington scored once in the top of the second before the Dragons iced the win with a five-run fifth inning.Gades singled home two runs to highlight the fifth. Reid Strand doubled home a run, Kruger delivered an RBI single and Alex Suedkamp was hit by a pitch with the bases full to force home a counter.Brandon Diekmann started the game on the mound, allowing one run and three hits in two innings. Kontz surrendered six hits and no runs in his five-inning relief stint.Kontz, Krueger, Strand and Adam Diekmann slapped two hits each for AHS.

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