Brookings U11 team wins Brandon Sunshine Tournament

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BRANDON – The Brookings U11 baseball team went 4-0 and won the 12U B Division at the Brandon Sunshine Tournament last weekend.

• Brookings 8, Estherville, Iowa, 5

Maxwell Engebretson led the charge with a pair of hits. Breck Hirrschoff added a triple, two RBIs and a run.

Owen Schneider contributed a double, an RBI and a run. Cameron Girard and Nolan Miles both scored a pair of runs.

Austin Clark pitched four innings to earn the win. He struck out four batters.

• Brookings 7, Brandon 5

Hirrschoff led the team with three hits, including a triple. He drove in two runs and scored twice.

Miles added two hits and two runs. David Brink doubled and singled.

Schneider pitched three innings, striking out four batters, to pick up the win. Brink tossed the final three frames to notch the save.

• Brookings 23, Brandon Valley 12U Black 3

Brookings scored 12 runs in the fourth inning.

Hirschoff had another big game at the plate with two singles, a triple, two runs scored and three RBIs.

Owen Burns added a triple, a single and three RBIs. Jack Merritt contributed two singles and three runs scored. Addison Ronning also had a pair of singles.

Hirrschoff pitched three innings, striking out three, to earn the win.

Championship

• Brookings 8, Harrisburg 1

Hirrschoff had two hits, including a two-run homer.

Will Bauer added a double and a single. Griffen Bartels added a base hit with a run scored and an RBI.

Engebretson picked up the win with four innings pitched and four strikeouts.