by Max Mercy
PROCTOR -- Proctor scored eight runs in the first inning and defeated Virginia 15-1 in a non-conference baseball game at Terry Egerdahl Memorial Field on Monday. The game was called after five innings due to the 10-run rule.
Winning pitcher Jake Lewis (2-1, 0.61 ERA) allowed one run on eight hits and one walk in five innings; he had seven strikeouts.
Proctor's Jimmy Merling was 2-for-3 with three runs and an RBI. Jesse Scanlon was 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs, and a stolen base. Ryan McCarthy was 1-for-2 with a run and two RBIs. Cody Dolsen was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Ben Nelson was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. Evan Scherber was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. Jake Malec was 2-for-3 with a run and three RBIs.
Virginia's Patrick Jarvi was 2-for-3, and Eli Little was 2-for-2.
Little picked up the loss. He allowed 13 runs on 12 hits and five walks in two and two-thirds innings. He had one strikeout.
Proctor (5-3) hosts Moose Lake-Willow River on Thurs. at 4:30 p.m. Virginia (2-6) hosts Greenway on Tues.
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RAILS NOTES:
Ryan McCarthy and Jake Lewis moved to within one of the PHS all-time hits and wins records, respectively. McCarthy now has 71 career hits. Tyler Pionk, who graduated in 2011, had 72 hits. Lewis recorded his 19th career win. Dale Nikko, a 1978 graduate, had 20 wins.