by Max Mercy

John Aase threw a two-hit shutout as Proctor defeated Duluth Marshall, 5-0, in a Lake Superior Conference baseball game at home on Tuesday, May 17.

Aase (4-1 W-L, 1.79 ERA) had eight strikeouts and two walks. He surrendered a single to Derrick Winn to lead off the top of the first, and a lead-off double to Peter Lenz in the third.

In the second inning, Bryce Huffman singled with one out and advanced to third on a double by Luke Nordquist. Then, with two outs, Dahlgren struck out but reached base safely on a throwing error that scored both runners for a 2-0 lead.

The Rails scored again in the third. Malec led off with a double, took third on Matt Morris's fly out, and scored on an RBI groundout by Aase.

Proctor took a 5-0 lead in the fourth. Huffman led off with a double and took third when Nathan Carlson bunted safely for a single with one out. Matt Tracey came to bat with two outs and laced a double that scored Huffman. The ball was misplayed in the outfield, plating Carlson and sending Tracey to third.

Losing pitcher Peter Lenz worked four innings and allowed five runs (two earned) on eight hits and no walks. He had four strikeouts. Ben Pedersen relieved Lenz for two innings. Pedersen allowed two walks but did not surrender any hits or runs.

Malec and Huffman had two hits apiece for Proctor, 10-4.

Rails Notes

Jake Malec played in his 90th career varsity game. He is second on Proctor's all-time list behind Jimmy Merling (Class of 2013), 91…Malec moved ahead of Evan Scherber (Class of 2014), 235, and Tyler Pionk (Class of 2011), 236, for third place on Proctor's all-time at bats list. Malec now has 237…Matt Sievert became the 71st known player in Proctor history to record 100 career at bats. Sievert now has 101…Malec became the fourth known Rails player to record at least 70 career runs scored. He is now tied for third on the all-time list with Tyler Pionk (Class of 2011), with 70 each…Malec became the third known Rails player to record 100 or more career total bases. He now has 100…Malec moved into fourth all-time at Proctor for known total defensive chances. He now has 372. He also became the fifth known Rails player to record 300 or more put outs. He now has 305.