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HibbingNorth Branch
Bluejackets
4
Vikings
5

The North Branch (MN) varsity baseball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Hibbing (MN) by a score of 5-4.

Game Details: North Branch Area High School, Varsity Field

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Hibbing0000220453
North Branch0010004552
Final score provided by S. Christensen.
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Game Stats

Hibbing (18-19)

Hibbing has not entered stats for this game.

North Branch (18-19)

North Branch

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.18531272531
7G. Anderson (Jr).3333321
8Justin Axberg (Sr)42
10Clint Mattson (Sr).25044111
11Ben Huth (So)32
14Mason DeFrance (Sr).250441
15Jacob Richards (Sr).5004422
16Reese Crowell (Jr).000220
18Jordan Axberg (So).000320
19Shey Stepp (Sr)11
26G. Jensen-Schneider (So)33
North Branch

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals4442.290.222.512
7G. Anderson (Jr)11.333.333.666
8Justin Axberg (Sr)21.500.000.500
10Clint Mattson (Sr).250.500.750
11Ben Huth (So)11.333.000.333
14Mason DeFrance (Sr)2.250.250.500
15Jacob Richards (Sr)1.500.5001.000
16Reese Crowell (Jr)1.000.000.000
18Jordan Axberg (So)11.333.000.333
26G. Jensen-Schneider (So)1.000.000.000
North Branch

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals.96629208101
8Justin Axberg (Sr)1.00022000
10Clint Mattson (Sr)1.00053200
11Ben Huth (So)1.00076100
15Jacob Richards (Sr)1.00020200
16Reese Crowell (Jr).66730210
18Jordan Axberg (So)1.00011000
26G. Jensen-Schneider (So)1.000981001
North Branch

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals4.0011.00021
18Jordan Axberg (So)5.2511
19Shey Stepp (Sr)0.0011.0001
North Branch

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals7544381002926
18Jordan Axberg (So)5.1444271002321
19Shey Stepp (Sr)1.21001100065
North Branch

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.192.276000102
18Jordan Axberg (So).190.26100082
19Shey Stepp (Sr).200.33300020

Game Story

Minnesota High School Baseball - North Branch nips Hibbing

May 10, 2019: North Branch, MN 55056

The North Branch Vikings (North Branch, MN) baseball nipped the visiting Hibbing Bluejackets (Hibbing, MN), 5-4 in Friday's non-league contest.

Coming up next, the Vikings encounter the Chisago Lakes Area Wildcats (Lindstrom, MN) in a Mississippi 8 contest, on Tuesday, May 14. North Branch will attempt to better on its 1-14 season record. The Wildcats come into the contest with a 5-11 record after their 13-4 league loss to St. Francis (St. Francis, MN).

The Bluejackets now sport a 1-5 record. They play next when they travel to Denfeld for a non-league contest on Tuesday, May 14. Hibbing will encounter a Hunters squad coming off a 6-5 non-league win over Aitkin (Aitkin, MN). The Hunters record now stands at 8-6.

Rankings & Records

Hibbing (18-19)

NationalMNClass
11,13226999
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %RFRA
3-102-21-32-7.231.50051101

North Branch (18-19)

NationalMNClass
13,43831134
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
2-210-131-81-110-2.087.000104235

Team Scoring Averages

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Hibbing		.7000.71.70-3.94.52.0
North Branch		.51.0.8.5.8.6.61.04.56.62.2

Team Stat Comparison

HibbingNorth Branch
.083Batting Average.242
.290On Base Percentage.350
.083Slugging Percentage.302
.824Fielding Percentage.915
.000Win Loss Percentage.087

Team Leaders

HibbingNorth BranchNational Avg.
Joe Allison.500Batting Average#8 Justin Axberg.359.248
Brody Niskanen1.000On Base Percentage#8 Justin Axberg.494.368
Joe Allison.500Slugging Percentage#8 Justin Axberg.500.308
Joe Allison1.000Fielding PercentageAM TE1.000.861
Codieh Powers0Win Loss Percentage#11 Ben Huth.333.526

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Hibbing0-5North Branch0-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
4/23/19HibbingHermantown(L) 4-15/17/19HermantownNorth Branch(L) 3-1
4/23/19HibbingHermantown6/1/19HermantownNorth Branch(L) 2-1
5/22/19HermantownHibbing
5/2/19HibbingGrand Rapids4/26/19Grand RapidsNorth Branch(L) 13-6
5/14/19Grand RapidsHibbing
5/20/19Grand RapidsHibbing(L) 5-4
5/28/19HibbingGrand Rapids(L) 12-2
5/6/19HibbingCloquet(L) 14-95/4/19North BranchCloquet(L) 7-4
5/17/19CloquetHibbing
5/18/19CloquetHibbing
5/21/19HibbingCloquet
5/14/19HibbingDenfeld(L) 7-45/4/19North BranchDenfeld(L) 12-11

Record Breakdown

Hibbing (18-19)

North Branch (18-19)
3-10
Overall
2-21
2-2
League
0-13
1-8
Non-League
1-6
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-5
Common Opponent
0-5
1-3
Home
1-8
2-7
Away
1-11
0-0
Neutral
0-2
0-0
Playoff
1-2
3-9
In-State
2-21
0-1
Out-of-State
0-0