Baseball Recap: Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Owen Swenson

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 8:53pm

Baseball Recap: Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds vs. Martin County West Mavericks

On Friday, the Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds earned a 7-3 win over the Martin County West Mavericks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop.

Owen Swenson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Swenson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.

Swenson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Bernstein, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Kaden Rieke was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.

Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop's victory bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Martin County West, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Renville County West at 4:30 p.m. As for Martin County West, they will take on Windom at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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