Baseball Recap: Mahnomen/Waubun Find Success

By Team Reports May 7, 2025, 2:47pm

Baseball Recap: Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds vs. Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal Titans

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Mahnomen/Waubun won the last time they faced Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Thunderbirds walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Titans. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunderbirds.

Zach Zima

Runs

05/06/25 @ Bagley4
05/07/25 @ Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal3
04/10/25 vs Kelliher/Northome3
05/02/25 vs Laporte2
04/23/25 vs Lake Park-Audubon2
+ 4 more games

Zach Zima was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Mahnomen/Waubun: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Leeland Heisler, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

Mahnomen/Waubun was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Mahnomen/Waubun's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mahnomen/Waubun will host Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal, they will welcome Sacred Heart at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

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