April 22, 2026 Century College at Minnesota North College-Itasca

(16-21, 4-4)

(23-10, 10-2)

Line Score
Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Century College	0	0	2	1	0	0	5	8	10	2
Minnesota North College-Itasca	2	0	3	0	1	2	1	9	12	3

Box Score

Century College

Minnesota North College-Itasca

Century College Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
2b Ty Escobedo	4	1	3	3	1	1	0
rf Jack Erickson	5	0	0	1	0	0	4
1b Connor Larsen	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
c John Teigland	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
3b Ryan Jeffrey	4	1	1	0	0	0	3
dh Ben Lang	3	1	1	3	0	0	0
ss Malik Martin	3	0	0	0	1	0	2
ss Riley Donahoe	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
cf Ayden Jensen	3	2	1	0	1	0	0
lf Caden Stern	3	1	1	0	1	1	0
p Michael Hesse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parker Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Heinen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
p Ashton Blomberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	8	10	7	5	2	9

Batting

2B: Ty Escobedo (3) , Ryan Jeffrey

HR: Ben Lang

RBI: Ty Escobedo (3) , Jack Erickson , Ben Lang (3)

Baserunning

SB: Ayden Jensen , Caden Stern (2)

CS: Ty Escobedo

Fielding

E: Jack Erickson , Malik Martin

Minnesota North College-Itasca Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
cf Kollin Bonneville	4	0	0	0	0	3	1
ss Caleb Gunderson	4	2	2	0	0	1	0
3b Thomas Vekich	3	3	2	3	1	1	0
dh Cooper Flaig	4	0	1	2	0	3	0
2b Nolan Harju	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1b Hudsen Helenius	3	2	1	1	1	0	1
lf/rf Kadyn Mork	4	0	1	0	0	2	1
2b/p Cooper Brown	3	1	3	2	0	0	0
rf Shawn Schmitz	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
ph Connor Hell	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
lf Matthew Yarema	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
c Dierks Opatz	3	1	2	1	0	0	1
p Will Waddell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Larson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	9	12	9	2	13	5

Batting

2B: Thomas Vekich

HR: Thomas Vekich , Cooper Brown

RBI: Thomas Vekich (3) , Cooper Flaig (2) , Hudsen Helenius , Cooper Brown (2) , Dierks Opatz

Baserunning

SB: Caleb Gunderson

CS: Cooper Brown

Fielding

E: Caleb Gunderson , Thomas Vekich , Cooper Brown

Century College Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	WP	BF	AB	NP
Michael Hesse	2.1	8	5	4	1	6	1	0	16	14	61
Parker Johnson	2.2	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	10	10	45
Ethan Heinen	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	6	5	24
Ashton Blomberg (L, 0-3)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	10
Totals	6.1	12	9	7	2	13	2	1	34	31	140

Pitching

Batters faced: Michael Hesse (16) , Parker Johnson (10) , Ethan Heinen (6) , Ashton Blomberg (2)

WP: Ethan Heinen

HBP: Michael Hesse

IBB: Ethan Heinen

Pitches-Strikes: Michael Hesse (61-38), Parker Johnson (45-29), Ethan Heinen (24-12), Ashton Blomberg (10-6)

Minnesota North College-Itasca Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	BF	AB	NP
Will Waddell	3.2	3	3	2	4	0	0	18	14	73
Logan Larson	2.2	6	3	3	0	1	1	15	14	56
Cooper Brown (W, 1-1)	0.2	1	2	0	1	1	0	5	4	10
Totals	7.0	10	8	5	5	2	1	38	32	139

Pitching

Batters faced: Will Waddell (18) , Logan Larson (15) , Cooper Brown (5)

HBP: Logan Larson

Pitches-Strikes: Will Waddell (73-36), Logan Larson (56-37), Cooper Brown (10-5)

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Minnesota North College-Itasca 1st	Thomas Vekich doubled, RBI (2-2 BSBF); Caleb Gunderson scored.	0 - 1
Minnesota North College-Itasca 1st	Hudsen Helenius singled, RBI (0-0); Thomas Vekich scored.	0 - 2
Century College 3rd	Ty Escobedo doubled, RBI (2-2 FBBF); Caden Stern scored.	1 - 2
Century College 3rd	Jack Erickson reached first on an error by 3b, RBI (1-0 B); Ty Escobedo scored, unearned.	2 - 2
Minnesota North College-Itasca 3rd	Thomas Vekich homered, 2 RBI (0-0); Caleb Gunderson scored.	2 - 4
Minnesota North College-Itasca 3rd	Dierks Opatz reached first on an error by ss, RBI (0-1 K); Cooper Brown advanced to second; Kadyn Mork advanced to third on the throw, out at home ss to 3b; Hudsen Helenius scored, unearned.	2 - 5
Century College 4th	Ty Escobedo doubled, RBI (1-1 BF); Caden Stern advanced to third; Ayden Jensen scored.	3 - 5
Minnesota North College-Itasca 5th	Cooper Brown singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (1-0 B); Hudsen Helenius scored, unearned.	3 - 6
Minnesota North College-Itasca 6th	Cooper Flaig singled, 2 RBI (3-0 BBB); Thomas Vekich scored; Dierks Opatz scored.	3 - 8
Century College 7th	Ben Lang homered, 3 RBI (1-1 KB); Ryan Jeffrey scored; John Teigland scored.	6 - 8
Century College 7th	Caden Stern struck out swinging (3-2 KKBFBBS); Ayden Jensen stole second; Riley Donahoe scored on the throw, unearned.	7 - 8
Century College 7th	Ty Escobedo doubled, RBI (1-1 KB); Ayden Jensen scored, unearned.	8 - 8
Minnesota North College-Itasca 7th	Cooper Brown homered, RBI (1-2 KBS).	8 - 9

Other Information

Location:

Grand Rapids

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Play By Play

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Minnesota North College-Itasca 1st	Thomas Vekich doubled, RBI (2-2 BSBF); Caleb Gunderson scored.	0 - 1
Minnesota North College-Itasca 1st	Hudsen Helenius singled, RBI (0-0); Thomas Vekich scored.	0 - 2
Century College 3rd	Ty Escobedo doubled, RBI (2-2 FBBF); Caden Stern scored.	1 - 2
Century College 3rd	Jack Erickson reached first on an error by 3b, RBI (1-0 B); Ty Escobedo scored, unearned.	2 - 2
Minnesota North College-Itasca 3rd	Thomas Vekich homered, 2 RBI (0-0); Caleb Gunderson scored.	2 - 4
Minnesota North College-Itasca 3rd	Dierks Opatz reached first on an error by ss, RBI (0-1 K); Cooper Brown advanced to second; Kadyn Mork advanced to third on the throw, out at home ss to 3b; Hudsen Helenius scored, unearned.	2 - 5
Century College 4th	Ty Escobedo doubled, RBI (1-1 BF); Caden Stern advanced to third; Ayden Jensen scored.	3 - 5
Minnesota North College-Itasca 5th	Cooper Brown singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (1-0 B); Hudsen Helenius scored, unearned.	3 - 6
Minnesota North College-Itasca 6th	Cooper Flaig singled, 2 RBI (3-0 BBB); Thomas Vekich scored; Dierks Opatz scored.	3 - 8
Century College 7th	Ben Lang homered, 3 RBI (1-1 KB); Ryan Jeffrey scored; John Teigland scored.	6 - 8
Century College 7th	Caden Stern struck out swinging (3-2 KKBFBBS); Ayden Jensen stole second; Riley Donahoe scored on the throw, unearned.	7 - 8
Century College 7th	Ty Escobedo doubled, RBI (1-1 KB); Ayden Jensen scored, unearned.	8 - 8
Minnesota North College-Itasca 7th	Cooper Brown homered, RBI (1-2 KBS).	8 - 9

All Plays

Century College Top of 1st Inning

Ty Escobedo walked (3-2 BKFBBB).

Jack Erickson flied out to cf (1-0 B). (1 out)

Ty Escobedo out at second c to ss, caught stealing. (2 out)

Connor Larsen grounded out to 2b (2-2 BFBKF). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Minnesota North College-Itasca Bottom of 1st Inning

Kollin Bonneville struck out looking (1-2 SBFK). (1 out)

Caleb Gunderson singled (3-2 KBBBS).

Caleb Gunderson stole second.

Thomas Vekich doubled, RBI (2-2 BSBF); Caleb Gunderson scored.

Cooper Flaig struck out swinging (2-2 BFBFFS). (2 out)

Hudsen Helenius singled, RBI (0-0); Thomas Vekich scored.

Kadyn Mork struck out looking (1-2 KBSK). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Century College Top of 2nd Inning

John Teigland reached first on an error by 2b (0-1 K).

Ryan Jeffrey flied out to cf (1-0 B). (1 out)

Ben Lang reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 BSS); John Teigland out at second ss to 2b. (2 out)

Ben Lang out at first p to 1b, picked off. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB

Minnesota North College-Itasca Bottom of 2nd Inning

Cooper Brown hit by pitch (3-2 BFFBH).

Cooper Brown out at second p to 2b, caught stealing. (1 out)

Shawn Schmitz struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). (2 out)

Dierks Opatz singled (0-0).

Kollin Bonneville struck out looking (2-2 BKFBK). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Century College Top of 3rd Inning

Malik Martin flied out to lf (0-0). (1 out)

Ayden Jensen flied out to rf (0-2 FF). (2 out)

Caden Stern walked (3-1 BBBKB).

Caden Stern stole second.

Ty Escobedo doubled, RBI (2-2 FBBF); Caden Stern scored.

Jack Erickson reached first on an error by 3b, RBI (1-0 B); Ty Escobedo scored, unearned.

Connor Larsen singled (2-1 FBB); Jack Erickson advanced to second.

John Teigland walked (3-1 SBBBB); Connor Larsen advanced to second; Jack Erickson advanced to third.

Ryan Jeffrey flied out to c (3-2 BBBKFF). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 2 Hits , 1 Errors , 3 LOB

Minnesota North College-Itasca Bottom of 3rd Inning

Caleb Gunderson singled (0-0).

Thomas Vekich homered, 2 RBI (0-0); Caleb Gunderson scored.

Cooper Flaig struck out swinging (1-2 SKFBFS). (1 out)

Hudsen Helenius walked (3-1 BKBBB).

Kadyn Mork singled (0-0); Hudsen Helenius advanced to second.

Cooper Brown singled (3-2 BBBKF); Kadyn Mork advanced to second; Hudsen Helenius advanced to third.

Parker Johnson to p for Michael Hesse.

Shawn Schmitz struck out swinging (2-2 SBBSFS). (2 out)

Dierks Opatz reached first on an error by ss, RBI (0-1 K); Cooper Brown advanced to second; Kadyn Mork advanced to third on the throw, out at home ss to 3b; Hudsen Helenius scored, unearned.

Inning Summary: 3 Runs , 4 Hits , 1 Errors , 2 LOB

Century College Top of 4th Inning

Ben Lang lined out to ss (1-1 BF). (1 out)

Malik Martin flied out to cf (3-1 BKBB). (2 out)

Ayden Jensen walked (3-1 BBBKB).

Ayden Jensen Failed pickoff attempt.

Caden Stern singled (3-1 FBBBB); Ayden Jensen advanced to second.

Logan Larson to p for Will Waddell.

Ty Escobedo doubled, RBI (1-1 BF); Caden Stern advanced to third; Ayden Jensen scored.

Jack Erickson flied out to c (2-1 BFB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Minnesota North College-Itasca Bottom of 4th Inning

Kollin Bonneville struck out looking (2-2 BBKFK). (1 out)

Caleb Gunderson struck out looking (3-2 SKFBBBK). (2 out)

Thomas Vekich struck out swinging (0-2 FFS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Century College Top of 5th Inning

Connor Larsen singled (1-2 BKF).

John Teigland flied out to rf (0-0). (1 out)

Ryan Jeffrey flied out to ss (1-1 BK). (2 out)

Ben Lang hit by pitch (2-0 BH); Connor Larsen advanced to second.

Malik Martin grounded out to 2b (1-2 BKS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Minnesota North College-Itasca Bottom of 5th Inning

Cooper Flaig struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKFS). (1 out)

Hudsen Helenius reached first on an error by rf, advanced to second (1-2 BSK).

Kadyn Mork struck out looking (3-2 BBKKBK). (2 out)

Cooper Brown singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (1-0 B); Hudsen Helenius scored, unearned.

Connor Hell pinch hit for Shawn Schmitz.

Connor Hell struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB

Century College Top of 6th Inning

Kadyn Mork to rf.

Matthew Yarema to lf for Connor Hell.

Ayden Jensen singled (0-0).

Caden Stern reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 BKK); Ayden Jensen out at second 2b to ss. (1 out)

Caden Stern stole second.

Ty Escobedo struck out swinging (3-2 FFBFBBS). (2 out)

Jack Erickson flied out to cf (0-0). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Minnesota North College-Itasca Bottom of 6th Inning

Ethan Heinen to p for Parker Johnson.

Dierks Opatz singled (1-2 KBK).

Dierks Opatz advanced to second on a passed ball.

Kollin Bonneville lined out to lf (2-2 BKBF). (1 out)

Caleb Gunderson flied out to p (1-2 SBF). (2 out)

Thomas Vekich was intentionally walked (3-0 BBBB).

Thomas Vekich advanced to second on a wild pitch; Dierks Opatz advanced to third on a wild pitch.

Cooper Flaig singled, 2 RBI (3-0 BBB); Thomas Vekich scored; Dierks Opatz scored.

Hudsen Helenius grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Century College Top of 7th Inning

Connor Larsen grounded out to 2b (0-0). (1 out)

John Teigland singled (0-0).

Ryan Jeffrey doubled (1-1 BF); John Teigland advanced to third.

Ben Lang homered, 3 RBI (1-1 KB); Ryan Jeffrey scored; John Teigland scored.

Nolan Harju to 2b for Cooper Flaig.

Cooper Brown to p.

/ for Logan Larson.

Malik Martin walked (3-2 BBBKKB).

Riley Donahoe pinch ran for Malik Martin.

Ayden Jensen reached first on an error by ss (1-2 KKB); Riley Donahoe advanced to third.

Caden Stern struck out swinging (3-2 KKBFBBS); Ayden Jensen stole second; Riley Donahoe scored on the throw, unearned.

Ty Escobedo doubled, RBI (1-1 KB); Ayden Jensen scored, unearned.

Jack Erickson reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 FSB); Ty Escobedo out at third 3b unassisted. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 5 Runs , 4 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB

Minnesota North College-Itasca Bottom of 7th Inning

Riley Donahoe to ss.

Ashton Blomberg to p for Ethan Heinen.

Kadyn Mork flied out to lf (3-2 BBBKF). (1 out)

Cooper Brown homered, RBI (1-2 KBS).

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB