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strong finish on a way to a hard fought win over Parkston on a beautiful night for baseball.
•  Spencer Knecht pitched seven innings for the complete game win. Parkston took the lead in the third on a double steal, which ended up being their lone run. Parkston's pitcher, Dahlman, struck out eight of the first nine batters as Groton's sticks were silent.
•  The game had its twists, but the biggest one came in the fourth inning on a poor judgment call by the home plate umpire not to award Knecht first base

on a hit by pitch. It was a high fastball that Spencer turned his shoulder as it was heading towards his face, but ruled he leaned into the pitch. "That seemed to turn the momentum and get us fired up," said coach Ryan Koehler. "After that, the bats woke up and we played great defense."
•  Indeed it did, as Knecht lined a hit up the middle, then stole second.  With two outs, Nick Dalchow' s hit scored Knecht tying the game at one. Then Bennett Shabazz hit a double to right scoring courtesy runner Isaiah Cutler to put Groton ahead 2-1. "I knew I was going to make it to third," Cutler said, "but then I saw the coach

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