Dickinson dealt first conference loss

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BISMARCK — Bismarck Century became the first team this season to find a chink in Dickinson High’s armor.

Dan Bihrle threw 5Zc innings of a two-hit shutout to help the Patriots defeat the Midgets 2-0 on Friday in a West Region baseball game.

The Patriots took the sweep by winning the nonconference portion of the doubleheader 11-8.

Carson Wentz drove in the Patriots’ only two Game 1 runs in the fourth inning.

Hunter Johnson came in to close out the game in the sixth inning and struck out three while allowing no hits for the save.

Eric Seiler pitched a complete game four-hitter and took the loss for the Midgets, who dropped to 10-4 overall and 8-1 in the West.

Century built an 11-3 lead after three innings in the second game, forcing the Midgets to play catch-up.

Cole Frenzel hit his third homer of the season and Tommy Peters drove in four runs and went 2-for-3 with a triple.

Justin Ledger pitched three innings and got the win for Century. Tim Rocha took the loss for Dickinson.

Bismarck Century 2, Dickinson High 0

DHS 000 000 0 — 0 2 2

CHS 000 200 0 — 2 4 2

Eric Seiler and Michael Steve. Dan Bihrle, Hunter Johnson (6) and Justin Ledger. W–Bihrle. L–Seiler (2-1). S–Johnson.

Highlights: CHS, Dan Bihrle 5Zc IP, 2 H, 1 SO. Hunter Johnson 1Xc IP, 3 SO, 0 H. Carson Wentz 1-for-3, 2 RBIs.

Bismarck Century 11, Dickinson High 8

DHS 111 05 — 8 9 2

CHS 335 0x — 11 10 1

Tim Rocha, Ross Kovacs (3) and Connor McNeilly. Justin Ledger, Matt Stoehr (4), Tom Keller (5) and Logan Rauhauser. W–Ledger. L–Rocha. HR–D, Cole Frenzel.

Highlights: DHS, Tommy Peters 2-for-3, 4 RBIs, triple. Frenzel 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs. CHS, Rauhauser 3-for-3, 3 R, 4 RBIs, double. Leapaldt 2-for-2, 3 RBIs, 3 runs.

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