The Minnesota State High School League has postponed the Prep Championship Series — the three state championship baseball games — until Wednesday, June 22. The weather forecast for Tuesday, June 21, the scheduled date for the games at Target Field in Minneapolis, indicates that rain is likely to make it impossible to play all three games.

The Minnesota Twins will offer free baseball and softball clinics to all youth in the Wadena area on Saturday, June 11 at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Wadena Little League Field (located behind M-State) or in the case of inclement weather at the Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary Gymnasium.

Prep Baseball: North Subsection 6A: Bertha-Hewitt eliminates Menahga 6-2
Ethan Bakken went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Dakota Aeling was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs as the third-seeded Bertha-Hewitt Bears used a five-run, fourth inning outburst to down sixth-seeded Menahga 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the North Subsection 6A playoffs Tuesday.

Menahga broke open the scoreless game in the top of the fourth on a RBI single by Stetson Burkman, but the Braves 1-0 lead would be short-lived.

Verndale dropped both games of the Park Region Conference doubleheader to Bertha-Hewitt by identical 10-0, five-inning scores Tuesday.

The Pirates couldn’t muster a run against some tough Bertha-Hewitt pitching and committed 13 errors in the first game, which led to a rough outing for starter Dustin Motchenbacher.

Verndale managed six hits against Bertha-Hewitt pitcher Dakota Aeling, with Isaac Schmitz going 2-for-4 for the Pirates.

The nightcap wasn’t any better for the Pirates, although they did cut down on their errors by committing two.