Alexandria edged Moorhead in the opener, but the Blues answered with 14 runs in the nightcap to split a doubleheader in American Legion baseball Tuesday. Alexandria won 8-7 before losing 14-4.
Jake Krause homered for the Blues in the opener. Chad Dahl was 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.
Ryan Krause hit his fourth homer of the season in the nightcap for Moorhead while Justin Pieterick was 2-for-2 with a pair of walks.
The Blues (25-14) face Perham in a doubleheader at 5:30 p.m. today.
Alexandria 020 303 0- 8 8 1
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Moorhead 221 020 0- 7 10 3
Vanderiverf, Modahl (5) and Grimstad. Ziegler, Nelson (5), Justin Pieterick (6) and Bushland. W-Modahl. L-Nelson (0-1). HR-Alexandria, Schmidt, Grimstad. Moorhead, J. Krause (1).
Alexandria 300 10x x- 4 5 2
Moorhead 260 24x x-14 14 3
Bruggeman, Stier (2) and Schmidt. R. Krause and Nelson. W-R. Krause (3-3). L-Bruggeman. HR-Moorhead, R. Krause (4).
