Red River Pilots

Official Twitter account of The Red River Pilots, a collegiate-level baseball team within the Expedition League. Est. 2022

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FINAL:

Red River - 2
Pierre - 0

We claim both ends of the doubleheader, making us 6-2 in our last 8 games!

@JRock_16_ provided one of our runs on a solo shot to LF, his first dinger of the year.

@clwhitley01 brought the other through savvy baserunning.

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#PilotsNation, we apologize for the late notice, but tonight and tomorrow's games have been postponed.

Tweet didn't upload earlier for us for some reason 😕

We'll try to provide more information over the next few days. Thank you.

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Expedition League Rules:

No. 1 - Two teams can't have a Home Run Derby unless the other two also have one the same day.

Dems da rules. Good thing we're abiding.

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We're all tied up at 9 as your Trappers and @NIRaginRoosters head to a home-run derby to decide the winner of Game 2!

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FINAL:

Souris Valley takes the Home Run Derby 2-1.

Score shows SabreDogs - 6, Pilots - 5

Another valiant effort, but we come up just short.

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SabreDogs snag another.

The score is 2-1 in the Home Run Derby.

Jalyn Lee last up for us. 5 swings

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@IsaacBecker944 gets us on the board.

Tied at 1 in the Derby, one round left for us and two for the SabreDogs

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The SabreDogs get 1 HR their first go round.

They lead the Derby 1-0.

Isaac Becker up next for us

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No home runs for Micah. Just missed a couple 🤏

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First up:

Micah Barkenhagen.

He has 4 HR's on the year

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END 9TH:

TIED AT 5

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!!

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BECK'S. BARRELS.

@IsaacBecker944 goes YARD to deeeeeeep LF to tie things up in Minot.

Red River - 5
Souris Valley - 5

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End 2nd:

@joshuapss has faced the minimum so far.

Red River - 0
Souris Valley - 0

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We take on the SabreDogs once again tomorrow evening (6:35 p.m. C.T.)

Tomorrow's game will be televised here: https://t.co/tqjutj7805

It may also be available on the SabreDog YouTube channel, but we are not certain of that at this time.

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@clwhitley01 was outstanding on the mound - 7.0 IP, 9 H, 0 BB, 4 ER.

Four of our guys (@JackWalton2020, @JRock_16_, @joshuapss and Carter Paine) notched two hits. Joey Hayden reached base twice (1 H, 1 BB).

Micah Barkenhagen stayed hot (.462 AVG, 4 XBH, 6 RBI last 3 games).

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FINAL:

Souris Valley - 7
Red River - 4

Not the result we were looking for 🙁

That said, a bunch of our guys had great performances...

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End 8th:

@kobe_fred2 navigates a couple of baserunners to throw a clean inning.

He has an ERA of 0.93 in his last five appearances (9.2 IP) 💪🤑 nicely done Kobe!

Score remains 7-4 with the 9th on deck.

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Roses are red, violets are blue.

Micah Barkenhagen loves bases waaaaaayyyy more than you do.

He grabs three of 'em on this deep drive to right center, his 2nd triple and 8th XBH overall this season.

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Middle 8th:

A Micah Barkenhagen triple + Carter Paine double = 2 more runs for the Pilots

Souris Valley - 7
Red River - 4

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Need something from the top shelf?

@clwhitley01 has got you.

⬆️⬆️⬆️

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End 7th:

@clwhitley01 shows off the hops on a line drive back up the middle, recording out No. 3

Eighth inning upcoming. 7-2 SV your score

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Bottom 7th:

A two-run double pushes the Souris Valley lead up to 7-2.