By John RittenhouseThe Adrian baseball team split a pair of home games to stand at 6-1 for the season.The Dragons remained perfect in Red Rock Conference play with a one run win over Murray County Central Thursday. Adrian then took its first defeat of the season when it fell to Pipestone by two runs Tuesday.Adrian hosts Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin today before playing road games against Windom and Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster Monday and Tuesday respectively.Pipestone 6, Adrian 4A late rally by the Arrows gave them a two-run win in Adrian Tuesday.It looked like the Dragons might run their record to 7-0 when they took a 4-2 lead into the top of the seventh inning, but Pipestone rallied to score four runs in the frame and blank AHS in the bottom of the inning to steal a victory.The Arrows led 2-0 after plating single runs in the second and third innings. Adrian, however, scored three times in the bottom of the third to take a one-run lead before adding another counter in the fourth to make the difference 4-2.Adrian’s third inning rally started with Brandon Diekmann getting hit by a pitch, Dusty Henning drawing a walk and Levi Bullerman slapping a single to load the bases. Brandon Wolf tied the game with a two-run single, and a fielder’s choice by Joe Kruger gave the hosts a 3-2 edge.Diekmann, an eighth-grader making his first varsity start, singled home Tyler Wolf (who singled) to make it a 4-2 game in the bottom of the fourth.Tyler Wolf pitched one inning of relief and took the loss for AHS. He surrendered two runs, two hits, two walks and hit two batters. Brandon Wolf pitched six innings of four-run, five-hit ball as the AHS starter. He fanned six batters and walked five.Adrian 2, MCC 1The Dragons ran their RRC record to 3-0 with a one-run home win over the Rebels Thursday.The game was scheduled to be played in Slayton, but the site was switched to Adrian due to poor field conditions in Slayton.Changing venues seemed to work well for Adrian senior Pete Hohn, who had a good game on the mound and at the plate.Hohn pitched a complete game to pick up the win. He limited the Rebels to three hits and four walks during a nine-strikeout performance. Hohn went two-for-three at the plate and was the lone Dragon to record more than one hit in the contest.The teams battled to a scoreless draw until Adrian scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning.Hohn slapped an infield hit and Brandon Wolf laid down a bunt single to set the table for Joe Kruger, who chased both runners home with a double to left-center field.MCC spoiled Hohn’s bid for a shutout by plating a single run in the top of the seventh.
