By John RittenhouseThe Hills Thunder couldn’t produce a victory for their fans when the amateur baseball team hosted a pair of foes Sunday.Pipestone topped the Thunder by six runs in the first game of the day. Hadley nipped Hills by three runs in the finale.The 2-4 Thunder hosts Luverne for a 2 p.m. game Saturday. Hills hosts Worthington at noon Sunday before playing in Spencer, Iowa, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.Hadley 4, Hills 1The visiting Buttermakers blanked the Thunder over the final six innings to set the stage for a three-run win during Sunday’s second game in Hills.The Thunder plated one run in the bottom of the first to open the scoring, but Hadley scored single runs in the third, fourth, fifth and seventh frames to win the game.Chad Rauk pitched a strong game in a losing effort. Rauk fanned 11 batters in seven innings. He allowed one walk, 11 hits and four runs.Jarud Lang reached base and scored Hills’ first-inning run. Derek Sammons received credit for an RBI.Box score AB R H BIJ.Lang 3 1 1 0E.Harnack 1 0 1 0S.Harnack 3 0 1 0Sammons 2 0 0 1Top 2 0 0 0Funke 3 0 0 0Van Maanen 3 0 0 0Jellema 3 0 0 0C.Lang 3 0 1 0Rauk 0 0 0 0Forshey 1 0 0 0Pipestone 11, Hills 5The A’s scored the game’s first seven runs and never lost the lead during Sunday’s first game in Hills.Pipestone put together three-run first and fourth innings, and a one-run third frame to open a 7-0 cushion.Hills pulled within four runs (7-3) of the A’s after scoring three times in the bottom of the fourth, but Pipestone outscored the Thunder 4-1 the rest of the way to win by six.Jarud Lang singled and scored on a double by Scott Harnack to open the fourth inning for Hills. Eric Harnack and Sammons walked to load the bases as the inning progressed, and two runs scored when Matt Funke singled to make it a 7-3 game.Pipestone increased the lead to 11-3 by scoring one run in the fifth and seventh innings and two more in the sixth.Hills capped the scoring with a two-run seventh frame.Wade Jellema reached base on a fielder’s choice and Cade Lang was hit by a pitch to set the table for Scott Harnack, who capped a three-RBI game with a two-run single.Jarud Lang tossed the first five and two-thirds innings and took the loss for Hills. Lang allowed 10 runs, 13 hits and one walk.David Top surrendered one run in one and one-third innings of relief. He walked two batters and yielded one hit.Box score AB R H BIJ.Lang 3 1 0 1E.Harnack 3 0 0 0S.Harnack 4 1 2 3Sammons 2 0 0 0Top 0 0 0 0Funke 3 0 1 2Van Maanen 3 0 1 0Jellema 2 1 0 0C.Lang 3 2 1 0
