Cougars blanked by Fargo-Moorhead

In another pitchers’ duel, the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks defeated the Kane County Cougars 3-0 Sunday afternoon at Northwestern Medicine Field.

Like Saturday night, the RedHawks (42-33) struck first in the second inning off Vin Timpanelli (6-5). Alec Olund was hit by a pitch and then stole second base. Peter Brookshaw then lined a single into right field, scoring Olund and giving Fargo the early 1-0 lead over the Cougars (35-38).

In the fifth inning, the RedHawks tacked on another run. Lamar Sparks picked up his second hit of the game and moved himself to second after a wild pitch by Timpanelli. Two batters later, Jose Sermo smoked a ball over the head of Marcus Chiu at first, scoring Sparks and extending the lead to 2-0.

In the top of the ninth, the RedHawks scored another run. Brookshaw reached on a fielder’s choice, then reached third after a single by Aidan Byrne. Parker Stroh bunted home Brookshaw to pushed the lead to 3-0.

Timpanelli pitched 7 1/3 innings, giving up five hits and two runs while striking out six. The RedHawks’ Tyler Jandron (6-3) pitched a complete game, allowing 10 hits with five strikeouts