Vultures rally to beat Canby

What started as a disaster, ended rather well for the Minneota American Legion Thursday night when they defeated Canby, 6-2.
“There were lackadasical, making mental errors and just not playing well. So I called them together and told them this group from Canby would love to go home and tell everyone they beat Minneota,” said Assistant Coach J.D. Pesch.
The Vultures responsed by banging out 12 hits and coming from behind 2-0 to win, 6-2.
“It wasn’t good at first,” said Coach Keven Larson. “But after that we played pretty well,” he said.
Led by a three-hit performance by Alex Pohlen, who started a two-run rally in the fifth with a single, the Vultures added two more in the sixth and an insurance run in the seventh.
Pohlen was 3-4 with a double; Preston Nuy went 2-4 and Austin Sorensen was 2-3. Minneota stole stole six bases on the night.
Teddy Pesch pitched the distance, allowing just four hits, one a double by Nolan Harding. He fanned 13 batters, walked just three and after the third inning, allowed just three runners on base. Pesch struck out the side twice.
The Legion Vultures will play at Perham in a weekend tournament starting on Saturday. They are now 3-2 on the year.

Minneota   001 022 1 — 6 12 2
Canby       101 000 0 — 2 4   1
WP-Teddy Pesch. LP-Hunter Cleveland.
Hitting: Minneota: 2B-Pohlen, 3-4; Nuy 2-4; Sorensen 2-3; Canby: 2B-Harding.