Carrington picks up two on the diamond

The Carrington Cardinals are off to a hot 3-0 start to the high school baseball season after winning a pair of contests against Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page and Kidder County/Napoleon/Wing on Monday in Carrington.

The Cards’ Scott Engelhorn picked up the victory and Peter Henson earned the save on the mound to help Carrington defeat the Spartans 7-3. Engelhorn walked four and struck out five, allowing three runs on two hits.

Taylor Skytland and Austin Hewitt each went 2-for-3 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI.

Hewitt pitched all five innings against the Pirates, as the Cards rolled 16-0 in their second game of the day. He struck out five, walked two and allowed just two hits.

Peter Henson, Engelhorn, Marcus Hewitt and Tysen Rosenau each had a multiple-hit game vs. the Pirates. Skytland and Henson each scored three runs, while Henson and Austin Hewitt each smacked a double.

Austin Hewitt, Engelhorn and Clay Heinley all had 2 RBIs for the Cards.

Carrington begins Region 3 play today when they’ll face Lakota/Adams-Edmore in Carrington starting at 4:30 p.m.

Carrington 7, Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page 3

FSHP 100 20 — 3 2 4

Carrington 010 6x — 7 6 1

W—Scott Engelhorn. L—Austin Brown. S—Peter Henson. SB—FSHP, Jacob Ihry; Carr., Engelhorn, Austin Hewitt.

Carrington 16, Kidder County/Napoleon/Wing 0

KC/N/W 000 00 — 0 2 7

Carrington 20(12) 2x — 16 13 2

W—Austin Hewitt. L—Nick Thomas. 2B—Carr., Peter Henson, Austin Hewitt. SACB—Carr., Hewitt. SB—Carr., Taylor Skytland.

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