Post Bulletin

ROCHESTER — Rochester John Marshall scored two runs in its first at-bat Wednesday afternoon and Rockets pitchers Josh Glaesemann and Isaac Leth made them hold up as JM defeated Austin 2-1 in a Big Nine Conference baseball game at Alumni Field at John Adams Middle School.

JM (3-10 ovearll) snapped a four-game losing streak, during which three of the losses wer...

BIG NINE CONFERENCE

• Isaac Leth went 3-for-3 at the plate, and earned the win by pitching four scoreless innings of relief, allowing just two hits, with no walks and six strikeouts, as John Marshall beat Austin 2-1. Dylan Endle had three hits for JM, including a double, and a run scored.

GOPHER CONFERENCE

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BIG NINE CONFERENCE

John Marshall 2, Austin 1

GOPHER CONFERENCE

Hayfield 5, United South Central 3

SOFTBALL

NON-CONFERENCE

Byron 13, Austin 2

BOYS TENNIS

BIG NINE CONFERENCE

Century 5, Winona 2

Century 6, Faribault 1

Century 5, Winona 2

Singles: Thor Sviggum (RC) def. Gavin Clemons 6-4, 6-0; Rowan Johnson (RC) def. Jose Carrion 6-2, 6-0; Karthik Anand (RC) def. Nathan Vang 6-0, 6-0; Timothy Schroeder (RC) def. Noah Ferraro 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Reed Jacobsen/Marley Paulson (W) def. Quan Nguyen/Simeon Kruse 1-6, 6-2, 6-2; Oliver Wells/Julian Kohner (W) def. Ad...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins headed into this season without defined bullpen roles, with manager Derek Shelton often saying that they would employ a “meritocracy.” Nobody had earned the opportunity outright to be the team’s closer, but those who pitched well would be elevated into high-leverage opportunities.

On Wednesday, Eric Orze, who had not given up...