baseball this week
Baseball this week
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Final Great River Conference Standings
Aitkin 13-1
Rush City 11-3
Ogilvie 9-3
Mora 8-5
Mille Lacs 8-5
C-Ironton 6-7
Pine City 3-9
East Central 3-10
Braham 3-11
H-Finlayson 2-11
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Dan McGuire honored, Gobblers shutout c-i 10-0
The 2025 Gobblers face longtime bus driver Dan McGuire who is retiring after five decades of service. Dan drove the baseball team to out of town games for over twenty years.
Superintendent Dan Stifter did the honors, presenting McGuire with a plaque for his years at Aitkin Public Schools
Jack Setzer was 2-2 with one run batted in for the Gobblers as they finished the regular season with a win over C-I.
Jack Jacobson was 1-2 with two runs batted in for the Gobblers in their finale.
Jake McGuire pitched four innings of four hit ball and added a 1-3 day at the plate, driving in three runs as the Gobblers completed their regular season at 14-5 with a 10-0 shutout of C-I at Woock Field Friday. McGuire fanned four hitters while Andy Hanson pitched the fifth, striking out two hitters. Aitkin grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first. Nolan Dotzler doubled, Drew Paulbeck walked, McGuire reached on a fielders choice and Cole Trotter reached on an error while two runs scored. Jack Setzer then singled for the third run of the inning. Six runs in the 4th put the game away. Trotter singled, Setzer singled and Hunter Moreland followed that with a single loading the bases. Jack Jacobson walked for a run, Dotzler hit a sacrifice fly for another, John Pelarski singled for a run and later McGuire cleared the bases with a double. Aitkin closed the game in the 5th as Brandon Kunz walked, Kyler Rikala doubled, and Jacobson singled to center ending the game.
Rangers 0 4 3
Gobbletrs 10 10 0
WP Jake McGuire
LP Creide Gressman
The Gobbler JV finished the season with a 15-5 win over the Rangers. Coach Nathan Ehnstrom on the game, "The first six batters for Aitkin scored in the first inning. We added 2 in the second, 3 in the third, 2 in the fifth and walked off for the ten-run rule with Aiden Flanagan hitting a single to left that scored Karson Hopperstad." Adam Martinson threw 3 innings, gave up 2 runs, walked 4 and struck out 3. Owen Foday threw 2 innings, 2 runs, and 2 walks. Levi Paulbeck pitched one inning and struck out 3 hitters. Martinson was 1-1 with a single and scored three times. Hopperstad was 2-2 with 2 singles and Andy Hanson was 2-2 with a pair of singles.
Rangers 5 4 0
Gobblers 15 13 0
******The Aitkin Color Guard was at Friday's game as always to present the colors before the game.
gobblers cage tigers, clinch great river conference title
Drew Paulbeck pitched six innings, giving up just 2 hits and striking out 9 hitters in the Gobbler win.
Nolan Dotzler had two hits and knocked in two runs in the Gobbler win.
John Pelarski had a pair of base hits as the Gobblers beat Rush City.
The Aitkin Gobblers picked up a big GRC win Thursday as they dropped the Rush City Tigers 9-1 at Woock Field. The victory gives the Gobblers a 13-5 record with just C-I at home on the remaining schedule, that game to be played tomorrow. Aitkin got out to a 2-0 lead in the second. Cole Trotter singled and stole second and came home on a base hit by Jack Setzer. Nolan Dotzler singled later in the inning for the second run. They made it 6-0 in the third. Jake McGuire opened the inning with a single. Trotter reached on an error, and Noah Janzen was hit by a pitch. Bo Sanford was plunked, scoring one run, Dotzler singled for another, and a pair of wild pitches scored two more runs. One run in the fourth made it 7-0. Drew Paulbeck singled, McGuire walked, and a passed ball scored a run. Aitkin made it 9-0 in the fifth. Braxton Huse singled and stole second. John Pelarski singled for one run and Paulbeck doubled for another. Dotzler, Pelarski and Paulbeck all had two hits for Aitkin. Paulbeck went the first six innings and Brandon Kunz pitched the final inning, striking out two hitters.
Tigers 1 2 2
Gobblers 9 10 0
WP Drew Paulbeck
LP Nathan Pace
The Gobbler JV team scored a 12-2 victory over Rush City. Andy Hanson pitched one inning, striking out 3, Noah Farrell went one inning, fanning two. Quintin Christy went two innings and struck out 4, and Tyler Boyd went one inning and had one strikeout. Adam Martinson was 2-2 with a double and a single. Jack Jacobson was 1-1 with a pair of runs batted in. Noelan Jones was 1-1 with two runs batted in, Karson Hopperstad was 1-1 with two runs batted in and Hanson was 1-2 with one run batted in.
Tigers 2 2 0
Gobblers 12 8 0
The Aitkin JH Gobblers were at Pine River-Backus Thursday. The 7th grade tied 3-3 and the 8th grade won 15-5. Pitchers for the 8th grade Gobblers included Aydan Wendt, Jordan Goeritz, Nolan Aspelin, Alex Martinson and Quinn Rikala. Coach Tom Sanbeck on the offense, "We hit the ball well tonight with Jayden Janzen having the big hit, a grand slam. We also played pretty solid defense."
homeruns and great pitching lift gobblers to 9-2 win
Jake McGuire belted his second homerun of the season, a three-run shot in the first to get the Gobblers ahead ealy.
Cole Trotter hit a two-run homer over the center field fence in the 4th inning.
Jack Setzer hit his first homerun of the year, a solo shot in the Gobblers three-run 4th inning.
Hunter Moreland pitched a complete game, walking just 1 and striking out 7 in the Gobblers 9-2 win Wednesday.
The Aitkin Gobblers used three homeruns and a complete game pitching performance from Hunter Moreland to beat the Hinckley-Finlayson Jaguars 9-2 Wednesday at Woock Field. Jake McGuire, Cole Trotter and Jack Setzer all provided the long ball, and the Gobblers got six runs in the first inning to coast to the win. The big first inning started with a double by John Pelarski. Drew Paulbeck walked, and McGuire blasted a shot over the left field fence for a 3-0 lead. Trotter singled, stole second and came home on a single by Noah Janzen. Setzer singled, Bo Sanford singled, Braxton Huse walked for a run and Nolan Dotzler singled for the final run of the inning. A homerun by Kellen Von Rueden made it 6-1 and the Jaguars scored again in the third to make it 6-2. Aitkin scored three times in the fourth. McGuire singled and Trotter homered to center. Later in the inning Setzer hit the Gobblers third homer of the game to make the final 9-2. Dotzler, McGuire, Trotter, Setzer and Huse all had two hits in the game. Meanwhile Moreland was mowing the Jaguars down, walking just one and striking out seven. He threw 85 pitches, 59 for strikes. Aitkin moves to 12-5.
Jaguars 2 5 0
Gobblers 9 14 0
WP Hunter Moreland
LP Ty Westrum
gobblers conquer giants 14-7
Jack Setzer was 2-3 with a run scored, and three runs batted in for the Gobblers against Mesabi East.
John Pelarski went 2-3 with two runs scored and two driven in as the Gobblers beat the Giants.
Cole Trotter drove in two runs, scored twice and went 2-4 in the Gobblers win.
The Aitkin Gobblers broke open a 7-7 game with seven runs in the bottom of the sixth to pick up a 14-7 home win over the Mesabi Giants Monday. The win moves the Gobblers to 11-5 on the season. Aitkin took a 4-0 lead after the first. Nolan Dotzler walked, John Pelarski singled, Drew Paulbeck walked and Cole Trotter bounced into a fielders choice that ultimately scored two runs. Noah Janzen singled for a run and another error scored the fourth run of the inning. The Giants scored twice in their half of the second but the Gobblers made it 5-2 in their half. Dotzler singled, Pelarski was hit by a pitch, both stole a base and Paulbeck hit a sacrifice fly. Two runs by the Giants made it 5-4 in the fifth but Aitkin scored twice to up the score to 7-4. Hunter Moreland walked, Karson Hopperstad reached on an error, Dotzler reached on another error that scored a run, Paulbeck singled and steals produced the second run. Mesabi East tied it with three runs in the sixth, but the Gobblers came back with a vengeance to put the game out of reach in their half of the inning. Cole Trotter singled, Janzen reached on an error, Moreland put down a sacrifice bunt, Setzer singled for two runs, Dotzler reached on another error, Pelarski singled for two runs, Jake McGuire brought in two more with a single and Trotter tripled for the final run. Dotzler started and went 4 1/3, gave up just one earned run, walked 3 and struck out 3. Brandon Kunz came on to go the final 2 2/3, walked 4 and struck out 5 to pick up the win. Setzer drove in three runs for the Gobblers while Pelarski and Trotter both knocked in a pair.
Giants 7 7 6
Gobblers 14 12 3
WP Brandon Kunz
LP Landon Mathison
The Gobbler JV got three innings in before the rain hit with Aitkin ahead 5-4. Jack Jacobson pitched 2 innings, gave up four runs on just one hit, walked four and struck out four. Noah Farrell pitched one inning and struck out the side. Owen Spolarich had 2 singles and 3 runs batted in. Jacobson worked two walks, stole second both times and scored two runs. Adam Martinson added an rbi double.
JH gobblers win two at deer river
The JH Gobbler baseball team won two games in Deer River on Saturday beating C-I 13-7 in the opener and then edging the host team 10-9. Holden Spolarich hit a sacrifice fly in the 7th inning to bring home the winning run against the Warriors. Coach Tom Sanbeck on the victory, "It shouldn't have been that close, but we had the walk merry-go-round going pretty good."
jh gobbler baseball team ties c-i
The Aitkin JH Gobblers baseball team played C-I Friday, and the mix of 7th and 8th graders tied the Rangers 2-2 in 6 innings. Pitching for the Gobblers were Logan Henke, Nolan Aspelin, Zac Raushel, Aydan Wendt, Alex Martinson and Mike Olsen. Aitkin was hitless in the game.
mcguire leads gobblers past Rangers 12-1
Jake McGuire struck out 12 and hit a two-run homer to lead the Gobblers past the Rangers.
Cole Trotter was 3-3 and scored two runs in the Gobblers win over C-I.
Noah Janzen went 2-3 and drove in four runs for the Gobblers against the Rangers.
John Pelarski drove in two runs with two sacrifice flies for the Gobblers.
The Aitkin Gobblers used a ten run third inning to roll past the visiting C-I Rangers Wednesday by the score of 12-1. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the first, but the Gobblers quickly tied it as Nolan Dotzler tripled and John Pelarski brought him home with a sacrifice fly. Jake McGuire was hit by a pitch and Cole Trotter gave Aitkin a 2-1 lead with a triple. After a scoreless second inning the Gobblers brought ten runs across the plate in the third. Drew Paulbeck opened the inning with a single and then McGuire homered to left for a 4-1 lead. Trotter doubled, Noah Janzen singled for a run, Jack Jacobson reached on an error and another error brought Janzen across the plate. Dotzler doubled for two more runs, Pelarski delivered his second sacrifice fly and Paulbeck singled. Another error and a Trotter single made it 10-1 and Janzen singled for a pair of runs and a `12-1 lead and that was the final.
McGuire went 4 1/3 innings, gave up one run, walked 1 and struck out 12. Pelarski got the last two outs. Trotter had three hits and Dotzler, Paulbeck and Janzen all had a pair of hits as the Gobblers moved their record to 10-5 on the season.
Rangers 1 6 5
Gobblers 12 10 0
WP Jake McGuire
LP Creide Gressman
The Gobbler JV scored a 7-1 win over the Rangers Wednesday. Cole Trotter pitched three innings, gave up just one hit and struck out four. Adam Martinson went two innings, gave up just one hit and struck out four hitters. Bo Sanford was 2-2 with a single and a triple, one rbi and one run scored while Owen Spolarich was 1-2 and scored twice and Auscar Cartie was 1-2 with a walk and a run scored.
Rangers 1 3 0
Gobblers 7 7 0
gobblers smoke Dragons, now 9-5
Cole Trotter was 2-3 with a run scored and three runs batted in as the Gobblers beat Pine City.
Nolan Dotzler was 3-4 with three runs scored and three runs batted in for the Gobblers against the Dragons.
The Aitkin Gobblers upped their record to 9-5 on the season with a 16-4 thumping of the Pine City Dragons on the road Tuesday. Nolan Dotzler, Drew Paulbeck and Cole Trotter each drove in three runs to lead the offense. Aitkin got three in the first as Dotzler singled, John Pelarski walked and Trotter doubled for two runs. Noah Janzen followed with a double to give the Gobblers a 3-0 lead. They got three more in the second as Karson Hopperstad doubled, Dotzler followed with a single, Paulbeck singled and Jake McGuire singled for the final run of the inning. A run in the third made it 7-2 as Brandon Kunz singled and came home on a Bo Sanford double. Two more runs in the fourth made it 9-2. Pelarski was hit by a pitch, Paulbeck walked, Braxton Huse, running for Pelarski, scampered home on a wild pitch and Trotter singled for another run. A seven run fifth put the game away. A walk to Hopperstad started things, then Sanford was hit by a pitch, Dotzler doubled, Huse doubled, Paulbeck knocked in two with a single, McGuire doubled, Tyler Boyd singled for a run and Andy Hanson singled for a run. Brandon Kunz went the first 2 2/3 innings striking out 5 and Jack Jacobson went 1 2/3 with one strikeout.
Gobblers 16 17 1
Dragons 4 6 0
WP Brandon Kunz
LP Asa Schwarzbauer
end of the regular season coming soon
The Aitkin Gobbler baseball season is getting close. Here's a look at what's left of the 2025 varsity schedule.
Thursday, May 15 Crosby-Ironton at Aitkin
Monday, May 19 Mesabi East at Aitkin
Tuesday, May 20 Aitkin at Hinckley-Finlayson
Friday, May 23 Hibbing at Aitkin
Tuesday, May 27 Sections
Thursday, May 29 Sections
Tuesday, June 3 Sections
Thursday, June 5 Sections