Despite an early hole, the Little Dutch climbed out and leaped ahead of the Newton baseball team in a 10-3 win heard live on 92.1 KRLS. Pella fell behind in the top of the 3rd, only to score five times in the bottom half of the inning. With a quiet round of middle innings in between, the Dutch added five more in the 6th, capped off with a Ryan Mace bases-clearing double. Gabe Thomas finished 3-for-4 with a 2B and two runs and River Baker earned the win, striking out six in four innings, giving up two earned runs.

The Lady Dutch softball team edged Newton 2-1 next door to the baseball field. Pella scored the deciding run after Maddy Rempe scampered home on a passed ball. Maddie Parks earned the win, pitching a complete seven innings and striking out nine. Alizabeth Van Dusseldorp had the lone RBI for Pella.

The Dutch baseball team improves to 8-14 and the Lady Dutch advance to 11-13 — both are in action Friday at home when they host Oskaloosa for a doubleheader — hear both softball games on KRLS.

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