Status: Completed

R H E Harding Dinosaurs  5 9 0 Brainerd Braves  6 7 1	Innings: 9
Summary: WP: Jason Roepke 2 1/3IP 1r 3h 4k 2bb LP: Dan Rocheleau 7 2/3IP 6r 7h 5k 5bb Braves highlights: Nate Foss 1-4 2 rbi Jamie Ladouceur 1-2 Hr, rbi, 2 runs, 2bb Ronn Hess 2-4 rbi, run Chris Munsch 1-3 rbi, run Dinosaur highlights: Matt Woitalla 1-3 2 runs, 2 sb Gary Woitalla 2-4 run Mitch Woitalla 1-3 rbi The Brainerd Braves edged the Harding Dinosaurs 6-5 Sunday to open the season.  With the game tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th, Ronn Hess came through with a 2-out rbi single to put the Braves ahead 5-4 and Jamie Ladouceur wouold later score on a passed ball to make it 6-4.  The Dinosaus got 1 run in the top of the 9th to make it 6-5 and had the bases loaded with 2 outs when Brainerd righthander Jason Roepke got a game ending strikeout on a full count pitch to preserve the win.  Roepke got the win while Ladouceur hit a solo homer for Brainerd.  Gary Woitalla had 2 hits for Harding.
Harding Dinosaurs Brainerd Braves Brad Gangestad Bradley Michael Meyer Caleb Nieken Chet Gahler Curtis K Caughey Dan Rocheleau David Rocheleau Eric Hanneken Gary Woitalla Josh Boser Matthew Peter Woitalla Mitch Becker Mitch Woitalla Paul Preimesberger Phillip Schribner Scott Herold Steve Athman Thor Wickland Tyler Swoboda Will Wilson Adam Hardy Andrew Hartshorn Beau Mertens Ben Ketner Brett Thompson Bryant A. Szymanski Bryce Szymanski Casey Christianson Chris Klabo Chris Munsch Derek Owen Jamie LaDouceur Jason Roepke John Riewer John Sandberg Jordon Riewer Nathan Foss Ronn Hess Tony Whitlock