The Ellsworth Bearcat Baseball Team managed a mostly good week, despite one loss and a couple of close calls.

The ‘Cats finished 5 and 4 and 0 and 10 at a double header Thursday, April 15, at Minneapolis.

Ellsworth fared better the Tuesday before with double header wins at Ellinwood. The final scores were 8 to 7 and 10 to 5.

In the first game with Ellinwood, the ‘Cats earned the victory despite allowing the Eagles to score five runs in the second inning.

Ellinwood scored in the second inning when Parker Scheck tripled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring three runs.

The ‘Cats evened the game at seven in the top of the sixth inning when Bearcat Ben Hipp drove in a run.

Dayton Davis had the win for the Bearcats, lasting two innings during which he allowed one hit and zero runs while striking out four and walking none.

Jaxson Stefek started the game for Ellsworth. He lasted five innings, allowing eight hits and seven runs while striking out four.

In the second game, the Bearcats started off well in the first inning, when Davis doubled on a 2-1, scoring a run.

Ellsworth knocked down four runs in the fifth inning — a ground out by Braden Schulte, a fielder’s choice by Layton Leiker and an error on a ball put in play by Teagan Nienke.

Lane Rolfs earned the win for the Bearcats. He went six and two-thirds innings, allowing five runs on four hits and striking out 14.