Gladstone Takes Two Tight Games From Negaunee

The Gladstone Braves and Negaunee Miners hooked up in a pair of tightly-contested baseball games Thursday evening at Don Olsen Field. The Braves pulled out both games, 2-0 and 4-1, as the Miners stranded 16 baserunners in the doubleheader. Click the above headline for details.

IM HISTORY: Burgoon Tosses First Perfect Game

It was an historic evening on Thursday for the Iron Mountain High School baseball program as the Mountaineers faced the L'Anse Purple Hornets. Senior pitcher Niko Burgoon tossed a perfect game, retiring all 15 batters he faced in the five-inning game. He struck out 14 of those batters. It was the first perfect game ever thrown by a Mountaineer pitcher. Iron Mountain won the game easily, 11-0, for its first win of the season (1-3).

SPORTS BROADCASTS ON RRN STATIONS

Saturday April 20, 2024

12:45 PM - College Softball. Bay College Norse vs Mid Michigan College Lakers. Game One of Doubleheader. From the Wells Sports Complex. On WCHT-FM/AM (93/5/600 Escanaba), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.

3:00 PM - College Softball. Bay College Norse vs Mid Michigan College Lakers. Game Two of Doubleheader. From the Wells Sports Complex. On WCHT-FM/AM (93/5/600 Escanaba), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.

Tuesday April 23, 2024

12:45 PM - College Baseball. Bay College Norse vs Bryant & Stratton (Wis.) Bobcats. Game One of Doubleheader. From Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin. First pitch 1:00 ET/Noon CT. On WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.

3:30 PM - College Baseball. Bay College Norse vs Bryant & Stratton (Wis.) Bobcats. Game Two of Doubleheader. From Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin. First pitch 3:30 ET/2:30 CT. On WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.

4:30 PM - High School Baseball. Stephenson Eagles vs Superior Central Cougars. From Daggett, Michigan. First pitch is 5:00 ET/4:00 CT. Coverage begins at 4:30 ET/3:30 CT. On WUPF-FM (Eagle 107.3) and on-line at https://streamdb8web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/WUPF

Wednesday April 24, 2024

4:00 PM - High School Baseball. Escanaba Eskymos vs Kingsford Flivvers. Game One of doubleheader. From Al Ness Field in Escanaba. Coverage begins at 4:00 ET/3:00 CT. On WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba) and WIMK-AM (1450 Kingsford), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.

6:15 PM - High School Baseball. Escanaba Eskymos vs Kingsford Flivvers. Game Two of doubleheader. From Al Ness Field in Escanaba. On WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba) and WIMK-AM (1450 Kingsford), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.

Friday April 26, 2024

1:45 PM - College Softball. Bay College Norse vs Delta College (Saginaw) Pioneers. Game One of Doubleheader. From the Wells Sports Complex. On WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.

4:00 PM - College Softball. Bay College Norse vs Delta College (Saginaw) Pioneers. Game Two of Doubleheader. From the Wells Sports Complex. On WCHT-FM/AM (93.5/600 Escanaba), WMIQ-AM (1450 Iron Mountain), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.

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The Escanaba High School baseball team opened its season with a 12-3 win over the Iron Mountain Mountaineers Wednesday night at Al Ness Field. Ben Johnson and Brian Boutilier both drove in two runs in an eight-run fifth inning that put the game away. Click the above headline for details, photos, videos, and post-game interviews.

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