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Greg Lunski twirled 7 innings of two-hit shutout ball and Bryan Erstad exploded at the plate with a 4-for-4 performance as the Jamestown Miller Lite Merchants beat host Detroit Lakes, Minn., in a tournament championship game 7-0 on Wednesday. The Merchants scored two in the first, one in the fifth, one in the sixth and three more in the eighth to secure the win. Scott Stephenson finished 3-for-5 while Preston Jensen was 2-for-4. The Merchants (6-1) played in Fargo on Thursday night against the Moorhead Brewers.
Jamestown Merchants 7, Detroit Lakes, Minn., 0
Merchants 200 011 030 — 7 12 0
Detroit Lakes 000 000 000 — 0 2 2
W—Greg Lunski.
Highlights: JM, Bryan Erstad 4-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, Scott Stephenson 3-5, run, Preston Jensen 2-4, 2 runs, Joe Vannett 1-3, Lunksi 7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, walk, 6 Ks.
The Merchants beat Pelican Rapids in game one, 6-0. They beat Huntersville, MN 13-0 in the semi-finals.