Cook County and Silver Bay join forces on American Legion Baseball team

The American Legion Silver Bay/Cook County Baseball teams hosted Eveleth at Arleigh Jorgenson field on Thursday, July 8.  The Vikings came away with a pair of one-run wins.

The junior Vikings jumped out a big lead in the first game and held on to win 7-6.  Jacob Carpenter pitched all seven innings for the Vikings, notching 5 strikeouts. Paul Dorr led the offense with 3 hits, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs scored.

The senior Vikings then won in walk-off fashion in eight innings, thanks to DJ Seidel.  The final was 5-4.  Ero Wallin started the game for the Vikings and pitched 7.1 innings, striking out 9.

The junior team plays a doubleheader on July 9 in Aurora.

The senior team plays next on Friday, July 16 at home vs. Ely.

WTIP’s Rhonda Silence checked in with Baseball Coach Arleigh Jorgenson to find out how the American Legion season has been going so far. Have the sometimes-rival athletes from Cook County and Silver Bay found their rhythm? Who are the senior players enjoying this last season. Click to hear their conversation. 

Photos courtesy of Renee Buryanek for Cook County Baseball