By Mike Bialka
Contributing Writer
JORDAN – 2023 Class B MVP Graham Laubscher of Air Freight Unlimited could be on his way to another trophy this summer based on his opening-round performance Saturday.
The left-hander fired no-hit ball for 3 1/3 innings and shutout ball for six as defending champion AFU beat the Centennial Cougars 6-2 in the opening round. Laubscher finished with 12 strikeouts in eight innings. He allowed only four hits, two earned runs and three walks.
AFU shortstop Matt Enck, the player of the game, was 4-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI. He cracked 2-run doubles in the second and eighth innings.
Right fielder Dan Scallon was 2-for-4. Duke Coborn pitched a scoreless ninth for AFU which advances to the second round against the Rochester Royals/Minneapolis Angels winner 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at Belle Plaine.
Centennial scored its only runs in the seventh on Logan Karnowski’s RBI single aand Joe Pelle’s RBI groundout. Caden Klebbe pitched a complete game for the Cougars. He allowed eight hits, walked five and struck out two.
