The Breckenridge baseball team celebrated Senior Night on Thursday, May 25, splitting a doubleheader with Heart O’ Lakes Conference rival Barnesville. The Cowboys dropped the opener, 10-4, before winning the nightcap, 9-6.

Breckenridge celebrated Cam Nieto, Dallen Ernst, Zane Mikkelson, Joey Conzemius and Alex Sanchez, a group that shows up and works hard every day in a rebuilding program that enters Section 6A playoffs with a 5-12 record.

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The Breckenridge Cowboys are playing some their best baseball as the regular season comes to a close. The team celebrated its five seniors Thursday at Cowboy Field with a classic Heart O’ Lakes Conference game. From left: Head Coach Jack Hiedeman, Cam Nieto, Dallen Ernst, Zane Mikkelson, Joey Conzemius, Alex Sanchez and Assistant Coach Tom Thielen.

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Quenten Lugert should've escaped the first inning without letting up a run, but the Breckenridge defense misjudged a pair of easy fly balls that allowed Barnesville to score twice.

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Alex Sanchez unloads on a fastball vs. the Barnesville Trojans.

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Breckenridge senior Cam Nieto received his Athlete of the Week water bottle from Distinction Custom Laser Designs LLC. Nieto is crushing the ball since returning from a foot injury.



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