Blue Earth rallied in the sixth inning to beat the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva baseball team 9-3 in Blue Earth.

The Buccaneers scored six runs in the fifth inning to take a 7-3 lead and held on to win.

The Panthers (0-2, 0-0 Gopher) grabbed a 3-0 lead after the fourth inning with Matt Tomsche driving in a run with a double in the first inning to score David Lassahn and Mitch Akemann.

Tyler Sorenson scored in the fourth when Cody Kraay drew a bases-loaded walk for NRHEG.

The Panthers play Nicollet Saturday in their host tournament.

Blue Earth 9, NRHEG 3

NRHEG 200 100 0 — 3 3 3

Blue Earth 000 162 x — 9 10 1

WP—Owen Taylor 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

LP—Mitch Akemann 4 1/3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K