The Albert Lea Knights Black 9AA baseball team placed second Sunday in the 10A division of the Knights Invitational at Snyder Field. After losing their opening game to Blue Earth 7-4, the Knights strung four straight wins together en route to the championship game. The Knights beat Mankato 13-2, Knights 9A 18-1, Shakopee 13-4 and Northrup 14-3. In the championship game against Goodview, the Knights staged a sixth-inning rally to pull within one run but couldn’t get the winning run across the plate. Pictured is, from left, front row: Blake Ulve, Carter Simon, Joey Flores, Ethan Ball and Jake Weseman. Second row: Colby Peterson, Caden Reichl, Koby Hendrickson, Connor Veldman, Jack Jellinger and Sam Witham. Back row: Brian Ball, Kelly Hendrickson, Chris Weseman and Todd Ulve. -- Submitted photo