Evan Horstmann and Evan McAlister played a big role in keeping Austin’s season alive as Post 1216 beat the Rochester Knights 11-1 in five innings in a Sub-District elimination game in Marcusen Park Saturday.

Horstmann picked up the mound win and he went 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI and McAlister went 3-for-3 with three RBIs in the win. Austin trailed 1-0 after one inning, but it scored six runs in the bottom of the second to take over.

Austin must now win three games in a row to advance to the District tournament and it will play the loser of Winona and Owatonna 11 a.m. Sunday in Marcusen Park.

Knights 1 0 0  0 0  —   1    5  3

Austin 0 6 2  3 X  —  11 12  1

Austin pitching: Evan Horstmann (W) 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 K

Austin hitting: Forrest Lewis, 2-for-3, R; Jack Dankert, 2-for-3, RBI, R, SB; Phillip Zynda, 0-for-3; Pete Conner, 2-for-3, double, RBI, R; Tanner Steene, 0-for-2, R, HBP; Horstmann, 3-for-3, 2 doubles, RBI, 2 R; Evan McAlister, 3-for-3, 3 RBIs, 2 R, SB; Hunter Johnson, 0-for-1, BB; Jake Lunt, 0-for-1, 2 RBIs, R, SB; Matt Nelson, R