The Hayfield baseball team may be a little inexperienced, but it showed that it isn’t afraid to play up to the competition when it beat Cannon Falls (3-2 overall), which is ranked No. 9 in Class AA, on the road Thursday.

Hayfield senior Andrew Becker picked up the mound win as he allowed just four hits in seven innings. The Vikings (3-1 overall) took the lead for good when Jax Bauer hit an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning.

“Andrew threw a bunch of strikes, he trusted his defense and the defense made every play they could make tonight,” Hayfield head coach Kasey Krekling said. “They knew that [Cannon Falls] was a good team and we played very well to beat them. They’re very excited.”

Hayfield pitching: Andrew Becker (W) 7 IP, 4 H, 5 BB, 1 ER, 5 K

Hayfield hitting: Cam Rutledge, 2-for-4, SB; Ben Czaplewski, 2-for-4; Becker, 1-for-3, BB, R; Lane Canny, 0-for-2, BB; Dominic Dublin, 0-for-2, RBI, R; Aaron Younge, 1-for-3, double, R; Jax Bauer, 1-for-3, RBI