The Riverland baseball team opened the Regional tournament with a 6-4 win over Ridgewater (22-13 overall) in St. Cloud Thursday.

Riverland freshman Jordan Mondeel knocked in three runs to lead the offense and Tyler Jones picked up the win on the mound for the Blue Devils (30-12 overall).

Jones, a sophomore from Rapid City, S.D., didn’t walk any hitters, but he hit three batters on two strike counts, and they all scored.

“Other than hitting a few batters, he threw a nice game,” RCC head coach Scott Koenigs said. “He pounded the zone and threw strikes.”

Riverland will take on Dakota County Friday at 3 p.m. at St. Cloud. Dakota returns its top two pitchers from last season and RCC will likely see one of them.

“They’re very solid and they’ll be a challenge for us,” Koenigs said.

RCC also had two players named to the All-State team — sophomore pitcher and catcher Kyal Williams and freshman shorstop Mat Boswell.

Ridge 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 — 4 5 2

RCC 1 3 1 1 0 0 X — 6 8 0

RCC pitching: Tyler Jones (W), 7 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5 K

RCC hitting: Jordan Mondeel, 2-for-4, 3 RBIs, 2 SB; Kyle Young, 1-for-3, double, R; Kyal Williams, 2-for-3, RBI, R; Brad Winkelman, 1-for-3, RBI; Andrew Schunck, 0-for-2, R, BB; Reece Steckler, 1-for-3, R; Jamie Adams, 1-for-2, RBI, 2 R, SB