The Proctor Padres lost 4-3 to the Itasca Indians in a non-league baseball game in Grand Rapids, Minn., Monday night. Itasca scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning with one out on a fielder's choice. With a runner on third, third baseman Nick Koubsky threw to the plate after fielding a bounding ground ball. The runner slid under the tag of catcher Jason Melander on the close play to end the game.

Proctor scored a run the top of the first inning on Koubsky's daring head-first slide into home plate. He scored from second base when Joe Collier reached on a throwing error. Koubsky had also reached on an error. Itasca wasted no time in tying the game in the bottom of the first on a double and an RBI single.

Itasca went ahead 2-1 in the third. A single scored a runner from first base who had reached on a walk. The throw home beat the runner by several steps, but he was able to get by catcher Collier.

Proctor went ahead 3-2 in the fifth when Luke Dalchow, making his first appearance since an ankle injury sidelined him on May 18, doubled down the left field line and scored when Alan Schmidt reached on an error. Schmidt reached second on the play, and when he stole third the ball got away from the catcher far enough so there was no play as he streaked across home plate.

Schmidt was pitching in relief when Itasca tied it at 3-3 in the sixth. Schmidt allowed two walks and a hit batsman. The run scored on a wild pitch.

Itasca could not get much going after that until the 10th, and even though Proctor got two runners on base each inning between the seventh through 10th, they could not get a hit to push a run across.

Collier was in his third inning of relief in the 10th. He walked the leadoff batter and when the next batter bunted to move the runner to second, third baseman Koubsky had to field the ball to throw to first and record the out and Proctor neglected to cover third base, allowing the runner to advance two bases uncontested. The next batter was intentionally walked, setting up the game-ending fielder's choice.

Proctor used four pitchers and three catchers in preparation for their WBA Semi-Finals appearance on Saturday.  Anthony Bush started and worked three innings. He allowed two runs on three hits. He had four strikeouts and one walk. Koubsky pitched two innings and allowed no runs on two hits. Schmidt went two innings as well, allowing one run on no hits. Collier pitched the final two and one-third innings. He allowed one run on no hits. It was only the second earned run allowed by Collier in 10 relief appearances.

Proctor struggled at the plate, with Koubsky, Collier and Dalchow collecting the only three hits.

Proctor travels to Haugen, Wis., on Sat. to take on the Brill Millers in WBA Semi-Finals action.