Matt Dosch lifts Grand Forks Royals with late-game heroics against Bismarck

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Last updated Jul 17, 2026

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Matt Dosch secured a 3-2 victory for the Grand Forks Royals with a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning against Bismarck on July 17. He later contributed two hits and two RBIs in a second game, which the Royals also won 5-4. Dosch, who will play baseball and football at the University of Jamestown next season, has had a standout final season with the Royals. His father, Tom Dosch, is the head football coach at Jamestown and will coach his son next year. As his time with the Royals winds down, Matt expressed excitement about finishing a successful season with the team he has played alongside since age 12.

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  • Dosch hit a walk-off single in the first game.
  • Grand Forks won both games against Bismarck.
  • Matt will play for the University of Jamestown next year.
  • Tom Dosch will coach Matt at Jamestown.
  • Matt has been a standout three-sport athlete.
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Jul. 17—GRAND FORKS — Tom Dosch was driving to Grand Forks on Thursday evening while listening to the Royals American Legion baseball game on the radio when his son, Matt Dosch, stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning. Tom, the University of Jamestown head football coach, was on his way back from camp to catch the doubleheader against Bismarck. Matt hit a walk-off single, ...

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