Amateur Baseball

What a day for baseball fans in Minnesota! The tournament brought some nail-biting matchups and standout performances that had everyone on the edge of their seats.

It was a holiday weekend filled with hometown spirit, as local baseball teams faced off in some thrilling matches.

The Class C and B State Amateur baseball tournaments start this weekend in Belle Plaine, Green Isle, Jordan and Shakopee. The lone St. Cloud area team playing in the Class B state tournament is the Cold Spring Springers. They will play the Minnetonka Monarchs Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in Shakopee.

The Minnesota Baseball Association's Class B and C State Tournaments are in their final weekend.

The St. Cloud Chutes defeated Little Falls 5-0 and 7-3 in the championship of the American Legion Sub-State 12 tournament Saturday in Sartell. Buffalo defeated Delano 5-2 to capture the Sub-State 15 Title.

The Cold Spring Rockies had a close run yesterday (Saturday) when they took on the Waconia Lakers in the Class C State Amateur Baseball Tournament in Hutchinson.

The St. Cloud Beaudreau's Saints clobbered the Blaine Fusion in the Class B State Amateur Baseball Tournament Friday night in Dassel.

A tight and exciting game ended in a 2-1 loss for the Kimball Express to the Waconia Lakers in the Class C State Amateur Baseball Tournament.

Here's the latest from on how local teams did in the state amateur baseball tournament today:

St. Cloud's Beaudreau's Saints got the bats going early in a 6-1 win over the Coon Rapids Redbirds on Saturday night in the state amateur baseball tournament.