Town Ball Update

CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWN BALL REPORT

Completing my tenth year at 1390 Granite City Sports with your weekly amateur baseball (Town Team) reports. Including game summaries, upcoming schedules, league standings, tournament summaries and an occasional special interest feature. The plan is to continue to include: Arrowhead West/Section 2B: Cold Spring Springers, Moorhead Brewers, Moorhead Mudcats, Hamel Hawks, and Sobieski Skis, Central Valley League, Sauk Valley League, Victory League South and Stearns County, New London-Spicer, Paynesville Pirates the Regal Eagles of the County Line League teams and the Foley Lumberjacks formerly of the Sauk Valley League, now the Victory League along with Sobieski Skis, St. Stephen Steves, Avon Lakers, St. Wendel Saints, Opole Bears, Freeport Black Sox, Royalton River Dogs and Nisswa Lightning, throughout their league playoffs, regional and state.

VICTORY LEAGUE

FOLEY LUMBERJACKS 7 SOBIESKI SKIS   3

(Saturday July 1st)

The Lumberjacks defeated their league rivals the Skis, backed by eleven hits, including four doubles and a pair of home runs. They played solid defense in support of their pitchers, Joe Ziwicki threw one inning, he gave up three hits, one run, no walks and he recorded one strikeout. Alex Foss threw five innings in relief, he gave up four hits, two runs, two walks and he recorded two strikeouts. Michael Moulzolf threw three innings in relief, he gave up four hits and he recorded two strikeouts.

The Lumberjacks offense was led by Dan Marod, he went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double for three RBIs and he scored a pair of runs. Drew Beier, went 3-for-4 with two doubles for a RBI, he earned a walk and he scored a run. Colby Johnson went 2-for-3, for two RBIs and he earned a walk. Joe Ziwicki went 1-for-4 with a home run and Noah Winkelman went 1-for-4 with a double and he scored a run. Michael Moulzolf went 2-for-3 and he scored a run, Rich Rasmussen was hit by a pitch and Wyatt Ziwicki scored a run.

The Skis starting pitcher was Collin Eckman, he threw six innings, he gave up nine hits, five runs, one walk and he recorded eight strikeouts. Collin Kray threw two innings in relief, he gave up two hits, two runs, one walk and he recorded three strikeouts.

The Skis offense was led by Matt Filippi, he went 3-for-5 with a double and he scored a run. Jake Kapphahn went 2-for-5 with a double and he scored a run  and Collin Kray went 1-for-5. Riley Hirsch went 2-for-4 for a RBI and he scored a run and Matt Baier went 1-for-4. Dusty Parker went 2-for-4 and he was hit by a pitch, Collin Eckman earned a walk, he was credited for a RBI and he had a stolen base and Riley Czech earned a walk.

AVON LAKERS 2 PIERZ BREWERS 0

(Thursday June 29th)

The Lakers defeated their league rivals the Brewers in a great pitchers dual. The Lakers collected seven hits including a big home run in the bottom of the eighth, to put the first runs of the board for the game. The Lakers played very good defense in support of their pitchers. Elian Mezquita started on the mound, he threw six innings, he gave up two hits and he recorded six strikeouts. Cole Wellmann threw three innings in relief to earn the win, he gave up three hits and he recorded three strikeouts.

The Lakers offense was led by Reese Gregory, he went 2-for-3 with a home run for two RBIs and he earned a walk. Joe Dolan went 2-for-4 and he scored a run and Carter Phillippi went 1-for-4 with a double. Caleb Curry and Dominic Austin both went 1-for-3 and each were hit by a pitch. Cole Wellmann and Jack Theisen both earned a walk.

The Brewers starting pitcher was Jonah Prokott, he threw eight innings, he gave up seven hits two runs, three walks and he recorded eleven strikeouts. The Brewers offense was led by Jonah Prokott, he went 1-for-3 with a double and Mike Leidenfrost went 2-for-4. Gunnar Wicklund and Cody Kimman both went 1-for-4.

FOLEY LUMBERJACKS 6 FORT RIPLEY REBELS 2

(Sunday July 2nd)

The Lumberjacks defeated their league rivals the Rebels, backed by ten hits, very good defense and a very good pitching performance. Their starting pitcher was righty Drew Beier, he gave up seven singles and he issued three walks. There wasn’t any other stats available for the Lumberjacks.

The Rebels starting pitcher was Adam Jensen, he threw six innings, he gave up four hits, three runs, three walks and he recorded four strikeouts. Max Boran threw one inning in relief, he gave up four hits, three runs and he recored one strikeout. Brett Kramer threw two innings, he gave up two hits, one walk and he recorded three strikeouts.

The Rebels offense was led by Tom Fairbanks, he went 2-for-5 and Mason Agir was credited for a RBI. Riley DeRosier went 2-for-4 and Alex Haapajoki went 1-for-3 and he earned a walk. Josh Hukriede went 1-for-1 and he scored a run and Eli Roberts went 1-for-3 and he earned a walk.

FOLEY LUMBERJACKS 14 RANDALL CUBS 1

(Sunday. July 2nd)

The Lumberjacks defeated their league rivals the Cubs, backed by thirteen hits, including three doubles and a pair of home runs. They put up five big runs in the first inning and played great defense. Their starting pitcher was Logan Winkelman, he threw five innings to earn the win. He gave up two hits, one run, four walks and he recorded twelve strikeouts. Hunter Hamers threw two innings in relief, he gave up one hit, two walks and he recorded three strikeouts.

The Lumberjacks offense was led by Noah Winkelman, he went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double for six huge RBIs and he earned a walk. Dan Marod went 3-for-5 with a home run for three RBIs and he scored a pair of runs. Joe Ziwicki went 2-for-5 for a RBI and he scored a run and Alex Foss went 1-for-2 for two RBIs. Rich Rasmussen went 1-for-2 for a RBI and Tony Stay was credited for a RBI and he scored a run. Drew Beier went 1-for-5 with a double and he scored a pair of runs. Wyatt Ziwicki went 2-for-4 and he scored two runs and Brandon Buesgens went 1-for-3 and he scored a run. Chuck Hackett earned a walk and he scored a run and Colby Johnson earned a walk and he scored a run.

The starting pitcher for the Cubs was Nathan Benning, he threw six innings, he gave up ten hits, eleven runs, three walks and he recorded seven strikeouts. Kyle Peterschick threw one inning, he gave up three hits, three runs, and two walks.

The Cubs offense was led by Nathan Benning, he went 2-for-4, with a stolen base and Kyle Peterschick went 1-for-3 with a walk. Brett Strack earned two walks and he scored a run and Dane Peterson was credited for a RBI. Lawrence Filippi, Alex Gwost and Andrew Marod all earned a walk.

SOBIESKI SKIS 3 RANDALL CUBS 1

(Sunday July 2nd)

The Skis defeated their league rivals the Cubs, backed by eight hits and they had a very good pitching performance. Their starting pitcher was Dusty Parker, he threw a complete game, he gave up just two hits, four walks and he recorded eight strikeouts.

The Skis offense was led by Beau Thoma, he went 2-for-3 for a RBI, he earned a walk and he scored a run. Joey Hanowski went 2-for-4 for a RBI and he had a stolen base and Jake Kapphahn went 2-for-4 for a RBI. Riley Hirsch went 1-for-1, he earned a walk, had a stolen base and he scored a run and Riley Czech earned a walk, he was hit by a pitch and he scored a run. Dusty Parker went 1-for-4 and Collin Kray was a hit by a pitch.

The Cubs starting pitcher was Travis Wenzel, he threw eight innings, he gave up eight hits, three runs, three walks and he recorded two strikeouts. Kyle Peterschik went 1-for-3, Robert Sanders earned a walk and he was hit by a pitch, Ricky Drew and Travis Wenzel both earned a walk.

ROYALTON RIVERDOGS 4 AITKIN STEAM 3

(Sunday July 2nd).

The Riverdogs defeated their league rivals the Steam, backed by five hits and good defense. The Riverdogs had a couple of good pitching performance by their starter, Zach Leibold, he threw seven innings to earn the win. He gave up five hits, two runs, one walk and he recorded five strikeouts. Nate Psyck threw two innings in relief to earn the save, he gave up one hit, one run, one walk and he recorded one strikeout.

The Riverdogs offense was led by Joe Gaida, he went 3-for-3 for a RBI, he earned a walk and he scored a run. Tyler Jendro went 1-for-2 with two walks and Nate Benusa went 1-for-1 and he scored a run. Nate Psyck earned a walk, he was hit by a pitch and he scored a run Ethan Walcheski earned a walk and he scored a run and Grayson Suska earned a walk.

The Steam starting pitcher was Kyle Cluff, he threw five innings, he gave up one hit, two runs, three walks and he recorded five strikeouts. Jeremy Janzen threw one inning, he gave up two hits, two runs and two walks. Zach Ehnstrom threw two innings, he gave up one hit, one walk and he recorded two strikeouts.

The Steam offense was led by Jon Blanchelte, he went 2-for-4 with a home run and he scored two runs. Landon Janzen went 1-for-4 for a RBI and Kyle Cluff was credited for a RBI. Jake Ince went 1-for-4 with a double and Caiden Kjelstrom went 1-for-4 and he scored a run. Hunter Nissan went 1-for-3 and Hunter Hills earned two walks.

STEARNS COUNTY LEAGUE

ELROSA SAINTS 2 ST. MARTIN MARTINS 0

(Friday June 30th)

The Saints defeated their league rivals the Martins in very good pitching dual. The Saints did collect a home run and a double and they play awesome defense. The Saints starting pitcher was Payton VanBeck, he threw eight innings, he gave up one hit, three walks and he recorded eleven strikeouts. Will Van Beck threw one inning in relief to close it out, he recorded three strikeouts.

The Saints offense was led by Derek Wiener, he went 1-for-4 with a home run and Jackson Peter went 1-for-4 with a double for a RBI. Will VanBeck went 2-for-4 and Blaine Fischer went 1-for-3, he earned a walk, he had a sacrifice bunt and he scored a run. Ashton Dingmann went 1-for-3 and he was hit by a pitch and Peyton Winter went 1-for-4 with a stolen base. Kevin Kuefler went 1-for-5 and Gavin Kampsen went 1-for-4.

The Martins starting pitcher was Scott Lieser he threw a complete game, he gave up nine hits, two runs, one walk and he recorded eleven strikeouts. The Martins offense was led by Kyle Lieser went 1-for-4 with a double and Jayden Arceneau was hit by a pitch. Ryan Messer and Tanner Arceneau both had a sacrifice bunt and Brady Goebel, Matt Schlangen and Avery Schmitz all earned a walk.

ELROSA SAINTS 1 NEW MUNICH SILVERSTREAKS 0

(Saturday July 1st)

The Saints defeated their league rivals the Silverstreaks, backed by five hits, including one huge double. This was truly a pitching dual, with the veteran righty hander Ethan Vogt starting on the mound. He threw eight innings, he scattered thirteen hits, all singles except for one double. He issued one walk and he recorded five strikeouts. Will VanBeck threw the final inning in relief, he recorded two strikeouts, to earn the save.

The Saints offense was led by Kevin Kuefler, went 1-for-4 with a double for a RBI and Gavin Kampsen went 2-for-3, he earned a walk and he scored the games only run. Blaine Fischer and Peyton Winter both went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, Jackson Peter and Ashton Dingmann both were hit by a pitch.

The Silverstreaks lefty Ty Reller started on the mound, he threw a complete game, he gave up five hits, one run, one walk and he recorded six strikeouts. Their offense was led by Will Funk went 3-for-4 with a double and Logan Funk, he went 3-for-3 and he earned a walk. Ty Reller went 3-for-4 and Carter Birr was hit by a pitch. Brandon Holm and Devin Hansen both went 2-for-4.

ST. MARTIN MARTINS 9 FARMING FLAMES 1

(Saturday July 1st)

The Martins defeated their league rivals the Flames, backed by six hits, including a home run and they were aided by nine walks. They played solid defense in support of their pitchers, veteran righty Ben Schroeder started on the mound. He threw 3 1/3 innings, he gave up hits, one run, no walks and he recorded one strikeout. Carter Thelen threw 4 2/3 innings to earn the win, he gave up one hit, one walk and he recorded ten strikeouts. Bryan Schlangen threw one inning in relief to close it out, he recorded three strikeouts.

The Martins offense was led by Scott Lieser, he went 2-for-4 with a home run for three RBIs and Carter Thelen had a sacrifice fly for a RBI. Nolan Reuter went 2-for-4 for a RBI, he earned a walk, he had a stolen base and he scored two runs. Kyle Lieser went 1-for-2 for a RBI, he earned a trio of walks and he scored a run. Tanner Arceneau went 1-for-3 for a RBI and he earned a walk and Avery Schmitz earned a pair of walks and he scored a run. Bryan Schlangen was hit by a pitch and he scored a run and Derek Koll earned a walk and he scored a run. Brady Goebel earned a walk and he scored a run and Devon Schafer scored a run.

The Farming starting pitcher was Adam Winkels, he threw five innings, he gave up three hits, five runs, five walks and he recorded five strikeouts. Blake Winkels threw 1 2/3 innings, he gave up two hits, four runs, four walks and he recorded one strikeout. Braydon Eincyk threw 1 1/3 inning in relief, he gave up one hit and he recorded two strikeouts.

The Flames offense was led by Josh Becker, he went 2-for-4 and Taylor Fourre went 1-for-4, he earned a walk and he scored a run. Tylor Schroeder went 1-for-3 and he was hit by a pitch, Cody Fourre was hit twice by a pitch and he had a sacrifice bunt. Adam Winkels and Will Mergen both went 1-for-3.

NEW MUNICH SILVERSTREAKS 9 ROSCOE RANGERS 0

(Sunday July 2nd)

The Silverstreaks defeated their league rivals the Rangers, backed by thirteen hits and they were aided by nine walks. They played very good defense in support of their pitchers. Their starting pitcher Caden Sand threw six innings, he gave up four hits, three walks and he recorded one strikeout. Will Funk threw one inning in relief, he retired the three batters that he faced. Brandon Holm threw two innings, he recorded one strikeout.

The Silverstreaks offense was led by Carter Birr, he went 2-for-6 for two RBIs, he had a pair of stolen bases and he scored a run. Caden Sand went 2-for-4 for a RBI, he had a pair of stolen bases and he scored a pair of runs. Carter Schiffler went 1-for-2 for two RBIs, he had a stolen base and he scored a run. Logan Funk went 1-for-4 with a double for a RBI, he earned a walk, he had a stolen base and he scored a run. Nolan Sand went 1-for-1 for a RBI and Ian Funk went 1-for-1 for a RBI. Brandon Holm went 2-for-3 and he earned a walk, Devin Hansen went 1-for-4, he had a stolen base and he scored a pair of runs. Hunter Gohl went 1-for-1 and he scored a run, Will Funk earned two walks, Ty Reller earned a walk and he had a sacrifice bunt and Chad Funk earned a walk.

The starting pitcher for the Rangers was Josiah Utsch, he threw 4 2/3 innings, he gave up seven hits, six runs, six walks and he recorded two strikeouts. Parker Brezinka threw 2 1/3 innings, he gave up three hits, two runs and three walks. Bryce Vanderbeek threw one inning, he gave up three hits, one run and he recorded two strikeouts.

The Rangers were led on offense by Chris Vanderbeek, he went 1-for-4 with a double and Jordan Schleper went 1-for-4. Bryce Vanderbeek went 1-for-3 and he was hit by a pitch and Brayden Vanderbeek went 1-for-3 and he earned a walk, Max Ahtmann was hit by a pitch, Brandon Schleper and Josiah Utsch both earned a walk.

SAUK VALLEY LEAGUE

SARTELL MUSKIES 10 MONTICELLO POLECATS 4

(Friday June 30th)

The Muskies defeated their league rivals the Polecats, backed by seventeen hits, including a pair of home runs, a pair of doubles and a triple. They put up six runs in the seventh inning to take the lead. The starting pitcher for the Muskies was young righty Carsen Gross. He threw six innings, he gave up five hits, four runs, four walks and he recorded six strikeouts. Veteran righty Dave Schlangen threw two innings in relief, he gave up one hit, one walk and he recorded a strikeout. Veteran lefty David Deminsky threw one inning in relief, he recorded two strikeouts.

The Muskies offense was led by Ethan Carlson, he went 5-for-5 with a triple and a double for a RBI, he had a stolen base and he scored a pair of runs. Cody Partch went 2-for-4  with a home run for three RBIs, he was hit by a pitch and he scored a run. Andrew Ritter went 1-for-1 with a home run for two RBIs, for his first hit with the Muskies. It was a towering shot into the trees in right field. Andrew Deters went 2-for-5 with a double for a RBI and he scored two runs. Austin Henrichs went 2-for-4 with a sacrifice fly for two RBIs and he scored a run. Jake Gruebele went 1-for-3 with a double and Wes Johnson went 1-for-3. Carter Hemmesch went 2-for-4 and he scored two runs and Jacob Merrill went 1-for-5 and he scored a run.

The Polecats starting pitcher Tanner Eckhart was forced to leave the game in the first inning duel to an injury. Steven VanVleet threw six innings in relief, he gave up nine hits, one run and he recorded three strikeouts.

The Polecats offense was led by Jason Axelberg, he went 1-for-3 with a home run for two RBIs and he earned a walk. Dustin Wilcox went 2-for-3 with a double for a RBI, he earned a walk and he scored a run. Michael Olson went 1-for-4 with a double and he earned a walk. Michael Revenig went 1-for-3, he earned a walk and he scored a run and Keenan Macek went 1-for-4.

COUNTY LINE LEAGUE

NLS TWINS 6 STARBUCK STARS 3

(Friday June 30th)

The Twins defeated their league rivals the Stars, backed by eight hits, including three doubles, good defense and they were aided by six walks. The starting pitcher for the Twins was Hunter Magnuson, he threw six innings to earn the win. He gave up eight hits, two runs, two walks and he recorded seven strikeouts. Ben Kulset threw three innings to earn the save, he gave up three hits, one run, one walk and he recored one strikeout.

The Twins offense was led by Hunter Magnuson, he went 1-for-2, with a sacrifice fly for two RBIs, he earned two walks and he had a stolen base. Jett Salonek went 2-for-4 with a double for a RBI and he scored a pair of runs. Derek Dolezal went 1-for-4 for a RBI and he had a stolen base,Ben Kulset had a sacrifice bunt and Nolan Johnson scored a run.  Cayden Hansen went 3-for-5 with a double, he scored two runs and he had a stolen base. Jake Rambow went 1-for-3 with a double for a RBI, he earned a walk and he was hit by a pitch. Scott Rambow earned a pair of walks and he was credited for a RBI and Dalton Rambow earned a walk and he scored a run.

The starting pitcher for the Stars was Darion Alexander, he threw six innings, he gave up three hits, three runs, five walks and he recorded six strikeouts. Mitch Gruber threw three innings, he gave up five hits, three runs and one walk.

The Stars offense was led by Austin Friese, he went 3-for-5 with a double for three RBIs. Austin VerSteeg went 3-for-5 with a triple and he scored a run and Andrew Toop went 2-for-3. Matt Gruber went 1-for-5 with a stolen base and he scored a run and Torii Johnson went 1-for-4. Aaron VerSteeg went 1-for-5, Darion Alexander earned a walk, he had a sacrifice bunt and he scored a run and Mitchell Gruber earned a pair of walks.

ATWATER CHUCKERS 1 PAYNESVILLE PIRATES 0 (11 Innings)

(Friday June 30th)

The Chuckers defeated their league rivals the Pirates, backed by seven hits, aided by six walks. The Chuckers played very good defense in an eleven innings battle. The starting pitcher for the Chuckers was Josh Kingery, he threw ten innings, he gave up two hits, one walk and he recorded twenty strikeouts. David Kingery threw the final inning in relief to earn the win, he retired three batters.

The Chuckers offense was led by Josh Kingery’s sacrifice fly in the top of the eleventh inning for the go ahead run and he earned a walk. Jordan Olson went 1-for-5 with a double and a stolen base. Jaxon Behm went 4-for-4 with a walk and he scored a run and Logan Straumann earned a walk and he had a stolen base. Jeff Peterson went 1-for-5 with a walk, Jack Peterson went 1-for-5, Zach Bagley and Eli Albright both earned a walk.

The starting pitcher for the Pirates was Grady Fuchs, he threw four innings, he gave up four hits, one walk and he recorded five strikeouts. Bennett Evans threw three innings, he gave up one hit and one walk. Luke Johnson threw four innings, he gave up two hits, one run, four walks and he recorded five strikeouts. Grayson Fuchs went 1-for-5 with a stolen base and Garrett Luisink went 1-for-3 and he earned a walk.

REGAL EAGLES 5 NL-SUNBURG LAKERS 4

(Saturday July 1st)

The Eagles defeated their league rivals the Lakers, backed by eight hits, including a pair of doubles, good defense and a good pitching performance. Brandon Wedel threw a complete game to earn the win, he gave up four hits, four runs, six walks and he recorded three strikeouts.

The Eagles offense was led by Derek Dengerud, he went 2-for-5 with a double for two RBIs. Bennet Schultz went 1-for-2 with a double for a RBI, he earned a walk and he scored a run. Luke Knutson went 1-for-5 with a stolen base and he scored a run and Adrian Belden went 1-for-5. Nathan Beier went 1-for-3 and he scored a run and  and Jordan Wosmek was hit by a pitch and he scored a run. Josh Beier earned a walk and he was hit by a pitch and Jordan Beier was hit by a pitch. Blake Karach went 1-for-3 and Nathan Meyer earned a walk.

The Lakers starting pitcher was Weston Gjerde, he threw eight innings, he gave up five hits, three walks and he recored three strikeouts. Jaiden Henjum threw one inning, he recored a strikeout. Their offense was led by Luke Jeseritz, he went 1-for-4 for a RBI and Chris Diederich was credited for three RBIs. Regan Carlson went 1-for-2, he earned two walks and he scored a run. Luke Ruter went 1-for-3 and he was hit by a pitch and Jaiden Henjum went 1-for-5. Chris Moist earned two walks, he was hit by a pitch and he scored two runs, Justin Johnson earned a walk and he scored a run and Weston Gjerde earned a walk.

CENTRAL VALLEY LEAGUE

WATKINS CLIPPERS 7 KIMBALL EXPRESS 5

(Sunday July 2nd)

The Clippers defeated their league rivals the Express, backed by nine hits, including three doubles and a home run and several good defensive plays. The Clippers put a pair of runs in the first and it stayed that way till the eighth inning when the Express put up five runs. The Clippers come back in the top of the ninth with three runs. The starting pitcher for the Clippers was lefty Matt Geislinger, he threw six innings, he gave up seven hits, one walk and he recorded eight strikeouts. Veteran lefty Dan Berg threw three innings, in relief, to earn the win. He gave up four hits, five runs, one walk and he recorded two strikeouts.

The Clippers offense was led by Brendan Ashton, he went 3-for-5 with a home run and a double for four RBIs and he scored a pair of runs. Veteran Dan Berg went 2-for-4 with a double for a RBI, he earned a walk and he scored a run. Carson Geislinger went 1-for-4 with a double and he scored a run and Gavin Mathies went 1-for-1 for two RBIs. Nolan “Feisty” Geislinger went 2-for-3, he earned two walks, one stolen base and he scored a pair of runs. Matt Geislinger was hit by a pitch, Landon Nieman earned a walk and Kevin Kramer scored a run.

The Express starting pitcher was veteran lefty Matt Dingmann, he threw eight innings, he gave up seven hits, four runs, three walks and he recorded two strikeouts. Craig Meyer threw one inning, he gave up two hits, three runs, one walk and he recorded two strikeouts.

The Express offense was led by Cade Marquardt, he went 2-for-5 with a home run for two RBIs. Matt Friesen went 3-for-4 for a RBI, he earned a walk and he scored a run and Tommy Friesen went 2-for-5 and he scored a run. Austin Ruehle went 2-for-5 with a double and he scored a run. Adam Beyer went 1-for-4 and he earned a walk, Ben Johnson went 1-for-5 and Brooks Marquardt was hit by a pitch and he scored a run.

LUXEMBURG BREWERS 7 ST. NICHOLAS NICKS 1

(Sunday July 2nd)

The Brewers defeated their league rivals the Nicks, backed by ten hits, including a pair of doubles and a triple. They played very good defense in support of their starting pitcher, lefty JT Harren.  He threw seven innings to earn the win. He gave up six hits, one run, one walk and he recorded fourteen strikeouts. Dusty Adams threw one inning in relief, he retired the three batters that he faced. Brady Kenning threw the final inning in relief, he recorded one strikeout.

The Brewers offense was led by Derrik Orth went 2-for-4 with a triple for two RBIs and Josh Lanclot went 3-for-5 with a double for a RBI and he scored a pair of runs. Will Boeckman went 1-for-4 with a double for a RBI, he earned a walk, he had a stolen base and he scored a run. Luke Harren and Luke Schmidt both went 1-for-4 and each scored a run and Dusty Adams earned a walk. Brady Kenning went 1-for-2, he earned a walk, he had two stolen bases and he scored a run, Ethyn Fruth went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and Ian Huntstiger was hit by a pitch.

The Nick starting pitcher was Derek Kuechle, he threw six innings, he gave up six hits, five runs, two walks and he recorded one strikeout. Connor Lincoln threw one inning, he gave up three hits and three runs. Nick Howen threw one inning, he gave up one hit and one walk and Caiden Brauch threw one inning, he recorded one strikeout.

The Nicks offense was led by Damian Lincoln, he went 2-for-4 with a double, he had a stolen base and he scored a run. Kaden Rausch went 1-for-4 for a RBI and a stolen base. Dylan Rausch and Connor Lincoln both went 1-for-4, Nicholas Howen went 1-for-3 and Caiden Braun earned a walk.

COLD SPRING ROCKIES 8 EDEN VALLEY HAWKS 5

(Friday June 30th)

The Rockies defeated their league rivals the Hawks, backed by ten hits, including a pair of doubles. The Rockies starting pitcher was righty Cole Fuchs, he threw seven innings to earn the win. He gave up seven hits, three runs, one walk and he recorded ten strikeouts.

The Rockies offense was led by Austin Dufner he went 4-for-5 with a double for three big RBIs and he scored a run. Hunter Fuchs went 1-for-4 for a RBI and he scored a run and Brad Leverington went 1-for-4 for a RBI. Brady Linn went 2-for-4 with a double, he earned a walk and he scored a run and Jordan Neu had a sacrifice bunt. Cole Fuchs went 1-for-3 for a RBI, he earned two walks and he scored a run. David Jones went 2-for-5 and he scored two runs and Brady Weber had a sacrifice bunt. Alex Geislinger went 2-for-5 and he scored three runs.

The starting pitcher for the Hawks was Austin Berg, he threw seven innings, he gave up nine hits, seven runs, two walks and he recorded four strikeouts. Jackson Geislinger threw one inning, he gave up one hit, one run, two walks and he recorded a strikeout.

The Hawks offense was led by Riley Geislinger, he went 3-for-4 for a RBI and he scored a run and Cullen Hoffman went 1-for-5 for a RBI. Jordan Kelm went 1-for-5 for a RBI and he scored a run and Austin Schlangen went 1-for-4 for a RBI. Sam Nistler went 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly for a RBI and David Pennertz earned a pair of walks and he scored a run. Jackson Geislinger had a sacrifice bunt, he earned a walk and he scored a run and Matt Unterberger went 1-for-4 and he scored a run.