Warriors Post Second Straight 4-1 Week
For a second straight week, Caledonia baseball won four of five games. Their 12-3 record over the final 15 games has them a top four post-season seed. Shawn Bauer’s group first avenged a loss to Lewiston-Altura. The Warriors scored four in the bottom of the first and then never looked back in a 9-1 win. Reid Klug gave up just one earned run in recording the win (7 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 1-3, RBI, R). Lead-off man Jack Schmitz scored four times (2-3, 2B). Garrett Konz (2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R), Tanner Ginther (1-3, 2 RBI, R), and Tyson Ginther (1-2, RBI) helped. L-A took the first meeting 7-6 in eight innings. The Warriors then jumped on division rival La Crescent/Hokah 7-0 after half an inning and later led 12-3, recording the win 13-6. The Lancers (13-2, 17-3) won the TRC-East, are 1AA’s second-seed. Caledonia rapped out 16 hits. Tyson G. (3-5, 2B, 2 R) drove in four runs. Tanner G. (1-4, 2B) drove in and scored two each. Klug (3-3, 2 R), Schmitz (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI), Ben Stemper (2-5, 2 R) and Will Allen (1-4, RBI) also contributed. Landon O’Heron (5 2/3 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2-3, R) collected the win with Konz (1 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K) doing relief work. The Warriors then used a five-run fifth to get ahead Zumbrota-Mazeppa 7-1. Caledonia prevailed 8-4. The teams combined for 23 hits, Z-M 10, Caledonia 13. They combined to leave 19 on base, Coug’s 11, Cal 8. Schmitz had a couple hits (2-4), a couple RBI, and collected the win (4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K). Allen also had a couple hits (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R) plus pulled relief work (3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K). Tanner G. (2-4, 2 R), Tyson G. (2-4, RBI, R), and Konz (2-4) also had two hits. O’Heron (1-3, 2 R) and Mason King (1-2, R) also scored. Hosting Rushford-Peterson, the Trojans closed to down 5-3 with a three-run fifth, only for the Warriors to score seven in the bottom of the sixth to end it early, 13-3. Ty. Ginther (6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 8 K) collected the win and drove in four runs (3-4, R). Stemper (3-4, 2B, RBI, 3 R) also had three hits. Klug (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R) and Allen (2-4, RBI, R) each had two. Konz (1-2, 3 R), King (1-3, RBI, R), Tan. Ginther (1-4, 2 RBI, R), and Schmitz (1-4, RBI, R) made it a team effort. Zach Baker (1-3) drove in two for R-P. Caledonia (14-5) ended the week against Pine Island (13-5). An infield single, a stolen base, and Panther Luke Sems’ double plated the only run of the game in fourth. The Warriors briefly loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but a base-running miscue resulted in out number three being recorded at home plate. Pine Island won 1-0. Konz (7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K) and Sems (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K, Win, 1-3, 2B, RBI) each pitched gems. Tanner G. (1-3) had a double for Caledonia. The TRC-East second place Warriors (12-3, 14-6) are 1AA’s 4-seed, will host 13-seed Lake City (5-14).
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (5/13 & 5/15)
Lewiston-Altura 6, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 7 (FCL: L. Rogers 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K; Reid Olson 2-3, 2 RBI; Clayton Schoepski 1-2, 3 R; Joey Pederson 1-3, 2 R; Thomas Pikula 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K. FC/L led 4-3 thru five innings. L-A tied it 4-4 in the sixth and went ahead 6-4 in the top of the seventh. Rogers had a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game. On an Olson chopper to short, pinch runner Jackson Hildebrandt beat the throw home for the walk-off win. The Falcons ended a five-game losing streak)
Rushford-Peterson 2, Cotter/Hope Lutheran 0 (R-P: Cad. Johnson 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 1 K, Win; Zach Baker 1-3, R; Cole Thompson 0-3, RBI. R-P scored two in the top of the seventh. They ended a six-game losing streak)
St. Charles 10, Chatfield 6 (C: Kaisen Johnson 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Westin Nolte 1-3, RBI, R; Chase Johnston 1-3, RBI. The Saints scored five in the top of the first and led 6-0 before Chatfield tied it with a six-run third. Brock Decker hit a three-run home run in the fifth to put the Saints up 9-6. SC (9-4, 13-5) lengthened its lead over Chatfield (8-6, 8-10) atop the TRC-West)
Cotter 20, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 7
Southeast Conference Baseball (5/12-5/17)
Spring Grove 4, #2 in A Lyle/Pacelli 7 (SG: Sam Klug 2-3, RBI; Ben Udstuen 1-4, RBI, 5 2/3 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, Loss; Hits: L/P 7, SG 6. Spring Grove led the Athletics for most of the game (3-1 thru four and a half), but the L/P bats came alive late to deny the Lion upset bid, as they scored three each in the last two innings)
#2 in A Lyle/Pacelli 5, Spring Grove 3 (SG: Gabe Klug 2 for 4; Ezra Griffin 1-3, RBI; Brandon Jahnke 6 1/3 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, Loss. For the second straight afternoon, Spring Grove challenged but could not quite derail state-ranked Lyle/Pacelli. All the scoring came during the first inning and a half. With two out in the seventh, three straight Lions reached but the final out was recorded with the bases loaded. Hits: L/P 9, SG 5)
Houston 2, Southland 14 [5] (H: C.J. Wruck 3-3; Grayden Beckman 2-3, RBI; Zach Olson 1-3, RBI; Dawson Pedretti 1-2, R)
Spring Grove 12, Schaeffer Academy 0 [5] (SG: Gabe Klug 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, Win; B. Udstuen 2-3, RBI, 3 R; Sam Klug 1-2, RBI, R; Christian Bjerke 1-4, 2 R. The Lions had a nine run third. Hits: SG 5, SA 5)
Houston 0, Lyle/Pacelli 10 [5] (H: Morgan Rohweder 1-2, 3B; D. Pedretti 1-2, 2B); Houston 4, Spring Grove 14 [6] (SG: G. Klug 2-3, RBI, 2 R; S. Klug 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Jacob Solum 1-1, RBI, 3 R; Ezra Griffin 1-4, 2B, RBI; Zach Brumm 1-3, RBI, 2 R; B. Udstuen 1-3, 3 R, 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 HB, 1 BB, 4 K. H: M. Rohweder 2-3, 2B, R; G. Beckman 1-3, RBI; Z. Olson 1-3, 2 R; Lincoln Stinson 1-2, RBI; Colton VanGundy 1-3, RBI. It was the 100th win for the Lions since they reinstated the stand-alone baseball program in 2016, all under head coach Chris Strinmoen. Hits: SG 7, Hou 7. SG scored multiple runs in five of six innings)
Alden-Conger/G-E 4, GMLOK 15 [6] (GMLOK: B. Hershberger 3-4, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI; Ira Schmidt 3-4, two 2B, 3 RBI, R; Logan Diemer 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Tyson Stevens 2-3, RBI, 3 R; Caden Reiter 2-3, 4 R; Parker Johnson 1-3, 2 R; Blake Oeltjen 1-4, 2 RBI, R; Carter Strobel 1-3, RBI, 2 R; Sam Howard 1-4, 2B, R.)
Non-Conference Baseball (5/16 & 5/17)
Chatfield 8, Kenyon-Wanamingo 1 (C: C. Johnston 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, Win; Sean Kirchner 2-3, two 2B, RBI, R; Jackson Bernard 1-4, 2 RBI; Ben Carrier 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Adam Eickhoff 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. Eight Gophers scored.)
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 8, Hayfield 6 (FCL: C. Schoepski 3-3, 2 R; Bridon Bahl 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R; L. Rogers 2-4, 2B, 2 R; R. Olson 2-4, 2 RBI; T. Pikula 5 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, Win; J. Pederson 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.)
Rochester-Lourdes 4, Chatfield 0 (C: W. Nolte 4 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, Loss; S. Kirchner 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K)
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