Baseball

Warriors Streak to 17, Grab TRC Title

Caledonia baseball lost its opener on April 5. Over a month later, they have not lost again. A 3-0 week ran the Warriors streak to 17. Win 15 in a row fell by 15-0 score, as Chatfield’s pitching walked 10 in five innings. Cal’s Reid Klug (5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K) collected the win, helping himself (1-2, 2B, RBI, R). Drew Yahnke (2-3, R) drove in four to lead the offense. Ben Stemper (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), Tanner Ginther (1-3, 2 RBI, R), Owen Denstad 2-3, 2 R), and Jack Schmitz (4 R) also contributed. Jack Dornack and Kaisen Johnson (1-2) led the Gophers. Hosting FC/L, Garrett Konz (2-2, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R) had a three-run home run to lead the Warriors to a 11-1 win in six innings. Ginther (3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R) and Stemper (2-4, 3 RBI) also did work. Hunter Goetzinger (1-3, 2B, RBI, R) and Yahnke (1-2, RBI) helped on ‘O.’ The latter picked up the win (6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K). Thomas Pikula (1-2, 2B) drove in FC/L’s run. The Falcons are 0-11 (TRC), 1-14 (overall). The Warriors then rode Landon O’Heron (6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, Win, 1-3, 2 R) and Konz (2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R) to a 6-2 win over St. Charles. Konz’s double drove in three runs. Denstad (1-3, RBI) and Ginther (1-4, 2 R) chipped in on offense. With the win, the Warriors (13-0, 17-1) wrapped up the TRC-East title. It was their 15th game (ninth straight) of giving up two or less runs.

Three Rivers Conference Baseball (5/7 – 5/10)

Rushford-Peterson 4, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 5 (R-P: J. Bunke 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Connor Vaughn 1-2, 2 R; R. Schneider 6 2/3 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, Loss. PEM walked-it-off with a two-out RBI-single in the bottom of the seventh)

Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0, Wabasha-Kellogg 9 (FC: Levi Rogers 1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. FCL had one hit) 

FC/L 0, Chatfield 10 [5] (C: Jack Dornack 3-3, 3 RBI; Kail Schott 2-3, R; Kaisen Johnson 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Chase Johnston 1-2, RBI, R; Brayden Horsman 2-3, R; Carter Schlink 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, Win. FCL: Joey Pederson 1-2, 2B)

R-P 8, Dover-Eyota 5 [8] (R-P: J. Bunke 3-4, 2 RBI, R, 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, Win; R. Schneider 1-5, 3B, 3 RBI; Car. Johnson 2-4, R; C. Vaughn 1-4, RBI, R. Trailing 5-0 in the top of the seventh, Bunke had a two-run single and Schneider a bases loaded three-run triple to tie the game. R-P then scored three more in the eighth. They ended a five-game losing streak)

R-P 1, La Crescent/Hokah 4 (R-P: J. Bunke 1-2, R; Zach Baker 1-3, RBI; Caden Johnson 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, Loss)

Wabasha-Kellogg 1, Chatfield 7 (C: C. Ramaker 6 2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 BB, 4 K, Win; W. Nolte 1-3, 2 RBI; C. Johnston 2-3, R; J. Dornack 2-4; Caden Boyum 1-4, 2 RBI. W-K was one-hit, but they walked seven times)

Southeast Conference Baseball (5/6 – 5/11)

Mabel-Canton 12, Schaeffer Academy 0 [5] (M-C: I. Underbakke 3-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R, 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, Win; C. Tollefsrud 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Brevyn Tollefsrud 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 R; Kale Tollefsrud 1-2, 2 R; Bode Weidemann 1-1, 2B, R; T. Larson 2 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, No Decision)

Spring Grove 3, M-C 4 (M-C: C. Tollefsrud 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, Win; T. Larson 2-3, R; Hayden Erickson 2-3, RBI; Milton Hutchinson 1-3, RBI. SG: Ben Udstuen 1-3, RBI, 6 1/3 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, Loss; Jaxon Strinmoen 1-3, RBI. Down 3-2, M-C scored a pair in the seventh. A Hutchinson deep fly ball scored Underbakke for the winning run)

Glenville-Emmons/Alden-Conger 3, Houston 13 [5] (H: N. Nelson 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, Win; Hector Steinfeldt 3-4, 2 RBI, R; Morgan Rohweder 2-2, 2 RBI, 2 R; Zach Olson 2-3, 2B, R; Alex Walters 1-3, 2 RBI, R; Logan Olson 1-3, 2 RBI, R; Jordon Beeman 1-3, RBI, R; Tristan Stinson 1-2, R)

GMLOK 2, #7 in A Southland 5 (GMLOK: Connor Tangen 6 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 K, Loss; Sam Howard 2-3, 2B; P. Johnson 1-2, R. Rebel Jonah Wiste had a third inning grand slam home run)

M-C 0, #1 in A Lyle/Pacelli 10 [5] (The Cougars had just one hit)

Non-Conference Baseball (5/6 – 5/11)

Kenyon-Wanamingo 8, Chatfield 4 (C: C. Boyum 2-4, 2B, RBI, R; K. Johnson 1-3, 3B, RBI, R. Leading 4-3, Chatfield gave up a five-run sixth inning. K-W hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning (Will Van Epps, Gunner Kennedy))

Lewiston-Altura 3, SG 12 (SG: J. Strinmoen 2-4, 2B, RBI, R, 7 IP ,6 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, Win; E. Solum 2-4, 2B, 4 RBI, R; B. Udstuen 2-3, 2B, R; Braedon Solie 1-2, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Z. Brumm 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI; B. Jahnke 1-4, 2 R)

St. Charles 7, GMLOK 6 (GMLOK: N. Mundfrom 2-3, 3 RBI, R; C. Tangen 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; C. Reiter 6 2/3 IP, 6 R, 2 ER, 3 K, Loss. The Bulldogs left the bases loaded twice and runners on second and third another time)

Hayfield 9, M-C 7 (MC: K. Tollefsrud 2-4, R; B. Weidemann 1-2, RBI, R; D. Hershberger 1-3, 2 R; C. Tollefsrud/N. Garness 1-4, RBI, R. Hayfield led 8-0. M-C closed to down 8-7 after six)

Rushford-Peterson Tourney > Goodhue 6, R-P 16 (RP: J. Bunke 3-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 4 R; R. Schneider 5-5, RBI, 2 R, 4 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, No Decision; Cayden Lea 2-4, 2 RBI, R, 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, Win; Evan Kammerer 1-2, RBI, R; Z. Baker 1-3, RBI, 2 R; Cad. Johnson 1-3, RBI, R; Creighton Hoiness 1-1, RBI, 2 R; Car. Johnson 0-3, 2 RBI, 2 R. R-P trailed 6-2 midway through five before scoring 14 unanswered runs); Hayfield 20, Spring Grove 0 [4] (Lion pitching walked 12 and hit five batters); Goodhue 7, SG 3 (SG: E. Solum 2-4, R; E. Griffin 1-4, 2B; Z. Brumm 1-2, R; Christian Bjerke 1-3, 2 RBI; B. Udstuen 4 2/3 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, Loss. Lions > 6-4, 9-6); Hayfield 15, R-P 1 (RP: J. Bunke 1-3, 2B, RBI; Cad. Johnson/E. Skalet 2-4. Hayfield had a 10-run seventh inning. Trojans > 3-10, 5-12)

Chatfield 8, Rochester-Lourdes 6 (C: W. Nolte 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K; K. Schott 3-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; C. Schlink 2-4, 3B, RBI, R; J. Dornack 2-4, 2B; C. Boyum 4 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, Win. Chatfield overcame a 6-4 deficit)