Baseball

Warriors Run TRC Table

Caledonia baseball had the TRC-East title wrapped up entering the final week of the regular season. They capped an undefeated league season and kept up an epic pitching and defensive display in their final two games. Hosting Cotter, Ben Stemper authored a first inning RBI triple. It was all the runs 6’4” junior pitcher Garrett Konz needed, as he threw a one-hitter (7 IP, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K, Win). The Warriors prevailed 2-0. Stemper (1-3, 3B, RBI), Hunter Goetzinger (2-3), and Jack Schmitz (0-0, 2 R) did the offensive work. Versus L-A, 6’4” junior Reid Klug tossed a one-hitter (7 IP, 0 BB, 8 K, Win), allowing just two men to reach. Caledonia scored in each of the first four innings to build a 6-0 lead, which stood as the final. Klug (2-3) and Will Allen (1-1) each drove in two runs. Stemper went 3-for-3 (RBI, R). Konz (1-4) and Owen Denstad (0-3, RBI) each scored twice. It was the Warriors fifth shutout. It was their 11th straight game (17th overall) holding teams to two runs or less. Landon O’Heron (5-0), Drew Yahnke (4-0), Konz (4-1), and Klug (4-0) all have at least four wins. The team ERA is 1.037. The Warriors have given up 34 runs in 20 games. Winners of 19 straight, 1AA top-seed Caledonia (15-0, 19-1) gets a first-round bye.

Three Rivers Conference Baseball (5/13 – 5/16)

Lewiston-Altura 5, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 2 (FCL: Thomas Pikula 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, No Decision; Joey Pederson 2-4, RBI. FC/L led 2-1 heading to the top of the seventh, but the Cardinals then scored four unearned runs)

FC/L 0, La Crescent/Hokah 10 [5] (FCL got no-hit by Kale Baker (5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K))

L-A 10, Rushford-Peterson 6 (R-P: Creighton Hoiness 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI; Car. Johnson 2-3, R; Evan Skalet 1-3, RBI, R; Caden Johnson 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, No Decision; 1-3, R. R-P led 2-0, but L-A then scored eight unanswered runs)

FC/L 4, L-A 7 (FCL: Bridon Bahl 2-4, RBI; T. Pikula 1-3, 2B, 2 R; Reid Olson 2-3. L-A had five-run fourth to annul a 2-1 FC lead)

R-P 13, FC/L 5 (R-P: Z. Baker 5-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R; Car. Johnson 4-5, 2 RBI, R; E. Skalet 3-4, RBI, 4 R; Rylan Schneider 1-5, 2B, 3 RBI, R; J. Bunke 1-4, 2 RBI, R, 6 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, Win; C. Hoiness 1-3, 2 RBI, R; Cayden Lea 1-3, RBI, 2 R. FCL: Clayton Schoepski 1-4, 2 RBI; Tyson Sprenger 1-3, RBI, R; Olson/Levi Rogers 1-2, R. R-P broke a 4-4 tie with an eight-run fifth)

PEM 4, Chatfield 2 (C: Caden Boyum 1-3, 2 R, 4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, Loss; Westin Nolte 1-3, 2B, 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, No Decision; Jack Dornack 1-4, RBI. PEM: Elias Walch 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, Win. In a game to majorly help decide the TRC-West title, PEM had four hits. Three came in one inning, including two doubles, as they scored four in the third)

Southeast Conference Baseball (5/13 – 5/18)

Houston 16, Schaeffer Academy 1 [5] (H: M. Rohweder 3-4, 2B, 6 RBI, 3 R; Zach Olson 2-4, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Logan Olson 1-3, RBI, 2 R; Nolan Nelson 1-3, RBI, R; Dawson Pedretti/Alex Walters 1-2, 2 R; Carter Geiwitz 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K)

Spring Grove 0, #1 in A Lyle/Pacelli 4 (SG: Ben Udstuen 4 2/3 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, Loss; Kolton Nerstad 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, No Decision. Spring Grove played error-free baseball including a spectacular diving catch by Elijah Solum in centerfield. But the Lions could not score versus the top-ranked Athletics)

Southland 10, Houston 0 [6] (H: Grayden Beckman 2-3. The Rebels (15-1) started with a five-run top of one)

Mabel-Canton 11, GMLOK 10 (M-C: Cayden Tollefsrud 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R; Kale Eiken 3-4, RBI, R; Isaac Underbakke 1-3, RBI, 2 R; Tyler Larson 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, 3 1/3 IP, 7 H, 10 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, No Decision; Kale Tollefsrud 1-4, 2 RBI, R; Nolan Garness 1-2, 2 R, 3 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K, Win. GMLOK: Noah Mundfrom 2-3, two 2B, 3 RBI; Blake Swenson 2-4, 3B, R; Connor Tangen 2-4, RBI, 2 R. GMLOK built a 10-3 lead after four. The Cougars scored eight runs over the final three innings. The go-ahead run plated on a wild pitch in the seventh. Garness pitched the final three innings with no hits or runs. M-C won its third straight)

Schaeffer Academy 0, SG 15 (SG: B. Udstuen 3-3, RBI, 4 R; Zach Brumm 2-4, two 2B, 2 RBI, R; Brandon Jahnke 2-3, RBI, 2 R; J. Strinmoen 1-1, RBI, 3 R; Gabe Klug 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K, Win; Christian Bjerke 1-3, RBI, R)

Houston 2, M-C 0 (H: M. Rohweder 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 13 K, Win, 2-3, 2B, RBI. M-C: C. Tollefsrud 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, Loss; I. Underbakke 2-3. M-C left the tying runs on base in the seventh)

GMLOK 6, Glenville-Emmons/Alden-Conger 4 (GMLOK: N. Mundfrom 5 IP, 3 R, 8 K, Win; P. Johnson 2-4, 2 R; Courtland Drury-DeBoer 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Ira Schmidt 2-3)

G-E/AC 2, SG 10 (SG: J. Strinmoen 3-4, 2B, RBI, R, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, Win; Tysen Moen 1-1, 2 RBI; G. Klug 1-2, 3 RBI; C. Bjerke 1-2, RBI, R); SG 15, G-E/AC 1 [5] (SG: Braedon Solie 2-2, 3B, RBI, 3 R; J. Strinmoen 2-3, RBI, 3 R; C. Bjerke 1-2, R; B. Udstuen 1-3, RBI, 2 R; G. Klug 1-4, 2 RBI, R; B. Jahnke 1-4, 2 RBI, 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, Win)

#1 in A L/P 11, GMLOK 0 [5] (GMLOK: C. Tangen 2-2, 2B; N. Mundfrom 2-3)

Non-Conference Baseball (5/14 – 5/17)

SG 7, Wabasha-Kellogg 0 (SG: J. Strinmoen 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, Win; Z. Brumm 3-4, 2 R; C. Bjerke 2-3, 2 RBI, R; Ezra Griffin 1-3, RBI)

Chatfield 4, Lake City 3 (C: Chase Johnston 2-2, RBI, 2 R; J. Dornack 3-4, RBI; C. Boyum 1-4, RBI, R; Cole Ramaker 5 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, Win; Carter Schlink 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save; W. Nolte 2-4. The Gophers won their fourth in a row)

R-P 16, M-C 3 [5] (R-P: J. Bunke 4-4, two 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R; Cad. Johnson 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R; C. Lea 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, Win, 1-3, RBI; Z. Baker 2-4, 2 RBI, R; Car. Johnson 2-3, RBI, 2 R; R. Schneider 1-3, RBI, 2 R; C. Hoiness 1-3, 2 R; E. Skalet 1-4, RBI, R. MC: C. Tollefsrud 1-3, RBI, 2 R; I. Underbakke 1-3, RBI)

W-K 4, Houston 3 (H: A. Walters 2-4, R; Tristan Stinson 1-3, 2B; N. Nelson 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, Loss; Z. Olson 1-4, RBI. W-K came back from down 3-0. Houston loaded the bases in the seventh, but the game ended on a double play)

FC/L 4, Goodhue 14 [5] (FCL: Tyson Sprenger 1-1, 2 RBI, R; J. Pederson 2-3, R; Carter O’Connor 1-1, 3B, 2 RBI)

Zumbrota-Mazeppa 17, GMLOK 4 (GMLOK: P. Johnson 2-2, HR, 2 RBI; Logan Diemer 1-2, 2B, RBI)