Eight runs had been enough for the Spring Grove American Legion boys in the 8-4 summer season-opening win against Lanesboro, but eight was far from sufficient in a deflating 29-8 runaway loss at Lewiston on June 14. A June 20 encounter with Mabel was rained out. The Lion Legion lineup is mostly the same as in the just-completed school season.
Photo by Lee Epps
SG Legion 8, Lewiston 29
There was plenty of Lion charity, but mostly from the position players. The Spring Grove pitchers walked only five batters and hit one while striking out three. Lion hurlers put the ball over the plate, and Lewiston bats put the ball in play resulting in 22 base hits. And Lewiston batters reached base nine times on errors; the Lions had 11 errors overall. Each team had four earned runs, which means the Swarm had 25 unearned runs due to Spring Grove fielding miscues.
The Lions managed only five hits during the run-rule-shortened, five-inning game. Each team had a pair of doubles with Ty Cleven (1 for 1) and Caleb Griffin (1 for 2) belting two-baggers for Spring Grove. Every Swarm batter had at least one base hit and an RBI. Lead-off batter Caleb Mueller scored six runs and drove in four while batting 4 for 5. Tommy Lee went 4 for 6.
The Swarm, batting around the order in each of the four innings they came to the plate, scored in each inning, including 11 runs in the second frame and 10 in the fourth. Lion batters had no big innings, but they scored twice in every inning except the first. There was little charity as a pair of Lewiston pitchers combined to walk only four and hit one batter. Three Lions reached base on errors.
SG 8, Lew 29
SG 022 22 = 8 5 11
Lew 4(11)4 (10)x = 29 22 3
Left on base: SG 5, Lew 9
Stolen bases: SG 0, Lew 2
SG 5 hits (2 doubles, 3 singles): Ty Cleven 1-1, double, 3 RBI; Caleb Griffin 1-2, double, 2 runs ; Jonah Udstuen 1-1, RBI, run; Ezra Griffin 1-2, run; Brandon Jahnke 1-3, run; Isaac Griffin sac, RBI; Logan Brumm sac, RBI
Lewiston 22 hits (2 doubles, 20 singles): Caleb Mueller 4-5, double, 4 RBI, 6 runs
PITCHING – SG
Ty Cleven (LP) 1.2 innings, 9 hits, 15 runs, 2 earned ruins, 5 walks, 0 strikeouts
Nathan Solberg 1.1 innings, 9 hits, 12 runs, 1 earned run, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts
Isaac Griffin 1.0 inning, 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts
PITCHING – Lewiston
Kyle Frederickson (WP) 3 innings, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 4 walks, 4 strikeouts
Nolan Osley 2 innings, 2 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts, 1 hit batter
Record: SG 1-1
SG LINEUP: p Ty Cleven, c Ezra Griffin, 1b Jaxon Strinmoen,, 2b Jonah Udstuen, ss Nathan Solberg, 3b Brandon Jahnke, lf Zach Brumm, cf Caleb Griffin, rf Logan Brumm, dh Caleb Griffin & Jacob Olerud
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Spring Grove Legion Baseball
1 win, 1 loss
W vs. Lanesboro 8-4
L at Lewiston 8-29