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Legion Lions blanked by undefeated Caledonia

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Second baseman Ben Udstuen (right) prepares to tag out Caledonia runner Brady Augedahl, who was caught stealing, following a throw from first baseman Ty Cleven (not shown). The play was backed up by shortstop Zach Brumm. Undefeated Caledonia won the Legion (19 & under) contest, 10-0.
The Spring Grove Legion (19 & under) baseball team fell, 10-0, after Caledonia took control with a six-run second inning. Seven of the 10 Warrior hits came during that outburst on June 28. Another three runs came with no hits (four walks, one error) in the fourth frame, and later a single by Andrew Cornelius and RBI double from Jacob Staggemeyer invoked the 10-run rule in the bottom of the sixth. The defensive play of the day came with the Lions’ Ty Cleven adeptly handling a hard-hit ground ball for an unassisted out at first base.

Visiting Spring Grove had only one runner advance to third base, aided by a wild pitch. Isaac Griffin had half of the Lion hits and the only double while batting 2 for 3. Three of those four Spring Grove hits came late against a Warrior reliever after Caledonia starter Ayden Goetzinger had allowed only one hit through the first four innings while issuing five walks and backed up by an errorless defense.

Caledonia, coming off a sterling 21-5 school season, was the second straight undefeated Legion foe faced by the young Lions (1-4), who dropped a fourth straight decision. It was the third consecutive contest in which Spring Grove gave up 10 runs, but it was the first summer shutout. Unlike the springtime high school season, most of the Lions’ summer Legion rivals come from larger Class AA programs. The Lion lineup consisted of one senior, one junior, four sophomores, no freshmen and three eighth graders.

Cal 10, SG 0 (6 inn.)
SG 000 000 = 0 4 2
Cal 060 301 =10 10 0
Left on base: SG 5, Cal 3
Stolen bases: SG 2, Cal 5
SG 4 hits (1 double, 4 singles): Isaac Griffin 2-3, double; Nathan Solberg 1-2, steal; Jonah Udstuen 1-2
Cal 10 hits (3 doubles, 7 singles): Jacob Staggemeyer 2-3, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Brady Augedahl 2-3, double, 2 RBI
PITCHING – SG
Nathan Solberg (LP) 3 1/3 innings, 7 hits, 9 runs, 6 earned runs, 4 walks, 1 strikeout
Isaac Griffin 1 2/3 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
PITCHING – Caledonia
Ayden Goetzinger (WP) 4 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 5 walks, 6 strikeouts
Gabe Morey 2 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
Records: SG 1-4, Cal undefeated
SG LINEUP: p Nathan Solberg, c Ezra Griffin, 1b Ty Cleven, 2b Ben Udstuen, ss Zach Brumm, 3b Brandon Jahnke, OF Logan Brumm, OF Isaac Griffin, OF Jonah Udstuen; dh Caleb Griffin

Spring Grove Legion Baseball (age 19 & under)
1 win, 4 losses
W vs. Lanesboro 8-4
L at Lewiston 8-29
L vs. Dover-Eyota 1-10
L vs. Chatfield 4-10
L at Caledonia 0-10 (6 inn.)

Spring Grove Junior Legion (age 16 & under)
no games yet

Spring Grove 14 & under
2 wins, 7 losses
W at La Crosse Boys & Girls Club 10-2
L at La Crosse Boys & Girls Club 0-5
W vs. Tomah 6-4
L vs. Tomah 12-19
L vs. La Crescent 3-10
L vs Cochrane-Fountain City 2-14
L vs. Bangor 4-8
L vs. Caledonia 4-9
L vs. Caledonia 1-4
L at La Crosse Boys & Girls Club 4-5
W at La Crosse Boys & Girls Club 4-3