Final Score : Bloomington Eagles 3 - Edina Grays 2 (Final)
Bloomington's Al Moore hit a 3 run homer in the top of the 8th to give the Eagles the victory.
Final Score : Minneapolis Brewers 4 Le Center Braves 3
Minneapolis Brewers score 3 in the bottom of the ninth to win the game.
Final Score : St Louis Park Cardinals 14 Webster Rookies 1 (8 innings)
The Cardinals received a masterful pitching performance from Doug Hansen and won handily 14-1. John Miller hit a 2-run home run for the Cardinals and Derek Swenson had one "go over" but it was ruled a ground rule double when the umpire was unable to see the play. Jeff Anderson made a one hand running catch of a drive down the left field line for the defensive play of the game.
Final Score : Loretto Sox 3 Shakopee Chiefs 2
Jerry Hersey singled in two runs for Loretto who were outhit by the Chiefs 6-3. Shakopee threatened in the ninth with two runners on but Loretto was able to squash the rally.
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Loretto's Mike Nentl enjoying a few moments in the stands following his team's victory and also celebrating his 42nd Birthday. Happy Birthday Mike !! |
| Final Score: Mayer Mutcatz 5 Morris Legends 2 |
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| Mayers Larry Beno delivers a pitch in the fifth inning of the game with the Morris Legends. Jeff Arnold just singled in 2 runs for Morris in the 7th. Bob Boesche of the Mudcatz hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth for Mayer's second run. |
Lyndell Frey fashioned a neat three-hitter and Eden Prairie Lion's Tap rolled to an 11-1 victory over the New Hope Bandits, courtesy of a nine-run second inning. Kyle Aug and Carlos Ubiera were 3-4 with Aug collecting 3 RBI's and ending the game in the seventh inning with a tape measure homerun over the football press box in center field at Belle Plaine. Frey had two hits and two RBI's, Rod Helling had two hits and an RBI and Greg Elder had two hits in the same inning. The "big inning" started when Frey got trapped off third base with the score 2-1 and then escaping on an error.
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| St Peter's Ron Hill warmed up in the Bull Pen prior to tonite's 6:00 game | Eden Prairie Manager Mark Comstock thinks carefully about his line-up before the game with St Peter. | Eden Prairie veteran, Bob Cass patiently awaits this evening tilt with the Saints from St Peter. |
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League umpires review ground rules with St Peter manager Tom Burg (center) and Eden Prairie's Keith Waterstreet prior to the 6:00 matchup. |
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Score : St Peter Saints 10 Eden Prairie
Padres 3
Randy Stucky tripled and Marty Davis doubled him home in the top of the second for the first St Peter run of the game. In the top of the third, Jim Sullivan and Lee Pell walked for St Peter to open the inning. Pete Moulton then doubled and Rich Ryan singled to score three more runs for St Peter. Eden Prairie came back in the bottom of the third, with three runs of their own on singles by Bob Moore, Dave Miller and Bob Cass and helped by a couple of St Peter errors. St Peter pushed across another run in the fifth on 3 walks and a fielder's choice. In the top of the eighth, Rich Ryan led off with a home run to give the Saints a 6-3 lead. St Peter went on to score 4 more runs to win the game 10-3 and advance to round two.
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Derek Swenson pitched 6 hitless innings as the Cardinals jumped off to an early 5-0 lead and were never headed.
Belle Plaine opens scoring with a walk, stolen base and single by Paul Lambrecht to drive in 1st run
Doug Arvidson doubled with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 5th to give the Hasbeens a 2-1 leadouts in the bottom of the 5th
Belle Plaine mounted a potential threat in the top of the ninth when Belle Plaine pitcher Kevin Studnicka reached first base on an error with two outs. Buster Brazil then hit a monstrous fly ball center field, but it was hauled in at the base of the fence with a masterful over the shoulder catch by center fielder Perry Becker to end the game.
Randy Burkman of the Hasbeens pitched a complete game two hitter to earn the victory.
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| Eden Prairie Lion's Tap veteran pitcher Dave Sobiech warms up on the sidelines before this afternoons game with Oakdale. | Sixty-Five year old Harry Bongard shown prior to the game. Earlier this year, Bongard was named "Mr Baseball" by the city of Eden Prairie recognizing his contributions to the game for many years. |
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| Umpires Paul Williams (left) and Craig George review the ground rules with Eden Prairie manager Pat Thompson (left) and Oakdale manager Wayne Zarembinski just before the start of the game. | Veteran announcer, "Wild Bill" Bowers provides the starting line-ups for the fans in the stands. |
Starting Pitchers : Eden Prairie Dave Sobiech Oakdale Bill Mlynarczyk
Eden Prairie opened the scoring in the top of the first with a 4 run outbusrt highlighted by Kyle Augs 2 run home run over the left center field fence.
Oakdale countered in the bottom of the first as Rickey Michel doubled and later scored on an error.
In the top of the third, Eden Prairie's Mike Max was hit by a pitch, Carlos Ubiera reached on an error and Kyle Aug Doubled them both home. Dave Fuecker singled and Greg Elder hit a home run to score two more runs for EP.
Paul Lucktenberg doubled down the left field line for Oakdale in the bottom of the 7th and later scored on a single to right by Reid Tschumperlin. Lucktenberg
Oakdale erupted for 6 runs in the bottom of the 8th. Highlights were Rickey Michels bases loaded double of the right center field wall and Paul Lucktenberg's 2 run HR.
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| Union Hill's Dave Hagene warms up in the bullpen prior to tonite's final game | Alexandria's Greg Serum contemplates his starting assignment against the Union Hill Pitbulls in the Class AA quarter final game at Jordan. |
Union Hill opened the scoring when Mark Gill drove in Ron Krautkremer.
Alex countered with three in the bottom of the first with the big hit being Ryan Bergau's double off the left field wall.
Bill Ziegler got a hit in the 7th and later scored on a base hit to give Alex a 4-1 lead
Dennis Seurer hits a 2 run home run in the top of the 8th to cut the margin to 4-3.
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Union Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Alexandria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Jerry Peer led the Eagles hitting attack with three doubles and a single in a perfect day at the plate. Craig Esselman, Scott McNally and Garbo Barbo each had two hits for Bloomington. Chris Boosalis went the first five innings and notched the victory with three and one half innings of relief help from Jeff Peer and a supurb closing performance by John Koalbars.
Starting Pitchers : Loretto ( Kelly Weber) Anoka (Jim Scheid)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs | Hits | Errors | |
| Loretto Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Anoka Tornados | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Keith Waterstreet scored from second base on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 12th for the victory.
Starting Pitchers St Peter Saints Brad Baker: Union Hill Pitbulls : Jim Weirs
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| Union Hill Pitbulls | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| St Peter Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Waconia Islanders - 2001 State Class B Champs !!
Tom Helm held Edina to one hit in the first eight innings and Scott McNally came on in relief to insure the victory. Jerry Peer and Al Moore each had two hits and combined to drive in 5 runs. Craig Esselman chipped in with a solo homerun for the Eagles.
Shakopee Chiefs vs Dent Hasbeens
Dent Hasbeens and the Shakopee Chiefs line up for the National Anthem prior to this evenings game.
Starting Pitchers Shakopee : Bill Heller Dent : Randy Burkmann
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| Dent Hasbeens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Shakopee Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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First Inning : Top : Anoka Batting : Jim Schied grounds out second to first Greg Asche singles to left Jeff Simmer walks, Asche to second Mike Semling doubles to right, Asche and Simmer score Moses running for Semling Todd VanKrevelen grounds to third, is safe on throwing error by third baseman, Moses to third Dave Steinbring walks to load the bases Jerry Sobieck strikes out Bottom : Eden Prairie Batting Mike Max singles to center Carlos Ubiera Strikes out Kyle Aug reaches first on error by SS, Max toi second Helling grounds out 3rd to first |
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Second Inning Top (Anoka Batting) Brian Kinney doubles to right Don Bright reaches 1st on an error by the center fielder, Kinney to third Dave Anderson running for Bright Schied walks, Asche flies to right, Kinney Scores, Anderson to third Bottom (EP Batting) Dave Fuecker grounds out 1st to the pitcher covering Greg Elder singles to left Scott Stein strikes out |
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Third Inning Top (Anoka Batting) Semling grounds out short to 1st VanKrevelen strikes out Bottom (EP Batting) Dave Frey flies out to center Tom Knowles singles to center Max singles to center, Knowles to second Ubiera singles to center scoring Knowles, Max to third, Ubiera to second on the throw in Aug is hit by pitch loading the bases Helling grounds out pitcher to first |
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Fourth Inning Top (Anoka Batting) Steinbring homers to left Sobieck walks Kinney singles to right, Sobieck to third Bright singles to center, scoring Sobieck (Niedenfuer running for Bright) Schied hits into a double play, first to short to first Bottom (EP Batting) Fuecker singles to center Elder hits into a FC, pitcher to second Stein grounds out second to first |
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Fifth Inning Top (Anoka Batting) Asche grounds out third to first Simmer strikes out Bottom (EP Batting) Dave Frey grounds out third to first Knowles strikes out |
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Sixth Inning Top (Anoka Batting) Semling singles to center, Satzinger running for Semling VanKrevelen strikes out Steinbring singles to left, Satzinger to third, Steinbring to second on the throw Helling in to pitch for EP Sobieck strikes out Bottom (EP Batting) Max walks Ubiera reaches first on an error by the 1B, Max to second Aug singles to right scoring Max, Ubiera to second Helling singles to center, scoring Ubiera, Aug to second, Millard running for Helling Fuecker doubles to right, scoring Aug, Millard to third Elder pops to second, Millard scores on tagup Stein grounds to third and Fuecker is tagged out in a rundown |
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Seventh Inning Top (Anoka batting) Kinney grounds out second to first Bright walks , Mark Olson running for Bright Dave Anderson singles to left, Olson to third Asche forces Anderson at second in a FC Bottom ( EP Batting) Dave Frey strikes out Dave Sobiech (in for Knowles) flies to center |
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Eighth Inning Top (Anoka batting) Simmer flies to left Satzinger fouls out to first Bottom ( EP Batting) Max singles to center Max thrown out stealing Ubiera pops up to pitcher |
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Ninth Inning Top (Anoka Batting) VanKrevelen walks Steinbring pops to second Sobieck pops to short Bottom ( EP Batting) Aug singles to right Helling grounds out second to first, Aug to second Fuecker grounds out second to first |
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Tenth Inning Top (Anoka Batting) Kinney grounds out third to first Bright bounces out second to first Bottom (EP Batting) Elder strikes out Stein strikes out |
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Eleventh Inning Top (Anoka Batting Scheid (Re-Entering for Anderson) walks Scheid steals second on the first pitch to Asche Asche flies to center Simmer flies to center Bottom ( EP Batting) Trieber batting for Dave Frey strikes out Dave Sobiech pops out to second |
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Twelfth Inning Top (Anoka Batting) Satzinger walks VanKrevelen singles to left, Satzinger to second Steinbring flies out to center, Satzinger advances to third after the catch VanKrevelen steals second on the first pitch to J Sobiech Jerry Sobiech walks to load the bases Kinney hits a bases loaded homerun on a 3-2 pitch !! Bright pops up to the first baseman in shallow right field Bottom ( EP Batting) Max singles to right Ubiera singles to the right of the pitcher, Max to second Aug reaches on an error by Anoka SS, Bases Loaded Helling singles to center scoring Max and Ubiera, Aug to second Fuecker doubles to right scoring Aug and Helling and is thrown out trying to reach third Game tied Elder singles to right and steals second on the first pitch to Stein Stein pops to short |
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Thirteenth Inning Top (Anoka Batting) Aug in to pitch for EP Schied singles to the right of the second baseman Asche is hit with a pitch, Schied to second Simmer walks to load the bases Satzinger hits into a FC, third to home forcing Schied VanKrevelen walks forcing in Ashe with the go-ahead run Steinbring reaches first on an error by the third baseman, Simmer scores Jerry Sobiech singles to center, scoring two runs and the third scoring when the center fielder bobles the ball. Kinney singles to center with Jerry Sobiech being thrown out at third to end the inning Bottom ( EP Batting) Dave Frey (Re-Entering) pops out to the pitcher Dave Sobiech flies out to center Game Over !! |
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