Riley Asmus showed prowess on the pitching mound as MACA got past the West Central Area Knights. He was complemented by ten hits off the bats of orange and black batters. Our fielding was clean: just one error. The pluses added up to a 6-2 win. The WCA line score was 2-6-3.
Asmus got all the backing he would need in the second inning: three runs. The Tigers went on to plate one run each in the third, fourth and fifth. WCA pushed across one run each in the first and second, then was stymied by Asmus and his mates.
The
Asmus pitching story in the boxscore was: seven innings, six hits, two
runs (earned), three walks, seven strikeouts. WCA pitching was done by
Camden Anderson (the loser) and Colten Lindquist.
Brandon Jergenson was adept and fast on the basepaths with his five stolen bases. Wow! With the bat he had a two-for-three boxscore line. He also drew a walk. Ross Marty doubled as part of a two-for-four showing. He crossed home plate once. Sam Kleinwolterink went two-for-four with a run scored.
Kyle Fehr stood out with his two-for-three line, two RBIs and a run scored. Brett Hansen doubled, scored a run and drove in one. Dylan Rose also socked a two-bagger, plus he scored a run. Asmus stole two bases, walked and scored a run.
The WCA hits were by Cole Anderson, Bryce Kjesbo, Dane Anderson and Colton Lindquist.
Success again
Brandon Jergenson was up to the task of a complete game victory over ACGC. We are seeded No. 2. A close game had Jergenson and his mates edging the Falcons 4-3. Coach Kirby Sayles was smiling.
ACGC was the No. 3 seed. The Falcons are not eliminated. They will continue with a game against Minnewaska Area. Baseball and softball have the feature of double-elimination in the post-season. Double-elimination can make things a little complicated for the fans.
The Tigers advanced to face Fairmont in Marshall.
Jergenson overcame a pair of solo home runs with his Saturday work. These were off the bats of Logan Straumann and Jack Peterson. The Tigers led 2-1 after two innings. The teams exchanged runs in the third. The Tigers proceeded to score one run in the fourth, the run that made the difference. Our line score was 4-8-0 compared to 3-4-0 for ACGC.
Jergenson in his full seven innings struck out six batters and walked one. He allowed four hits and the three runs that were earned. ACGC had two pitchers share the work: Jaxon Behm and Connor Barker.
The hitting story for Motown had Kyle Fehr rapping two hits in as many at-bats. He scored two runs and drove in one. Sam Kleinwolterink also had the perfect two-for-two line. He drew a walk and scored a run. Jergenson hit safely and drew a walk. He also stole a base and scored a run.
Brett Hansen was one-for-one with an RBI. Kaleb Breuer's bat produced a hit and he drove in a run. Riley Asmus added to the mix with a hit.
Falcons who hit safely were Straumann, Peterson and Zach Bagley. The Falcons had advanced earlier in the day 2-1 over Montevideo. The game-winner came on a hit-by-pitch. The score was 1-1 in the seventh when Terrell Renne was HBP with the bases loaded.
Softball: post-season
Pipestone 14, Tigers 7
The Tigers of softball got on the ropes early in their Saturday game against Pipestone. The site was the Marshall diamond. It would be a long day of softball and unfortunately for the Tigers and their fans, a disappointing one. Our team got bested 14-7 in the day's first game.
We got on the ropes early when the Arrows plated four runs in the first inning. Kyla Hubbing's single drove in two runs. The Tigers showed signs of life in the early stages with two runs in their half of the first. The Pipestone pitcher was wild. Our batters were patient and were rewarded with walks.
Meanwhile our pitching was not fooling the Pipestone batters. The Arrows had 17 hits as they rolled up their 14 total runs. They got up 12-2 before MACA showed renewed energy, as we put four runs on the board in the fifth. With the score 12-6, an uphill battle certainly presented itself. We could not surmount.
Sydney Dietz was a standout for the orange and black with a double and two hits total. She drove in two runs. Brianna Marty got a run across with a double.
Pitching: Four players total were called on to pitch for MACA. Brienna Dybdahl had a three-inning stint. Coach Holmberg employed two eighth graders who got some nice seasoning - these were Haley Kill and Nora Boyle. The pair was touched for one earned run in three innings. This was the varsity debut for both.
Litchfield 3, Tigers 0
The green-themed Litchfield Dragons were next as the opponent for the proud Tigers. This time our defensive efforts were more solid: a mere three runs for Litch. But the Tigers got blanked. We fell 3-0 in the game that proved to be our season-ender.
The pitcher getting kudos for Litch was Taylor Draeger. She allowed but one hit in her route-going performance. She walked just one batter. She set down six Tiger batters on strikes.
Litch's offensive story is highlighted by one player: Izzy Pennertz. This Dragon singled to drive in a run in the first. Then she drove in two with a double in the second. So she drove in all of Litch's runs.
Yasmine Westerman was in the pitching circle when the Dragons scored. Dybdahl came in to pitch and fared better, allowing zero runs in 4 2/3 innings. Our only hit was off the bat of Kortney Sanasack: a double in the third.
Two losses in a day had to hurt, but consider the final W/L of the Tiger crew: 20-3.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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