We're so fortunate to have the "Minnesota Scores" website as an asset. A fan can get oriented real fast to how their favorite team is doing. How are the Tigers doing? A look at our "MN Scores" page shows a long trail of W's from recent action. Nothing but W's over the recent past in fact.
W, W, W, that's the norm.
Into the playoff season? We'll have to see on that. We learn that the orange and black downed Lac qui Parle Valley decisively 12-2 on May 17. This left our record at 13-4.
Unfortunately our section record is a disappointing 0-4. But we're a commanding 10-2 in conference. Oh my we're 5-0 on the road and 8-4 at home.
The offensive story for the Tigers vs. LQPV was share-the-wealth. Nine Tigers rapped out hits. The game was classified non-conference. Kaleb Breuer entertained fans at Chizek Field with his three-for-three performance. Two of his hits were doubles. He drove in four runs and crossed home plate twice. Let's throw in a walk and a sacrifice fly.
MACA burst out in front 6-1 in the first inning. A 4-1 advantage in the third pretty much put the game away. We tacked on single insurance runs in the fifth and sixth. Our pitching duties were shared by Alex Asmus (the winner) and Jackson Hallman (awarded the save). Alex pitched for three innings, fanned three batters and walked two. He gave up four hits and two runs, earned.
Hallman also hurled for three innings. This Tiger set down four Eagles on strikes while walking just one. He gave up three hits and no runs. LQPV had four individuals in action on the pitching rubber. Their pitcher of record was Matthew Arndt.
Breuer was part of an impressive assortment of MACA hitters. So let's celebrate the others. Alex Asmus was a perfect two-for-two with two stolen bases, plus he walked and scored a run. Riley Asmus had two hits including a triple, plus he got on base via HBP. He drew a walk and scored two runs. Andrew Marty had a hit, two runs scored, two walks received and a stolen base. Ozzy Jerome had a hit, a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Owen Anderson had a two-for-four line. He stole a base and scored a run. Hallman complemented his pitching with a hit, a run and an RBI. John Kleindl's bat resonated with a double. He stole a base, drew a walk, drove in three runs and scored one. Jack Kehoe socked a triple.
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| Coach Kirby Sayles |
The Tigers scored their 12 runs on 14 hits. Just as impressive: the zero under errors! Coach Kirby Sayles smiled for sure! Lac qui Parle's line score was 2-7-1.
Let's check to see if Bart Hill still coaches Lac qui Parle. Surprise! No he doesn't. Where does the time go? The LQPV fixture retired last season, ending a run of 27 seasons! My, I remember writing about him when he was an MAHS Tiger athlete. He's the brother of former Morris City Manager Blaine Hill. Bart was a winner as prep coach. He compiled a 378-211 record over his tenure on the baseball diamond.
Hill is succeeded by his protege Darby Bjorgan. Bjorgan played under Hill in 1998-99. He cut his teeth as assistant coach under his mentor Hill for nine seasons. "You can't replace Bart Hill," the new coach said. But Bjorgan sees his own coaching style as being basically the same as Bart's.
Bjorgan began his new role with an 11-9 win in six innings over Ortonville. The game was a lot more heartening than the one he experienced Friday in Morris. But that's how it goes sometimes. "That's how it goes" we might say to the Denver Nuggets coach!
Let's acknowledge the Lac qui Parle Eagles who had hits in the Friday game: Dyllon Geiser, Kaden Mortenson, Davis Patzer, Kaden Molden, Landon Weber and Brock Bjornjelt. Patzer went two-for-three with a stolen base and an RBI.
Where were you when the Minnesota Timberwolves mounted their comeback Sunday? Still following live through TV, livestream or radio? I'll confess I abandoned the radio broadcast because it seemed to me it was game over. The Wolves seemed limp in falling into a terrible deficit. No hope? Well in sports, never assume such.
I didn't check back on the game until this morning (Monday) to confirm how it turned out. To confirm the final score, the size of the deficit at game's end. I'll say this: the excitement of the Wolves has pushed aside Caitlin Clark in my mind for a day or two. My thoughts are back on the men! Unbelievable: the Wolves actually pulled out the victory in the road. In Game 7.
Are you a believer now? I'd be especially happy now if Caitlin could get her first win with the "Fever" soon, maybe tonight in the re-match with Connecticut. I'd be on cloud 9.
We can get ready for more T-Wolves action now. Go Wolves, go Fever! I might add "go Lynx." What would I like to see when the Lynx play the Fever? Good question. Caitlin has been such a boost for all of America in these trying times of Trump's legal matters. I'm all-in for her. Such staying power with going right from the NCAA Tournament to the pros: She is absolutely programmed to stay focused. She is an entertainer!
The Trump legal matter simply never ends. "Hush money?" Is this good for America? Is Speaker Mike Johnson legitimizing pornography? Kind of sounds like it. He crusades for Trump in New York City. He's from Louisiana? What gives? Remember, Louisiana is a state of the old Confederacy.
I hope our many loyal Trump supporters here in the Morris area could get their minds off politics and get swept up in the Timberwolves euphoria. It was a comeback for the ages on Sunday, n'est-ce pas?
The Denver Nuggets built a 20-point lead over our Timberpuppies. The second half was on. What were the odds? The odds against a Wolves push to victory? The late Willie Martin would say "astronomical." Willie's daughter Sharon had her birthday yesterday (Sunday). I sent a happy birthday email to her. Big change coming for Sharon: Leaving the MAHS teaching staff. That's a shocker. Looks like maybe the stresses of teaching have accumulated? Can happen to the best of us.
The Timberwolves pulled off the largest halftime comeback in a Game 7 in NBA history. We outscored Denver 60-37 in the second half to win 98-90. We're now in for the Western Conference finals. It has been two decades since we last climbed to this rung. Where does the time go?
We went on a 19-3 run to escape the bleakest point of the semis contest at Ball Arena. The Nuggets failed to make a field goal for over six full minutes! Karl Anthony Towns led us with 23 total points and eleven boards. Next up for our blessed team: the Dallas Mavericks with Luke Doncic. There's a couple of "thingies" I'm supposed to put over the c's but I don't know how to do that. Action resumes Wednesday here in Minneapolis. Let's win Timberwolves and let's win Clark and the Fever! I'll root for the Lynx when I can.
I wrote a regular column on the Timberwolves way back in their very first season for the Morris newspaper. Some people may have thought that was a little odd but that never stopped me. I took my father to a Season 1 game at the Metrodome! We lost a lot then but I enjoyed the games. I attended 3-4 games in the first year of Target Center too! I went with Rick Lucken to one. We miss Rick. I believe we dined at Rudolph's Bar-B-Que before the game.
We thought concessions were expensive. Holy cow, I wonder what the prices are now.
Mike Odello took this photo of the recent Northern Lights display.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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