Area baseball teams take to the diamond
HAYFIELD — This crazy Minnesota weather makes for many changes in our scheduled routines, and it had a hand in relocating the Byron baseball team’s game versus Cherry. On Friday, April 14, the Bears found themselves playing the Cherry Tigers on a Hayfield diamond.
Since it was one of the better-groomed fields in the area, Byron played in the last of three games there that day. It made no difference to the Bears, as they handled the Tigers, 16-5. That keeps the Byron boys undefeated in the young season.
Byron Highlights: T. Fox, 1 for 4, 3 RBI; I. Brennan, 1 for 4, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored; J. Coshenet, 1 for 3, run scored, RBI; R. Bielen, 0 for 2, run scored; S. Nierman, 2 for 3, RBI; C. O’Donnell, 1 for 1, 2 runs scored; K. Huebert, 1 for 3, 2 runs scored, RBI; G. Isaak, 0 for 1; O. Kroc, 2 for 3, run scored, RBI; G. Bartel, 0 for 2; Q. Holmes, 1 for 3, 3 runs scored; W. Brian, 1 for 1, 2 runs scored, RBI; M. Frigaard, 2 for 3, 2 runs scored; R. Gordon, 1 for 2. Pitchers: A. Gross, WP, 4 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K; G. Bartel, 1 IP, 3 K; R. Bielen, 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 K; R. Gordon, 1 IP, 3 K.
Byron opens season with win
LA CRESCENT — The baseball Bears began the baseball season in style, with a 6-2 victory over the La Crescent-Hokah Lancers, on Monday, April 10.
“Reid Bielen started on the mound for us. He looked strong and pounded the strike zone. He pitched into the 5th inning. Gavin Bartel came in to get a strikeout and end a La Crescent threat in the 5th. Bartel closed out the rest of the game for us,” said Coach Jordan Bale.
Byron Highlights: Matt Frigaard, 1 for 3; Quinten Holmes, 0 for 3, run scored; Kaelin Huebert, 2 for 4, 2 runs scored, RBI; Gavin Bartel, 0 for 1; Will Brian, 1 for 3, run scored; Spencer Nierman, 2 for 3, RBI; Reid Bielen, 1 for 4, RBI; Jake Coshenet, 0 for 2, run scored; Isaiah Brennan, 0 for 3, run scored; Tyler Fox, 0 for 3.
Byron Pitchers: Reid Bielen, WP, 4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K; Gavin Bartel, 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K.
Lancers Highlights: Becker, 0 for 1; Trynowski, 0 for 2; Wieser, 1 for 2, RBI; Donovan, 0 for 1; Driscoll, run scored; Petersen, 0 for 2; DeBoer, 0 for 3; Baker, 1 for 2, run scored; Grattan, 1 for 3; Grupa, 1 for 3; Masterson, 0 for 3; McCool, 1 for 3, RBI. Pitchers: Trynowski, 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K; McCool, LP, 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K (Byron R-H-E: 6-7-0; LA C R-H-E: 2-5-0).
KoMets fall
to Tigers
The Kasson-Mantorville baseball boys battled an unbeaten Stewartville Tigers team on Thursday, April 13, and the Tigers emerged victorious by an 11-4 final tally.
Stewartville: Titan Klunder, 1 for 1, 2B, RBI, run scored; Zach Schreiber, 1 for 3, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, SB; Reed Neubauer, 3 for 4, RBI, 2 runs scored; Carter Miller, 1 for 4, 2B, 2 RBI, run scored, SB; Brady Pickett, 3 for 5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 runs scored, 3 SB. Pitchers: Ty Brown, 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 K; Tegan Malone, (WP) 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K; Ale Tapia, 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K.
Kasson-Mantorville: Grady Babcock, 1 for 2; Howard Head, 1 for 2, 2B, SB; Bennett Brown, 1 for 2, RBI; Jake Hallstrom, 1 for 3, run scored. Pitchers: Grady Babcock, 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K; Sam Graunke, (LP) 2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K; Bennett Brown, 1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K. Stewartville improves to 4-0, 3-0 in the HVL. K-M drops to 0-2 both overall and in the HVL.
Vikings win two, drop one
Everyone was enjoying the beautiful weather so much, they decided to play a triple-header in Hayfield on Friday, April 14. The first game featured Hayfield vs Cherry, and the Vikings won, 9-7. Game two saw Hayfield take on Blooming Prairie, and it was an 11-1 win for the Vikes. The third game was a battle between Cherry and Byron.
On Saturday, Hayfield fell to Fillmore Central/Lanesboro, 13-4.
Game 1: Cherry: Isaiah Asuma, run scored, 3 SB; Noah Sundquist, 1 for 4, 2B, run scored; Noah Asuma, run scored, 2 SB; Jake Koskela, run scored; Mason Heiteman, 1 for 3, 2 RBI, run scored; Kaleb Rinerson, run scored; Evin Graves, 1 for 2, RBI, run scored, 2 SB. Pitchers: Kaleb Rinerson, 1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K; I. Asuma, 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K; Mason Heiteman, (LP) 1 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K; N. Asuma 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K; Graves 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K; Sundquist 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.
Hayfield: Ethan Pack, 4 runs scored, SB; Jack Beck, 1 for 2; Cole Selk, RBI, run scored; Corbin Krueger, 2 runs scored; Aidan Nelson, 1 for 3, run scored, SB; Zander Jacobson, run scored; Jack Thoe, RBI, SB. Pitchers: Ethan Pack, (WP) 4 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, 6 K; Jack Thoe, (Save) 3 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K.
Game 2: Blooming Prairie: Jesse Cardenas, 1 for 3, run scored, SB; Carter Bishop, 1 for 2, 2B; Alex Lea, 1 for 2; Carson Ingvalson, 1 for 3 RBI. Pitchers: Zach Hein, (LP) 4.1 IP, 11 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 4 BB, 2 K; Alex Lea, 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K.
Hayfield: Ethan Pack, RBI, run scored, SB; Cole Selk, 2 for 2, 2B, RBI, run scored; Corbin Krueger, 1 for 2, RBI, run scored; Aidan Nelson, 3 for 4, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 runs scored; Zander Jacobson, 3 for 4, 2 RBI, run scored; Isaac Nelson, 2 for 3, run scored, SB; Jack Thoe, 1 for 2, run scored, SB; Eric Bermea, 1 for 2, RBI, run scored; Hunter Simonson, run scored, 2 SB. Pitchers: Eric Bermea, (WP) 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K.
FC/L Game: Fillmore Central/Lanesboro: Bryce Corson, 2 runs scored; Dillon O’Connor, 1 for 2, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored; Stephan Schultz, 1 for 3, HR, 4 RBI, run scored; Gunner Benson, 1 for 4, run scored; Ty Sexton, 1 for 2, RBI, 2 runs scored; Peyton Olson, 2 for 4, 2 runs scored; Jacob Mandelko, 2 for 3, RBI, 3 runs scored; Levi Rodgers, 1 for 5. Pitchers: Ferrie, (WP) 6 1/3 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K; Benson, 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K.
Hayfield: Ethan Pack, run scored; Corbin Krueger, 1 for 2; Aidan Nelson, 2 for 4, RBI, run scored; Zander Jacobson, 1 for 4; Isaac Nelson, 1 for 2, RBI, run scored; Eric Bermea, 1 for 3, run scored; Nic Larsen, 1 for 1. Pitchers: Cole Selk, (LP) 5 2/3 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 8 BB, 3 K; Brayden Nelsen, 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 6 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.
Triton overpowered by Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Tritons’ baseball team was defeated by Zumbrota-Mazeppa, 19-0, last Friday, April 14. Never really able to get into the groove, the Cobras managed just one hit on the day.
ZM: 0, 0, 4, 4, 11 — 19 runs, 7 hits, 2 errors.
Cobras: 0 runs, 1 hit, 6 errors.
Triton Pitching: Bronson Freerksen (LP) 4 IP, 4 H, 8 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K; Corey Lilledahl 1 IP, 3 H, 11 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 1 K. Triton Hitting: Tyler Gnagey, 1 for 2.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa: Jack Krier, 1 for 2, RBI, 4 runs scored; Preston Ohm, 1 for 3, 1 2B, RBI, run scored; Sam Knowlton, 2 for 3, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 runs scored. Pitchers: Hudson Ohm (WP) 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K.