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The late Ralph E. Williams with "Heidi" - morris mn

The late Ralph E. Williams with "Heidi" - morris mn
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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Tanner Picht on a tear in win at Evansville

Morris pounded Brandon-Evansville 11-1 Monday before being edged by Glenwood 6-5 Thursday in exciting American Legion baseball.
 
Morris 11, Brandon-Evansville 1
The Morris nine took the diamond to play Brandon-Evansville Monday and took command, scoring runs in every inning except one. Only in the fourth was there a goose egg for Morris.
The final line scores showed Post #29 with eleven runs on eleven hits and one error, while B-E posted 1-3-5 numbers. Only five innings were required. The Morris dominance took care of that.
This was the fourth Morris triumph of the campaign against no losses.
Tanner Picht's name doesn't usually appear with pitching in the boxscore. On Monday (6/18) Picht did all the Morris pitching and allowed just that one B-E run (earned). He performed like he was a stalwart on the mound, setting down ten B-E batters on strikes. Remember, this was just a five-inning game.
Picht walked just two batters and allowed three hits.
Dan Schafer pitched for B-E and got roughed up, although it should be noted only four of the eleven runs he allowed were earned. Those five B-E errors took a toll in their loss. Schafer struck out three batters and walked two.
The Morris offense attacked Schafer for eleven hits as Picht led the way at three-for-four. He crossed home plate three times. Two of his hits were doubles. It was a day where it seemed he did everything as he also stole two bases.
Chandler Erickson went two-for-four and drove in a run. Tyler Henrichs socked a double as part of going two-for-four, and scored two runs.
Mac Beyer had a double, a triple, two runs scored and a pair of RBIs. Brody Bahr had no hits but stole a base and drove in a run.
Jacob Torgerson and Jordan Staples each added a hit to the mix. Torgerson had an RBI and Staples scored a run.
The B-E players hitting safely were Zach Gibson, Billie Juul and Craig Campbell.
The big inning for Post #29 was the third when six runs came in. The team batted around. RBIs resounded off the bats of Beyer, Picht, Torgerson and Erickson.
 
Glenwood 6, Morris 5
Post #29 was brought down to earth in Thursday (6/21) home action, getting bested by Glenwood 6-5.
It was a humbling game as Morris broke down defensively in the seventh. Morris led 5-2 entering the seventh and seemed on track to stay unbeaten. But it wasn't to be. Two fielding miscues fueled a four-run Glenwood rally as the Morris fans groaned.
Three singles preceded those errors. Singles by Patrick Stumpf, Jake Amundson and Austin Giese loaded the bases. A ground ball then resulted in an errant throw. Two runs came in.
Runners are now at second and third and Morris opts to intentionally walk Andrew Amundson. There is one out. The next batter hits a chopper. A throw home results in the catcher not being able to secure the ball. Two more runs scoring is the consequence, so it's a whole new ballgame.
Glenwood (Post #187) is up 6-5 and needs to retire Morris in the bottom of the seventh. The ball is handed to Trenton Berg for relief duties. Berg got the job done, fanning a batter for the final out.
Beyer and Torgerson pitched for Morris with Beyer getting the loss.
Morris outhit Glenwood 6-5. Torgerson with his two-for-three line was the only Post #29 batter with multiple hits. Jake scored a run and drove in a run.
Chandler Erickson had a hit, a stolen base and a run scored. Tyler Henrichs scored two runs to go with his one-for-three line.
Mac Beyer went one-for-three and scored twice. Jordan Staples had a hit in two at-bats and picked up an RBI.
The Glenwood hits were by Jake Amundson, Austin Giese, Trenton Berg, Zach Sanford and Patrick Stumpf.
The big inning for Morris was the sixth when four runs came in.
A little more fielding resiliency in the seventh, and Morris would have won this game. But the positives have far outweighed the minuses thus far in the season.
 
Four Tigers all-conference
Congratulations to the four Morris Area Chokio Alberta baseball Tigers on being named all-conference for the 2012 prep season: Tom Holland, Sam Mattson, Tanner Picht and Jacob Torgerson.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com

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