The
Morris Eagles aren't having to work up a sweat in this horribly hot
week for the July 4th of 2012. They are in a schedule hiatus.
They played on Friday, June 29, and reached the ten-win plateau
with a 14-2 home triumph over Monte. They will resume on Sunday, July 8, at
Montevideo to wrap up the home-and-home set.
Click on the
permalink below to read about the Eagles' win and loss on June 22 and
23. The win was over Dumont and the loss to Starbuck, both on the road.
This post is on my companion website, "Morris of Course."
The Morris crew is enjoying the July 4 holiday with a 10-5
overall season record and 9-3 showing in league. Just three games remain
in the regular season. Where does the time go?
Can we get a reprieve from the intense heat? Can we ever complain about winter again?
Eagles 14, Montevideo 2
The
Eagles wasted no time asserting themselves in the June 29 win.
They gained a 6-0 lead over the Montevideo Spartans in the first inning.
The Chizek Field crowd had much to feel content about, as Morris
added one run in the second inning and three in the third before Monte
finally got on the scoreboard with two runs in the fourth.
But
Morris kept rolling forward with three runs in the bottom of the
fourth. The fourth was the only inning in which Monte scored.
The Morris line score showed 14 runs on 13 hits and zero errors. The Monte numbers were 2-8-2.
The
Morris scoring began with a Ryan Beyer opposite field double. With two
outs, Monte agonized as their pitching just couldn't find the strike
zone. There was a skein of six walks pushing in four runs - not too
entertaining for the fans even though the Morris lead was growing. Kirby
Marquart applied the final flourish in this rally with a run-scoring
single.
Matthew Carrington wielded an RBI bat in the second to push the lead to 7-0.
The
third inning saw Beyer hit the ball into the left-center gap to push a
run in. An error and a ground out made the score 10-0.
The Morris onslaught continued in the fourth with Marquart smashing
an opposite field double off the scoreboard in left, driving in two
runs. The run total grew to 13 with an Eric Asche RBI single.
The final run came in the fifth when Marquart connected for an RBI single, building his RBI total on the day to four.
All this scoring made it almost certain pitcher Carrington would
get the "W" by his name. Indeed he got it - his sixth win of the season.
He fanned five batters, walked none and scattered eight hits in his
five innings.
The win assured Morris of the #1 seed for the Canvas Division of the Land o' Ducks League playoffs.
Leadoff
hitter Dusty Sauter was a perfect four-for-four and scored three
runs while driving in one. He stole two bases. Marquart had the fine
boxscore line of 5-2-3-4 (at-bats, runs, hits, RBIs). Beyer's line:
4-2-2-2.
Asche went two-for-three, scored a run and drove in two. Carrington
had a hit to complement his pitching work. He scored a run and drove in
one.
Brett Anderson didn't have a hit but he scored two runs and drove in one. Nathan Gades had a 2-1-1-1 line.
Nate Haseman pitched two innings of relief, striking out two batters and allowing no hits or runs.
Legion baseball: Morris 4, Wheaton 2
Morris Post #29 prevailed in a suspenseful road game on Thursday, June 28. The opponent: Wheaton.
What made the difference was a three-run Morris rally in the top of
the eighth. (That's extra innings.) The game extended past the usual
seven innings because of a 1-1 deadlock.
Morris scored one run in the second inning and Wheaton plated a run
in the bottom of the seventh. Morris pitcher Sam Mattson looked like he
was owning this game for an extended time. He didn't allow a hit until
the seventh when Wheaton got that tying run in.
So it was anybody's ballgame after seven innings in spite of Mattson's commanding pitching.
Wheaton had the most capable Tanner Kirkeide on the hill. Mattson and Kirkeide worked the distance for their respective teams.
Kirkeide might have kept pace with Mattson but an error hurt his
cause in the eighth. Tanner Picht of the Post #29 crew led off by
reaching on an error. He seized his opportunity and stole second. Tyler
Henrichs zeroed in on a Kirkeide delivery and spanked a single to
center. In came Picht.
A passed ball got Henrichs over to second. Mac Beyer pounced on a
Kirkeide delivery that was to his liking and doubled to left. Jacob
Torgerson singled to center, allowing Beyer to score and polishing off
this decisive three-run rally.
Wheaton managed one run in the bottom of the eighth.
Kirkeide was the hard-luck loser.
Winner Mattson had a nice harvest of strikeouts, eleven, in his
eight innings on the hill. He walked just one and allowed four hits and
two runs (both unearned). Kirkeide fanned three batters, walked one and
allowed five hits and four runs (three earned).
Post #29 entered the weekend with a 5-1 sub-district record and 8-3 overall W/L numbers.
The line score vs. Wheaton was four runs, five hits and six errors.
That latter stat needs some downsizing. Wheaton scored its two runs on
four hits and committed two errors.
Tom Holland went one-for-three and stole a base. So did Tyler
Henrichs. Jacob Torgerson finished two-for-four and Mac Beyer
one-for-four.
I'm told the Legion boys are playing at home tomorrow night (Thursday, July 5, 7:30 p.m.).
I'm told the Legion boys are playing at home tomorrow night (Thursday, July 5, 7:30 p.m.).
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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