The weekend of August 4-5 brought abundant success for our Morris Eagles baseball team. The season is winding down or reaching a climax, whichever way you want to look at it.
The Eagles are on a roll in the August phase of play. They own a 17-7 record as the curtain opens for our Stevens County Fair. They have won five of their last six.
Spokesman Matthew Carrington sees the squad "peaking at the right time." He's optimistic based on "a deep pitching staff and solid lineup." I might suggest a deep pitching staff is the finest attribute you can have. Now the Eagles are in for the Region 9C play-in game. They'll vie vs. Madison at 1 p.m. this Saturday, August 11, at Ortonville.
Click on the permalink below to reach about the Eagles' 5-4 win over Dumont on August 4 in the opening round of the Region 9C playoffs. This post is on my companion website, "Morris of Course." Thanks for reading. - B.W.
Eagles 7, Clinton 2
The August 5 game had Morris taking on Clinton in Rosen. The Eagles built their win skein to four with a 7-2 triumph.
The August 5 game had Morris taking on Clinton in Rosen. The Eagles built their win skein to four with a 7-2 triumph.
At first all wasn't rosy as Clinton owned a 2-0 lead after two innings. After that the Eagles owned this game, scoring at least one run in the third through seventh innings.
Tanner Picht's name appears in the leadoff spot for the blue crew in the weekend games. Normally we'd see Dusty Sauter's. But Dusty was sidelined with a concussion and broken nose - an unfortunate mishap from a collision at third in the game versus Appleton. His speedy return is expected.
In the meantime, it was Picht who began Morris' scoring in the Clinton game, walking and stealing second in the third inning before finally scoring on a Kirby Marquart single.
Morris scored another run in the fourth and would likely have scored two if the ball hadn't rolled under the fence. Back-to-back singles got Morris going in that fourth. These were off the bats of Craig Knochenmus and Matthew Carrington. Up to bat comes Brett Anderson who made solid contact and sent the ball screaming down the left field line. Knochenmus scored. Carrington had to stay at third after the ball went under the fence (darn).
Morris finally seized the lead in the fifth frame. This two-run rally began with Picht singling. He arrived at second on a Marquart sacrifice. Up to bat comes the seasoned Eric Asche who capitalizes, connecting for a two-run homer. It was a deep and majestic shot over the left-center field fence.
The Eagles scored again in the sixth on a Clinton fielding miscue.
The seventh inning saw the always-dangerous Ryan Beyer hit an RBI double that barely eluded the Card left fielder who made a futile dive. Beyer came in on a Knochenmus single.
The final Morris line score was seven runs, eleven hits and two errors. The pitching story: Jacob Torgerson got the win, working six innings and setting down two Card batters on strikes. One of the two runs he allowed was unearned. He walked just one and allowed five hits.
Jacob's arm was retired in favor of Knochenmus having his arm put to work for the last three innings. "Knochy" was dominant in getting the save, fanning six batters, walking one and allowing three hits and no runs.
Nearly everyone in the Eagle lineup hit safely. The multiple-hit guys were Marquart, Knochenmus and Carrington. Picht had a stolen base.
Madison beat Dawson 4-1 in the day's second game. So Madison will now face Morris in Ortonville.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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