The offense was more than enough to support the pitching of Liz Dietz. Dietz worked six innings in the pitching circle and fanned six batters while walking one. She achieved a one-hitter.
Montevideo had three pitchers sharing the work: Maddie Kilibarda (the loser), Megan Anderson and Kassey Pauling. Our 15 runs were scored on eight hits and we committed one error. Monte had breakdowns with five errors. After two innings the score was 6-0. Then we scored one in the fourth and erupted for eight in the sixth.
Bailey Marty scored two of the Tiger runs and she had a hit. Jaden Rose had an RBI and a run scored as part of going one-for-three. Dietz picked up three RBIs to go along with her hit. Jen Solvie crossed home plate twice. Kenna Kehoe had a one-for-three line and scored a run. Emma Bowman had an RBI and scored a run.
Abbie McNally had a hit, two RBIs and a run scored. Carissa Oberg crossed home plate. Macee Libbesmeier had a hit in her only at-bat, drove in two runs and scored two. Riley Decker went one-for-two with an RBI and two runs scored. Kylie Swanson crossed home plate.
The only Monte hit was off the bat of Alissa Eickhoff, who also drove in the only Monte run. The run was scored by Mackenzie Hoidal.
Our line score says we had eight hits but the individuals add up to seven: the information in the Willmar paper.
Baseball: Tigers 11, Minnewaska 6
The baseball fortunes were bright for the orange and black on Friday. What a late surge that lifted our Tigers over rival Minnewaska Area! We were down 6-4 late. The Lakers were tasting victory but it was not to be for them, as we rallied for seven runs in the seventh inning. We surged past the Lakers to prevail 11-6 in this WCC contest.
The seventh inning had its share of thrills as Zach Bruns connected for a home run, a three-run job, and Colten Scheldorf stole home. Chandler Wilts and Jack Riley were on base for the Bruns round-tripper. Wilts was on base thanks to his RBI single.
This game began on an upbeat note for our Tigers with three runs coming in the first inning. We scored one in the second, after which we had to wait for the decisive and dramatic rally in the seventh. Our fielding was sharper as we committed just one error compared to the Lakers' four. We outhit the Lakers 12-9.
Bruns had a double to go with his home run. He finished the day three-for-five with two runs scored and three ribbies. Jaret Johnson turned on the jets to steal two bases. He had a hit and scored two runs. Michael Halvorson went 2/4 with two runs scored, two RBIs and two stolen bases. Cade Fehr drove in a run and recorded a hit.
Scheldorf's steal of home was one of two stolen bases by this Tiger. He had a hit, scored a run and drove in a run. Kevin Asfeld swiped two bases and hit safely once. Chandler Wilts went one-for-four, scored a run, drove in a run and stole a base. Indeed, the Tigers were fleet of foot on the basepaths on this day.
Brandon Jergenson and Jack Riley each had a hit and a run scored. Lots of offense for Tigers fans to enjoy, to be sure.
Ryan Amundson tripled for the Lakers. Luke Barkeim went two-for-two. Darion Alexander stoked their cause with a home run. Other Lakers hitting safely were Grant Jensen, Jared Freese (with two hits), Isaiah Testa and Cade Fish.
One Tiger did the job on the pitching mound - this was Austin Berlinger. Berlinger fanned two Laker batters and walked two. He gave up nine hits and the six Laker runs, five of which were earned. Three Lakers shared their pitching: Barkeim, Testa (the loser) and Jensen.
Tigers 5, Benson 3
The baseball Tigers began the new week with a 5-3 win over Benson. Zach Bruns pitched the whole way and struck out three batters. He walked two and gave up seven hits and three runs (two earned). Jared Knutson took the loss for Benson with three innings of work. Matthew Lenarz also pitched.
The Tigers got a feeling of command through the early innings as we rallied for two runs each in the first and third. Run No. 5 came home in the sixth. Meanwhile the Braves put up goose eggs against Bruns through the first six innings. Their too little and too late rally of three runs occurred in the sixth.
We were able to overcome four errors while Benson committed one. The hit totals were six for MACA and seven for Benson.
Cade Fehr had a multiple-hit game for MACA and his two-for-three line was complemented by two RBIs. Jack Riley scored a run. Bruns rapped a hit and scored a run. Jaret Johnson went 1/4 with a run scored. Michael Halvorson had a 1/3 showing with a run. Colten Scheldorf drove in a run. Kevin Asfeld went 1/3 with an RBI.
Two Braves had a 2/4 boxscore line: Matthew Ebnet and Will Enderson. These Braves also hit safely: Patrick Minchow, Matthew Tolifson and Matthew Lenarz. Enderson and Lenarz hit doubles.
BOLD 7, Tigers 2
Whoa, the Tigers actually played two games on Monday. The contest vs. BOLD did not end so well. It was the Warriors with the 7-2 scoreboard advantage. BOLD took a big step, a bold step as it were, with a four-run first inning. From there they scored one run in the second and two in the fourth. The Tigers plated single runs in the first and fifth.
We got outhit 7-5. Each team had two errors.
Josh Rohloff had a rough outing on the mound for the orange and black. He took the loss and was joined in the pitching effort by Cade Fehr. BOLD's Braeden Tersteeg was the winning hurler, going the whole way and striking out five batters.
Zach Bruns tripled, drove in a run and scored a run. Jaret Johnson's bat produced a double. Michael Halvorson's bat produced a hit and an RBI. Joseph Kleinwolterink went one-for-three. Brandon Jergenson doubled and scored a run.
Andrew Sheehan doubled for BOLD. Tersteeg went two-for-four. Jordan Sagedahl, Riley Weis and Matt Moorse all contributed doubles to the mix. Blake Flann turned in a 1/3 performance.
Tipping point for Trump?
Are we getting closer to the finish line with Trump and the walls closing in, as we have sensed for some time? What a daily drumbeat of news it has been. It has felt like rather a weird "hobby" following it day to day.
5 p.m. comes and it's time for Ari Melber on MSNBC. He's the sharpest legal mind and always seems confident that our legal system is going to work in the end. This is despite the sand which Trump and his henchmen/allies seek to always throw in our face. When Clinton was under siege, his tactic was to try to show that the wheels of government were still turning. He'd come on the air and talk about how "American families" were going to benefit from some new thing.
American families are not going to benefit from any Republican ideas. They are so good at pushing pro-life as a principled thing, holier-than-thou stuff. But now they seem rather like the dog that caught the car. I'm no cheerleader for abortion. But if we allow the vise to close on it, we'll actually be joining the less-developed parts of the world. The more civilized parts have moved forward, just like we have since Roe vs. Wade. Women have the right to control their own bodies.
It appears that today, May 22, with Trump losing his temper, might be the day the logjam breaks and we'll steadily get toward true justice. We should pray that there's no national or international catastrophe as the result of what's going on.
Will we see Bill Barr in an orange jumpsuit?
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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