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Top-seeded Avon beat #8 Opole 5-1 on Friday night to open the South/West Division Playoffs.  Cole Wellmann hurled 6 shutout innings, scattering 3 hits to get the Win.  Matt Meyer went 2-3 with an rbi and Caleb Curry was 1-3 with 2 rbi to lead the Lakers.  Tate Lange went 1-4 with a double for the Bears.

The Bears beat the Falcons 4-2 as Austin Lange gave Opole a 1st inning lead with a 2-out rbi single.  Jordan Schmitz belted a 2-run Homer in the 4th to make it 3-0.  Flensburg got an rbi double from Russ Fellbaum in the 7th to make it 3-1, then Brent Carry's 8th inning ground out drove in another run to bring Flensburg within 1 at 3-2. In the bottom of the 8th, Jordan Schmitz delivered again wi...

The Rebels beat the Brewers 5-2 to lock up the #2 seed in the Playoffs. Bryce Flanagan went 6 innings to get the Win and Brett Kramer threw 3 shutout innings in relief for the Save. Mike Poser gave Pierz a 2-0 lead with a 2-run single in the 3rd, but the Rebels answered with 4 in the bottom of the 3rd on a game-tying 2-run single by Bryce Flanagan and run scoring singles from Nick Jelacie and B...

The Billygoats beat the Lakers 6-4 at Hellie Field as Matt Tautges threw a Complete Game, striking out 12.  Tautges also went 3-4 with a 2-run double that put Buckman ahead for good in the 2nd inning.

The Randall Cubs beat the Sobieski Skis 5-3 on Sunday as Caleb Strack hurled a Complete Game, striking out 14 and scattering 5 hits.  Strack also had 3 hits, including a pair of doubles and scored 2 runs.  Dane Couture had a big day at the plate for the Cubs, belting a lead-off Homer in the 2nd and then coming through with the go-ahead rbi single in the 8th inning.  

The Pierz Lakers beat the Pierz Bulldogs 5-1 on Saturday night at Hellie Field.  Max Barclay's 4th inning solo Homer gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead that held up until Paul Herman's 2-out, 2-run single in the 7th.  The Lakers then tacked on another 3 runs in the 9th, including another 2 rbi's for Paul Herman for the 5-1 victory.

Matt Swanson of the Upsala Bluejays fired the first no-hitter of his outstanding 18-year career as he blanked the Swans 10-0 on Saturday in Swanville.  Swanson struck out 15 in his masterpiece.  Brady Burggraff had a big day offensively for the Jays with a 3-run Homer in the 1st and a 2-run blast in the 2nd.

The Lakers blanked the Falcons 12-0 in 8 innings as Matt Pichelmann fired a Complete Game 2-hitter with 12 strikeouts.  Joe Dolan's 3-run Homer in a 5-run 5th inning broke the game open for Avon.

The Lakers came from behind to beat the Cubs 5-3 as Chad Weiss belted a 3-run double in the bottom of the 7th to rally Pierz to victory.  Noah Cekalla fanned 12 over innings with Brady Petron getting the Save.  Kyle Peterschick had a 3-hit game for Randall.

The St. Stephen Steves beat the Randall Cubs 10-0 in 7 innings on Saturday as Jack Greenlun came close to a no-hitter, allowing only a Travis Wenzel single leading off the 7th inning.  Greenlun fanned 0 in his gem.  Cole Fuecker belted a 3-run Homer and Blake Guggenberger added 2 hits, including an rbi double for the Steves.

Travis Wenzel fires a Complete-Game 3-hitter as the Cubs beat the Bluejays 4-2 in a Saturday morning game.  Rick Drew drove in 3 runs with a pair of 2-out singles and Travis Wenzel added his own 2-out run scoring single.  For Upsala, Levi Lampert account for both runs with a pair of sacrifice fly's.

The Black Sox beat the Saints 13-3 in 7 innings on Friday night as Mitch Reller fanned 10 over his 6 innings of work to get the Win.  Jake Braegelmann went 2-3 with a walk, an rbi and scored 3 times, Brandon Sawyer was 2-3 with a double, 2 rbi, a walk and was hit by a pitch and scored twice and Bryan Benson was 0-2 but walked 3 times, drove in a pair of runs and scored twice.  For the Saints, B...

The Lakers beat the Steam 11-2 at Blattner Field on Wednesday, getting off to a fast start with a 1st inning Grand Slam from Elian Mezquita and a solo blast from Cole Wellmann in a 5-run 1st inning.  Mitch McIntyre threw 6 shutout innings, striking out 10 to get the Win.  Carter Dox drove in both runs for Aitkin with a 7th inning 2-run single.

The Cubs snapped a 6-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Bears as Caleb Strack lost his bid for a no-hitter with 1 out in the 9th when Isaiah Folsom singled.  Strack finished with a 2-hit shutout and struck out 20! Matt Otremba belted a 2-run Homer, Travis Wenzel doubled twice and Ricky Drew and Alec Zack added rbi singles in the win.

The Lumberjacks handed the Lakers an 11-1 setback in 7 innings on Saturday night. Drew Beier threw a Complete Game, striking out 9 and scattering 6 hits.  Joe Ziwicki went 3-4 with a double and 2 rbi's and scored 3 runs, and 4 other Foley hitters had multi-hit games.  

The Lakers beat the Black Sox 10-2, thanks in large part to a 7-run 3rd inning.  In that big inning, Avon strung together 6 straight singles, used an error and a sacrifice fly to do the damage.  Cody Stich worked the final 4 2/3 innings to get the Win, not allowing a run or a hit while striking out 4. Carter Sawyer led Freeport, collecting 3 of their 4 hits in the game, including a 5th inning H...

The Lakers edged the Lumberjacks 6-5 at Hellie Field as Brady Petron blasted a 3-run Homer in the 5th to put the Lakers ahead for good. Petron also delivered a 1st inning sacrifice fly to finish with 4 rbi. Noah Cekalla went7 innings for the Win with Petron throwing 2 scoreless innings in relief to earn a Save.  Joe Ziwicki belted a solo Homer for Foley.

The Skis stayed unbeaten with a 6-3 win in 11 innings over the Billygoats on Sunday.  Back-to-back rbi doubles from Collin Kray and Zach Opatz, along with a run-scoring wild pitch in the top of the 11th provided the runs that Sobieski needed to improve to 10-0.  

The Brewers beat the Steam 3-2 at Hellie Field as Peter Schommer tossed a Complete Game 5-hitter, striking out 6.  At one point, Schommer retired 18 straight Aitkin hitters.  Pierz scored the game winning run in the bottom of the 8th on a lead-off double by Mike Poser, a Peter Schommer bunt and an Aitkin throwing error.

The Lumberjacks edged the Billygoats 5-3, breaking a 3-3 tie in the 8th on a run-scoring wild pitch and an rbi single from Wyatt Ziwicki.  Drew Beier picked up the Win with relief help from Chuck Hackett.  Mitch Keeler belted a solo Homer and Chuck Hackett had 3 hits to lead Foley while Noah Boser, Joe Kahl and Travis Kahl had multi-hit games for the Billygoats.

The Rebels extended their winning streak to 7 games with a 10-6 win over the Bulldogs.  Adam Jensen went 5 innings for the Win and Fort Ripley got 3 hits from Seth Vagts and a pair of doubles from Riley DeRosier in the victory.

The Skis beat the Lakers 5-2 as Scott Litchy fired a Complete-Game 3 hitter with 8 strikeouts.  Litchy didn't allow a hit after the 3rd inning and retired 20 of the last 21 batters he faced.  Dusty Parker belted a go-ahead 3-run Homer in the 4th and later added a double.

Connor Knettel threw a Complete Game as the Devils edged the Bulldogs 3-2 at Hellie Field.  Kolton Happke's 7th inning rbi single broke a 2-2 tie and Knettel worked out of bases-loaded jams in both the 8th and 9th innings.

The Lumberjacks beat the Brewers 8-6 behind a big game from Joe Ziwicki, who had 3 hits including a Grand Slam and a 3-run Homer to drive in 7 runs  Alex Foss was pressed into duty on the mound in the 1st inning and turned in a solid 6 2/3 innings to get the Win with relief help from Mike Beier. 

The Pioneers season came to an end with an 8-3 loss to the Eagles at Putz Field in St. Cloud in a Section 6AA elimination game.  A 7-run bottom of the 3rd inning for the Eagles proved to be too much for the Pioneers to overcome.  The Pioneers finished the season with a record of 18-6.

The Pioneers season comes to an end with a 3-1 loss to the Patriots in Waite Park. The Pieneers got their only run in the 1st on a bases-loaded walk to Kenna Otte. Brenna Dickmann and Lily Riley had singles while Kiara Olesch had a 5th inning triple for the Pioneers.  Pierz ends the year with a record of 20-5.

The Pioneers kept their season alive with a come-from-behind 10-9 win over the Huskers in the Section 6AA elimination round as Kiara Olesch belted a pair of Homer's to power the rally.

The Pioneers got a 2-out, 2-run single by Louis Gruber in the 3rd inning to take the lead and a 2-out rbi single from Max Barclay in the 6th to take a 3-1 lead into the 7th against Wadena-Deer Creek in the Section 6AA Playoffs, but Josh Dykhoff's 3-run Homer in the 7th gave the Wolverines a 4-3 come-from-behind win.

The Pioneers used a 5-run bottom of the 5th to rally and beat the Cardinals 7-3 at Faber Field in a Section 6AA elimination game.  Andy Winscher earned the Win with 5 solid innings of work and Ben Virnig had a pair of hits and drove in 3 runs while Chase Becker went 2-3 and scored twice as the Pioneers stayed alive in the Tournament.

The Fort Ripley Rebels edged the Pierz Lakers 3-2 on Sunday as Bill Sather drove in Nick Jelacie with a 2nd inning double and then Jelacie had a 2-run double of his own in the 3rd for Fort Ripley.  The Lakers scored 2 runs in the 7th without the benefit of a hit and left the bases loaded.  Brett Kramer came on to pitch in the 8th and although the Lakers threatened in both the 8th and 9th, Krame...

The Pioneers fought off elimination from the Tournament by building a 5-0 lead against the Huskies and then holding on for a 5-3 victory.  Frankie Seelen pitched 6 very solid innings for the Win and Alana Rocheleau and Lily Riley both had 2-hit games while Kiara Olesch and Kenna Otte belted doubles.  

The Pioneers managed just 1 hit in a 3-1 loss to the Patriots in the Section 6AA Playoffs in Waite Park.  Brenna Dickmann's 1st inning rbi single gave Pierz a 1-0 lead but they could never add on against Patriots ace Kaitlyn Geschwill, who struck out 16. 

Andy Winscher fired a Complete Game 1-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts as the Pioneers opened the Section 6AA Playoffs with a 7-0 win over the Huskies.  Ben Virnig paced an 11-hit attack by going 3-4 with a pair of doubles and drove in 2 runs.

The Pioneers beat the Bulldogs 10-0 in 5 innings in the 2nd round of the Section 6AA Playoffs in Waite Park.  Frankie Seelen threw a no-hitter with 8 strikeouts and Kendra Melby was 3-3 with a double and 4 rbi.

The Pioneers beat the Huskers 9-1 using solo Home Runs from Jeremy Bingesser, Kirby Fischer and Mason Herold in the first 3 innings.  Jeremy Bingesser held the Huskers hitless over 6 innings, striking out 9.  Kirby Fischer also added a 2-run double late in the game in the Pioneers 5-run 6th inning.

The #2 Pioneers opened the 6AA Playoffs with a 7-4 win over the #15 Silverstreaks to advance to the 2nd round.  Kiara Olesch Homered, doubled and singled to drive in 4 runs, Brenna Dickmann added a 2-run double and Morgan Pohlkamp added a big 6th inning rbi to lead the offense.  Frankie Seelenn got the Win with Britney Schommer called upon to stop an Osakis late-game rally.  

The Billygoats beat the Devils 6-2 to improve to 3-0.  Zach Houle led off the 2nd with a Homer and Luke Zontelli added an rbi double in the same inning to give St. Mathias an early lead.  Matt Tautges delivered a 2-run single in the 5th to tie it, the go-ahead run came on an error in the 6th, then Lane Girtz added a 2-run single and Matt Kummet drove in the final run with a base hit. Noah Boser...

The Pioneers beat the Patriots 4-1as Max Barclay fanned 10 over 6 innings and allowed just 1 run and 3 hits to get the Win in his first career Varsity start.  Pierz scored 3 in the 2nd on a bases loaded walk to Reese Young, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly from Jeremy Bingesser.  Jeremy Bingesser doubled in the 4th and scored on a Ben Virnig rbi single for the Pioneers final run.

The Pioneers closed out their regular season with a 17-0 win over the Cardinals as Frankie Seelen, Britney Schommer and Alyssa Sadlovsky combined on the 5-inning no-hitter.  Brenna Dickmann led a 17-hit attack with a 4-hit game, Kendra Melby and Alana Rocheleau had 3-hit games as the Pioneers head into the Playoffs with a 16-3 record.

The Pioneers lost 2-1 to the Flyers when Matt Filippi led off the game with a Home Run and Hudson Filipppi added a 2-out rbi double in the 3rd to give Little Falls a 2-0 lead.  Andy Winscher's 5th inning rbi single was the only run the Pioneers could manage off the pitching duo of Beau Thoma and Zach Gwost.

The Pioneers edged the Falcons 5-4 in a great ballgame in Foley.  With the game tied 3-3 after 6, the Pioneers scored 2 in the top of the 7th on an error and a bases loaded walk to go ahead 5-3. Then in the bottom of the 7th, the Falcons scored 1 and left the bases loaded as Reese Young finished off the game with a strikeout.

The Pioneers celebrated Senior Day with a 12-0 win over the Silverstreaks.  Kiara Olesch Homered in her first at-bat and later had an rbi single and Morgan Pohlkamp and Lily Riley also had 2-hit games. Alana Rocheleau and Britney Schommer each walked 3 times and scored twice  Britney threw a Complete Game 4-hit shutout as the Pioneers improved to 14-3.

The Lightning beat the Riverdogs 7-3, using the long ball to do most of the damage. Aaron Jenkins hit a 3-run Homer, Matt Casperson belted a 2-run shot and Kody Ruedisili added a solo shot. Brady Brezinka had the Riverdogs lone hit. 

The Lakers beat the Bluejays 6-1 on the night that Avon's new lights were debuted at Blattner Field. Riley Voit doubled home a run and added a sacrifice fly to drive in another and Matt Pichelmann threw 5 shutout innings for the Win.

Brenna Dickmann's 3-run Homer sparked a 6-run 1st inning as the Pioneers beat the Cubs 10-1.  Frankie Seelen struck out 7 over 6 innings to pick up her 2nd Win of the day.

The Pioneers blanked the Falcons 10-0 in 5 innings behind a 1-hitter from Frankie Seelen and 4 rbi's from Kendra Melby.

The Pioneers completed their sweep of the Crusaders with an 8-3 win in the nightcap.  Andy Winscher threw 6.2 innings, striking out 8 for the Win.  Ben Virnig was 3-4 with 3 rbi, Andy Winscher was 2-3 with a walk, Louis Gruber was 2-4 and Reese Young was 1-3 with a walk, 2 rbi, 2 stolen bases and 3 runs scored.

The Pioneers beat the Crusaders 6-2 in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Hellie Field. Jeremy Bingesser went the distance to get the Win and also smashed a 2-run Homer.  Ben Virnig was 2-4 with a double and an rbi, Andy Winscher had a 2-run single and Reese Young was on base all 4 times, stealing 4 bases and scoring twice.

The Bulldogs fell behind the Riverdogs 10-2 in the 4th inning and then scored 9 unanswered runs, including Mason Herold's 2-out, 2-run game winning single in the bottom of the 9th to cap off an improbable 11-10 win for Pierz over Royalton on Opening Day.

The Pioneers lost 7-2 to the undefeated Patriots in Pierz as they were unable to generate much offense against Kaitlyn Geschwill, who had thrown no-hitters in her last 3 games.  She would have made it 4 in a row if not for a 1st inning single from Brenna Dickmann.  A highlight for the Pioneers was 2 sparking defensive plays turned in by 2nd baseman Kenna Otte.