Opole Bears vs St. Wendel Saints Playoffs 2023

The Saints ended a 26-year Region Tournament drought with a 10-0 win in 8 innings over the Bears at Red Bialka Memorial Ballpark in a Region 8C Play-In game.  Austin Dickmann was outstanding on the mound, losing his bid for a no-hitter with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th.  He settled for a 1-htit shutout with 13 strikeouts.  Tanner Reis went 3-4 with a double, Austin Dickmann was 1-3 with 3 rbi's, Brandon Dickmann was 1-4 with a 2-run single and Logan Harren, Tyler Huls and Jake Ethen had multi-hit games for St. Wendel, who last qualified for a Region Tournament in 1996.  Hunter Boeckermann had Opole's lone hit with his 1-out single in the 8th inning.