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Pierz Bulldogs vs Nisswa Lightning 2023

The Lightning beat the Bulldogs 14-3 in 8 innings at Hellie Field.  Nisswa scored 6 in the 4th and 6 in the 8th to seize control.  Sam Peterson Homered for the Lightning while Skip Toops and Teddy Dehler drove in runs for Pierz.

Nisswa Lightning vs Buckman Billygoats 2023

The Billygoats beat the Lightning 4-1 in a Class C State Championship game rematch in Buckman.  Ben Thoma broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the 6th with a 2-run Homer, his first as a member of the Billygoats.  Matt Tautges worked 6 innings for the Win and Ben Thoma went the final 3 to earn the Save.  Nisswa loaded the bases with 1 out in the 9th but Thoma kept them off the board.  Nic Nelson went 3-5, and Jeremiah Piepkorn was 2-4 for the Lightning.  Thoma had a 2-run Homer and Lane Girtz and Jack Suska also drove in runs for Buckman, who snapped Nisswa's 23-game winning streak.

Pierz Brewers vs Freeport Black Sox 2023

The Brewers beat the Black Sox 4-1 in Freeport. After a scoreless 4 innings, Rylee Rauch tripled and then scored in the 5th to give Pierz a lead.  Ryan Stuckmayer added an rbi single and another run scored courtesy of an error in the 7th to make it 3-0.  Ryan Stuckmayer then drove in another run in the 8th with a sacrifice fly to give the Brewers a 4-0 lead. Matt Johnson led off the bottom of the 9th with a triple for Freeport, then scored on a ground out by Nate Mettenburg for the final score of 4-1.  Peter Schommer threw a Complete Game 6-hitter with 11 strikeouts for the Win.

Avon Lakers vs Freeport Black Sox 2023

The Lakers and the Black Sox played in front of a big crowd as the game at Black Sox Park was part of "Fox9 TV's Townball Tour".  Unfortunately, the game was tied at 2-2 when rain stopped play in the bottom of the 7th and the game was postponed.

Avon Lakers vs Sobieski Skis 2023

The Lakers won a big Division game against the Skis by a score of 9-3 at Blattner Field.  The game was tied 2-2 going to the bottom of the 5th when Avon scored 5 runs.  Cole Wellmann had a 2-run double and Ryan Janzen and Caleb Curry had rbi's in the 5th for the Lakers.  Dominic Austing and Elian Mezquita combined to limit the Skis offense to just 3 hits in the game. Caleb Curry went 4-5 and Joe Dolan and Peyton Randall had 3-hit games for the Lakers. Scott Litchy, Matt Baier and Dusty Parker had hits for Sobieski with Parker collecting a 2-run single in the 4th inning. 

Avon Lakers vs Elrosa Saints 2023

The Lakers and Saints played to a 2-2 tie during the Victory League vs Stearns County League Challenge in Avon.  Joe Dolan went 3-3 with 2 doubles while Nathan Sand and Peyton Randall drove in runs for Avon.  Jackson Peter was 2-3 with an rbi for Elrosa.

Buckman Billygoats vs St. Martin Martins 2023

The Martins beat the Billygoats 13-3 in 5 innings in the Victory League vs Stearns County League Challenge in Avon.  Andrew Rueckert drove in 2 runs with a 1st inning single and Ben Thoma also drove in a run with a base hit in the 1st for Buckman.  St. Martin broke the game open with a 9-run 2nd inning.  Kyle Lieser went 3-4 with a pair of Homers and 5 rbi's for the Martins.

Sobieski Skis vs Richmond Royals 2023

The Skis beat the Royals 8-4 in the Victory League vs Stearns County Leage Challenge in Avon.  Dusty Parker went the distance on the mound to get the Win for Sobieski.  Riley Czech went 2-2 with an rbi, Collin Kray went 1-1 with a sacrifice fly and drove in 2 runs and Dusty Parker and Joey Hanowski had doubles for the Skis. Sam Holthaus went 2-4 with a double, a Homer and drove in 3 runs for Richmond.

Upsala Blue Jays vs Spring Hill Chargers 2023

The Blue Jays lost 13-5 to the Chargers in the Victory League vs Stearns County League Challenge in Avon.  Levi Lampert went 1-2 with a double, 2 walks, an rbi and scored 2 runs while Matt Swanson, Jeremy Mugg, and Nick Frieler had run-scoring hits for Upsala.  Eric Terres and Devin Orbeck had 3-hit games for Spring Hill. 

Fort Ripley Rebels vs Pierz Lakers 2023

The Rebels won a tight 1-0 game over the Lakers at Hellie Field.  Bryce Flanagan threw 7.2 innings and Brett Kramer worked the final 1.1 innings to secure the victory.  Josh Hukriede drove in the game's only run with a 5th inning single to score Mason Argir.  Hukriede was 2-3 with a double and an rbi for the Rebels while Noah Cekalla, Pete Herman and Kolten Happke the Lakers only hits in the game.  Bryce Flanagan got the Win and retired the first 13 men he faced in the game.