Baseball Playoff Results Saturday, July 2nd
Class 1A District 15
Audubon Vs Stanton At Coon Rapids
Stanton 10
Audubon 4
It was a good start for Audubon on Saturday but not a good finish as the Wheelers led 3-0 before giving up 10-runs over the final 3 innings. Audubon collected two of their four hits in the game in the 1st inning and only had 1 hit after the 2nd inning. They got a good start from Braden Wessel who left the mound leading 3-0 after 3 innings. Defensive struggles hurt the Wheelers as they made 6 errors, most on throws that cost them 4-runs. including all 3 runs in the 5th inning that tied the game. The Wheelers scored in the bottom 5th to regain the lead but AHSTW answered with a 4-run 6th, then put the game away with 3-runs in the 7th inning.
Aaron Olsen led off the bottom 1st with a single and eventually scored on a ground ball from Gavin Larsen that was thrown away. Gavin Smith had walked after Olsen and he came in to score on the play, giving Audubon a 2-0 lead. Larsen moved to 2nd on the error and scored on an RBI single by Evan Alt. Braden Wessel was pretty sharp through 3 innings, allowing 2 hits while striking out 5. He hit the first batter of the game, then walked the next guy to put runners on 1st and 2nd but struck out the next two batters and induced a ground ball to end the inning, He fanned two more in the 2nd inning and started a nifty 1-6-3 double play in the 3rd. Audubon committed 4 errors and allowed 2 hits by Stanton in the 5th as the Vikings scored 3 times to tie the game. Gavin Smith had a one out single in the bottom of the 5th, stole 2nd base and moved to 3rd on a ground out. He stole home to give the Wheelers the lead at 4-3. Audubon had one base runner the rest of the game. The Vikings picked up a pair of hits and were aided by the Wheelers sixth error of the game in scoring 4-runs in the 6th.
Aaron Olsen finished with a team high 2 hits, while Gavin Smith and Evan Alt had the Wheelers other 2 hits. Smith scored twice while Olsen and Gavin Larsen each scored once. Larsen added a pair of RBI. Braden Wessel threw 3 innings, allowing 2 hits and no runs while striking out 5.
The loss ends the Wheeler season at 11-12.
Audubon Stats
Aaron Olsen 2-4, RS
Gavin Smith 1-3, 2 RS, BB, SB- Pitching LP, 3 1/3 IP, 3 Hits, 6 RA, 3 ER, 3 K’s, 4 BB
Gavin Larsen 2 RBI, RS- Pitching 2/3 IP, 1 Hit, 4 RA, 3 ER, 2 K’s, 2 BB, HBP
Cooper Nielsen 1 HBP
Evan Alt 1-3, RBI
Alex Foran 1 BB
Braden Wessel 3 IP, 2 Hits, 5 K’s, BB, HBP
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
Stanton 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 10
Audubon 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Class 1A District 15
AHSTW At Coon Rapids Bayard
Coon Rapids Bayard 18
AHSTW 0 (4 Innings)
Coon Rapids Bayard look sharp in all aspects of the game, scoring 6-runs in the 1st inning, turning a double play on the second pitch of the game, allowing just one hit, hitting the ball hard in every inning and winning the game with a walk off grand slam home run in the 4th inning. The Crusaders finished the game with 11 hits, having all nine starters having at least one hit and two players having two hits.
Easton Hays opened the bottom 1st inning, reaching on an error, Cal Heydon added a base hit and Lance Clayburg reached on an error. The Crusaders batted 10 batters in the inning, getting RBI from Cal Heydon, Gabe Obert and Tanner Oswald. They scored 6 times and put the game away early. Kolby Culbertson allowed a hit to start the game and then didn’t allow another one through his 3 innings. He struck out a pair of batters in the 2nd inning. The Crusaders batted 10 hitters again in the 2nd inning, scoring another 5-runs with Preston McAlister tripling to score a pair and Jacob Estrada knocking in another run. They scored just once in the 3rd but put the game away with six batters hitting in the 4th inning and all six scoring. Tanner Oswald ended the game with a grand slam home run to left-center. Cal Heydon and Lance Clayburg had both picked up an RBI earlier in the inning.
Tanner Oswald and Cal Heydon both had 2 hits with Oswald adding a double, a grand slam home run to end the game, 6 RBI and scored 3 times. Heydon had a double, drove in a pair of runs and scored 3 times. Preston McAlister had a triple and 2 RBI. Lance Clayburg doubled and scored all 4 times. Kolby Culbertson got the win on the mound, allowing 3 innings, with 1 hit and 5 strikeouts. Culbertson also tripled with an RBI.
The Crusaders picked up win number 22 as they move to 22-7. They will host Stanton on Tuesday on KIKD At 7:00.
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Easton Hays 2 RS, SB- Pitching 1 IP, Hit, 2 K’s
Cal Heydon 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 RS, BB
Lance Clayburg 1-2, 2B, RBI, 4 RS, 2 BB
Gabe Obert 1-3, RBI, RS, BB
Preston McAlister 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 RS, HBP
Tanner Oswald 2-4, 2B, GS-HR, 6 RBI, 3RS
Kolby Culbertson 1-1, 3B, RBI, 2 HBP- Pitching WP, 3 IP, 1 Hit, 3 K’s
Jacob Estrada 1-2, RBI, RS, SB
Parker Hays 1-2, BB, SB
Ethan Bauer 2 RS
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
AHSTW 0 0 0 0 0
CRB 6 5 1 6 18
Class 1A District 16
Glidden Ralston At Woodbury Central
Woodbury Central 10
Glidden Ralston 0 (5 Innings)
Glidden Ralston trailed 3-0 after 3 innings as Colby Wallace was pitching really well. Woodbury Central made some nice adjustments at the plate the third time through the lineup and were able to string some hits together, scoring 3-runs in the 4th and then ending the game with a 4-run bottom of the 5th. The Wildcats struggled to get the bats going with Mark Lensch picking up their only hit.
The Wildcats took some nice steps forward with a young team in 2022, finishing the season 3-18.
Glidden Ralston Stats
Mark Lensch 1-2
Ethan Olberding 1 BB
Jackson Sklenar 1 BB
Colby Wallace LP, 4 1/3 IP, 10 Hits, 10 RA, 10 ER, 4 K’s, 4 BB
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 Final
GR 0 0 0 0 0 0
WC 2 0 1 3 4 10
Class 1A District 16
Ar-We-Va vs IKM-Manning At Kingsley
IKM-Manning 7
Ar-We-Va 3
The IKM-Manning will move on in the Class 1A District 16 playoff brackets as they were able to knock off Ar-We-Va with some solid pitching from Max Neilsen and hitting late.
It was a nice pitcher battle early between Nielsen and Conner Kirsch. Nielsen got his night started with four strikeouts in the first two innings while Kirsch threw consistently and allowed the defense behind him to make solid plays. The Rockets were first on the board as they got two home in the third inning. Wyatt Ragaller got a single and stole second base and Will Ragaller brought him home with a big RBI triple. Will Ragaller was later brought home off a sac bunt, RBI from Conner Kirsch.
The momentum shift from the Wolves came in the fourth inning when Nielsen pitched a nearly perfect inning. He was one pitch long from a perfect nine pitch, three strikeout inning, but he got three strikeouts in 10 pitches. Then, the next batter up for IKM-Manning in the bottom of the fourth inning was Nielsen who rocketed off a double. That shift in focus allowed the Wolves to grab the lead at 4-2. Reed Hinners was also part of that push as he got an RBI single. After both teams went scoreless in the fifth, IKM-Manning got their bats going again and got three across home plate. Treyton Barry got his first hit of the game that ended up being a two RBI single to lead the game at 7-2.
Conner Kirsch was able to last six innings on the hill, and he pitched well only allowing three earned runs off eight hits and recording five strikeouts. Ar-We-Va had a good inning going into the seventh when Will Ragaller hit a single with two outs. Cooper Kock knocked a deep ball to score Will Ragaller off an RBI triple. Despite a nice momentum shift, a flyout to Ben Ramsey at second base was able to seal the win for IKM-Manning as they won 7-3.
Ar-We-Va’s season will come to an end with a final record of 6-12 overall. The win improved IKM-Manning to 10-13 overall and advanced to the second round of the Class 1A District 16 playoff where they will take on Kingsley Pierson on Tuesday, July 5th.
IKM-Manning Stats
Treyton Barry: 1-4, 2 RBI
Max Nielsen: 2-2, 2B, BB; Pitching: 7 IP, 3 RA, 3 ER, 8 Hits, HB, 11 K, W
Cooper Perdew: 1-3, 2B
Reed Hinners: 1-3, RS, RBI, SB
Ben Ramsey : 2-3, 2 RS
Tristan Barry: 1-2, 2 RS
Kaiden Barry: 1-2
Jackson Woebke: BB, RS
Davis Rasmussen: 1-3, 2 RBI
Kasche Huen: RS
Ar-We-Va Stats
Will Ragaller: 3-4, 2 RS, 3B, RBI, SB
Cooper Kock: 2-4, 3B, SB
Conner Kirsch: RBI; Pitching: 8 Hits, 7 RA, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, L
Wade Ragaller: 1-3, SB
Damon Ehlers: 1-2, 2B, HBP
Wyatt Ragaller: 1-3, RS, SB
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
AWV 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3
IKMM 0 0 0 4 0 3 X 7
Class 2A District 3
South Central Calhoun Vs Manson NW Webster At SE Valley
South Central Calhoun 9
Manson NW Webster 7 (8 Innings)
Andrew Anderson was outstanding on the mound and at the plate, dominating the early part of the game on the mound. he struck out 6 batters through 3 innings, and had 9 strikeouts before allowing the Cougars their first hit. The Titans scored in the 1st inning and led 1-0 heading into the 4th. Manson NW Webster tied the game in the 4th but Kaden Dorman drove in a pair of runs with single in the 5th and the Titans were back up 3-1, his third hit of the game. The Cougars bounced back, getting a 2-run home run in the 5th and scoring 3-runs to take their first lead of the game (4-3). South Central Calhoun wasn’t going to be denied, scoring 4 times in the 6th and went back ahead 7-4. Things got interesting and tight for the Titans as the Cougars scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 6th but the Titans held a 7-6 lead. South Central Calhoun couldn’t hold the lead with a run in the 7th. The Titans responded again with a pair of runs in the top 8th and held on to win.
A pair of freshman led the Titans with Andrew Anderson and Kaden Dorman each having 3 hits. Anderson scored 4 times and Dorman had a double, drove in 3-runs. Jayden Soard added a double and scored a pair of runs. South Central Calhoun finished with 12 hits, holding the Cougars to 7. Andrew Anderson went 4 1/3 innings, allowing 3 hits and 3 earned runs with 10 strikeouts. Cody Thompson got the win, going 2 2/3 innings, allowing 4 hits and 3 earned runs with 3 strikeouts.
The Titans play at Pocahontas Area on Tuesday.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Andrew Anderson 3-4, 4 RS, BB- Pitching 4 1/3 IP, 3 Hits, 4 RA, 3 ER, 10 K’s, 4 BB
Jayden Soard 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2 RS, HBP
Jacob Kalkwarf 1-5, RBI
Kaden Dorman 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI
Charlie Nattress 1-4
Brock Nattress 1 HBP
Khyean Hawkins 1-4, RS
Caleb Juhl 1-4, RS
Keegan Soard 1 RS, BB
Cody Thompson WP, 2 2/3 IP, 4 Hits, 3 RA, 3 ER, 3 K’s, 3 BB, HBP
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
SCC 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 9
MNW 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 7
Class 2A District 3
East Sac At SE Valley
SE Valley 11
East Sac 1 (5 Innings)
A 4-run 2nd inning put the Raiders in a hole they weren’t able to dig out of as they fall in 5 innings at SE Valley. East Sac finished with a pair of hits with Karter Ludwig singling and Preston Mauer driving him in with a single in the 4th. That cut the Jaguars lead to 5-1 but SE Valley scored 5-runs in the bottom 4th to take the momentum back. They added 1 more run in the 5th to end the game.
Karter Ludwig and Preston Mauer both had singles with Ludwig scoring and Mauer driving him in, Karter Ludwig pitched 2 innings, allowing 5-runs on 4 hits. Weston Drost took the loss, allowing 4 hits and 6-runs.
The Raiders end the season 3-12.
East Sac Stats
Karter Ludwig 1-3, RS- Pitching 2 IP, 4 Hits, 5 RA, 0 ER, 2 K’s, 2 BB, HBP
Preston Mauer 1-2, RBI
Jack Gullett 2 BB
Luke Wernimont 1 HBP
Weston Drost LP, 3 IP, 4 Hits, 6 RA, 0 ER, 4 BB, HBP
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 Final
East Sac 0 0 0 1 0 1
SE Valley 1 4 0 5 1 11
