Postseason Baseball Results Saturday, July 5th
IKM-Manning Vs Newell Fonda At CAM- Class 1A District 15
Newell Fonda 6
IKM-Manning 5
IKM-Manning lost a heartbreaker to end the season on Saturday, leading the game into the bottom of the 6th before falling by one run to Newell Fonda in the opening round of the postseason. The Wolves kept the Mustangs offense in-check while slowly building what appeared to be a comfortable lead. The game began to change a little in the 4th as the Mustangs scored an unearned run but left the bases loaded as Brock Kusel got a huge strikeout to end the threat. Newell Fonda hadn’t really had much success getting more than one runner on base through the first-three innings as Kusel had struck out four batters and given up two hits. The IKM-Manning offense was productive, scoring at least a run in four of the first-five innings. They left a runner on 3rd in the 5th and only had one baserunner over the final two innings.
Kasche Huehn singled and scored to leadoff the game. He stole 2nd base and scored on a double by Brock Kusel. Kusel moved to 3rd on a wild pitch and scored on a sac fly by Karsyn Lorenzen. The Wolves lead was trimmed to 2-1 in the bottom of the 1st as Andrew Greenfield singles and stole 2nd and 3rd before scoring on an error. IKM-Manning answered in the 2nd with Abe Polzien getting hit-by-pitch and scoring on a single by Logan Halbur. The Wolves pushed the lead to 4-1 in the 4th with Abe Polzien walking, moving to 2nd on a wild pitch and scoring on another single by Logan Halbur. Newell Fonda used a pair Wolves errors in the bottom 4th to pull within 4-2. The rally started with 2-outs and they left the bases loaded. The Wolves did a nice job responding in the top of the 5th. Brock Kusel leadoff with his second-double and scored on an throwing error later in the inning. The Wolves stranded two Mustangs on base in the 5th and took a 5-2 lead into the 6th. Kasche Huehn singled with 2-outs but couldn’t score and Newell Fonda came up in the bottom of the 6th, down 5-2. A hit-by-pitch got the Mustangs off to a good start but the Wolves got an out before a pair of singles in a row, scored a pair of runs to cut the lead to 5-4. A Hit-by-pitch set up Newell Fonda with the lead runner moving to 2nd base. A single gave them the lead at 6-5 and IKM-Manning brought in Karsyn Lorenzen to get out of the inning. The Wolves went down in order in the 7th and Newell Fonda escaped with a come from behind win.
Brock Kusel and Kasche Huehn both had 3 hits with Kusel doubling twice, driving in a run and scoring a pair of runs. Huehn score a run and drove in a run. Logan Halbur had their other 2 hits, adding 2 RBI. Brock Kusel took the loss, going 6 innings with 7 hits and 4 earned runs with 8 strikeouts.
The Wolves season ends 7-16.
Newell Fonda advances to play CAM on Tuesday in Anita.
IKM-Manning Stats
Kasche Huehn 3-4, RBI, RS, SB
Brock Kusel 3-4, 2-2B, RBI, 2 RS- Pitching LP, 5 1/3 IP, 7 Hits, 6 RA, 4 ER, 8 K’s, BB, 3 HBP
Abe Polzien 2 RS, 2 BB, HBP
Brandon Enenbach 1 BB
Logan Halbur 2-3, 2 RBI
Jack Sanford 1 BB
Karsyn Lorenzen 2/3 IP, 2 K’s, BB
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
IKM-M 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 5
NF 1 0 0 1 0 4 x 6
Ar-We-Va At CAM- Class 1A District 15
CAM 7
Ar-We-Va 0
Ar-We-Va hung tough most of the game, not allowing CAM to have a big inning to pull completely away. They struggled getting the 3rd out in a pair of innings as CAM scored five of their first-six runs with 2-outs, getting 3-runs in the 2nd and 2-runs in the 4th with 2-outs. The Rockets had issues getting runners on base, striking out thirteen times with seven of them looking. Their best inning at the plate was the 3rd. Wyatt Ragaller walked with 2-outs and Blayne Smith singled but they were both stranded on base. The Rockets didn’t have a baserunner over the final four innings. Grant Wilken singled in the 2nd inning for their other baserunner. CAM took advantage of the defensive miscues the Rockets made, scoring 5 unearned runs. They scored an unearned run in the 1st, adding 3-runs with 2-outs in the 2nd, two of them were unearned. They added 2 unearned runs with 2-outs in the 4th and had a chance to end the game in the 5th. CAM had their first-four batters reach base in the 5th, scoring a run and having the bases loaded with 1-out. The Rockets settled in and got a strikeout from Wyatt Ragaller for an out. Ragaller induced a fly ball in the infield for 2-outs and fielded an ground ball to himself on the hill to end the threat. CAM had all they needed leading 7-0 and would hold the Rockets the rest of the game.
Blayne Smith and Grant Wilken both had a hit. Wyatt Ragaller took the loss, going 6 innings, allowing 2 earned runs with 5 strikeouts.
The Rockets end the season 4-9. CAM will host Newell Fonda on Tuesday.
Ar-We-Va Stats
Wyatt Ragaller 1 BB- Pitching LP, 11 Hits, 7 RA, 2 ER, 5 K’s, HBP
Blayne Smith 1-3- Pitching 1 IP, K, BB
Grant Wilken 1-3
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
AWV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAM 1 3 0 2 1 0 x 7
South Central Calhoun and Southeast Valley – Class 2A District 1
South Central Calhoun 3
Southeast Valley 0
South Central Calhoun and Southeast Valley faced off in round one of the class 2A substate 1. The winner of this matchup would take on Forest City in the 2nd round. South Central Calhoun started Andrew Anderson on the mound. He would go 3 innings with 5 strikeouts. Both teams opened up the game scoreless as the defense was thriving in the start of the game. Both teams would also fall scoreless in the 2nd inning. South Central Calhoun would bat in the top of the 3rd where they would find a majority of their success. The Titans would have Andrew Anderson, Tucker Berner, and Hayden Stickrod score to take a commanding 3-0 lead after the 3rd inning. Both teams would finish the next 4 innings scoreless as the Titan defense would prevail and keep them in the winning column. Both teams totalled 7 hits on the night. Andrew Anderson led the Titans going 3-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Aiden Albright 1-4
Andrew Anderson 3-3, 2B, RBI, RS, BB, Pitching – 3 IP, 3 Hits, 5 K’s
Charlie Nattress 1-4, RBI, Pitching – 4 IP, 4 Hits, BB, 1 K
Cooper Nattress RBI
Caleb Juhl 1-3
Pierce Davis 1-3
Tucker Berner RS
Hayden Stickrod RS
Box Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
SCC 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
SE Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glidden-Ralston at Audubon – Class 1A District 15
Glidden-Ralston 6
Audubon 4
Glidden-Ralston and Audubon faced off in Class 1A District 15. It was the 1st round of the 2025 playoffs with the winner being awaited by Coon Rapids-Bayard. Audubon hosted on the night and they started off the game on the right foot. Jack Stanerson would hit a double and Brody Schultes would reach on an error while driving in Stanerson. Schultes would be batted in by Mason Steckler as the Wheelers would close the 1st up 2-0. Glidden would go 3 up and 3 down in the 2nd. Audubon would load the bases before leaving all of them stranded. The Wheelers held a 2-0 lead after 2. Glidden would open up the 3rd with Collin Sturm reaching on an error. Blayce Nelson would hit a double to score Sturm and be batted in himself by Daniel Thooft. They would tie it up 2-2 after the top of the 3rd. Audubon would get a run of their own with Mason Steckler being batted in by Brody Weber. Both teams would fail to score. in the 4th and 5th. In the 6th the Wildcats would take their 1st lead of the night. Collin Sturm, Carson Peters, Lucas Christian, and Waylon Hein would all come in to score as the Wildcats would have their best offensive inning. In the bottom of the 6th, the Wheelers would get their chance to comeback. Brody Weber would score after a single. The Wildcats would lead 6-4 after 6. Glidden-Ralston would fail to score in the top of the 7th which opened the door for the Wheelers. Colby Wallace would pitch all 7 for the Wildcats and threw 111 pitches. He would strike out the final 3 in the bottom of the 7th to win it 6-4. They will face Coon Rapids-Bayard in Coon Rapids on Tuesday.
Audubon Stats
Jack Stanerson 2-4, 2B, RBI, RS
Gabe Jensen 1-4
Brody Schultes 1-3, RBI, RS, SB
Brody Weber 1-3, RBI, RS
Colton Hansen 1-3
Aiden Kjergaard BB
Adam Obrecht BB, Pitching – 7 IP, 11 Hits, 6 RA, 4 ER, 5 K’s
Mason Steckler RBI, RS, BB
Glidden-Ralston Stats
Blayce Nelson 2-4, RBI RS
Landon Rohrbeck 2-4
Jonathan Bergmeier 2-4, RBI
Collin Sturm 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 RS
Carson Peters 1-4, 2B, RS
Waylon Hein 1-3, RS
Lucas Christian 1-2, RBI, RS
Colby Wallace Pitching – 7 IP, 6 Hits, 4 RA, 4 ER, 4 BB, 8 K’s
Box Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final
Glidden-Ralston 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 6
Audubon 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
