SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye VFW took an initial 2-0 lead but ended with a 9-3 loss to Mankato American VFW Thursday in a VFW baseball game. Anden Braun took the loss for Sleepy Eye, striking out seven but allowing nine runs on 13 hits in 3 2/3 innings. At the plate, Braun was 3 for 3 with two ...
SLEEPY EYE — Second-seeded Springfield Legion came away with a strong 12-1 win in five innings against Truman in the Southwest-East Sub-Sub-State Senior Legion Baseball Tournament game on Friday. With the win, Springfield advances to play top-seeded Sleepy Eye in the championship game ...
The DII Southwest Sub-State, East Senior Legion Sub-Sub State Tournament and the DII Southwest Sub-State, East Junior Legion Sub-Sub State Tournament begin this week, with the senior legion slated to begin first on Thursday. SENIOR LEGION Sleepy Eye and Springfield received the top two seeds, respectively, in the Southwest Sub-State, East Senior Legion Sub-Sub State Tournament, giving them Thursday off. No. 4-seeded St. James, which will host the Southwest Sub-State Tournament, plays at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the first round of sub-sub state action against No. 5-seeded United South ...
NEW ULM — Baseball has been part of Brown County life for nearly as long as Brown County itself. On Thursday, July 16, from 12-1 p.m., the Brown County Historical Society (BCHS) will explore that rich local tradition during its next Lunch and a Bite of History program, “Baseball and Brown County: Still in Glove,” featuring guest speaker Randy Krzmarzick. For generations, Brown County residents have taken to ballfields across the county, from organized town teams and youth leagues to informal games that brought neighbors together. Boys grew into men playing baseball, while ...
WEDNESDAY VFW BASEBALL VFW SILVER 16, ST. JAMES 0 (5 INNINGS) ST. JAMES — The New Ulm VFW Silver racked up 12 hits for 16 runs in a 16-0 rout of St. James on Wednesday evening in a VFW baseball game. The Silver were led by a nine-run fourth inning. Owen Drill was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs to lead the Silver, while Blake Johnson was 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI and Ethan Drill was 2 for 3. Blake Aufderheide also was 1 for 3 with two RBIs, while Hudson Lieser was 1 for 3 with two RBIs and Chase Wilson was 1 for 3 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Aufderheide ...
COURTLAND 8, SPRINGFIELD 5 SPRINGFIELD — The Courtland Cubs scored four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Springfield Tigers 8-5 in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game on Wednesday. Josh Giefer was the winning pitcher for the Cubs, striking out two and allowing one earned ...
