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Orioles enter state tournament hot, claim third seed over Kilowatts

SLEEPY EYE – The Leavenworth Orioles will be headed into the Class C Amateur Baseball State Tournament with some momentum after defeating the Granite Falls Kilowatts 6-1 in the third-place game of the Region 2C Amateur Baseball Tournament on Saturday. "That was a good, clean ball game ...

Not “A” problem

FARIBAULT — Two seasons ago, the New Ulm Brewers made the Class C State Amateur Baseball Tournament. Last season, New Ulm was bumped up to Class B, but made the state tournament all the same. Now in Class A, New Ulm defied the odds, coming back from being the bottom seed in the Section ...

Sam Knowles, Lakers walk off Courtland in 2C Championship

SLEEPY EYE – With the game tied at 2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Sam Knowles of the Hanska Lakers stepped up to the plate. With runners at first and second, Knowles knew he had a chance to get the hit that would give the Lakers the victory over the Courtland Cubs to become the ...

Granite Falls ends state drought, tops Stark

NEW ULM — The Granite Falls Kilowatts’ 18-season state tournament drought came to end Friday night at Mueller Park. With a 6-3 win over the Stark Longhorn in a Region 2C Amateur Baseball Tournament state-qualifying elimination game, the Kilowatts earned a Class C state tourney berth for ...

Orioles pound out 18 hits, return to state

NEW ULM — The Leavenworth Orioles pounded out 18 hits and right-hander Mark Anderson struck out 11 in six innings as Leavenworth earned a berth in the Class C Amateur Baseball State Tournament with a 15-4 win over the Springfield Tigers Friday night at Johnson Park. The Region 2C ...

Brewers battle for Class A state berth

By Jim Bastian sports@nujournal.com NEW ULM — When the New Ulm Brewers were moved up to Class A this year by the Minnesota Baseball Association, no one believed that the Brewers had a chance to earn a state tournament trip. But come Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Faribault in a Section 1A ...