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Big hits lift Jr. Gold past Alexandria

NEW ULM — It wasn’t the most polished day in the field for the New Ulm Junior Legion Gold on Friday, but their bats more than made up for it. In their second Junior Upper Midwest Classic tournament game, the Jr. Gold were aided by a five-run third inning that led to a 10-3 win over the ...

Jr. Gold trounce Owatonna in JUMC opener

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Junior Legion Gold took advantage of 11 walks, three wild pitches and two hit batters plus eight hits as they cruised by Owatonna 13-0 Thursday night in the Junior Upper Midwest Classic at Johnson Park. The game was stopped after 4 1/2 innings because of the 10-run ...

Gibbon shuts down Searles

GIBBON — The Gibbon Reds rolled the Searles Grizzlies 10-0 in seven innings in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game on Thursday. Dominic Rose earned the win for Gibbon, striking out 12 and allowing three hits and no runs with two walks in seven innings. At the plate, Rose was 2 for ...

Sleepy Eye Jr. Legion undefeated in JUMC pool play

NEW ULM — Sleepy Eye Junior Legion ended pool play in the Junior Upper Midwest Classic undefeated with a 7-4 win over Prior Lake Friday at Mueller Park. Sleepy Eye beat Rosetown 14-2 in five innings earlier in the day and will be the top seed in Pool D and will play the runner up of Pool C ...

Area roundup: New Ulm Gold starts Burnsville tourney 2-0

LEGION BASEBALL NEW ULM 11, LAKEVILLE NORTH 3 NEW ULM 8, ORONO/MAPLE PLAIN 1 BURNSVILLE — The New Ulm Legion Gold went 2-0 at the Burnsville Tournament on Friday, defeating Lakeville North 11-3 and Orono/Maple Plain 8-1. Tanner Backer was the winning pitcher in Game 1 for New Ulm, ...

New Ulm VFW downs Rosetown in JUMC

NEW ULM — Sometimes in baseball is not how many hits you get in a game, but rather when you get them. While the New Ulm VFW Silver totaled nine hits in their game Saturday afternoon against Rosetown, five of them came in the first inning. That led to a six-run inning and Silver used that ...