Mitch Bockenstedt scattered seven hits through eight innings and the New Ulm Brewers jumped to a 4-0 lead after three innings and went on to down previously unbeaten Springfeld 7-5 Sunday afternoon at Johnson Park.

Bockenstedt fanned eight as New Ulm improved to 11-1 in the TEL.

Justin Haugo was tagged with the loss for Springfield, now also 11-1 in league play.

J.T. Hoffmann, Hunter Ranweiler, Zach More and Josh Seidl each had two hits for the Brewers who play at Leavenworth Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.

Staff photo by Travis Rosenau Ryan Walters, Aaron Schaper, Mike French, Chris Cariveau, Connor Schaper and Bob Scharf all throw out the first pitch before New Ulm’s Tomahawk East League game with Springfield on Sunday at Johnson Park.

Jake Poehler, Decker Scheffler, and Ryan Sturm each had two hits for Springfield who host Searles Friday night at 7:30 p.m.

The Brewers wasted little time in getting an early lead on the Tigers scoring a run in the first off of the lefthanded Haugo when Hoffmann singled, scampered to second on a wild pitch and then stole third. He scored on a Peters’ single.

New Ulm tacked on two more runs in the second thanks to two Springfeld errors. Colton Schaefer reached on a fielder’s choice before Josh Seidl singled. A wild pitch and an infield error allowed Schaefer to score. Seidl hustled home on an error of a Hoffmann fly ball.

Zach More’s RBI single in the third plated Ranweiler who had singled to start the inning for a 4-0 lead.

But the Tigers got to Bockenstedt for two runs in the top of the fifth on two hits and two Brewers errors.

The Brewers added a solo run in the bottom of the fifth when Hoffmann led off with a triple to deep center field.

He trotted home on a Ranweiler groundout.

New Ulm added two big insurance runs in the home half of the eighth off of reliever Mason Rummel. A fiielder’s choice, walks to Seidl and Brody Peterson, a passed ball and a Judd Davis sacrifice fly made it a 7-2 contest.

Springfield would piece together a rally off of reliever Chris Cariveau in the ninth on a two-run single from Carter Erickson and a Decker Scheffler sacrifice fly.