Longhorns hold off Brewers
Staff photo by Travis Rosenau Stark Longhorns reliever Josh Kopacek pitches late in Wednesday night’s Tomahawk East League exhibition game with New Ulm at Johnson Park.
Staff photo by Travis Rosenau New Ulm Brewers relief pitcher Zach More prepares to deliver a pitch in the eighth inning of Wednesday night’s Tomahawk East League exhibition game with Stark at Johnson Park.
Staff photo by Travis Rosenau Stark Longhorns reliever Josh Kopacek pitches late in Wednesday night’s Tomahawk East League exhibition game with New Ulm at Johnson Park.
Staff photo by Travis Rosenau New Ulm Brewers relief pitcher Zach More prepares to deliver a pitch in the eighth inning of Wednesday night’s Tomahawk East League exhibition game with Stark at Johnson Park.
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NEW ULM -- Adam Sellner blasted a pair of two-run home runs -- his second coming in a six-run fifth inning -- as the Stark Longhorns downed the New Ulm Brewers 8-6 Wednesday night at Johnson Park in an amateur baseball exhibition game.
Zach Haala got the win for the Longhorns, going five innings and allowing two runs on five hits while striking out five. Kessler Severson pitched 1 1/3 innings in relief, allowing three hits and four walks for two earned runs while striking out two. Josh Kopacek pitched the final 2 2/3 innings for Stark, allowing three hits and a walk for two earned runs while striking out one.
Logan Sandgren took the loss for the Brewers. He went five innings and was charged with eight runs. Zach More pitched 2 2/3 innings also for the Brewers and allowed one hit and no walks while striking out one. Al Flor pitched the ninth, allowing no hits, walks or runs.
Sellner led the Longhorns with three hits and drove in four runs.
Sam Keckeisen and Josh Seidl each had two hits for the Brewers, who out-hit Stark 11-7.
The Brewers, who host Springfield Sunday at 5 p.m. at Johnson Park in the "New Ulm Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame game" took a 2-0 lead on Stark in the bottom of the third on a Cole Ranweiler RBI double and a Keckeisen single.
But the Longhorns tied it in the top of the fourth. Haala walked and one out later, Sellner deposited Sandren's first offering deep over the fence in right field.
Stark then nine men to the plate in the top of the fifth scoring six runs.
A Haala three-run triple was followed by an Arian Saenz run-scoring single. Sellner then connected for his second two-run shot of the game for an 8-2 lead.
New Ulm scored twice in the bottom of the sixth on an Ethan Thompson single and a Seidl groundout.
The Brewers plated their last two runs of the game in the eighth on a Lucas Suess double and a Keckeisen sacrifice fly.
Stark plays at Fairfax for a Tomahawk East League game Friday night.