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PARKERS PRAIRIE -- The Sleepy Eye Junior Legion baseball team bounced back in the Division II Junior Legion Baseball State Tournament on this weekend, beating Norwood 11-6 in the consolation semifinals before topping Royalton 5-3 to win the consolation championship and place fifth in the state Tournament..
The wins came after Sleepy Eye's first loss of the season on Thursday to Parkers Prairie, which bumped Sleepy Eye to consolation play.
Derek Wales pitched five scoreless innings in relief for Sleepy Eye to earn the win against Norwood, allowing two walks and hits while striking out seven. Keeyan Netzke was 3 for 4 with three doubles and four RBIs to lead Sleepy Eye at the plate, while Adam Braulick was 3 for 4 with a double and three runs scored and Merrick Mathiowetz was 2 for 3 with two doubles and an RBI.
In Sunday’s game against Royalton, Mathiowetz earned the win, striking out 10 and allowing three runs, one earned, on two hits in six innings of work. At the plate, Landry Folkens was 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored, while Wales was 2 for 4 with two runs scored. Keeyan Netzke had a hit and two RBIs, while Mathiowetz had a triple and a run scored. Jaxon Sanez added a hit and an RBI, and Braulick had a hit and two RBIs.
Sleepy Eye finishes its season with a 20-1 overall record.