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Sleepy Eye celebrates DII state championship again

BIRD ISLAND — Sleepy Eye Post 7’s state sequel was just as sweet — if not sweeter — than the original. With a long throw by shortstop Winsten Nienhaus to first baseman Owen Weiss at Lions Memorial Park on Sunday, Sleepy Eye secured a 7-4 win over Glenwood-Lowry and celebrated a ...

New Ulm Jr. Gold falls in state elimination bracket finals

BLOOMINGTON — While New Ulm Junior Legion Gold defeated Chanhassen 3-0 in their first game of the day Saturday in the DI Junior Legion State Baseball Tournament at Red Haddox Field, they fell 8-3 to Becker in their second game of the day to be eliminated from the tournament. Zach Hubbard ...

Cubs return to state with shutout win over Longhorns

NEW ULM — The Courtland Cubs plated three runs in the first inning and then added four more in the second as they downed the Stark Longhorns 10-0 Saturday night in a Region 2C Amateur Baseball playoff game at Johnson Park. The game was stopped in the seventh inning because of the 10-run ...

Bockenstedt, Hoffmann bolster Brewers in state-qualifying win over Lakers

NEW ULM — Mitch Bockenstedt struck out 12 batters in six innings of work and Zach Hoffmann had three hits and drove in three runs as the New Ulm Brewers earned a state tournament trip with an 11-1 win over the Hanska Lakers in a Region 2C Amateur Baseball Tournament game at Johnson ...

Region 2C Sunday roundup: Tigers, Lakers punch state tickets

Springfield 9, Stark 6 SLEEPY EYE — After a six-year state tournament drought, the Springfield Tigers are returning to the Class C State Amateur Baseball Tournament. The Tigers punched their state ticket with a 9-6 win over the Stark Longhorns on Sunday at Sleepy Eye Ballpark in a Region ...

New Ulm Jr. Gold rebound, keep running at state

BLOOMINGTON — New Ulm Junior Legion split a pair of games in the DI Junior Legion State Baseball Tournament on Friday, falling 13-0 to Fergus Falls before turning around and defeating Stillwater-Bayport 15-12. With New Ulm’s bounceback, it will have a rematch with Chanhassen at 2 p.m. ...