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Mueller Park celebrates 25 years of memories

NEW ULM — On May 21, 2001, the New Ulm Brewers and the Stark Longhorns took to a new baseball field in New Ulm with Tony Burt and Cole Deible pitching for their respective teams. It was the first game at Mueller Park. Since then, numerous games have been played there and thousands of ...

Loverude wins 1st feature of year

Courtesy of Arlington Raceway ARLINGTON — By the beginning of the feature events Saturday at Arlington Raceway, the track was slick in the middle but still saw wide racing throughout. New Ulm’s Trent Loverude ended up earning his first stock car win of the year by taking the checkered ...

Jaxx shut out by Kilowatts

WABASSO — The Granite Falls Kilowatts earned a 2-0 shutout win over the Wabasso Jaxx on Sunday evening in a Corn Belt League amateur baseball game. The Jaxx had four hits in the game, all coming on singles by Jack Burns, CJ Theis, Josh Guetter and Andrew Burns. Burns got the start also and pitched 6 2/3 solid innings despite the loss, allowing seven hits and one walk for one run while striking out five. Cason Olson pitched the final 2 1/3 innings in relief, allowing four hits and no walks for one run while striking out one. Drew Almich was 3 for 4 with a double to lead the ...

Fairfax flies by Wabasso

WABASSO — The Fairfax Cardinals flew past the Wabasso Jaxx 11-1 on Sunday in a non-league amateur baseball game. The game ended in seven innings due to the 10-run lead rule. The Cardinals were led at the plate by Isaac Louwagie, who was 2 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs scored, while ...

Area roundup: Sleepy Eye moves on to sub-state semis

MONDAY JR. LEGION BASEBALL SLEEPY EYE 10, ST. CLAIR 0 (6 INNINGS) RUTHTON — Derek Wales struck out 12 and the Sleepy Eye Junior Legion baseball team’s offense did more than enough to shut out St. Clair 10-0 on Monday night in the second round of the American Junior Legion Division II Southwest Sub-State Baseball Tournament. The game ended in six innings due to the 10-run lead rule after Sleepy Eye scored three in the bottom of the sixth, with Gus Hoffmann singling in the game-ending run. Wales finished his shutout by pitching all six innings, allowing just four hits and no ...

Sleepy Eye downs Springfield in sub-state semifinals

ST. JAMES – The Sleepy Eye Legion Post 7 baseball team ran past Springfield Post 257 by a score of 12-4 on Saturday in the Senior Legion DII Southwest Sub-State Baseball Tournament Semifinals. While Springfield scored first for two runs in the bottom of the first, Sleepy Eye scored 12 unanswered to run away with the win. Sleepy Eye had 15 hits to Springfield's seven. Sleepy Eye also kept its errors to a minimum by committing one to Springfield's six. Tyler Mathiowetz led Sleepy Eye at the plate, going 3 for 4 with a double and three runs scored, while Merrick Mathiowetz was 2 for 4 ...