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Springfield claims top seed over Sleepy Eye

SLEEPY EYE -- Second-seeded Springfield defeated top-seeded Sleepy Eye 5-3 in the Southwest-East Sub-Sub-State Senior Legion Baseball Tournament championship game on Saturday. With the win, Springfield claims the top seed in the Southwest Sub-State Tournament, while Sleepy Eye will take the second seed. That tournament will begin Thursday in St. James. Eli Heglund earned the win for Springfield, striking out two and allowing three runs, one earned, on six hits in seven innings pitched. At the plate, Adiel Trevino had a double with three RBIs, while Aiden Moriarty and Heglund each had ...

Knowles double gives TEL 7th consecutive All-Star win

ST. JAMES -- With bases loaded down 6-4 in the eighth inning of the Tomahawk East League-Corn Belt League Amateur Baseball All-Star Game, Hanska’s Chris Knowles of the TEL hit a double to left center field that cleared the bases to give the TEL a 7-6 lead. That ended up being the final ...

Johnson Park scoreboard’s abilities expand

NEW ULM — It has been about a month since the new video scoreboard at Johnson Park made its appearance. And according to Joe Eckstein, the Scoreboard Manager for the New Ulm Baseball Association, the abilities of the video board have grown exponentially as far as putting different content ...

New Ulm Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Day this Sunday

NEW ULM — This Sunday, July 12, is “New Ulm Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Day” when the New Ulm Brewers host Springfield at 5 p.m. at Johnson Park in a Tomahawk East League game. Players Al Flor, Mitch Bockenstedt and Aaron Pfaff and non-player Bob Skillings will be inducted. Induction ceremonies begin at 4:30 p.m. Linda Flor’s homemade sauerkraut and German potato salad will be available. It is also "KNUJ Day." Minnesota Twins and St. Paul Saints tickets will also be drawn for, along with other prizes.

Jaxx fall to Marshall A’s

MARSHALL — The Marshall Athletics rolled to a 14-4 win over the Wabasso Jaxx on Wednesday night in a Corn Belt League amateur baseball game. Charlie Jacobson and Tyler Wichmann each went 3 for 4 with an RBI apiece for Marshall, while Andrew Stelter had a solo homer. Liam Kruse got the win in six innings, allowing eight hits and three walks for four runs, three earned, while striking out eight. Samuel Guetter was 2 for 3 to lead the Jaxx at the plate, while Carter Guetter had a double and an RBI. CJ Theis took the loss in five innings, allowing nine hits and five walks for seven ...

Klein keeps calm, Sleepy Eye clinches sub-state berth

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Legion Post 7 right-hander Kayden Klein didn’t allow an early 1-0 deficit to shake his confidence Friday. He didn’t need to worry too long anyway as Post 7 was quick to answer at the plate, scoring four unanswered runs to earn a 4-1 win over St. James Post 33 ...