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Sleepy Eye, Springfield begin sub-sub state baseball tourneys begin this week

The DII Southwest Sub-State, East Senior Legion Sub-Sub State Tournament and the DII Southwest Sub-State, East Junior Legion Sub-Sub State Tournament begin this week, with the senior legion slated to begin first on Thursday. SENIOR LEGION Sleepy Eye and Springfield received the top two seeds, respectively, in the Southwest Sub-State, East Senior Legion Sub-Sub State Tournament, giving them Thursday off. No. 4-seeded St. James, which will host the Southwest Sub-State Tournament, plays at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the first round of sub-sub state action against No. 5-seeded United South ...

BCHS to present “Baseball and Brown County: Still in Glove”

NEW ULM — Baseball has been part of Brown County life for nearly as long as Brown County itself. On Thursday, July 16, from 12-1 p.m., the Brown County Historical Society (BCHS) will explore that rich local tradition during its next Lunch and a Bite of History program, “Baseball and Brown County: Still in Glove,” featuring guest speaker Randy Krzmarzick. For generations, Brown County residents have taken to ballfields across the county, from organized town teams and youth leagues to informal games that brought neighbors together. Boys grew into men playing baseball, while ...

Area roundup: Silver rout St. James

WEDNESDAY VFW BASEBALL VFW SILVER 16, ST. JAMES 0 (5 INNINGS) ST. JAMES — The New Ulm VFW Silver racked up 12 hits for 16 runs in a 16-0 rout of St. James on Wednesday evening in a VFW baseball game. The Silver were led by a nine-run fourth inning. Owen Drill was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs to lead the Silver, while Blake Johnson was 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI and Ethan Drill was 2 for 3. Blake Aufderheide also was 1 for 3 with two RBIs, while Hudson Lieser was 1 for 3 with two RBIs and Chase Wilson was 1 for 3 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Aufderheide ...

TEL roundup: Cubs come back, top Tigers

COURTLAND 8, SPRINGFIELD 5 SPRINGFIELD — The Courtland Cubs scored four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Springfield Tigers 8-5 in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game on Wednesday. Josh Giefer was the winning pitcher for the Cubs, striking out two and allowing one earned ...

TEL vs. CBL All-Star Game set for Saturday

ST. JAMES — The Tomahawk East League vs. Corn Belt League All-Star Game is scheduled to take place at 5 p.m. this Saturday in St. James at Veterans Field. New this year will be a pre-game Home Run Derby featuring participants from teams in both leagues. This is the ninth meeting between the two leagues since the series began in 2016. The TEL is 7-1 in the series and has won six games in a row against the CBL, but all six have been one-run games and four of them required extra innings to decide the winner. This year’s TEL roster will be managed by the New Ulm Brewers’ Al Flor ...

Area roundup: Sleepy Eye Jr. Legion shuts down Marshall

TUESDAY JR. LEGION BASEBALL SLEEPY EYE 10, MARSHALL 0 (6 INNINGS) MARSHALL — The Sleepy Eye Junior Legion baseball team shut out Marshall 10-0 on Tuesday in a junior legion baseball game. The game ended in six innings due to the 10-run lead rule. Derek Wales led Sleepy Eye at the plate, going 2 for 3 with a walk and an RBI, while Merrick Mathiowetz was 2 for 4 with a double and three RBIs and Adam Braulick was 2 for 4 with an RBI. Tyler Sellner and Eric Lozano each had a double also, with Sellner driving in a run. Wales also got the pitching win, going all six innings and ...