SLEEPY EYE — In its final game before the sub-sub-state tournament, Sleepy Eye Legion came away with a solid 4-2 win over New Ulm Legion Gold in a legion baseball game on Monday. “I thought we did all three aspects of the game very well — hitting, pitching, defense,” Sleepy Eye head ...
Two weekends ago, the Sleepy Eye Junior Legion won the Junior Upper Midwest Classic for the first time after sharing the crown in 2016 with Mankato West after Mother Nature rained out the title game. Last weekend, the Sleepy Eye Legion Post 7, coached by Caden Evers and Winsten Nienhaus, matched that by capturing the Upper Midwest Classic title. Post 7 shared the title in 1998 with Rochester after rained cancelled the title game. In 2023, Sleepy Eye finished second in the UMC to Plover, Wisconsin. The only other program to win both titles in the same year came in 1997 and 2001 when ...
SPRINGFIELD — The Sleepy Eye Legion Post 7 baseball team topped Springfield Post 257 on Thursday night by a score of 7-2 in legion baseball action. Eli Christensen got the win in 2 2/3 innings, allowing two hits and one walk for no runs. Carson Uecker got the start and went 3 1/3 innings, allowing two hits and six walks for two earned runs while striking out five. At the plate for Sleepy Eye, Merrick Mathiowetz was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI, while Kayden Klein was 2 for 3 with an RBI. Uecker also was 2 for 3 with three runs scored, while Tyler Mathiowetz was 2 for 5 with two ...
MADELIA — Every time Tate Becker took to the mound this year, teams would be lucky to even score a single run against the Madelia Blackhawks. The right-handed pitcher allowed just five earned runs in the entire season, ending the year with a staggering .53 ERA. In 66 innings pitched, ...
FIRST TEAM Tate Becker, Sr., P/SS/CF, Madelia The Valley Division Player of the Year, Becker was the winning pitcher in the Class A State Championship for the Madelia Blackhawks. While he was strong at the plate with a .352 batting average, 37 hits, 30 RBIs, 34 runs scored and 21 stolen bases, where Becker truly shined was on the mound. Becker had a 9-0 record with 126 strikeouts, only allowing five earned runs all season with a .53 ERA. Becker had a no-hitter in the section semifinals and was an All-Conference, All-Section and All-State player. Madden Lendt, So, SS/P, ...
SLEEPY EYE — Cooper Walter racked up five RBIs and pitched five innings to lead the Sleepy Eye VFW baseball team by Madelia Junior Legion 17-2 on Wednesday in a VFW-Junior Legion baseball crossover game. The game ended in five innings due to the 10-run lead rule. Walter finished 3 for 4 with two doubles and his five RBIs, while Anden Braun was 2 for 2 with two walks, two RBIs and three runs scored, Miles Pelzel was 2 for 2 with two RBIs and Ryder Braun was 2 for 3 with two doubles and an RBI. Jalen Brandl was also 2 for 3 with an RBI and three runs scored for Sleepy Eye, while ...
