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Area roundup: New Ulm Gold starts Burnsville tourney 2-0

LEGION BASEBALL NEW ULM 11, LAKEVILLE NORTH 3 NEW ULM 8, ORONO/MAPLE PLAIN 1 BURNSVILLE — The New Ulm Legion Gold went 2-0 at the Burnsville Tournament on Friday, defeating Lakeville North 11-3 and Orono/Maple Plain 8-1. Tanner Backer was the winning pitcher in Game 1 for New Ulm, striking out four while allowing one earned run on six hits in six innings of work. At the plate, Kyle Albrecht was 4 for 4 with three RBIs, while Hunter Larson was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Jake Finstad was 2 for 2 with two runs scored, and Dirk Haynes had two hits and an RBI. ...

Big hits lift Jr. Gold past Alexandria

NEW ULM — It wasn’t the most polished day in the field for the New Ulm Junior Legion Gold on Friday, but their bats more than made up for it. In their second Junior Upper Midwest Classic tournament game, the Jr. Gold were aided by a five-run third inning that led to a 10-3 win over the ...

VFW Silver advance to JUMC semis

NEW ULM — A six-run sixth inning helped the New Ulm VFW Silver put away Willmar 17-6 in six innings to advance to the Junior Upper Midwest Classic Semifinals Saturday at Mueller Park. “We were really patient at the plate, and that was good,” New Ulm assistant coach Blaine Olson said. ...

Sleepy Eye downs Mankato American, on to semis

ESSIG — Sleepy Eye defeated Mankato American 7-2 in an Upper Midwest Classic baseball game on Saturday. With the win, Sleepy Eye advanced to play New Ulm Junior Legion at 9 a.m. on Sunday in the semifinals round. Derek Wales earned the win for Sleepy Eye, striking out 13 and allowing two unearned runs on 10 hits in a complete game. At the plate, Merrick Mathiowetz was 3 for 4 with two runs scored, while Jaxon Saenz had three hits. Landry Folkens added two hits and two RBIs.

Jr. Gold trounce Owatonna in JUMC opener

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Junior Legion Gold took advantage of 11 walks, three wild pitches and two hit batters plus eight hits as they cruised by Owatonna 13-0 Thursday night in the Junior Upper Midwest Classic at Johnson Park. The game was stopped after 4 1/2 innings because of the 10-run ...

Gibbon shuts down Searles

GIBBON — The Gibbon Reds rolled the Searles Grizzlies 10-0 in seven innings in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game on Thursday. Dominic Rose earned the win for Gibbon, striking out 12 and allowing three hits and no runs with two walks in seven innings. At the plate, Rose was 2 ...