Buttermakers' bats fuel 2-0 weekend
Offense wasn't much of an issue for Hadley over the weekend, as the Buttermakers scored 18 runs and had 25 hits over two road wins.
On Saturday, Hadley picked up a go-ahead run in the top of the ninth and held on for an 8-7 win over Dumont in Wheaton.
Austin Christensen started off the top of the second with a walk. Nate Wieneke followed with a sacrifice bunt and Joe Larson knocked Christensen in with a double.
Larson had two doubles and two RBIs in the game. Paul Counter, Mitch Magnus and Josh Onken each added two hits for the Buttermakers.
The Buttermakers traveled to Milroy Sunday for a game against the Irish. They put up 13 hits in a 10-4 win.
Zach Bruns tossed a complete game for Hadley. He struck out seven, walked two and gave up seven hits.
Counter went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while Bruns was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer. Max Zwart was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
Tyler Peterson led Milroy at the plate in the loss. He was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Anthony Dolan was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.
Hadley is now 7-10 overall and 6-6 in Gopher League action. The Buttermakers will face Wilmont Tuesday in Wilmont.
Saturday
Hadley102 120 101-8 12 3
Dumont001 005 100-7 10 1
H-Paul Counter, Austin Christensen (6), Max Zwart (9). D-Will Budke, Ryan Schwagel (9). WP-Christensen. LP-Budke. Save-Zwart. 2B: H-Joe Larson 2.
Sunday
Hadley501 112 0-10 13 1
Milroy Irish103 000 0-4 7 3
H-Zach Bruns. MI-Tyler Peterson, Daniel Frank (5), Tyler Alcorn (7). WP-Bruns. LP-Peterson. HR: H-Zach Bruns. 2B: H-Max Zwart, Eric Wieneke, Paul Counter; MI-Peterson, Isaac Dolan, Aaron Antony.
Mudhens split two tight games
The Minneota Mudhens held off a late charge against Fox Lake, but couldn't do so against Jackson while splitting a pair of road games on Sunday.
The Mudhens held a 4-0 lead over Fox Lake going into the bottom of the sixth, where they gave up three runs. Justin Greenwood closed out the game by shutting out the Foxes in the final inning.
Matt Musser was the winning pitcher for Minneota. He worked 5 2/3 innings, striking out nine batters and walking none. He gave up five hits and two earned runs.
Jason MacKinnon hit a two-run bomb in the first inning to give Minneota an early lead. Musser was 2-for-2 with two doubles and an RBI. Tyson Sonnenburg also had two hits and on RBI.
Minneota held a 3-1 lead over Jackson heading into the bottom of the fifth before eventually losing 4-3.
The Bulls scored one run in the fifth and added two in the sixth to pull ahead. Marcus Schultz knocked in the tying run with a single, which was followed by a game-winning RBI single by Caleb Rossow.
Danny Hennen worked five innings for Minneota. He struck out three batters and walked none, allowing two runs on four hits. Tony Shaikoski gave up two runs in the sixth and took the loss.
Offensively, Shaikoski was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored. Adam Josephson was 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs, and Leo Zerr added a double.
Minneota returns to action Saturday for a home game against Mountain Lake.
Minneota210 010 0-4 7 2
Fox Lake000 003 0-3 5 4
M-Matt Musser, Justin Greenwood (6). FL-Steve Zehms, Brennan Holm (6). WP-Musser. LP-Zehms. HR: M-Jason MacKinnon. 2B: M-Matt Musser 2.
Minneota001 020 0-3 5 0
Jackson001 012 X-4 7 0
M-Danny Hennen, Tony Shaikoski (6). J-Tom Hady. WP-Hady. LP-Shaikoski. 2B: M-Shaikoski, Adam Josephson, Leo Zerr; J-Andy Wolf, Caleb Rossow, Josh Wcker, Ethan Welter.
Irish split 4-game weekend
It was a busy weekend at Irish Yard, where the Milroy Irish split a four-game set.
On Saturday, the Irish were in a couple of pitchers' duels, winning a 2-1 game against Granite Falls before falling to Heron Lake 1-0.
Clay Ellis pitched a gem for the Irish against the Kilowatts and earned a complete-game win. He struck out one batter, walked three and gave up just one run, which came in the first inning.
Dominic Dolan led the Irish offensively, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a stolen base. Tyler Peterson added a pair of hits.
The Irish were shut out in their next game, getting held to six hits by the Lakers' Ben Schneevel, who worked the whole game. Heron Lake scored the game's lone run in the top of the seventh. Alex Meyer led off the inning with a double and scored after a pair of sacrifices by the Lakers.
Sunday, the Irish had three homers in a 10-6 win over Wilmont and then dropped a 10-4 contest to Hadley.
In the win over Wilmont, Ellis hit a two-run homer in the third inning. It was the first home run in Irish Yard history, but was followed by four more in the game. Isaac Dolan had two of them. He went 4-for-4 with two homers, two doubles aand five RBIs.
Milroy's Josh Ramos also had a solid game, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
Isaac Dolan was the winning pitcher. He gave up two runs over five innings with five strikeouts and no walks.
The Irish (11-13 overall, 7-5 Gopher League) return to action Saturday with a pair of road games, first taking on Wilmont and then Luverne. Milroy then stays home Sunday for a 1 p.m. game against Fox Lake at Irish Yard.
Saturday
Granite Falls100 000 0-1 3 0
Milroy Irish000 101 X-2 9 1
GF-Kelly Siverhus, Adam Brewers (6). MI-Clay Ellis. WP-Ellis. LP-Brewers. 2B: GF-Tyler Kanten; MI-Dominic Dolan 2.
Heron Lake000 000 1-1 5 0
Milroy Irish000 000 0-0 6 0
HL-Ben Schneevel. MI-Cody Mather. WP-Schneevel. LP-Mather. 2B: HL-Alex Meyer.
Sunday
Wilmont000 020 4-6 10 1
Milroy Irish033 301 X-10 12 0
W-Joe Ahrens, Lucas Henning (4), Stuart Rogers (6). MI-Isaac Dolan, Luke Walling (6). WP-Dolan. LP-Ahrens. HR: W-Steven Kremer, Justin Saufley; MI-Clay Ellis, Isaac Dolan 2. 3B: MI-Josh Ramos. 2B: W-Kremer; MI-Dominic Dolan, I. Dolan 2.
Hadley501 112 0-10 13 1
Milroy Irish103 000 0-4 7 3
H-Zach Bruns. MI-Tyler Peterson, Daniel Frank (5), Tyler Alcorn (7). WP-Bruns. LP-Peterson. HR: H-Zach Bruns. 2B: H-Max Zwart, Eric Wieneke, Paul Counter; MI-Peterson, Isaac Dolan, Aaron Antony.
Express swept on Sunday
The Tracy Express drop to 2-12 in the Gopher League and 6-16 overall after losing a pair of games on Sunday in Tracy. The Express lost 9-1 to Pipestone and 11-4 to Wilmont.
Against the A's in Game 1, Jason Minett had Tracy's only multi-base hit with a double as the Express managed just three hits. Brandon Alfson had a home run for Pipestone, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
In Game 2 versus the Cardinals, Calvin Kosminskas hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning for Tracy, but Wilmont's three first-inning home runs proved to be too much. Jay Scheidt led the game off with a home run. Two batters later, Steven Kremer belted another solo homer, and Blake Rogers capped off the early power surge with a three-run shot. Rogers finished with a pair of homers.
Pipestone000 102 6-9 10 0
Tracy000 100 0-1 3 0
P-Bryce Beyers; T-Phil Madsen, Nathan Schaeffer (6). WP-Beyers. LP-Madsen. HR: P-Brandon Alfson. 2B: P-Alfson, Jordan Karels; T-Jason Minett.
Wilmont502 031 0-11 11 1
Tracy000 202 0-4 7 0
W-Adam Diekmann, Stuart Rogers (7); T-Alex Jones, Tylan Gylling (3), Calvin Kosminskas (6). WP-Diekmann. LP-Jones. HR: Blake Rogers 2, Jay Scheidt, Steven Kremer; T-Kosminskas. 2B: W-B. Rogers; T-Jason Minett.
Ortonville 10,
Canby 8
Dan Berdan went 3-for-4 and scored three runs to help lift the Ortonville Rox to a 10-8 Land O' Ducks League win over the Canby Knights Saturday in Ortonville.
The Knights had a few strong offensive performances in the losing effort. Christopher Nemitz led the way, going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Trever Citrowske walked four times and scored four runs, and Tate Citrowske was 1-for-2 with three RBIs.
The Knights (5-6 Land O' Ducks, 5-10 overall) will play three games next weekend, starting with a road game against Dawson on Friday. Canby will then host Rosen on Saturday and Wheaton on Sunday.
Canby101 020 202-8 11 5
Ortonville110 022 13X-10 10 2
C-Tony Ross, Bryce Gorder (7). O-Joe Fuller, Chance Haugen (8), Chris Fellows (9). WP-Fuller. LP-Ross. 2B: C-Tate Citrowske, Christopher Nemitz, Bryce Gorder, Danny Yackley; O-Isaac Knutson.