Tim Wilhelmsen pitched and hit DR/Baltic to a 8-1 win over Tri-Valley Friday, May 10. Wilhelmsen pitched four strong innings to lead the defense. He gave up one hit, one run and struck out five. He also led the offense with a double, single and three RBI. Spencer Kerzman, Matt Kolbeck and Mitch Roemen each added two hits to the 11-hit attack. Cody Nielsen drove in two runs with a double. Tanner Solberg and Joe Muston each contributed a hit. Zane Schumacher pitched two scoreless innings of middle relief and struck out two. Brett Mogen pitched the final inning.
DR/Baltic 0 1 2 0 1 4 0 – 8 11 0
Tri-Valley 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 1 1 5
Tim Wilhelmsen, Zane Schumacher (5), Brett Mogen (7) and Matt Kolbeck.
Brady Welbig, Jared Papke (7) and Riley Brown.
Garretson rallied in the late innings to defeat DR/Baltic 8-5 on Sunday, May 12th, and earned the top seed in the region for postseason play. DR/Baltic (5-2) got off to a fast start. Spencer Kerzman retired the first six batters he faced. Then DR/Baltic scored four runs in the top of the third inning thanks in part to four Garretson errors and three walks. Kerzman pitched 4 2/3 innings. He gave up five runs – two earned – on four hits and four walks. He struck out six. Garretson rallied in the fifth inning with two walks and three hits to erase a 5-2 DR/Baltic and tie the game. Three more runs in the bottom of the sixth gave Garretson its 8-5 win. Tanner Solberg tripled to start the game and added a single for DR/Baltic. Tim Wilhelmsen singled twice. Kerzman added a hit. Cody Nielsen pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief. He gave up four hits and three runs while striking out three.
DR/Baltic plays West Central Tuesday, May 14 in Dell Rapids at 6:00 PM in the first round of playoffs.
DR/Baltic 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 – 5 5 2
Garretson 0 0 0 1 4 3 x – 8 8 6
Spencer Kerzman, Cody Nielsen (5) and Matt Kolbeck.
Jesse Brockhouse, Conner Blosmo (4), Patrick Whetham (6) and Thomas Howe.
JV Results:
Joe Muston singled, stole second and scored the only run of the three inning JV game. Brett Mogen also singled. Riley Jurgensen pitched three scoreless innings to help DR/Baltic (4-3) to a 1-0 win. He gave up one hit and struck out three.
DR/Baltic 1 0 0 – 1 2 0
Tri-Valley 0 0 0 – 0 1 0
Dell Rapids battery: Riley Jurgensen and Joe Muston.
Garretson JV bunched their two hits together to score early and hang on to a 2-0 win. Brett Mogen singled twice for DR/Baltic. Ted LaCoursiere added a single. Casey Hansen stole two bases. DR/Baltic loaded the bases in the sixth but was not able to score. Mogen pitched the first four innings and took the loss. He gave up one run on two hits, two walks and struck out seven. Riley Jurgensen pitched the final two innings. He walked four and gave up no hits and one run. Four Garretson pitchers struck out 10 DR/Baltic hitters.
DR/Baltic finished the season at 4-4.
DR/Baltic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 3 2
Garretson 0 1 0 0 0 1 X – 2 2 2
DR/Baltic Battery: Brett Mogen, Riley Jurgensen (5) and Casey Hansen.
***Reported by Bruce Mogen