Ethan Vogt reaches for a big pop fly grab for the third out in the bottom of the first inning, leaving one New Munich runner stranded in the process. The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team fell in the winner's bracket final game in the Stearns County League North division playoffs today, losing 2-1 at New Munich. With the win, New Munich punched the first ticket to the Region 15C tournament, August 8-9 and 15-16th in Spring Hill.
The Saints face Meire Grove on the Grovers' diamond on Saturday, August 1st, at 1:30. The loser is out; the winner advances to the SCL-North championship game on Sunday afternoon at New Munich.
A scene from the Saints' dugout midway through the New Munich game...there was no shortage of motivation for Elrosa, a win just wasn't in the cards.
On Sunday night, the Elrosa Little League team won 8-5 against third-seeded Lake Henry to advance to the Stearns County League championship game. Elrosa, the #2 seed, will travel to St.Martin on Sunday, August 2nd, to face the #1 seed Martins. That game is at 6:00pm. The Martins defeated #5 seeded Farming 8-2 in the other SCL semi-final game.
Adam Heinze winds up for a pitch against Lake Henry in Sunday night's Little League playoff semi-final game; the Saints won 8-5. A clip of the Elrosa Little League team moments after earning the final out in the top of the 7th, earning the 8-5 win in the semi-final round. A large crowd cheers them on in the background.
The Elrosa Saints Legion team travels to Regal on Tuesday, July 28th for a 6:30 game in the Stearns County League playoff quarterfinals. The Saints are the #6 seed, while the Eagles are the #3 seed.
Scores from the SCL-South tournament on Sunday: Lake Henry 10, Richmond 4 St.Martin 4, Roscoe 2 Lake Henry will be another team at Region 15C from the SCL. The winner of next Saturday's St.Martin vs. Richmond game will be the other SCL-South team at regions.
An update from the Cornbelt North league: Cornbelt North Playoffs (double-elimination) Regal 17, Starbuck 5 Paynesville 4, NL-Sunburg 2 Paynesville keeps its season alive with the close win over regular season champion Norway Lake-Sunburg.
Regal punched a ticket to Region 15C with their big win over Starbuck. Much, much more will follow on Monday morning, including video clips and photos from today's action.
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A poster for Belgrade's August Fest celebration coming up on August 7th-8th: (Click to enlarge)
