Elrosa comes back from a 2-0 deficit to erase Starbuck from the playoffs - 6-4 final score

Pat Illies slides safely into third base on a throwing error by Starbuck draftee Austen Hadley, right after Kevin Kuefler and Ethan Vogt had scored the final two runs of the game that sealed the deal for Elrosa in the top of the ninth inning.


Elrosa's 6-4 win over Starbuck sets up a rematch of last year's loser's bracket final game in the 2009 Region 15C tournament, when Elrosa blanked Norway Lake-Sunburg 3-0 on a no-hit performance from Ethan Vogt on the final day of the tournament.

Elrosa takes on the NL-S Lakers, the Cornbelt North playoff champions, at 12:00pm next Saturday (Aug. 14) at Greenwald. Norway Lake-Sunburg is 9-11 overall, while Elrosa is 15-6 including exhibition games.

Against Starbuck today, the Saints fell behind 2-0 after one inning and 3-1 after two innings, then tied the game at 3-3 in the fifth when Randy Duevel scored on a wild pitch. Read all about the exciting game in this week's Belgrade Observer and Sauk Centre Herald.

In the middle game today, St.Martin defeated Spring Hill 13-3 in shortened innings. St.Martin picked up the first state tournament bid from our region with the win. Spring Hill moves on to face Lake Henry in an elimination game next Saturday at 2:30pm.

More will follow on Monday.

Be sure to check out the Sauk Centre Herald's online photo gallery containing hundreds of pictures from this weekend's action at the Region 15C tournament.
http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/index.asp

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