Spring Hill gains state berth

Nate Terres advanced on base in his first at bat against New Munich tonight on an error but was one of three Charger left stranded in the bottom of the second. In his second at bat he struck gold with a three-RBI double that erased an early New Munich lead.

Thanks in large part to four RBI by number-five batter Nate Terres, plus a huge pitching performance by reliever Jordan Welle, the Spring Hill Chargers are heading to the Class C amateur state tournament for the second year in a row.

Nate Terres did a big chunk of his damage in the bottom of the third inning, when he hit a bases-clearing double to bring in three RBI and erase a 2-0 deficit on the scoreboard at Saints Field in Elrosa. A lead off double by Eric Terres, a walk to Jamie Terres and a successful bunt single by Shawn Schoenberg loaded up the bases on no outs. After Corey Schoenberg was struck out by New Munich starter Ty Reller, Nate Terres knocked the ball to straightaway center.

The run scored by Shawn Schoenberg was ultimately the game winner, with the Chargers holding New Munich off the scoreboard in the final six innings in a 4-2 win.

St. Martin and Lake Henry face one another on Sunday at 11:00am in Elrosa in another state-qualifying game.

And a shout out to Gumby and the rest of the Elrosa ground crew and staff! The field was immaculate for the Saturday evening game. Gumby and Company had to deal with a one-hour rain delay after the Meire Grove vs. St. Martin game started at about 4:00pm. Mother Nature didn't put a dent in the crowd, though.

Get a load of this! Over 500 fans attended the Friday night game between Lake Henry and Regal. Then on Saturday the gate drew 715 fans prior to the night game.

Way to go Stearns County! Represent!!