State baseball!

The Saints huddle up following their state tournament opener in Hamburg.

The Elrosa Saints baseball team has a 1-0 lead through four innings against Pelican Rapids.

The game got very exciting in the top of the fifth inning when Ethan Vogt crushed a grand slam home run while the Saints put up a six-spot on the scoreboard. They took a 7-0 lead into the top of the sixth inning, and then they put up a four-spot in the sixth to go ahead 11-0.

Final: Elrosa 12, Pelican Rapids 6. Ethan Vogt got the pitching win, starting for the Saints and going 6 2/3 innings before being relieved by his brother, Aaron Vogt, in the seventh inning.

Here's video from the seventh inning:


The Saints are now 23-10 overall and play the Hampton Cardinals, the Region 4C champions, on Friday, August 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Round of 32 at the Class C amateur state tournament. Later tonight video and other highlights will be posted from today's game.

Here's the website for the Hampton amateur baseball team: http://hamptoncardinals.teams.mnbaseball.org.

Earlier today, Regal lost 6-4 to Green Isle in their state opener. The Eagles had four errors to one by the Irish, while Green Isle out-hit Regal by a 9-7 margin.

On Saturday, St. Martin lost in their state opener by a 4-0 score to Howard Lake, the No. 4 seed out of Region 12C.

That leaves Elrosa and also Lake Henry as the two teams out of Region 15C who will play in the Round of 32 next weekend. Lake Henry faces Region 7C's No. 4 seed, Young America, at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26 in Hamburg. Young America beat the Rochester Road Runners 5-0 in their state opener on Saturday.

Stay tuned to extended coverage of the Elrosa Saints at state in the upcoming issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper!