In other amateur baseball news, this past Sunday at Spring Hill, the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team won their season opener by a 15-9 score against the Chargers in the Battle for the Keg. It was the 39th meeting of the two teams since the "Battle for the Keg" series began in 2007. Sunday's game, which featured wind gusts upwards of 30 miles an hour and higher blowing straight out in a southwesterly direction, was highlighted by a three-run home run by Elrosa's Kevin Kuefler in the third inning.
Next for the Saints (1-0) is the home opener! They host Greenwald this Sunday, May 6 in a Stearns County League North division showdown with the Cubs with first pitch at 1:30 p.m. at Saints Field.
