Heading back to state

For the third year in a row, the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team will compete in the Class C state tournament. The Saints (15-7) earned a return ticket to the big show with a 2-1 win over Lake Henry this afternoon in the second round of the Region 15C tournament.

Cody Eichers drilled a one-out, solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning for the go-ahead run. The score was tied 1-1 heading into the fifth inning. Matt Schmitz's fielder's choice with an RBI scored Kevin Kuefler on no outs in the bottom of the first inning for a 1-0 lead.

Aaron Vogt started and went the distance for Elrosa with a truly impressive performance over nine innings. He scattered 11 hits, issues no walks and earned five strikeouts.

Next: spread the word!! The Elrosa Saints play on Friday night, August 10 at 8 p.m. in Farming; the opponent will be Richmond! The Royals were regular season Stearns County League South champions. The winner of that Elrosa/Richmond game advances to the region championship game that will be played on Sunday.

Earlier in the day, Richmond defeated St. Martin by a 6-3 score in another state-qualifying game.

In the Region 15C elimination games today:
The No. 4 seed out of the Stearns County League North division has eliminated the No. 2 seed, with Meire Grove beating New Munich tonight by a 9-5 score to end the Silverstreaks' season.

The No. 4 seed from the SCL-South, Farming, ended the SCL-North's No. 3 seed's season. The Flames beat Spring Hill 5-3 to advance to the second weekend of the tournament.

Schedule updates to follow.

In Region 4C at Atwater, the Regal Eagles lost 9-1 to the Milroy Yankees in a state-qualifying game. The Eagles stay alive and play again next weekend, Saturday, August 11 in Atwater against Paynesville.

ICYMI! Here's part of worship service at West Lake Johanna Lutheran church from Sunday, July 29:


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