Saints edge Eagles

The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team defeated Regal 5-3 today in a late afternoon exhibition game. They won in spite of leaving 12 runners stranded and having the game's lone error. The Saints scored twice in the second inning but fell behind 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh. They scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning to claim their third straight win.

B-B-E Class of 2022 member Gavin Kampsen earned the pitching win in three innings of relief. He also hit a one out solo home run as part of Elrosa's 10-hit attack. The homer ignited the three-run top of the eighth to tie the game at 3-3. Brandon Roelike scored the game-winning run when Blaine Fischer drew a fourth consecutive walk in the inning.

Shane Radermacher, B-B-E Class of 2005, along with Nathan Meyer and Blake Karsch scored Regal's three runs.

At any given time, Buddy Beier Field in Regal was loaded with current or former B-B-E Jaguars. Elrosa played 11 Jaguars, while Regal had five Jaguars (all graduates) in action.

The Saints (4-3) host Meire Grove tomorrow (Sunday) in a Stearns County League North game. First pitch is at 1:30 p.m. 

For Regal, they resume County Line League action when they travel the short trip east to the home of the Paynesville Pirates for a 12:30 p.m. Sunday game.

And! Congratulations to the St. Cloud Technical and Community College Cyclones baseball team, who is the 2021 NJCAA Region 13 champions! B-B-E Class of 2020 graduate and current Elrosa Saints team member Jackson Peter is a key contributor on the team. He's played in 21 games this year with 60 plate appearances and has 17 hits in 49 at bats (.347) with nine RBI. I recall hearing that he had SCTCC's first hit of the 2021 season during the season opener on March 11 at U.S. Bank Stadium against Hibbing Community College. They lost that game 10-9, but they've won 25 of the 28 games played since that day while also going 11-1 in their conference.

The No. 9-ranked Cyclones defeated No. 5-ranked Century College 8-2 in a winner-take-all game of the Region 13 championship series on Saturday at Dick Putz Field. The Cyclones (25-4 overall) begin the College World Series on May 29. You can catch up on recent Cyclones baseball news at their college website: https://www.sctccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/news.

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