This is a big day for the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team, as they have key games to play in Stevens County at the Chizek Field complex in Morris. The first task at hand is No. 3-seeded Border West in the Sub-Section 6A-South semifinals, which starts at 11 a.m. today (May 29). I am not aware of radio coverage, but I will check with 95.7 KKOK of Morris. Border West enters the game 12-5 overall.
Win or lose that game, the Jaguars play again at approximately 12:30 p.m. at the same baseball park in Morris. If the Jaguars win, they play in the second game at Chizek Field (the main diamond at Eagles Park in Morris).
You can listen to the game on 95.7 FM out of Morris. They stream online too! You can listen online by clicking here: https://radiostationusa.fm/online/kkok-957-fm. Game commentary is being provided by Mark Torgerson, retired coach from Morris Area high school.
A short update on track and field...I looked up the day when Taylor Nelson will run in the state track and field meet. He will compete at state on Tuesday, June 10 at St. Michael-Albertville high school. The 3200 run will be the second-to-last event that evening. This day of track is designated as the Class 1A preliminaries. Most Class 1A running event finals will take place on Wednesday, June 11 at STMA H.S.
In the other game today at Eagles Park in Morris, Upsala/Swanville Area and Ortonville were tied 1-1, but the Patriots took a 2-1 lead right as the 4th inning was underway for B-B-E vs. Border West. While B-B-E's game was in the bottom of the 5th, U/SA expanded their lead over the fifth-seeded Trojans to 4-1.
Here's a video from the 5th inning in Elrosa on Tuesday in the playoff opener:
Game one updates in Morris:
At Rambow Field, the Jaguars are taking on the Buccaneers in the 11 a.m. game. Sophomore Aiden Mueller is B-B-E's starter. In the bottom of the first, Ethan Mueller just drew his team's second walk of the inning. After one inning: B-B-E 1, Border West 0, with the Jaguars scoring on Hayden Sobiech's sacrifice fly-RBI after they earned a pair of walks and a hit batsman.
The second inning is starting at 11:20. In the second...the Buccaneers had a threat going in their half of the inning, but Mueller fired a strikeout to leave one Border West runner stranded. For B-B-E, they are sending batters 6-7-8 to start the bottom of the second inning.
In the bottom of the 2nd, the Jaguars scored one unearned run and left three runners stranded. After two innings: B-B-E 2, Border West 0.
Border West's starting pitcher issued 6 walks through the first 3 innings of the game. In the first three innings, the Jaguars got their leadoff batter on all three times.
In the top of the 4th inning, Border West scored on an unearned run during a failed pickoff play at first base. They got another runner on with a second error. These were the first errors of the game for B-B-E. Ethan Mueller then fired his 5th strikeout of the game. Border West's next batter struck out as well, with the Buccaneers scoring off of one hit and 2 errors to go into the bottom of the fourth trailing 2-1 to the Jaguars. The bottom of the 4th inning will start at about 12:08 p.m.
To start the bottom of the 4th, the Jaguars are sending batters 9-1-2 to the plate. Noah DeRoo has B-B-E's only hit so far.
To start the bottom of the 5th, Ethan Mueller earned a leadoff hit. He was picked off from a 1-3-6-4 sequence in a run down. Hayden Sobiech then got a base hit, and Aiden Mueller earned an infield hit. After a fielder's choice got the lead runner, Aiden Mueller scored on a wild pitch for a 3-0 lead. Cameron Loe then earned a walk. The Jaguars pulled off a successful double steal as the walk was issued, with Loe making an attempt for second base. Now it's a 4-1 lead! The Jaguars have 3 hits and one walk in this 5th inning so far. Jack Lundberg had a sacrifice bunt, so the Jaguars left one stranded.
After five innings: B-B-E 4, Border West 1.
In the top of the 6th, Border West started with back-to-back infield hits. Ethan Mueller then earned his 8th strikeout of the game. B-B-E cleaned up the based with a 4-6-3 double play! Bang, bang! One stranded. Heading to the bottom of the 6th, the Jaguars will send their 9-1-2 batters. From the bottom of the 6th: the Jaguars are threatening to score on two outs with runners on second and third. Border West's starter has improved since his first 3 innings, and he has issued just 1 walk across the 4th, 5th and into the 6th. Hayden Sobiech is batting on 2 outs with 2 in scoring position. Border West got a runner boxed in during a pickoff play, but the Jaguars were able to get their runner in from 3rd base before the tag was applied. After 6 innings: B-B-E 5, Border West 1.
FINAL SCORE: B-B-E 5, Border West 1. In the top of the 7th inning, Ethan Mueller retired the side 1-2-3, and the third batter was struck out swinging.
Game two will begin at about 1:30 p.m. today in Morris at Chizek Field. That game will not be aired on 95.7 FM KKOK. Stay tuned for more updates. B-B-E's next opponent is Upsala/Swanville Area. The Patriots won their playoff opener this afternoon against Ortonville by a 9-1 score. As the top seed in Sub-Section 6A-South, U/SA got a first-round bye for Tuesday's games.
GAME TWO updates from Chizek Field in Morris! Let's go!!!!
Let's do this Jaguars! Now 14-6 overall, the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team is facing top-seeded Upsala/Swanville Area in a winner's bracket contest. The Jaguars and Patriots are long-time playoff baseball rivals. It is a RARE spring where these teams do not meet in the postseason. This game should start by about 1:50 p.m.
The U/SA Patriots are 15-5 overall after the Ortonville win. In the Prairie Conference, they finished 6-2 while earning second place alone behind Long Prairie-Grey Eagle. Osakis, a Class 2A school, took third with a 4-4 record. During the regular season, U/SA had a 6-game winning streak and then a 4-game winning streak.
More updates after 3 p.m. here!!!
**After 3 innings, B-B-E holds a 1-0 lead over the Patriots.
**After 4 innings, this game is tied at 1-1.
**After 5 innings, U/SA holds a 3-1 lead. The Jaguars have their backs to the wall now with just 6 outs to work with.
*Final score in a NEW blog post.
