A cool, wet day for Region 8C baseball (UPDATES)

The opening game of baseball at the Region 8C tournament for Sunday, August 3 features Spring Hill facing Roscoe in a win-or-go-home contest at Spring Hill. In the top of the 5th inning, the Rangers hold a 5-0 lead. All of their runs were scored in the first two innings.

In the bottom of the 5th, Spring Hill has scored twice. Austin Schoenberg then scored on a wild pitch to make it a 5-3 score.

In the top of the 6th inning, the Rangers extended their lead to 6-3.

In the bottom of the 7th inning, the Rangers hold an 8-5 lead. Spring Hill has the bases loaded with 1 out, but Roscoe is currently doing a pitching change from starter Braden VanderBeek. Roscoe reliever Josh Mackedanz then fired back-to-back strikeouts to end the threat.

Final: Roscoe 12, Spring Hill 6. The Chargers are eliminated, while Roscoe advances to an elimination game next Saturday (August 9) in Spring Hill with an 11 a.m. first pitch.

What's coming today in Spring Hill:
The second game of the day features Elrosa against New Munich at about 1:30 p.m.

Elrosa vs. New Munich updates...first pitch was just after 2:30 p.m.
Will VanBeck is Elrosa's starting pitcher, while Caden Sand is New Munich's starter.

New Munich scored with their leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning.

In the second inning, Will VanBeck and Kevin Kuefler earned back-to-back walks to load the bases. Ethan Mueller batted next, and he launched a three-RBI double! Peyton Winter, Will VanBeck and Kevin Kuefler all scored on Mueller's hit to the right-center gap. Elrosa 3, New Munich 1. Next! Jackson Peter launched a two-RBI home run to extend the lead to 5-1. Ashton Dingmann walked, and this proceeded to bring New Munich manager to the mound and pull Caden Sand from the mound. Will Funk took over pitching duties. Elrosa scored 5 runs on 4 hits with no errors and two left on base. After 1 1/2 innings: Elrosa 5, New Munich 1.

After three complete innings: Elrosa 5, New Munich 1.

In the 6th, Elrosa holds an 8-1 lead. They played 5 innings without an error. Will VanBeck is still on the mound.  

The Silverstreaks loaded the bases on walks and one error in the 6th inning, but they got snubbed on the threat with a ground ball play on Ian Funk's fielder's choice.

****The final score will be posted at 8 o'clock in a new blog post. If Elrosa beats New Munich, they play next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. against Starbuck in another Region 8C elimination game. 

The final game of today:
The final game of today is a state qualifier, with Regal facing Farming for a state tournament berth.

Region 8C amateur baseball opening weekend scores:
On Friday night in Elrosa, the Starbuck Stars came back from a 2-0 deficit and defeated Roscoe by a 5-3 score. In the other Friday night game, the Paynesville Pirates defeated Spring Hill 3-0.

On Saturday, Paynesville defeated Starbuck to earn the region's first ticket to the state tournament.