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Milroy Yankees 5, Granite Falls 1

Nathan Deutz tossed eight straight scoreless innings to help carry the Milroy Yankees to a 5-1 win over Granite Falls Wednesday night in Milroy.

The Kilowatts scored one unearned run off Deutz in the top of the ninth. Deutz finished the game with eight strikeouts and gave up seven hits.

Milroy score one run in the third and put up four in the sixth to take control. Austin Deutz went 2-for-4 with to two RBIs to lead the Yankees at the plate, and Justin Schlemmer was also 2-for-4.

The win moves Milroy to 10-2 overall and 8-1 in Corn Belt League action. They’ll return to the diamond Sunday for a 1:30 p.m. game at Raymond.

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GF-Cody Fruin, Dylan Lindstrom (7). MY-Nathan Deutz. WP-Deutz. LP-Fruin.

Milroy Irish 12, Tracy 0

The Milroy Irish exploded for 10 runs over the first two innings of a 12-0 win in seven innings against the Tracy Express Wednesday night in Tracy.

The Irish ended Express starter Parker Lanoue’s night early, scoring four runs in the first inning. Tracy reliever Tylan Gylling didn’t fare any better in the second inning, as the Irish tacked on six more runs.

Tyler Peterson had a strong day at the plate and from the mound for Milroy. He worked five scoreless innings, striking out seven batters and walking three. Dan Frank tossed two shutout innings to close the game. Peterson was also 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

Milroy’s Isaac Dolan was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. He had a double for the lone extra-base hit in the game.

The Irish (9-7 overall) play at Hadley Saturday with a 2 p.m. start.

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T-Parker Lanoue, Tylan Gylling (2), Jordan Lanoue (6). MI-Tyler Peterson, Daniel Frank last (6). WP-Peterson. LP-Frank. 2B: MI-Isaac Dolan.

Lamberton 9, Leavenworth 5

Lamberton’s Shane Schoborg fanned nine batters over nine innings on his way to a complete game victory for the Lamberton Long Sox over Leavenworth Wednesday night. Schoborg was struck for 11 hits, but the Long Sox prevailed 9-5 in the Tomahawk East League game in Lamberton.

Tyler Reiner blasted two doubles for the Long Sox, who scored seven runs in the fifth inning to take command of the game. Blake Altermatt and Johnny Pistulka each had doubles as well, while Altermatt and Donald Strand finished the game with two hits each for Lamberton.

The Long Sox improve to 10-5 on the season (9-3 TEL) with the win and return to action Friday night against Essig in Lamberton.

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Leav-Gabe Hirsch, Mike Hirsch (5); Lamb-Shane Schoborg. WP-Schoborg. LP-G. Hirsch. 2B: Leav-Briar Braulick, Andy Cook; Lamb-Tyler Reiner 2, Johnny Pistulka, Blake Altermatt.

Luverne 10, Hadley 2

The Luverne Redbirds scored 10 unanswered runs in a 10-2 win over the Hadley Buttermakers on Wednesday in Luverne, handing the Buttermakers their first loss in the Gopher League.

The Buttermakers scored a run in each of the first two innings, but posted zeros over the final seven. Joe Larson recorded three of Hadley’s seven total hits for the game, finishing 3-for-4 on the night. Max Zwart also had a double. Zach Bruns started and took the loss in six-plus innings.

Andrew DeBoer had one of four doubles in the game for Luverne, and also picked up the win over six solid innings on the bump. Phil Paquette chipped in with two doubles for the Redbirds.

Hadley (12-6 overall, 8-1 Gopher) returns to action on Saturday, as they host the Milroy Irish for a 2 p.m. game.

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H-Zach Bruns, Sam Erickson (7); L-Andrew DeBoer, Brian Buning (7). WP: DeBoer. LP-Bruns. 2B: H-Max Zwart; L-Phil Paquette 2, Cody Christianson, DeBoer.

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Erickson tosses no-hitter in Hadley doubleheader

Haldey’s Sam Erickson was on his game Sunday, tossing a no-hitter in a 9-0 seven-inning win over Heron Lake in the second game of a doubleheader in Hadley.

Erickson struck out three batters and walked three during his no-hit effort.

The Buttermakers gave him plenty of offense to work with, putting up 13 hits. They didn’t take long to get started, scoring three in the first inning.

Joe Larson had two doubles and four RBIs for Hadley. Max Zwart was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs, while James Wajer was also 3-for-4.

In the first game of the doubleheader Hadley played host to Adrian and earned a 4-1 win, scoring all of its runs in the fifth inning.

Zach Bruns went the distance for Hadley, striking out six batters and giving up one run on eight hits with no walks.

Zwart was 2-for-3 with an RBI, as was Blake Joustra.

Hadley (9-4 overall) is back in action Wednesday in Luverne.

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A-Ross Ackerman. H-Zach Bruns. WP-Bruns. LP-Ackerman. 2B: H-Chris Halbur.

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HL-Matt Franks, Ben Scheevel (6), Alex Meyer (6). H-Sam Erickson. WP-Erickson. LP-Franks.

Isaac Dolan’s shutout effort lifts Irish over Cannon Falls

Stormy weather shortened the Milroy Irish’s stint at the Miller High Life Tournament in Arlington over the weekend, but Milroy still managed to snag a win in its lone game on Saturday.

The Irish got a strong outing by Isaac Dolan, who worked all seven innings in a 1-0 win over Cannon Falls. Dolan struck out five batters and gave up five hits and two walks in his shutout performance.

Andy Otto went the distance for Cannon Falls, holding the Irish to one run on three hits.

Milroy’s lone run came in the sixth when Isaac Dolan had an RBI single to score Dominic Dolan.

The Irish (8-7 overall) return to action Wednesday in Tracy for a 6:15 p.m. game against the Express.

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MI-Isaac Dolan. CF-Andy Otto. WP-Dolan. LP-Otto.

Pistulka helps Long Sox earn Sunday split

An RBI single in the top of the 10th inning by Johnny Pistulka helped the Lamberton Long Sox finish 1-1 Sunday in a pair road games.

Pistulka’s game-winning hit to drive in Donald Strand gave the Long Sox a 3-2 win over St. James. Pistulka also earned the win on the mound, coming on in relief for Jacob Jenniges in the eighth inning and striking out seven batters. Pistulka finished with two hits in the game.

Lamberton dropped a 6-2 contest in Springfield to open the day. Springfield got off to a fast start, scoring five runs in the bottom of the first to take control early.

Strand and Mike Wotschke each had two hits for Lamberton in the loss.

The Long Sox (9-5 overall, 8-2 Tomahawk East League) host the Leavenworth Orioles Wednesday in Lamberton.

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L-Johnny Pistulka, Dylan Bunting (3), Seth Guetter (6), Blake Altermatt (8). S-Alex Frank. WP-Frank. LP-Pistulka.

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L-Jacob Jenniges, Pistulka (8). SJ-David Krause, Sam Carlson (10). WP-Jenniges. LP-Krause. 2B: L-Colby Pack.

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Pistulka fans 15 as Long Sox earn 2-0 victory over Stark

Johnny Pistulka recorded 15 strikeouts and had a six-hit, complete-game shutout for the Lamberton Long Sox in a 2-0 win over the Stark Longhorns Sunday in Stark.

Stark pitcher Adam Sellner also had a strong game, giving up just six hits and two runs in nine innings.

Lamberton’s Landon Erickson had the lone extra-base hit in a the game, connecting for a double.

The Long Sox (7-4 overall, 6-1 Tomahawk East League) are back on the field Tuesday for a home game against Redwood Falls.

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L-Johnny Pistulka 15 Ks. S-Adam Sellner. WP-Pistulka. LP-Sellner. 2B: L-Landon Erickson.

Yankees’ offense surges in pair of weekend wins

The Milroy Yankees’ offense exploded for 27 hits over the weekend on its way to a pair of wins.

The Yankees tallied 13 hits against the Raymond Rockets in a 6-4 win Saturday. Andy Schmidt and Matt Bauer were both 2-for-4 with an RBI, Dave Schmidt was 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs and Riley Carpenter and Micah Gronli each added a pair of hits. Milroy had no extra-base hits in the win.

Milroy’s bats stayed hot Sunday when the Yankees traveled to Willmar. Milroy had 14 hits in a 16-9 win over the Rails.

Bauer had a grand slam in the fourth inning to help the Yankees take control. Aaron Mathiowetz went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Brian Dolan and Riley Carpenter each had two hits.

The Yankees (8-2 overall, 7-1 Corn Belt League) host a league game against Marshall on Friday.

Saturday

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R-Herman Soloman, Jordan Smith (4), Zach Nelson (7). M-Josh Hadley, Mahlon Zimmerman (9). WP-Hadley. LP-Nelson. S-Zimmerman. 2B: R-Mike Jeseritz, Justin Koenen.

Sunday

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M-Austin Deutz, Aaron Mathiowetz (8). W-Jordan Olson, Andrew Bangen (7). WP-Deutz. 2B: M-Eric Dolan. 3B: W-Zach Hagerstrom. HR: M-Matt Bauer.

Irish split Sunday doubleheader

The Milroy Irish split a pair of home games Sunday, defeating Adrian 16-3 before dropping a 4-0 game against the Pipestone A’s.

Clay Ellis was 3-for-3 for the Irish in the opener. Milroy busted the game open in the fourth inning with 13 runs. Tyler Peterson went 2-for-2 with a double, four RBIs and three runs scored. Anthony Dolan was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Isaac Dolan held Adrian to just one hit, striking out two batters and allowing one walk.

Pipestone’s Sam Schneider and Brandon Alfson combined to hold the Irish scoreless in the next game. Peterson took the loss for Milroy, working all seven innings and giving up four runs on eight hits.

The Irish are now 7-7 overall after the split.

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MI-Isaac Dolan. WP-Dolan. 2B: MI-Tyler Peterson, Anthony Dolan.

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P-Sam Schneider, Brandon Alfson (7). MI-Tyler Peterson. WP-Schneider. LP-Peterson. 2B: P-Mark Abrahamsen; MI-Anthony Dolan.

Buttermakers strike for 3 wins

The Hadley Buttermakers won a blowout Saturday and a pair of one-run games Sunday en route to a 3-0 weekend.

Hadley struck for 20 hits in a 13-1 win over the Tracy Express Saturday. Nick Bruning, Eric Wieneke, Nate Wieneke and Max Zwart all went 3-for-4 for Hadley in the win.

Brent Wiering was 2-for-3 for Tracy.

On Sunday in Hadley, the Buttermakers scored a run on an error by the right fielder in the bottom of the eighth to capture a 3-2 win over Fox Lake.

Joe Larson led the Buttermakers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Max Zwart was 2-for-4.

The Buttermakers needed more late-game heroics in their next game against Worthington, scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh for a 7-6 win. James Wajer was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to tie the game and Trent Carlson followed with a game-winning RBI single.

Nick Bruning went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for the Buttermakers, and Nate Wieneke went 2-for-4.

The Buttermakers are now 8-6 overall and 5-1 in the Gopher League. They take on the Mudhens Monday in Minneota.

Saturday

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T-Phil Madsen, Jordan Lanoue (5). H-Justin Reinsma. WP-Reinsma. LP-Madsen. 2B: H-Nate Wieneke, Max Zwart 2.

Sunday

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FL-Steve Zehms. H-Chris Halbur, Nick Bruning (7). WP-Bruning. LP-Zehm.

2B: FL-Levi Rignell 2.

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W-Mitch Jensen, Adam Munkel (6). H-Sam Erickson, Jamie Boelter (6). WP-Boelter. LP-Munkel. 2B: W-Mitch Jensen 2; H-Nick Bruning, Max Zwart.

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Deutz leads Yankees to 2-1 win over Bullfrogs

Nathan Deutz threw eight strong innings to help the Milroy Yankees take down the Bird Island Bullfrogs 2-1 Friday in an amateur baseball game in Milroy.

Deutz gave up one run on five hits, striking out 10 batters and walking none. Mahlon Zimmerman came on in the ninth and got the save.

Milroy was held to five hits by Bird Island pitcher Luke Kramer, who went the distance. Riley Carpenter went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Andy Schmidt was 1-for-3 and had both of Milroy’s RBIs.

The Yankees (6-2 overall, 5-1 Corn Belt League) return to action today with a 7 p.m. game against Raymond in Milroy.

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BI-Luke Kramer. MY-Nathan Deutz, Mahlon Zimmerman (9). WP-Deutz. LP-Kramer. S-Zimmerman.

Leavenworth shuts out Lamberton, 3-0

A pair of solo home runs launched the Leavenworth Orioles past the Lamberton Long Sox in Tomahawk East League action Friday at Leavenworth.

Andy Cook and Zach Mickelson each went deep off of Long Sox starter Jacob Jenniges during a 3-0 win for the Orioles.

Cook was equally effective on the mound, blanking the Long Sox and scattering four Lamberton hits over nine innings.

Donald Strand and Isaac Jenniges split the four hits in half for Lamberton, which fell to 6-4 overall and 5-1 in the Tomahawk East League.

The Long Sox will look to bounce back from their first league loss on Sunday when they travel to Stark for a 3 p.m. game with the Longhorns.

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LS-Jacob Jenniges, Johnny Pistulka (8); O-Andy Cook. HR: O-Cook, Zach Mickelson.

Irish bats fall silent in loss to Sacred Heart

Clay Ellis fanned 11 Sacred Heart batters over eight scoreless innings on Friday in Sacred Heart, but took a no decision in a 1-0 loss for the Milroy Irish.

Dan Frank relieved Ellis to start the bottom of the ninth, but walked the leadoff man. A sacrifice bunt and Travis Adkens single later and the Saints had a walk-off win.

Matt Koenen picked up the win for Sacred Heart, scattering four hits over nine shutout innings. Koenen struck out eight batters.

Cody Mather had a double for the Irish, who fall to 6-6 on the year.

Milroy is back in action Sunday, as the Irish host a doubleheader against the Adrian A’s and the Pipestone A’s at Irish Yard.

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MI-Clay Ellis, Dan Frank (9); SH-Matt Koenen. WP-Koenen. LP-Frank. 2B: MI-Cody Mather.

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Mudhens suffer pair of tight losses over weekend

The Minneota Mudhens suffered a pair of one-run losses over the weekend, dropping a 9-8 loss in 10 innings at Granite Falls and losing to the Milroy Irish 7-6 Sunday in Minneota.

Granite Falls rallied to score four runs over the seventh through ninth innings to force extras against the Mudhens Friday, then scored two runs in the bottom of the tenth to pull out the 9-8 win.

Cody Fruin and Aaron Zieske each had three hits for the Kilowatts, and Tyler Kanten was 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored.

Tyson Sonnenburg, Justin Greenwood and Jesus Macias all had three hits for the Mudhens in the losing effort. Minneota committed four errors in the game.

After getting 16 hits in the loss to Granite Falls, the Mudhens’ bats still stayed hot Sunday against the Irish, but 15 hits weren’t quite enough in the 7-6 loss.

Milroy scored five runs over the first two innings to take an early lead before Minneota came back to tie the game in the fifth. The Irish tacked on runs in the seventh and eighth innings and held on for the win.

Tyler Peterson got the start for the Irish and gave up six runs (four earned) on 14 hits. Luke Walling pitched the final 1 1/3 innings and earned the save.

Aaron Antony and Clay Ellis each had two hits for the Irish. Macias had a game-high three hits for the Mudhens, while Jason Myhre, Tony Shaikoski, Leo Zerr and Cory Drietz each had two hits.

The Irish (5-4 overall) continue play Wednesday at Worthington. Minneota (3-7) takes on Canby Wednesday in Minneota.

Friday

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M-Matt Musser, Isaac Josephson (9). GF-Dylan Lindstrom, Adam Brewers (6), Aaron Zieske (10). WP-Zieske. LP-Josephson. 2B: M-Danny Hennen. HR: GF-Tyler Kanten.

Sunday

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MI-Tyler Peterson, Luke Walling (8). M-Danny Hennen, Jason Myhre (8). WP-Peterson. LP-Hennen. S-Walling. 2B: MI-Dominic Dolan.

Wilmont 7, Tracy 2

Facing Wilmont for the second time in less than three weeks, the Tracy Express were unable to turn the tables against the Cardinals in Sunday’s rematch in Tracy. The Cardinals defeated the Express 7-2 after having earned an 11-0 win over Tracy on May 12.

Greg Barnes took the mound for the Express in what was his first start since he was in seventh grade. Barnes struck out nine batters and gave up five runs on four hits, four walks and three hit batters in five innings of work.

Blake Rogers, Steven Kremer and Lucas Henning each had two hits for the Cardinals in the win.

Tracy was led at the plate by Andrew Suby, who went 2-for-4.

The Express will try to get back on track Wednesday when they play at Dawson.

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W-Nick Ahrens, Joe Krivarchka (6), Lucas Henning (8). T-Greg Barnes, Jordan Lanoue (6), Andrew Mathiowetz (9).

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