Marshall falls to New Ulm walk off
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MANKATO — After getting a walk-off win earlier in the day against Mankato American, Marshall felt the other side of that as New Ulm walked the Mudcats off as Marshall took a 5-4 loss in the DI Senior Legion Sub-State 2 Baseball Tournament quarterfinals.
Down one run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, New Ulm's Kyle Albrecht sent a ball into the middle infield. Levi Hopp was able to score, then an errant throw over to third gave Hunter Larson an opportunity to come home and win the game.
Andrew Lee took the loss for Marshall, striking out one and allowing two unearned runs on one hit in 1 1/3 innings. Eli Weedman started the game, striking out two and allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. At the plate, Andrew Stelter was 4 for 4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Tanner Backer got the win on the mound, striking out five and allowing four runs, three earned, on nine hits in a complete game. At the plate, Hopp recorded three hits, adding an RBI and a run scored. Zach Hubbard and Dirk Haynes each had a hit and a run scored.
Marshall scored the opening run of the game as Chase Alcorn's single scored Stelter in the first inning. New Ulm was able to take the lead in the bottom of the second, with Haynes executing a double steal with Hubbard to score a run, then Hopp singled to bring home Hubbard. A solo homer by Stelter tied the game in the fifth at 2, then Marshall took the advantage once again in the sixth, with Lee putting a ball into play to bring home Tyler Kraft for a 3-2 lead.
New Ulm tied it up in the bottom of the inning, with Albrecht scoring on a passed ball, but a strikeout from Lee ended the inning without any more New Ulm runs. In the top of the seventh, Ethan Boeck's single led to an RBI double from Stelter to give Marshall a 4-3 lead with no outs. However, Backer and the New Ulm defense stayed resilient, taking all three outs without giving up another run.
Hopp got a single with one out in the bottom of the seventh, but a flyout put the pressure on New Ulm. Hunter Larson drew a walk to put runners on first and second as Albrecht stepped to the plate. Albrecht sent the ball to second base, where it was unable to be fielded, allowing Levi Hopp to come home and tie the game. The throw to get Larson out at third sailed wide, opening the opportunity for him to come home as well.
Marshall faces Mankato National on Friday at 6 p.m. at Wolverton Field in Mankato.