Team Ticker: Weather: Recent Results: Wed Aug 13/08 8:30pm: Canova Gang 2 Dimock/Emery 3 Sun Aug 10/08 1:00pm: Parkston Rock Bass 6 Canova Gang 7 Sat Aug 2/08 4:30pm: Canova 21 Dells Mudcats 5 Thu Jul 31/08 8:00pm: Canova 9 Flandreau 7 Upcoming Games: Countdown to STATE TOURNAMENT It's here!!!

2008 Canova Gang Baseball

BASEBALL SEASON IN CANOVA IN NOT OVER YET

THE 2ND ANNUAL "OVER 40'S" STATE TOURNAMENT
STARTS
IN CANOVA ON MONDAY, AUGUST 25.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DELL RAPIDS MUDCATS
"2008 State Amateur Baseball Champions"

The Canova Gang ended its season on Wednesday, August 13th, suffering a heartbreaking loss to Dimock-Emery.  Pitching for Canova was Jared Hegdahl, and Tray Krier. Dimock scored 1 run in the first and the third, and maintained a 2 run lead until the 7th inning when the Gang tied the score at 2.  Dimock answered back in the bottom of the 7th scoring one run to again take the lead 3-2.  Both teams remained scoreless in the 8th and 9th, giving Dimock-Emery the victory.

Canova edged out the Parkston Rock Bass in 10 innings on Sunday.  Canova's Jared Donahue pitched 6 1/3 innings, and stuck out 11 batters.  Jason Miller came in relief to pitch 2 1/3 inning, striking out 3- and Tray Krier (pickup player from the Salem Cubs) finished the game, striking out 2. Canova had a 4-1 lead until the 7th inning, when the Rock Bass scored 2 runs, cutting Canova's lead down to 1, Parkston scored 3 in the top of the 8th to take the lead 6-4.  Canova tied  the game in the bottom of the 8th, after a 2 run homer by Chad Schulz.  Both teams remained scoreless in the 9th, and in the bottom of the 10th, Parkston walked Chad Schulz and Jared Hegdahl.  Doug Carlson went in to pinch run for Chad Schulz.  Curt Carlson then singled shallow down the leftfield line to score Doug Carlsonfrom 2nd to win the game.     Leading hitters for Canova were Jason Miller with 3, Kevin Leighton with 2, and Jared Hegdahl, and Curt Carlson, Chad Schulz each with 1.