District Schedule
Host: Sleepy Eye
Essig
Thursday, July 23
Game 1: 10AM Dassel - 9 Fairmont - 6
Game 2: 1PM Mankato - 4 South St. Paul - 2
Game 3: 4PM Eagan - 8 St. Peter - 4
Game 4: 7PM New Ulm - 8 Sleepy Eye - 4
Friday, July 24
Game 5: 10AM Fairmont - 6 South St. Paul - 2 (Essig)
Game 6: 1PM Sleepy Eye - 9 St. Peter - 3 (Essig)
Game 7: 10AM Mankato - 12 Dassel - 2
Game 8: 1PM New Ulm - 13 Eagan - 0
Game 9: 4PM Sleepy Eye - 10 Dassel - 2
Game 10: 4PM Eagan - 3 Fairmont - 2
Saturday, July 25
Game 11: 12PM Mankato - 8 New Ulm - 6
Game 12: 3PM Eagan - 15 Sleepy Eye - 7
Game 13: 6PM New Ulm - 17 Eagan - 6
Sunday, July 26
Game 14: 1PM Mankato - 5 New Ulm - 4
Game Recap:
-A 7th inning grand slam did Sleepy Eye in during the Northwest Sub-District Championship Sunday against Dassel. Sleepy Eye rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a two run lead going into the seventh. The grand slam proved to be the difference as Dassel would beat Sleepy Eye 9-7 to win the Sub-District. Tyler Braulick took the loss in relief of starter Tyler Windshitl. Sleepy Eye now moves on to the District Tournament next week in Sleepy Eye.
-Sleepy Eye advances to the Northwest Sub-District Championship by defeating Hutchinson 7-2 on Saturday. Sleepy Eye dropped a game to Dassel earlier in the day 8-4 but responded with a win to earn their right to play in the District Tournament next week in Sleepy Eye.
Adam Sellner was the workhorse as he logged 9 innings pitched on the day, 2 in relief of Sean Mathiowetz in game one and a complete game in game 2. Sellner allowed 2 runs on only 4 hits with 10 strikeouts against Hutchinson in the complete game victory. Tyler Windshitl and Dale McMullen led the Post 800 offense Saturday by collecting 9 hits between the two of them.
-Sleepy Eye opened the Sub-District tournament Thursday and ran away with two victories. Aggressive baserunning and splendid pitching was the key to both Post 800 victories as they would beat Glencoe 4-1 in the opening round and would then defeat Hutch#1 6-1 in round two. Nathan Kral earned the victory in game 1 by throwing a complete game, allowing one unearned run on four hits with 2 strikeouts. In game 2 Scott Salfer threw a complete game one hitter as he would stifle Hutch's bats all game long in picking up the victory.
News:
- Sleepy Eye plays the New Ulm Jr. Legion in the first round of Districts at 7PM in Sleepy Eye.
Sub-District Schedule
-All Games Played at Vollmer Field in Hutchinson
Thursday, July 16
Game 1: 10:30 AM Dassel - 12 New Ulm Gold - 1
Game 2: 1:00 PM Sleepy Eye - 4 Glencoe - 1
Game 3: 3:30 PM Dassel - 4 Springfield - 1
Game 4: 6:00 PM Sleepy Eye - 6 Hutchinson#1 - 1
Friday, July 17
Game 5: 1PM Springfield - 11 Glencoe - 1
Game 6: 3:30PM Hutchinson#1 - 11 New Ulm Gold - 2
Game 7: 6PM Hutchinson#1 - 10 Springfield - 8
Saturday, July 17
Game 8: 2PM Dassel - 8 Sleepy Eye - 4
Game 9: 4:30PM Sleepy Eye - 7 Hutchinson#1 - 2
Sunday, July 18
Game 10: 2PM Dassel - 9 Sleepy Eye - 7