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        <td width="33%"><font face="Arial"><strong>Volume 6, No.
        2</strong></font></td>
        <td align="center" width="33%"><font face="Arial"><strong>Marshall,
        Minnesota</strong></font></td>
        <td align="right" width="34%"><font face="Arial"><strong>Friday,
        August 9, 2002</strong></font></td>
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        <td valign="top" colspan="3" width="33%"><font size="7"
        face="Arial"><strong>Twelve Advance to Second Day</strong></font></td>
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        <td valign="top" width="33%">Twelve teams emerged from
        the first round of the 2002 American Legion Division I
        Tournament bgeing played at four fields in the Marshall
        area. <br>
        North St. Paul, Richfield, Alexandria, and Excelsior made
        it through the first round undefeated and stayed in the
        winners' bracket of the double-elimination tournament.<br>
        Apple Valley, Coon Rapids, Northfield, Marshall,
        Rochester A's, East Grand Forks, Hopkins and Tri-City
        each lost one game and will continue to play in the
        losers' bracket. Brainerd, Chaska, Hermantown, and New
        Ulm Gold were eliminated from the four-day tournament. <br>
        Play will continue Friday with four </td>
        <td valign="top" width="33%">games each at Legion Field
        in Marshall and Southwest Sate University Field. The
        championship game will be held SUnday with two teams from
        Minnesota advancing to national regional play. <br>
        There were six shutouts during the day's action, and
        several close games.<br>
        Last year's second place team, NewUlm, was among the four
        who departed early. Last year's championship team, Coon
        Rapids, finished with a win and a loss. <br>
        Excelsior was ranked number one in the state Legion poll
        most of the year, and opened the tourney with two
        victories, including a 2-0 win over third-ranked Apple
        Valley.<br>
        Second-ranked North St. Paul also finished the day
        undefeated.</td>
        <td valign="top" width="33%"><img src="chskastk.jpg"
        align="middle" border="1" vspace="5" width="300"
        height="225"><p><strong><br>
        Photo by Gail Kalata.<br>
        Curtis Pierce of Chaska takes a mighty swing and miss on
        a fast ball as Tri-City Red catcher Drew Huber extends
        the mitt to meet the ball.</strong></p>
        </td>
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bordercolorlight="#000080">
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        <td colspan="2"><font size="7" face="Arial"><strong>Marshall
        Your Forces:</strong></font></td>
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        <td colspan="2"><font size="6" face="Arial">Mudcats are a
        group of humble hometown heroes</font></td>
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        <td width="50%">There was no shortage of hometown heroes
        when Marshall upset Hopkins 6-4 Thursday afternoon in a
        first-round State American Legion Tournament game at
        Legion Field. <p align="center"><img src="marshal3.jpg"
        align="middle" border="1" width="360" height="270"></p>
        <p><font size="2"><strong>Photo by Gail Kalata<br>
        Sam Wiener, Adam Labat and Stephen Wiblemo emerged as
        hometown heroes in Marshall's 6-4 victory over Hopkins
        Thursday afternoon.</strong></font></p>
        <p>Stephen Wiblemo, Marshall's winning pitcher, got the
        first out in the bottom of the seventh, then reliever
        Nathan Deutz got the two biggest outs of the game on a
        groundball double play that was started by shortstop Sam
        Wiener.<br>
        &quot;I flipped the ball to Drew [Weilage] and he made a
        great pivot,&quot; said Wiener. &quot;We knew we were the
        underdogs. It was an awesome win. Stephen [Wiblemo] threw
        strikes. He pitched a great game. <br>
        Catcher Adam Labat said that he and Wiblemo stuck with </p>
        </td>
        <td width="50%">the fastball most of the game.
        &quot;Stephen was hitting his spots with the
        fastball,&quot; said Labat, who sparked Marshall's
        offense with two hits. &quot;We were psyched because we
        had been waiting for this game for awhile.&quot;<br>
        Marshall played in the district playoffs and made it to
        the finals against Alexandria. &quot;We beat them the
        first championship game, then they beat us,&quot; said
        Labat.<br>
        Wiblemo said he wanted to finish the game against
        Hopkins, but after Hopkins strung together three hits in
        the seventh, coach Steve Fleck went to the bullpen.<br>
        Hopkins had been seeing mostly fastballs from Wiblemo and
        a change to a curveball pitcher was just the tonic
        Marshall needed to get them out of a jam. With the
        winning run at the plate and the score 6-4, Deutz threw a
        curve for the game-ending double play.<br>
        Several Hopkins hitters had big days at the plate. Center
        fielder Matt Borman had a double and two singles, while
        teammates Joe Abellera, Ryan Papke and Aaron Clark each
        had two hits.<br>
        Wiblemo is the pitcher Marshall looks to in big-game
        situations. &quot;I was the co-ace of the pitching staff
        last season,&quot; he said. &quot;I was ready to take
        over this year.&quot;<br>
        The 6-foot-2, 175-pound right-hander is not just a
        pitcher for Marshall. He is also one of the Mudcats' top
        hitters with a .347 average. Labat leads the team with a
        .446 average.<br>
        One thing that makes Labat an outstanding hitter is his
        speed. &quot;I just try to put the ball in play,&quot; he
        said. <br>
        One of Marshall's biggest hits in the Hopkins game was an
        infield hit in the top of the seventh. It looked like a
        routine play, but all of a sudden Labat was crossing the
        first base bag before the throw. That will be one of the
        plays they'll talk about in Marshall for many years. It
        was a hustle play, typical of the Mudcats' style of play.</td>
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        <td colspan="2" width="50%"><font size="6" face="Arial">Hard-Hitting
        Hopkins Makes Statement</font><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>
        by John Sherman</strong></font></td>
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        <td valign="top" width="50%"><p align="center"><img
        src="hopkins3.jpg" align="top" border="1" vspace="2"
        width="300" height="400"></p>
        <p align="center"><strong>Photo by Gail Kalata.<br>
        The heart of the Hopkins Batting order includes, from
        left: Joe Abellera, MAtt Borman and Nate Hawes.</strong></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Pitching often dominates the first
        day of the State American Legion Tournament, but Hopkins
        came to Marshall&#146;s Legion Field with a different
        agenda on Thursday.<br>
        After pounding out 11 hits in a 6-4 first-round loss to
        host Marshall, Hopkins blitzed Brainerd 19-1 in a
        losers&#146;-bracket game. Everyone in the Hopkins
        line-up shared in the hitting spree. Third baseman Matt
        Bouts went four for four. Catcher Nate Hawes went three
        for three with a home run. Ryan Papke also went three for
        four. Matt Borman, Joe Abellera and Brady Olson each had
        two hits. Hopkins had a total of 17 hits.<br>
        Borman, who had five hits in the first two games, also
        picked up the pitching win against Brainerd. He is
        Hopkins&#146; most heralded player. He made All-Classic
        Lake Conference, All-Metro and All-State teams during the
        high school season as a pitcher and center fielder. <br>
        Borman said part of his success this year is that
        he&#146;s more disciplined at the plate. &#147;I&#146;ve
        walked three times more than I ever have before,&#148; he
        said. &#147;I&#146;m seeing a lot of pitches.&#148;<br>
        Three of Borman&#146;s hits on Thursday were doubles.
        &#147;My favorite hit was my double that got stuck in the
        vines against Brainerd,&#148; said Borman. While
        Brainerd&#146;s outfielders and one of the umpires
        searched for the ball, Borman jogged all around the bases
        before heading back to second base.<br>
        </p>
        </td>
        <td width="50%">Borman said that Hopkins&#146; loss in
        the tournament opener may be a sign of good things to
        come. &#147;It seems to be a Hopkins curse that we
        can&#146;t win the first game of a tournament,&#148; he
        said. It happened in the Tenth District Tournament, then
        Hopkins won five in a row to earn a trip to state. It
        also happened in the South Hennepin League playoffs, as
        Hopkins lost to Edina before staging another comeback. <br>
        Borman, a .370 hitter, bats third in the Hopkins line-up
        with Abellera and Hawes immediately behind him. The heart
        of the Hopkins order is dangerous. Hawes has seven homers
        this summer and Abellera has hit four homers.<br>
        Talking about the homer he hit against Brainerd on
        Thursday, Hawes said, &#147;The pitch was right in my
        wheel house.&#148;<br>
        &#147;The ball got out of here in a hurry,&#148; said
        Borman. &#147;Nate hit a line drive.&#148;<br>
        Abellera, only a 16-year-old, has been a clutch hitter
        all season with a .380 average. &#147;I just go up there
        and see it and hit it,&#148; he said. &#147;I hit pretty
        well in the district tournament. I&#146;m just having fun
        playing ball with the boys.&#148;<br>
        This is Hopkins&#146; first trip out of town this season.
        &#147;The furthest we traveled before this was Red Haddox
        Field in Bloomington,&#148; said Borman, who is in his
        fourth season of Legion ball. <br>
        Abellera said this has been a fun year for the team.
        &#147;We get along great with our coach [Jake
        Swartout],&#148; said Abellera. &#147;He lets us play and
        he lets us be kids.&#148;<br>
        Hawes said the best game of the season was a 2-1 victory
        over Bloomington Blue in the district tournament. Nate
        Melek struck out 15 batters that day.<br>
        Borman, the No. 1 pitcher for Hopkins each of the
        previous three seasons, has been slowed by a sore arm
        this summer. The fact Hopkins has won without him
        pitching is a bonus. &#147;A lot of our other pitchers
        have really come through,&#148; said Borman.
        &#147;We&#146;ve had good games from Melek, Hawes, Mark
        Nerenberg and Terry Gracyk.&#148;<br>
        Coach Swartout was impressed by Hopkins&#146; pitching
        and hitting the first day of the tournament. &#147;Why
        couldn&#146;t we have had some of these hits the first
        game?&#148; he asked, as he looked at the 17-hit total on
        the scoreboard after the Brainerd game.<br>
        Swartout said it doesn&#146;t really matter who Hopkins
        will play Friday. &#147;We&#146;ll just try to do our
        best,&#148; he said. &#147;It has been a great summer.
        Just being with the guys and watching them succeed is the
        fun part of coaching for me.&#148;<br>
        Hopkins has a 25-13 record this season. As long as the
        team hits like it did on the first day of the state
        tournament, it will be a very dangerous opponent for
        anyone.</td>
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</table>

<p align="left"><font size="4" face="Arial"><strong>Game
Summaries, Thursday, August 8, 2002:</strong></font></p>

<p align="left"><strong>Game 1<br>
North St. Paul 3, Brainerd 3<br>
</strong>With three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning,
North St. Paul won an exciting first-round game at Marshall's
Legion Field. Four of North St. Paul's 10 hits came in the last
inning. Lefty Ryan Naughton pitched for North St. Paul, allowing
four hits. Tim McLeod, Greg Tubbesing and Jordan Roering each had
three hits for North St. Paul. Aaron Jenkins was two for two for
Brainerd.</p>

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    <tr>
        <td>Brainerd</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">4</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>North St. Paul </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>3</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">10</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Mertens and Tautges. Naughton and Horner. WP Naughton. LP
Mertens.</p>

<p><strong>Game 2<br>
Marshall 6, Hopkins 4<br>
</strong>The host team scored three runs in the top of the
seventh to take a 6-2 lead, then held off a Hopkins rally in the
bottom of the seventh inning. Stephen Wiblemo was the winning
pitcher and Nathan Deutz got the save. Adam Labat and Thomas Kost
each had three hits for Marshall. Matt Borman led Hopkins with
three hits.</p>

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    <tr>
        <td>Marshall </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>3</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>6</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">8</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Hopkins </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>4</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">11</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Wiblemo and Labat. Melek and Hawes. WP Wiblemo. LP Melek. Home
runs: None</p>

<p><strong>Game 3<br>
Richfield Reds 4, Chaska 0<br>
</strong>Tony Garcia, an 18-year-old right-hander pitched a
three-hitter to beat Chaska 3-0 in a first-round game at
Southwest State University. Neither team scored in the first five
innings, as Chaska's Dave Lane matched Garcia pitch for pitch.
Richfield scored all of its runs in the bottom of the sixth
inning.</p>

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    <tr>
        <td>Chaska</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>3</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Richfield </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>4</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>X</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>4</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>5</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Lane and Arnold. Garcia and Christian. WP Garcia, LP Lane.
Home runs: None.</p>

<p><strong>Game 4<br>
Northfield 1, Tri-City Red 0<br>
</strong>Northfield and Tri-City Red completed their first-round
game at Southwest State University in only an hour and 20 minutes
as pitchers Kory Foss of Northfield and Andy Peters of Tri-City
Red dominated. Each pitcher had a three-hitter and Northfield
scored the only run of the game in the fifth inning on a
groundout by Travis Faust.</p>

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    <tr>
        <td>Northfield</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>3</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Tri-City Red </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>3</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Foss and Deden. Peters and Huber. WP Foss. LP Peters. Home
runs: None.</p>

<p><strong>Game 5<br>
Excelsior 12, East Grand Forks 0, 5 innings<br>
</strong>Excelsior dominated in a first-round game at Granite
Falls, as Derek Mason pitched a shutout. He allowed three hits in
five innings. Tom Policano had a two-RBI double in Excelsior's
five-run third inning.</p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>East Grand Forks </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">0</td>
        <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">3</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Excelsior</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>5</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>5</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">12</td>
        <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">14</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Malek, Molck (4) and Meier. Mason and Glover. WP Mason. LP
Malek. Home runs: None.</p>

<p><strong>Game 6 <br>
Apple Valley 2, Hermantown 1<br>
</strong>Joe Nielsen of Apple Valley pitched the 76ers to a
narrow win over Hermantown in the opening round at Granite Falls.
Nielsen pitched a one-hitter and struck out seven. Dan Brosnan
drove in both Apple Valley runs in the bottom of the sixth
inning. </p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>Hermantown</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Apple Valley </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>X</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>6</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Taran and Tafs. Nielsen and Dunivent. WP Nielsen. LP Taran.
Home runs: None.</p>

<p><strong>Game 7<br>
Coon Rapids 11, New Ulm Gold 6<br>
</strong>Joey Olson hit a three run homer to help Coon Rapids
roll to a six-run first inning in an 11-6 first-round victory
over New Ulm Gold. Olson went four for four. New Ulm scored five
of its six runs in the third inning to close the gap to 6-5. Pat
Thielke scattered nine hits to get the mound win for Coon Rapids,
the defending state champion.</p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>New Ulm Gold </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>5</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">6</td>
        <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">9</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>3</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Coon Rapids</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>6</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>3</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>X</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">11</td>
        <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">12</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>4</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Cariveau and Thorson. Thielke and Lindstrom. WP Thielke. LP
Cariveau. Home run: Olson (Coon Rapids).</p>

<p><strong>Game 8<br>
Alexandria 4, Rochester A's 3, 11 innings<br>
</strong>Keith Eckhoff's single in the top of the 11th inning
decided the outcome as Alexandria nipped the Rochester A's in a
first-round game at Milroy. Kevin Engebretson was the winning
pitcher for Alexandria in relief of Mike Holscher, who pitched
the first nine innings. Justin Grant went three for five for
Rochester.</p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>Alexandria</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>4</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>13</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Rochester A's </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>3</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>9</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Holscher, Engebretson (10) and Schmidt. Badger, Garry (7) and
Smith. WP Engebretson. LP Garry. Home runs: None.</p>

<p><strong>Game 9<br>
Hopkins 19, Brainerd 1<br>
</strong>Hopkins pounded 17 hits to win a losers'-bracket game
over Brainerd at Marshall's Legion Field. Catcher Nate Hawes hit
a home run for the winners. Matt Bouts went four for four for
Hopkins and Hawes and Ryan Papke had three hits each and Joe
Abellera, Matt Borman and Brady Olson had two hits each. Borman
was the winning pitcher.</p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>Brainerd </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td align="center">0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">1</td>
        <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">3</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>4</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Hopkins </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>7</td>
        <td align="center">11</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>X</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">19</td>
        <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">17</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>C. Weiss, Boland (2), Browning (2), Germaine (3), Tautges (3)
and Tautges, Shepherd (3). Borman, Gracyk (4) and Hawes. WO
Borman. LP C. Weiss. Home run: Nate Hawes (Hopkins.)</p>

<p><strong>Game 10<br>
North St. Paul 9, Marshall 1<br>
</strong>In a winners'-bracket game at Marshall's Legion Field,
North St. Paul pounded out 12 hits to beat the host team 9-1.
North St. Paul had four straight hits and scored six runs in the
second inning. Nick Peters went three for three for the winners,
while teammates Cling Bradley, Jordan Roering, Jay Horner and
Nick Biagini each had two hits.</p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>North St. Paul </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>6</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>9</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">12</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Marshall</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">9</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Smith and Horner. Deutz, Drager (3) and Labat. WP Smith. LP
Deutz. Home runs: None.</p>

<p><strong>Game 11<br>
Tri-City Red 8, Chaska 0<br>
</strong>Tri-City Red scored six runs in the first inning and
three Tri-City Red pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout. Only
two Chaska runners got as far as second base. Leading Tri-City
Red's attack with two hits each were Josh Schultheis, Brandon
Rehkamp, Andy Peters and Drew Espeset.</p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>Tri-City Red </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>6</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>8</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>11</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Chaska</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>4</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Peterson, Montgomery (5), L. Johnson (7) and Huber.
Tollackson, Nelson (1), C. Pierce (7) and Kohls. WP Peterson. LP
Tollackson. Home runs: None.</p>

<p><strong>Game 12<br>
Richfield Reds 6, Northfield 2<br>
</strong>Richfield advanced to the final four of the winners'
bracket with a win over Northfield at Southwest State University.
Six-foot-eight right-hander Rhett Gunderson pitched a four-hitter
for the Reds, while striking out 10. Mike Mee paced Richfield's
attack with two doubles. Mee and Kris Pulford each drove in two
runs.</p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>Northfield </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>4</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Richfield</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>5</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>X</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>6</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>8</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Taggart, Amy (3) and Deden. Gunderson and Christian. WP
Gunderson. LP Taggart. Home runs: None.</p>

<p><strong>Game 13<br>
East Grand Forks, 8, Hermantown 4<br>
</strong>East Grand Forks stayed alive in the tournament with 13
hits against Hermantown. Shawn O'Neil drove in two runs with a
double in the third inning. In the fourth, East Grand Forks got
solo home runs from Gary Molck, Tom Dostal and Tom Solem.</p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>Hermantown</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>4</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">6</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>East Grand Forks </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>3</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>X</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>8</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td align="center">13</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>3</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Anderson, Olson (4) and Tafs. Kaiser and Marek. WP Kaiser. LP
Anderson. Home runs: Gary Molck (East Grand Forks), Tom Dostal
(East Grand Forks), Tom Solem (East Grand Forks).</p>

<p><strong>Game 14<br>
Excelsior 2, Apple Valley 76ers 0<br>
</strong>Zach Peterson of Excelsior pitched a three-hit shutout
to beat Apple Valley. Nick Hetland pitched a strong game for the
76ers, allowing only four hits. Jeff Engel had the key hit for
Excelsior, a home run in the fourth inning.</p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>Apple Valley </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>3</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Excelsior</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>X</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>4</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Hetland and Klefsaas. Peterson and Glover. WP Peterson. LP
Hetland. Home runs: None.</p>

<p><strong>Game 15<br>
Rochester A's 3, New Ulm Gold 0<br>
</strong>Peter Zblewski pitched 6 and 2/3 innings for the
Rochester A's and Mike Badger got the last out, Jay Kasner had a
home run and a run-scoring single to lead the A's attack.</p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>New Ulm Gold </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>8</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Rochester</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>X</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>3</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>5</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Hetland and Klefsaas. Peterson and Glover. WP Peterson. LP
Hetland. Home runs: None.</p>

<p><strong>Game 16<br>
Alexandria 8, Coon Rapids 1<br>
</strong>Defending state champion Coon Rapids ran into a buzzsaw
in the final game of the day at Milroy. Andrew Rajkl pitched a
four-hitter for Alexandria. The only Coon Rapids run came on a
homer by Pat Thielke. Brandon Smith went two for three for the
winners. Keith Eckhoff hit a double for Alexandria.</p>

<table border="0">
    <tr>
        <td>Alexandria</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>2</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>8</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>8</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Coon Rapids </td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>1</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>4</td>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
        <td>0</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<p>Rajkl and Schmidt. Tucker, Netsch (3) and Ewell. WP Rajkl. LP
Tucker. Home run: Pat Thielke (Coon Rapids).</p>

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