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STATE BASEBALL: Heritage Christian Academy 8, Sleepy Eye 0

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June 16th

at Target Field

No. 1 seed Heritage Christian Academy (23-3) used the bat and arm of senior right handed pitcher Seth Halvorsen to defeat No. 2 Sleepy Eye (18-6) 8-0 on Saturday afternoon in the 2018 MSHSL Class A Baseball Championship at Target Field. The game started four hours and 22 minutes late due to heavy rain.

Just over a week after being drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 30th round of the 2018 MLB Draft, Halvorsen became the fifth player in MSHSL Baseball Tournament history to produce a two home run performance. He was also the game’s winning pitcher, striking out 16 in the shutout including his last six outs via the punch out.

The University of Missouri commit went 3-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and the two home runs. He drove in and scored four runs from the leadoff spot.

Halvorsen went 2-0 across 9.0 shutout innings in his two state tournament appearances, striking out 21 while allowing just five hits and three walks.

He finished his senior year with 117 strikeouts in 52 innings with an 8-1 record.

The shutout was the ninth of the year for the Eagles, who captured the state championship in the program’s first-ever state tournament appearance.

It was a bumpy start in the first inning for Halverson as a light rain continued to fall in downtown Minneapolis. Sleepy Eye loaded the bases in the first inning, but its second out was recorded on an errant pitch with junior catcher Taylor Broderson making the toss to Halvorsen for the tag. He struck out the final batter of the inning as Sleepy Eye left runners on second and third with a chance to take the game’s first lead.

He also stranded a Sleepy Eye runner on third base in the second inning after junior first baseman Jacob Berg led off with a double down the left field line. Berg moved to third on a sacrifice bunt but Halvorsen struck out the next two batters to erase the threat. He only allowed a runner into scoring position one more time in the game, a runner on second with one out in the fourth inning which he once again worked out of with back-to-back strikeouts.

Halvorsen wasted no time giving himself run support, putting the first pitch he saw into the left field bleachers.

The Eagles extended their lead to 3-0 in the second inning when Brodersen hit a two-run double to left field. Batting behind Halvorsen, Brodersen went 2-for-4 with three RBIs as the two players combined to drive in seven runs from the top of the lineup.

Broderson and Halvorsen were joined by sophomore shortstop Jonny Flynn on the All-Tournament Team for the Eagles.

The middle of the Eagles’ lineup also produced, as the 3-4-5 hitters each went 2-for-4.

Carter Brinkman, a senior centerfielder for Sleepy Eye, went 2-for-3 to lead the club from the third spot in the order. Berg and Brinkman each made the All-Tournament Team and were joined by senior Avery Stevens.

Kyle Domeier took the loss for Sleepy Eye as the senior right hander worked the first three innings before senior Zach Haala relieved him for the final three.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Sleepy Eye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
Heritage Christian Academy 1 2 0 2 3 0 X 8 11 1
Lineup AB R H RBI BB SO
Zach Haala 4 0 0 0 0 3
Nathan Walter 2 0 0 0 1 2
Carter Brinkman 3 0 2 0 0 0
Landon Strong 2 0 0 0 1 2
Avery Stevens 3 0 1 0 0 2
Jacob Berg 1 0 1 0 0 0
Paco Eliserio 1 0 0 0 0 1
Kyle Domeier 2 0 0 0 0 2
Luke Mielke 3 0 1 0 0 2
Ethan Fischer 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parker Neid 2 0 0 0 0 1
Palmer Hittesdorf 1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 24 0 5 0 2 16
Batting

2B: Jacob Berg
TB: Jacob Berg 2, Carter Brinkman 2, Luke Mielke, Avery Stevens
SAC: Jacob Berg, Kyle Domeier
ROE: Zach Haala
FC: Carter Brinkman
SB: Carter Brinkman, Landon Strong
CS: Zach Haala

Totals

Team QAB: 15 (53.57%)
Jacob Berg 2, Carter Brinkman 2, Kyle Domeier 2, Zach Haala 2, Luke Mielke 2, Parker Neid, Landon Strong 2, Nathan Walter 2

Team LOB: 7

Fielding

E: Jacob Berg, Parker Neid 2, Nathan Walter

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER SO BB HR
Kyle Domeier 3.0 82 .598 8 5 3 1 3 1
Zach Haala 3.0 52 .519 3 3 3 2 2 1
Totals 6.0 134 .567 11 8 6 3 5 2
Pitching

L: Kyle Domeier
WP: Zach Haala
Pitches-Strikes: Kyle Domeier 82-49, Zach Haala 52-27
Groundouts-Flyouts: Kyle Domeier 2-5, Zach Haala 1-5
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Kyle Domeier 11-20, Zach Haala 6-14

Box Score

2018 MSHSL State Baseball Tournament
Sleepy Eye vs Heritage Christian
Jun 16, 2018 at Minneapolis, MN (Target Field)

Sleepy Eye 0 (18-6)

 
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
Haala, Zach ss/p 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1
Walter, Nathan c 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 0
Brinkman, Carter cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1
Strong, Landon rf 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1
Stevens, Avery 2b/ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2
Berg, Jacob 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0
Eliserio, Paco ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Domeier, Kyle p/2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0
Mielke, Luke 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1
Fischer, Ethan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neid, Parker lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
Hittesdorf, Palmer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 24 0 5 0 2 16 18 8 7

Heritage Christian 8 (23-3)

 
Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob
Halvorsen, Seth p 3 4 3 4 1 0 2 0 0
Brodersen, Taylor c 4 0 2 3 0 1 15 2 0
Smith, Luke pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sawtell, Steph cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Guggenberger, TJ 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
Frederickson, Sam 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
Crellin, Nathan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Penshorn, Dawson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Richards, Zach 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Juelich-Lysne, Wyatt rf 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Flynn, Jonny ss 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 3
Totals 29 8 12 7 5 3 21 3 8 
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Sleepy Eye.......... 000 000 0 -  0  5  3
Heritage Christian.. 120 230 X -  8 12  1
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E – Haala, Z.; Walter, N.; Neid, P.; Guggenberger. LOB – SLEEPYEY 7; HERITAGE 8. 2B – Berg, J.; Brodersen, T 2; Frederickson. HR – Halvorsen, S 2. SH – Berg, J.; Domeier, K.. SB – Strong, L.; Halvorsen, S. CS – Sawtell, S..
Sleepy Eye ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Domeier, Kyle L 3.0 9 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 20 5 2 82
Haala, Zach 3.0 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 12 14 5 1 53
Heritage Christian ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Halvorsen, Seth W 7.0 5 0 0 2 16 0 0 0 0 24 28 0 4 117
Win – Halvorsen, S. Loss – Domeier, K.. Save – None. WP – Haala, Z.. PB – Brodersen, T. Inherited runners/scored: Haala, Z. 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Domeier, K. 82/49; Haala, Z. 53/27; Halvorsen, S 117/78.Umpires – HP: Robby Ott 1B: Eric Guler 3B: Troy Marchel
Start: 2:20 pm Time: 1:51 Attendance:
Weather: 84, cloudy, wind S 12 mph
Domeier, K. faced 2 batters in the 4th.


Play-by-Play

2018 MSHSL State Baseball Tournament
Sleepy Eye vs Heritage Christian
Jun 16, 2018 at Minneapolis, MN (Target Field)

Sleepy Eye starters: 3/ss Haala, Z.; 1/c Walter, N.; 4/cf Brinkman, C.; 11/rf Strong, L.; 16/2b Stevens, A.; 6/1b Berg, J.; 5/p Domeier, K.; 13/3b Mielke, L.; 8/lf Neid, P.;
Heritage Christian starters: 8/p Halvorsen, S; 16/c Brodersen, T; 24/cf Sawtell, S.; 3/2b Guggenberger; 2/1b Frederickson; 31/lf Penshorn, D.; 29/3b Richards, Z.; 22/rf Juelich-Lysn; 7/ss Flynn, J.;
Sleepy Eye 1st – Haala, Z. reached on a fielding error by 2b (0-0). Walter, N. struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Brinkman, C. singled through the left side (0-1 F); Haala, Z. advanced to second. Brinkman, C. advanced to second on a passed ball; Haala, Z. advanced to third on a passed ball. Strong, L. walked (3-2 FBFBBFB); Brinkman, C. advanced to third; Haala, Z. out at home c to p. Strong, L. stole second. Stevens, A. struck out swinging (2-2 SBKBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Heritage Christian 1st – Halvorsen, S homered to left field, RBI (0-0). Brodersen, T grounded out to 3b (3-1 BBFB). Sawtell, S. singled to right field (0-1 F). Guggenberger singled to center field (2-2 KBBF); Sawtell, S. advanced to second. Frederickson singled to center field (1-1 BF); Guggenberger advanced to second; Sawtell, S. advanced to third. Sawtell, S. out at home p to c to 3b to p, caught stealing, picked off. Penshorn, D. popped up to ss (3-2 KFBBB). 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Sleepy Eye 2nd – Berg, J. doubled down the lf line (1-2 KKB). Domeier, K. grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt (0-1 F); Berg, J. advanced to third. Mielke, L. struck out looking (1-2 KBFFK). Neid, P. struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Heritage Christian 2nd – Richards, Z. popped up to ss (0-2 KF). Juelich-Lysn grounded out to ss (1-1 SB). Flynn, J. walked (3-2 BKBBKFB). Halvorsen, S singled through the left side (2-2 BKBK); Flynn, J. advanced to third. Brodersen, T doubled to left field, 2 RBI (1-1 BF); Halvorsen, S scored; Flynn, J. scored. Smith, L. pinch ran for Brodersen, T. Sawtell, S. popped up to ss (1-1 FB). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Sleepy Eye 3rd – Brodersen, T to c for Smith, L.. Haala, Z. struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS). Walter, N. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 BBSKFS). Brinkman, C. singled down the lf line (3-1 BKBB). Strong, L. struck out looking (2-2 BKFBFK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Heritage Christian 3rd – Guggenberger singled up the middle (0-2 KKF). Frederickson flied out to lf (2-2 BFFB). Penshorn, D. singled through the right side (1-2 KBK); Guggenberger advanced to second. Richards, Z. flied out to lf (0-1 K). Juelich-Lysn walked (3-0 BBBB); Penshorn, D. advanced to second; Guggenberger advanced to third. Flynn, J. struck out swinging (2-2 BFBKFS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Sleepy Eye 4th – Stevens, A. singled through the left side (0-2 SS). Berg, J. grounded out to p unassisted, SAC, bunt (1-0 B); Stevens, A. advanced to second. Domeier, K. struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). Mielke, L. struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Heritage Christian 4th – Halvorsen, S walked (3-2 FKBFBBB). Halvorsen, S stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c. Brodersen, T doubled to left field, RBI (2-1 BBK); Halvorsen, S scored. Smith, L. pinch ran for Brodersen, T. Haala, Z. to p. Stevens, A. to ss. Domeier, K. to 2b. Sawtell, S. singled to right field (1-1 KB); Smith, L. advanced to third. Sawtell, S. out at second 1b to c to 2b; Smith, L. scored on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt, unearned. Guggenberger flied out to cf (2-1 KBB). Frederickson reached on a dropped fly by lf (3-1 BBSB). Penshorn, D. lined out to 3b (1-1 BK). 2 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB.
Sleepy Eye 5th – Brodersen, T to c for Smith, L.. Neid, P. grounded out to 2b (3-2 BKFBB). Haala, Z. struck out looking (1-2 BFFK). Walter, N. walked (3-1 FBBBB). Brinkman, C. reached on a fielder’s choice to second base (2-2 KBFB); Walter, N. out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Heritage Christian 5th – Richards, Z. struck out looking (3-2 BBKBKK). Juelich-Lysn walked (3-2 KBBBKB). Juelich-Lysn advanced to second on a wild pitch. Flynn, J. walked (3-0 BBBB). Halvorsen, S homered to left center, 3 RBI (2-0 BB); Flynn, J. scored; Juelich-Lysn scored. Brodersen, T struck out looking (2-2 BBSSFK). Sawtell, S. lined out to cf (2-2 BFBF). 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Sleepy Eye 6th – Strong, L. struck out swinging (1-2 FBKS). Stevens, A. struck out looking (1-2 KSBK). Eliserio, P. pinch hit for Berg, J.. Eliserio, P. struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Heritage Christian 6th – Berg, J. to 1b for Eliserio, P.. Guggenberger lined out to cf to left center (0-0). Frederickson doubled to left field, ground-rule (1-0 B). Crellin, N. pinch ran for Frederickson. Penshorn, D. grounded out to p (1-2 KBK); Crellin, N. advanced to third. Richards, Z. fouled out to c (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Sleepy Eye 7th – Frederickson to 1b for Crellin, N.. Domeier, K. struck out swinging (3-2 KBBFBS). Mielke, L. singled down the lf line (1-1 BK). Fischer, E. pinch ran for Mielke, L.. Hittesdorf P pinch hit for Neid, P.. Hittesdorf P struck out swinging (1-2 BSFS). Haala, Z. struck out swinging (2-2 BKBSFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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