STATE BASEBALL: Sleepy Eye 4, South Ridge 1; Indians advance to championship game

June 15th

at Chaska

Sleepy Eye will make a return trip to a baseball championship game for the fourth time in program history following its 4-1 victory over South Ridge in the Class A semifinals on Friday, June 15 at Chaska Athletic Park.

The No. 2 seed Indians, who were 1-2 in those previous title-game appearances, will face No. 1 Heritage Christian Academy on Saturday, June 16 in Game 1 of the four-game Prep Championship Series.

Junior catcher Nathan Walter and senior center fielder Carter Brinkman were each 2 for 4 for the Indians (18-5), who finished with nine hits. Sleepy Eye manufactured three runs in a decisive third inning by piecing together four hits and taking advantage of an error. Brinkman opened the scoring for the Indians with an RBI double.

Sleepy Eye junior pitcher Jacob Berg surrendered two hits, walked two and struck out 14 in coming within one out of a complete game.

Junior catcher Joey Janke and sophomore pitcher Mason Lane each had a hit for No. 3 South Ridge (20-6).

In Sleepy Eye’s previous three state tournament appearances, it was the Class A runner-up in 1976 and 1990, and the Class A champion in 2000.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sleepy Eye	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	4	8	1
South Ridge	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1

Lineup	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Zach Haala	4	1	1	0	0	0
Nathan Walter	3	1	1	0	0	0
Carter Brinkman	4	1	2	1	0	0
Landon Strong	3	0	1	0	0	0
Avery Stevens	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob Berg	3	0	1	1	1	1
Kyle Domeier	2	0	1	0	1	0
Luke Mielke	3	0	0	0	0	2
Parker Neid	3	0	1	0	0	0
Palmer Hittesdorf	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Fischer	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	28	4	8	2	2	3

Batting

2B: Carter Brinkman
TB: Jacob Berg, Carter Brinkman 3, Kyle Domeier, Zach Haala, Parker Neid, Landon Strong, Nathan Walter
RBI: Jacob Berg, Carter Brinkman
SAC: Avery Stevens, Nathan Walter
ROE: Avery Stevens
HBP: Landon Strong
SB: Ethan Fischer, Zach Haala, Avery Stevens, Nathan Walter
CS: Parker Neid

Totals

Team QAB: 13 (39.39%)
Jacob Berg 2, Carter Brinkman 2, Kyle Domeier 3, Zach Haala, Avery Stevens 2, Landon Strong, Nathan Walter 2

Team LOB: 8

Fielding

E: Jacob Berg

Pitching	IP	#P	S%	H	R	SO	BB
Jacob Berg	6.2	117	.667	2	1	14	2
Zach Haala	0.1	14	.500	0	0	1	1
Totals	7.0	131	.649	2	1	15	3

Pitching

W: Jacob Berg
WP: Jacob Berg
Pitches-Strikes: Jacob Berg 117-78, Zach Haala 14-7
Groundouts-Flyouts: Jacob Berg 4-2, Zach Haala 0-0
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Jacob Berg 14-26, Zach Haala 1-2

2018 MSHSL Class A Baseball Tournament
#2 Sleepy Eye vs #3 South Ridge
Jun 15, 2018 at Chaska, Minn. (Chaska Athletic Park)

Sleepy Eye 4 (18-5)

Player	ab	r	h	rbi
Haala, Zach ss/p	4	1	1	0
Walter, Nathan c	4	1	2	0
Fischer, Ethan pr	0	0	0	0
Brinkman, Carter cf	4	1	2	1
Strong, Landon rf	3	0	1	0
Stevens, Avery 1b/p	3	1	0	1
Berg, Jacob p/1b	3	0	1	1
Hittesdorf, Palmer pr	0	0	0	0
Domeier, Kyle 2b	2	0	1	0
Mielke, Luke 3b	3	0	0	0
Neid, Parker lf	3	0	1	0
Totals	29	4	9	3

South Ridge 1 (20-6)

Player	ab	r	h	rbi
Janke, Joey c	4	0	1	1
Tuominen, Elias 3b	3	0	0	0
Young, Logan ss	3	0	0	0
Bushbaun, Connor lf	3	0	0	0
Carlson, Nick 2b/dh	2	0	0	0
Kinsley, Riley 1b	3	0	0	0
Lane, Mason p/dh	3	1	1	0
Clark, Matt rf	3	0	0	0
Bennett, Aaron dh	1	0	0	0
Bennett, Jaxson p	0	0	0	0
Gehrlach, Payton pr	0	0	0	0
Newlander, Lucas cf	0	0	0	0
Totals	25	1	2	1

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Sleepy Eye.......... 003 100 0 -  4  9  2
South Ridge......... 000 010 0 -  1  2  1
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E – Walter, N.; Berg, J.; Tuominen, E.. LOB – SLEEPYEY 8; SOUTHRID 6. 2B – Brinkman, C.; Janke, J.. HBP – Strong, L.. SH – Stevens, A.. SB – Haala, Z.; Walter, N.; Stevens, A.. CS – Neid, P..

Sleepy Eye	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Berg, Jacob W	6.2	2	1	0	2	14	0	0	0	0	24	26	2	5
Stevens, Avery	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haala, Zach	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0

South Ridge	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Lane, Mason L	3.0	5	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	14	17	4	4
Bennett, Jaxson	4.0	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	15	16	6	3

WP – Haala, Z.; Bennett, J.. HBP – by Bennett, J. (Strong, L.). Inherited runners/scored: None.Strikeouts – Berg, J.; Mielke, L. 2; Janke, J.; Tuominen, E.; Young, L. 2; Bushbaun, C. 2; Carlson, N. 2; Kinsley, R. 3; Lane, M. 2; Clark, M.; Bennett, A.. Walks – Berg, J.; Domeier, K.; Carlson, N.; Bennett, J. 2.

Umpires –
Start: 2:30pm Time: 2:04 Attendance:

Box Score

2018 MSHSL Class A Baseball Tournament
#2 Sleepy Eye vs #3 South Ridge
Jun 15, 2018 at Chaska, Minn. (Chaska Athletic Park)

Sleepy Eye 4 (18-5)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Haala, Zach ss/p	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Walter, Nathan c	4	1	2	0	0	0	14	0	0
Fischer, Ethan pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brinkman, Carter cf	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Strong, Landon rf	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Stevens, Avery 1b/p	3	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	2
Berg, Jacob p/1b	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	1
Hittesdorf, Palmer pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Domeier, Kyle 2b	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Mielke, Luke 3b	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2
Neid, Parker lf	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Totals	29	4	9	3	2	3	21	5	8

South Ridge 1 (20-6)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Janke, Joey c	4	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	1
Tuominen, Elias 3b	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3
Young, Logan ss	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0
Bushbaun, Connor lf	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1
Carlson, Nick 2b/dh	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
Kinsley, Riley 1b	3	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	1
Lane, Mason p/dh	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0
Clark, Matt rf	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0
Bennett, Aaron dh	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Bennett, Jaxson p	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
Gehrlach, Payton pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Newlander, Lucas cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Totals	25	1	2	1	3	15	21	8	6

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Sleepy Eye.......... 003 100 0 -  4  9  2
South Ridge......... 000 010 0 -  1  2  1
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Sleepy Eye	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Berg, Jacob W	6.2	2	1	0	2	14	0	0	0	0	24	26	2	5
Stevens, Avery	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haala, Zach	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0

South Ridge	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Lane, Mason L	3.0	5	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	14	17	4	4
Bennett, Jaxson	4.0	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	15	16	6	3

Win – Berg, J.. Loss – Lane, M.. Save – None. WP – Haala, Z.; Bennett, J.. HBP – by Bennett, J. (Strong, L.). Inherited runners/scored: None.Umpires –
Start: 2:30pm Time: 2:04 Attendance:

Composite Box Score

2018 MSHSL Class A Baseball Tournament
#2 Sleepy Eye vs #3 South Ridge – Composite Box Score
Jun 15, 2018 at Chaska, Minn. (Chaska Athletic Park)

Sleepy Eye	ab	r	h	rbi	2b	3b	hr	bb	sb	cs	hp	sh	sf	so	ibb	kl	gdp	po	a	e
Haala, Z. ss/p	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Walter, N. c	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1
Fischer, E. pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brinkman, C. cf	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong, L. rf	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Stevens, A. 1b/p	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Berg, J. p/1b	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1
Hittesdorf P pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Domeier, K. 2b	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mielke, L. 3b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Neid, P. lf	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	29	4	9	3	1	0	0	2	3	1	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	21	5	2

South Ridge	ab	r	h	rbi	2b	3b	hr	bb	sb	cs	hp	sh	sf	so	ibb	kl	gdp	po	a	e
Janke, J. c	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0
Tuominen, E. 3b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
Young, L. ss	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	0
Bushbaun, C. lf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0
Carlson, N. 2b/dh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Kinsley, R. 1b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	0	0
Lane, M. p/dh	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Clark, M. rf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0
Bennett, A. dh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bennett, J. p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gehrlach, P. pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Newlander, L cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Totals	25	1	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	2	0	21	8	1

Sleepy Eye	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Berg, Jacob W	6.2	2	1	0	2	14	0	0	0	0	24	26	2	5
Stevens, Avery	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haala, Zach	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0

South Ridge	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Lane, Mason L	3.0	5	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	14	17	4	4
Bennett, Jaxson	4.0	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	15	16	6	3

Umpires –
Start: 2:30pm Time: 2:04 Attendance:

Play-by-Play

2018 MSHSL Class A Baseball Tournament
#2 Sleepy Eye vs #3 South Ridge
Jun 15, 2018 at Chaska, Minn. (Chaska Athletic Park)

Sleepy Eye starters: 3/ss Haala, Z.; 1/c Walter, N.; 4/cf Brinkman, C.; 11/rf Strong, L.; 16/1b Stevens, A.; 6/p Berg, J.; 5/2b Domeier, K.; 13/3b Mielke, L.; 8/lf Neid, P.;

South Ridge starters: 33/c Janke, J.; 10/3b Tuominen, E.; 2/ss Young, L.; 21/lf Bushbaun, C.; 1/2b Carlson, N.; 16/1b Kinsley, R.; 22/p Lane, M.; 11/rf Clark, M.; 28/dh Bennett, A.; 14/cf Newlander, L;

Sleepy Eye 1st – Haala, Z. grounded out to p, bunt. Walter, N. flied out to rf. Brinkman, C. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Ridge 1st – Janke, J. doubled. Tuominen, E. struck out. Young, L. struck out. Bushbaun, C. struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sleepy Eye 2nd – Strong, L. singled. Stevens, A. grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Strong, L. advanced to second. Berg, J. walked. Hittesdorf P pinch ran for Berg, J.. Domeier, K. walked; Hittesdorf P advanced to second; Strong, L. advanced to third. Mielke, L. struck out. Neid, P. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

South Ridge 2nd – Berg, J. to p for Hittesdorf P. Carlson, N. struck out. Kinsley, R. struck out. Lane, M. struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sleepy Eye 3rd – Haala, Z. grounded out to 3b. Walter, N. singled. Walter, N. stole second. Brinkman, C. doubled, RBI; Walter, N. scored. Strong, L. grounded out to 3b; Brinkman, C. advanced to third. Stevens, A. reached on an error by 3b, RBI; Brinkman, C. scored, unearned. Stevens, A. stole second. Berg, J. singled, RBI; Stevens, A. scored, unearned. Hittesdorf P pinch ran for Berg, J.. No play. Domeier, K. singled; Hittesdorf P advanced to second. Mielke, L. popped up to 2b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

South Ridge 3rd – Berg, J. to p for Hittesdorf P. Clark, M. struck out looking. Bennett, A. struck out. Janke, J. grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sleepy Eye 4th – Lane, M. to dh. Bennett, J. to p for Bennett, A.. Neid, P. singled. Neid, P. out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Haala, Z. singled. Walter, N. singled, bunt; Haala, Z. advanced to second. Fischer, E. pinch ran for Walter, N.. Brinkman, C. flied out to lf. Fischer, E. advanced to second on the throw; Haala, Z. stole third. Fischer, E. advanced to third on a wild pitch; Haala, Z. scored on a wild pitch. Strong, L. hit by pitch. Stevens, A. flied out to cf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

South Ridge 4th – Walter, N. to c for Fischer, E.. Tuominen, E. grounded out to 2b. Young, L. struck out looking. Bushbaun, C. struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sleepy Eye 5th – Berg, J. struck out looking. Domeier, K. grounded out to ss. Mielke, L. struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Ridge 5th – Carlson, N. struck out swinging, reached first on an error by c. Kinsley, R. struck out. Lane, M. singled; Carlson, N. advanced to second. Clark, M. reached on a fielder’s choice; Lane, M. advanced to second; Carlson, N. out at third p to 3b. Bennett, J. walked; Clark, M. advanced to second; Lane, M. advanced to third. Janke, J. reached on an error by p, RBI; Bennett, J. advanced to second; Clark, M. advanced to third; Lane, M. scored, unearned. Tuominen, E. grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB.

Sleepy Eye 6th – Neid, P. grounded out to p, bunt. Haala, Z. flied out to lf. Walter, N. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Ridge 6th – Young, L. flied out to rf. Bushbaun, C. grounded out to p. Carlson, N. walked. Kinsley, R. struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sleepy Eye 7th – Carlson, N. to dh. Lane, M. to 2b. Brinkman, C. singled. Strong, L. flied out to cf. Stevens, A. flied out to lf. Berg, J. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Ridge 7th – Lane, M. struck out. Clark, M. flied out to rf. Stevens, A. to p. Berg, J. to 1b. Haala, Z. to p. Stevens, A. to ss. Bennett, J. walked. Gehrlach, P. pinch ran for Bennett, J.. Gehrlach, P. advanced to second on a wild pitch. Janke, J. struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Line score


Sleepy Eye 4, South Ridge 1 (Jun 15, 2018 at Chaska, Minn.)
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Sleepy Eye.......... 003 100 0 -  4  9  2      (18-5)
South Ridge......... 000 010 0 -  1  2  1      (20-6)
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Pitchers: Sleepy Eye - Berg, Jacob; Stevens, Avery(7); Haala, Zach(7) and Walter, Nathan.
South Ridge - Lane, Mason; Bennett, Jaxson(4) and Janke, Joey.
Win-Berg, Jacob  Loss-Lane, Mason  T-2:04  A-0

Sleepy Eye 4 (18-5)

South Ridge 1 (20-6)

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