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ELROSA FALLS TO DELANO @ STATE
(Derek Wiener celebrates with Blaine Fischer!)
DELANO--The Elrosa Saints' magical run at the State tourney came to end Friday night with a 6-2 loss to Delano. A crowd fo 1,200 watched the Saints and A's lock horns in the final weekend at State but the navy and orange ran into an experienced and talented Delano squad. An entertaining battle saw Delano score 4 runs in the 2nd inning to take the early lead before Derek Wiener cut the lead in half with a two run home run over the ivy in left centerfield. The Saints put together rallies but failed to get another clutch hit the rest of the contest. Payton VanBeck threw 7 gutsy innings on the mound and only surrendered two earned runs while striking out 6. Blaine Fischer completed one of the more memorable post seasons in recent memory with another 4-for-4 performance at the plate including a stolen base. Kevin Kuefler added a single to aid the offensive attack and he also provided a highlight reel toss from centerfield to Fischer at the plate to nab a would be Delano run. The Saints finish their season with an overall record of 22 wins and 5 losses which included another Elite 8 tournament title, SCL North regular season title, and they secured the Keg Traveling Trophy. This was the the team's 11th trip to the State tourney and matched the furthest advancement in post season play dating back to the 2017 and 2002 squads. Thank you to all the fans, volunteers, and sponsors for another great summer in Elrosa!
(Payton VanBeck battled for 7 innings!)
ELROSA EARNS SHUTOUT, HEADS TO FINAL WEEKEND AT STATE!
(Dingmann greets Wiener after scoring Saturday!, photo by WC Trib)
LITCHFIELD--Play your best baseball at the right time and you will give yourself a chance. The Elrosa Saints are doing just that as they advanced to the final weekend of the State tournament with a 2-0 win over Minneota in the round of 32 Saturday afternoon in Litchfield. The Saints threatened to score every inning and finally broke through in the 6th inning when Peyton Winter drove home an RBI with a sac fly to centerfield. Two batters later, Andrew "Juice" Weller knocked his most memorable hit of the summer with a sharp line drive to left to double the lead. From there, Cold Spring Rockies draftee Cole Fuchs was lights out! Fuchs struck out 10, walked zero, and only got to a three ball count three times during the contest in a epic performance. The righty scattered six hits throughout the game and mixed in his three pitch arsenal in a complete game effort. The defense was solid behind him as they made routine plays up and down the lineup and ended the game with a Winter-Kampsen-Dingmann double play. The highlight reel catch in right field from Derek Wiener saved two runners from scoring in the bottom of the 7th inning. Ashton Dingmann connected for two doubles to end the day at 3-for-3 while Jackson Peter laced four hits to finish the game 4-for-5 including a stolen base. As a team the pinstriped posse collected 11 hits while taking advantage of 4 free passes. The Saints advanced runners with a number of executed bunts and stole a few bases as well to keep the pressure on the young Minneota team. Elrosa now advances to play Delano on Friday night in Delano at 7:30 p.m.
SAINTS EARN WALK-OFF IN STATE OPENER
(The Saints celebrate!, photo by WC Trib)
DASSEL--The Elrosa Saints opened up the 2023 State tourney with a 4-3 walk off win over Hadley Saturday aftenoon in Dassel! With the score tied at 3, Andrew Weller started the 9th inning by getting hit by a pitch. After moving to second on a sacrifice bunt, Kevin Kuefler reached on a walk. With two outs and two strikes Jackson Peter drilled a line drive over the 3rd basemens head to score Weller and the celebration was on. It was Peter's second big hit of the day as young shortstop smoked a triple to the right center gap in the first inning. In a back and forth game which saw the lead change hands a few times, Elrosa stuck to their guns and small balled their way back into the game. Elrosa rallied in the 8th inning with Blaine Fischer leading off with a bunt single followed by a perfectly placed sacrifice bunt from Peter. Derek Wiener then worked the count and drilled a fastball into the left center gap to score Fischer and tie the game at 3. Greenwald draftee Brett Engelmeyer battled for 5 innings on the bump before giving way to Cold Spring Rockie draftee Cole Fuchs. Fuchs threw 3 scoreless innings followed by a perfect 9th inning from Payton VanBeck. Elrosa committed three errors in the game but pitched their way through it. Will VanBeck hit a double while Ashton Dingmann and Gavin Kampsen each added singles for Elrosa who left 11 runners on base. Elrosa will now play Minneota in the Round of 32 next Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Litchfield.
(Jackson delivers the walk-off winner!)
SAINTS PUNCH TICKET TO STATE!
(Nuke hits 2 home runs!)
LAKE HENRY--Print the t-shirts! Big time players make big time plays and Saturday added yet another great chapter in the storybook that is the Elrosa Saints! Payton VanBeck came back from injury to help shut down the Cold Spring Rockies while Kevin Kuefler and Derek Wiener provided home runs on offense to help secure a 4-1 victory and send the orange to their 11th State tournament! The Saints then played small ball for the remainder of the game to put the game out of reach and the celebration was on. The Navy Nine then parlayed that victory into a 2-1 thriller over Spring Hill in a State seeding game which also locked up the Keg for yet another winter in Elrosa. Elrosa then picked up their 3rd victory of the weekend with a 7-1 win over Kimball to earn the #2 seed out of Region 15C for next weekend's State tourney!
The Saints will play the Hadley Buttermakers on Saturday August 19th @ 1:30 p.m. in Dassel in the first round of State!
Click on the link below for the State tourney website!
Click on the link below to brush up on the history of Elrosa playing at the State tourney!
(PVB looked sharp in his return!)
On Saturday vs. Cold Spring, Elrosa fell behind 1-0 early against the Rockies but Ashton Dingmann tied the game with a RBI sac fly in the 4th inning. The Saints then got surgical with the bat as Peyton Winter dropped down a perfect suicide squeeze bunt to give Elrosa a 2-1 lead. Kuefler then launched a solo home run to straight center to extend the lead to 3-1 followed by a Derek Wiener nuke into the beans into left center for a 4-1 score. Brett Engelmeyer, a draftee pulled out of the Greenwald pub, pitched 4 scoreless innings of relief to finish the game.
(Kevin goes big fly again!)
Click on the link below to watch Kevin's homerun!
In game two vs. the Chargers, Derek Wiener continued to rip the cover off the ball as he launched a 2-run home run in the 1st inning to score himself and Jackson Peter. That was all the offense they would need as the pitching was fantastic, the defense was solid, and they held on for a 2-1 victory over Spring Hill! Dingmann went 7 solid innings on the bump and Will VanBeck cleaned up the final 2 innings to earn the save. Cue up Kenny Chesney and Kool and Gang as Keg in the Closet and Celebrate Good Times plays on the touch tunes!
(Ethan dominates on the bump!)
Sunday vs. Kimball, Elrosa fell behind 1-0 but rattled off 7 unanswered runs to thump the Express 7-1 to secure the #2 seed for the State tournament. Ethan Vogt dominated on the mound once again with 8 solid innings to pick up the victory. Vogt pitched out of no-out bases loaded jam in the 5th inning aided by a timely double play. Kuefler, Dingmann, and Peyton Winter each collected 2 RBIs in the contest with Will VanBeck adding an RBI double as well. After the game, the Saints drafted Jim Thull from New Munich and Cole Fuchs from Cold Spring to join them at State! Welcome to the band!
SAINTS SALVAGE A SPLIT AT REGIONS
(Winter with a 3 run home run!)
LAKE HENRY--The Elrosa Saints secured one victory during the first weekend of the Region 15C tourney and will play next weekend versus the Cold Spring Rockies for a berth in the State tournament. The Saints lost to New Munich 6-1 on Saturday but smacked Pearl Lake 4-2 on Sunday to keep their season alive. On Sunday vs. the Lakers, the Saints used a combination of small ball and long ball to sink Pearl Lake. Trailing 1-0 in the 6th inning, Ashton Dingmann got the band playing when he plated Blaine Fischer with the first run. Fischer reached on a bunt single and advanced to third on another bunt single from Jackson Peter. Peyton Winter then stepped to the plate and brought them all home when he hit a 3-run home run over the left field fence to give the Saints the lead for good! Peter, Fischer, and Dingmann all collected two hits during the game for the Saints who gathered 7 as a team. Brett Engelmeyer, a draftee from Greenwald, earned the pitching win for Elrosa in Sunday's matinee in a complete game 4 hit effort while striking out 9. The Navy Nine played great defense on Sunday with a number of diving catches, zero errors committed, and they also turned a double play to finish the game which only lasted an hour and 49 minutes.
Elrosa will now play Cold Spring on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Lake Henry.
Click on this link to listen to the replay of the games with Randy Rothstein & Kirby Hemmesch on KASM radio!
SAINTS SECURE SCL NORTH PLAYOFF TITLE
Click on the link below to watch Derek Wiener's home run!
NEW MUNICH--Ashton Dingmann delivered a walk off RBI single in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Elrosa Saints secured the SCL North playoff championship with a 6-5 victory over Spring Hill on a sunsplashed Sunday afternoon in New Munich! Elrosa fell behind 1-0 but then answered with 4 runs in the bottom of the first. Riley Meyer started on the mound and battled through 5 innings before giving way to Dingmann with the score tied at 4. Derek Wiener put the orange back up by 1 with a solo home run in the 7th inning before the Chargers answered with a RBI sac fly in the 8th inning. Spring Hill then loaded the bases in the top of the 9th inning but a fielders choice, botched squeeze attempt, and a strikeout forced by Dingmann killed the threat. In the Saints half of the 9th, Blaine Fischer reached on single followed by a basehit from Jackson Peter. Wiener then tallied his 3rd hit of the day to load the bases. Dingmann then stepped to the plate and scorched a single through the drawn in infield to plate Winter and deliver the win for Elrosa. As a team, the Saints smashed 13 hits on the day while the defense survived 7 walks and 2 hit batsmen. Dingmann earned the win with 5 innings of relief work. Dingmann threw 3 innings in relief in Saturday's 12-3 win over Greenwald which saw Gavin Kampsen knock in 5 runs with 4 of them coming off a grand slam! Ethan Vogt pitched 6 innings on Saturday to earn the opening round win over the Cubs!
The weekend wins solidify the Navy Nine as the #1 seed headed into the Region 15C tourney. They will play Saturday August 5th at 1:30 p.m. in Lake Henry against #3 seed New Munich. This will be the 22nd time the Saints will be playing at the Region tournament! For Elrosa, the wins marks the 12th time that the franchise has won the SCL playoff championship as well as securing the coveted Keg trophy between the Saints and Chargers. The weekend sweep also improves the Saints overall franchise record during SCL playoffs to 60-53 which dates back to the year 1983.
ELROSA CAPTURES SCL NORTH REGULAR SEASON CROWN
(Jackson Peter goes yard!)
Click on the link below to watch the final inning.
ELROSA WALK-OFF VS. NEW MUNICH
ELROSA--Blaine Fischer's walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 9th secured the SCL North crown for the Saints as they beat New Munich 3-2 Friday night in Elrosa. Tied at 2 entering the final frame, Will VanBeck led off the inning with a sharp single followed by a perfectly placed bunt single from Kevin Kuefler. Fischer then stepped up and ripped a single to score the speedy VanBeck from second to end the game in dramatic fashion. It was Fischer's second RBI of the night as the young backstop continues to rip the cover off the ball. Ethan Vogt pitched 8 2/3 innings and struck out 7 while not allowing a walk. Will VanBeck picked up the win on the mound with a 1/3 of an inning pitched. As a team, the boys in blue pounded out 8 hits highlighted by Jackson Peter's 1st inning solo home run. With the win over New Munich, Elrosa's secures a #1 seed in the upcoming SCL playoffs as well as its 11th regular season SCL North crown in franchise history! The Saints have now won 6 out of the last 9 regular season SCL North championships!
Elrosa will now open SCL playoffs Satruday at 11 a.m. in Elrosa vs. Greenwald. Sunday, the winners of the 1st round will play at noon in New Munich while the losers of the 1st round will play at 2:30 in New Munich.
ST. CLOUD ROX SIGNS VANBECK
ELROSA--Saints fireballer Payton VanBeck signed a contract with the St. Cloud Rox of the Northwoods League summer collegiate baseball league! PVB started on the mound Thursday July 6th vs. the Duluth Huskies in his debut performance. Van Beck threw 5 innings, giving up 9 hits, 3 earned runs, 0 walks, and 2 strikeouts. In total, VanBeck faced 25 batters in front of an announced crowd of 1,593 many of which traveled on a coach bus from Elrosa to support the hometown talent. Congrats Payton and good luck! You can find more info. about the Rox at https://northwoodsleague.com/st-cloud-rox/
PAT & DUANE ILLIES INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME
(ANGIE, RYAN, JEANNE, LUKE, MIKE, GRACE, ABBY & PAT ILLIES)
ELROSA--Pat and the late Duane Illies were inducted into the Elrosa Saints Hall of Fame on Friday night. Duane played ball for the Saints for a number of years and was instrumental into building the Little League program. Duane coached the youth teams that Mike and Pat played on for over 14 years and helped establish the roots of the program.
Pat played for almost 30 years and holds just about every offensive statistical record possible. He rewrote the Elrosa franchise record book which includes the following: . 544 average, 1.241 slugging percentage, .640 on base percentage, 433 hits, 96 doubles, 20 triples, 66 home runs, 316 runs, 361 RBIs, 115 steals, 193 walks, and 225 games won in 17 years as a manager including 7 State tournament trips. What is even more impressvie is that Pat leads just about every statistical category but is still missing 7 years of stats that were lost over the years.
Congratulations to Duane & Pat and welcome to the Hall of Fame!
Click on the link below to watch Pat's walk-off home run vs. Regal at Regions 2017.
PAT ILLIES WALK-OFF HOME RUN VS. REGAL
Click on the link below to read the article from Pat's walk-off home run vs. Regal at Regions 2017.
Click on the link below to read the article from Star Publications.
STEARNS COUNTY LEAGUE STANDINGS
FINAL STANDINGS---2023
NORTH
ELROSA 10-3
NEW MUNICH 10-3
SPRING HILL 9-4
GREENWALD 4-9
MEIRE GROVE 3-10
SOUTH
ST. MARTIN 10-3
LAKE HENRY 8-5
ROSCOE 4-9
RICHMOND 4-9
FARMING 3-10
SAINTS SWEEP ON SUNDAY
(Ethan earns the victory!)
ELROSA--The Saints had a unique opportunity to play two home games on Sunday and they cashed in with two victories over Lake Henry and Meire Grove. The boys in blue shutout the Lakers 5-0 during the first game with another dominating pitching performance from Ethan Vogt. Vogt threw 8 scoreless innings without allowing a walk and struck out five on the mound to earn the win. Riley Meyer tossed a scoreless 9th inning to preserve the shutout. Offensively, Blaine Fischer, Derek Wiener, and Peyton Winter each smacked two hits apiece for Elrosa who collected 10 hits as a team. Elrosa plated lone runs across in the 5th and 7th innings before putting the game away with 3 runs in the 8th inning. The Saints took advantage of six walks and three hit batsmen while playing a flawless game defensively.
(Fischer collects 2 hits for Elrosa!)
In the nightcap, Elrosa took an early 4-0 lead and then had to hold on in the final innings to earn the 4-3 win. Wiener continued his memorable day at the plate with a 2-for-2 performance including two doubles and two runs batted in. Kevin Kuefler also collected two hits and scored two runs for the pinstripers. Ashton Dingmann added an impressive triple while Jackson Peter drilled a single to collect an RBI. Will VanBeck took the ball for the Saints and earned the victory. VanBeck didn't allow a walk and scattered 4 hits to go with 3 strikeouts over 7 innings worked. Wyatt Steffensen took the mound for the final two innings and earned the save while only allowing 1 hit.
(Kuefler with 2 hits!)
The Saints now sit at 9-2 in the SCL North as they head into the final weekend of regular season play. Elrosa will host New Munich on Friday night with first pitch slated for 8 p.m. and Sunday the boys will head to Spring Hill to reignite the rivalry with the Chargers at 1:30 p.m.
ELROSA'S ARMS AID WEEKEND SWEEP
(PVB is ready for BVD!)
ELROSA--Payton VanBeck threw 8 scoreless innings and Will VanBeck threw a scoreless ninth inning to secure a 2-0 shuout over SCL South leading St. Martin on Friday night in Elrosa. St. Martin led off the game with a hit but that would be all they would get over the remainder of the game as VanBeck struck out 11 and walked three in a great performance. Will struck out all three batters he faced to earn the save. Offensively, Jackson Peter drilled an RBI double and Derek Weiner smashed a home run to aid the orange. Kevin Kuefler and Will VanBeck each collected two hits to pace the offense.
(Will VanBeckkkkkkkk)
Saturday, the Saints shut out New Munich by a score of 1-0. Ethan Vogt scattered 10 hits over 8 innings of work and struck out 5 to secure the victory. Will VanBeck closed the game once again in the 9th inning with 2 strikeouts. Kevin Kuefler ripped an RBI single in the 5th inning for the Saints only run. Gavin Kampsen had a nice day at the plate with two singles. With the win, the Saints and Streaks are now tied for 1st place in the SCL North.
(Gavin with 2 knocks!)
Friday night, the Saints will host Meire Grove at 7:30 p.m. for the Hall of Fame game. During pregame ceremonies, Elrosa will induct Pat & Duane Illies into the 12 member Hall of Fame. Sunday, Elrosa will host Lake Henry with first pitch scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
(Pat Illies-Hall of Fame 2023)
SAINTS CAPTURE ELITE 8 TOURNEY TITLE
The Elrosa Saints defended their own territory last weekend as they won all three games in the Elite 8 Tourney to capture the crown. Elrosa defeated Benson, Fergus Falls, and New London-Spicer throughout the annual 3 day event. The Saints received phenomenal pitching from Will VanBeck on Friday night with a complete game gem against Benson. Saturday night, Payton VanBeck struck out 17 to earn the victory over Fergus Falls and Sunday Ethan Vogt threw a complete game masterpiece vs. NL-S. The Saints will continue SCL play Friday June 30th at St. Martin with first pitch slated for 8:15 p.m. The Saints will then head to New Munich on Saturday July 1st to meet the Silverstreaks at 1:30 p.m.
SAINTS HIBERNATE CUBS, BRANDO GETS MARRIED!
(Gavin goes big fly!)
ELROSA--Gavin Kampsen hit his first homerun of the summer and Ethan Vogt pitched six solid innings as the Saints swept the season series from Greenwald Friday night with a 10-1 victory. Kampsen's homerun came in a 7 run second inning which saw the pinstriped prowlers send 12 batters to the plate and put the game out of reach. The run barrage was more than enough for the veteran Vogt who struck out 11 hitters while only allowing one walk. Will VanBeck looked more comfortable on the mound than the base paths as the young right hander struck out three and didn't allow a walk in a 3 inning save. Jackson Peter continued to rip the cover off the ball with a 2-for-3 performance including a double, RBI, and stolen base. As a team, the boys in blue showed some patience at the plate as they drew 9 walks. Saturday, the Saints traveled to Avon and won the flip cup challenge before the game but tied in the actual baseball contest 2-2. Saturday night, the Saints watched Brandon Roelike tie the knot as the man who invented 6er finally settled down! Next weekend, the Saints host their annual Elite 8 tournament in Elrosa with games starting Friday night and continuing Saturday and Sunday.
SAINTS WIN STREAK AT 4
(Payton is good at pitching!)
GREENWALD--Things you like to see. Young bucks returning from college ball. Beating Regal and Greenwald in the same weekend is also fun to watch! Elrosa ran its win streak to four games as they opened the month of June with two solid victories over long time rivals.
Friday night, the Saints hammered out 10 hits on their way to a 7-1 victory over Regal. Riley Meyer, fresh off a sophomore season at Concordia, pitched 6 1/3 innings for the victory. Meyer struck out three and didn't allow a walk to earn the dub. Wyatt Steffensen's scenic tour of Ridgewater helped him finish the mound work as the young right hander allowed two walks and two strikeouts while only surrendering a lone walk. Jackson Peter continues to rip the cover off the ball after finishing a stellar season at St. John's. Peter knocked in two runs with a triple and double to go along with a stolen base. Andrew Weller is serving Brooten U. proudly as the alum drilled three more hits to aid the Saints offensively.
(Riley > Regal)
Sunday, the Navy Nine traveled to Greenwald to agitate the Cubbies. Payton VanBeck proved that the Huskie was the ultimate predator as the St. Cloud State product threw a complete game while striking out 12 batters to earn the win. VanBeck scattered six hits while allowing two runs and one walk. Kevin Kuefler and Jackson Peter each collected three hits for the Saints who broke a 2-2 tie in the 7th inning with five runs to put the game out of reach. Junior College World Series participants Blaine Fischer and Peyton Winter combined to garner three hits while stealing two bases as fellow St. Cloud Tech Cyclone Will VanBeck walked twice as the Saints kept the pressure on the bases all afternoon. Next up for the Saints is a Friday night matchup in Elrosa with Greenwald and a Saturday trip to Avon to face the Lakers.
(A young Johnny Holm?!)
SAINTS SWEEP MUSTACHE WEEKEND
(Ashton with 2 home runs!)
ELROSA--The Elrosa Saints picked up two important victories this weekend as they completed a sweep over Farming and Roscoe. Friday night the Saints got a complete game victory from Ethan Vogt as the Navy Nine blanked Roscoe 8-0. Vogt was flawless on the mound with 9 innings pitched, three hits, and six strikeouts. Vogt dominated from start to finish and didn't allow a walk as the Saints cruised to the win under the lights. Ashton Dingmann ripped his first home run of the summer with a towering blast while Kevin Kuefler and Brandon Roelike each smashed two hits to pace the offense.
Saturday afternoon, the Saints traveled to Farming to reunite with the inventors as the orange raced out to an early lead and held on for the 8-4 win. Dingmann hit another monster homerun, this time a three run shot to get the Saints on the board. Payton VanBeck, fresh off a nice season for St. Cloud State, started on the mound and threw well for 6 innings. VanBeck struck out 7 while only allowing 3 hits. Wyatt Steffensen cleaned up the remaining 3 innings with 4 strikeouts scattered around 5 walks and 3 hits. Andrew Weller continued his hot start to the season with two more hits and Squirrel Olmscheid knocked in three runs despite never recording a hit. The Saints will renew their rivarly with Regal on Friday night in Elrosa before traveling to Greenwald on Sunday to continue SCL play.
(Andrew collects 2 hits!)
SAINTS PLAYERS ARE WORLD SERIES BOUND!
(Blaine Fischer) (Peyton Winter)
ST. CLOUD--St. Cloud Techical College earned a trip to the National Junior College World Series this weekend! On the team is current Saints players Blaine Fischer, Peyton Winter, and Will VanBeck. The team will depart for Greenville, Tennessee later this week and open the tourney on Saturday. Go Cyclones!
(Will VanBeck)
CHARGERS SNATCH KEG FROM SAINTS
. (KEVIN KUEFLER GOES YARD!)
ELROSA--Spring Hill scored 5 runs in the first inning and 3 more in the third inning as they cruised to a 13-2 Keg rivalry victory Sunday afternoon at a sun soaked Elrosa ballpark. The Chargers left 10 men on base as they roughed up Saints starter Wyatt Steffensen for seven earned runs over three innings. Kevin Kuefler sparked the Saints with two hits including his first home run of the summer. Andrew Weller continued his hot streak with two more base hits and Jackson Peter ripped a triple to aid the Elrosa offense. The orange and navy will look to get back in the win column on Friday night when they host Roscoe at 7:30. Saturday, the Saints will travel to Farming to conclude Mustache Weeekend.
ELROSA FALLS TO GROVERS 4-2
(Jackson Peter collects 2 hits!)
MEIRE GROVE--The Elrosa Saints found their hitting shoes on Sunday doubling their season hit total but also committed four errors in what turned out to be the difference in a 4-2 Stearns County League loss. The Navy Nine took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning when they punched runs across on RBIs from Gavin Kampsen and Derek Wiener. The lead would be short lived however as the Grovers answered with a run apiece in each of the 5th, 6th, and 7th innings. Half of the runs were unearned as Meire Grove took advantage of Elrosa defensive miscues. Ethan Vogt started on the mound and threw five inings of three hit ball including six strikeouts. Wyatt Steffensen was the hard luck loser on the hill for the Boys in Blue as the right hander struck out one and walked two while scattering three hits. Jackson Peter and Brandon Roelike each knocked out two hits against Grover pitcher Matt Imdieke who earned the complete game victory. The Saints will look to rebound next Sunday when Spring Hill strolls in to town for a 1:30 p.m. matchup. The Keg will be on the line once again as the two teams rekindle a rivalry that has stood the test of time. Click on this link to catch up on the Saints/Chargers history at BATTLE FOR THE KEG HISTORY
(Gavin Kampsen with an RBI single!)
