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Shockers Fry Birds
All that trash talking between two rivals came to a head on Saturday in Deer Creek.
In just the second meeting between the newly formed rivals; the Shockers continue to own bragging rights with the 12-2 whooping of the Midway Snurdbirds.
It’s 2-0 Shockers for those of you keeping score between the two teams.
The Shockers scored early and then often to earn the win via 10-run rule in the eighth. Travis George’s two-run single off Snurdbird pitcher Jake Lund in the second inning scored Lance Mayer and Tyler Wolden for the 2-0 lead.
Jason Brueske added to that lead with a solo shot over the left-center fence in the fifth that drove Lund from the mound.
Midway’s relief pitcher, Dustin Hanninen, came in a little rusty and served up a bases-loaded walk to Shocker Andrew Dornbusch for the 4-0 lead.
A Midway error in the seventh scored Jordan Wohlwend and the Shockers erupted for seven runs in the eighth to put the game away.
The Snurdbirds did show some signs of life, scoring once in the seventh and eighth innings to close the gap at 5-2. Wohlwend gave up a bases-loaded walk that scored Brad Lusti. A Shocker error scored Hanninen.
The Shockers started the eighth by drawing two walks and a hit batsman to load the bases. Three Midway errors followed, scoring five runs in the process. Travis and Jayme George each collected a hit in the stanza as the Shockers ended the game early at 12-2.
Wohlwend went the distance to pick up the win for the Shockers. He gave up five hits, struck out one and allowed no earned runs.
On Sunday, the Shockers built a 3-0 lead against East Bethel and then had to scratch out a game-winner in the seventh to come away with the 4-3 victory.
The Shockers scored twice in the first as Jamie Nordlund singled home Jayme George and Brueske scored on East Bethel’s fielding error. East Bethel would commit two errors back-to-back in the fourth, scoring Dornbusch for the 3-0 Shocker lead.
In one inning, the Shockers saw their lead disappear as East Bethel stormed back with three runs in the top of the sixth. Derek Rode’s two-run double and a Shocker error accounted for the Bandit runs.
Nordlund’s game-winning RBI single scored Jayme George in the seventh.
George then struck out two Bandits batters in the ninth to preserve the 4-3 victory.
R H E
MID 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x- 2 5 4
WDC 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 7 x-12 7 2
WP-Wohlwend (WDC)
LP-Jake Lund (MID)
WDC-Jason Brueske 1-2, 2R, HR, BB, 2HP, RBI; Travis George 2-7, 3RBI; Jayme George 1-6, R; Lace Mayer 1-1, 2R, 3BB, HP, RBI; Tyler Wolden 1-5, 2R
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Shockers Improve to 8-11 Over the Weekend!
The Shockers Improve their reocrd to 8-11 after beating two tough teams this past weekend.
The Shockers played the Midway Snurdbirds on Sat. June 17th in Deer Creek. The Shockers came out big in the first three innings and by the 5th they were up 4-0. The real damage came after the birds starting pitcher Jake Lund left the game in the 5th. The shockers scored 7 runs in the 8th inning to end the game by the 10 run rule.
Sunday the Shockers hosted the Class "A" East Bethel Bandits. The bandits came in with a 14-8 record. The Shockers jumped up early and took a 3-0 lead, but defense again gave the bandits the chance to tie the game at 3-3 in the 6th. The Shockers got one run in the eight and were able to hold off the bandits in the 9th to get the victory.
The Shockers are now 8-11 on the season.
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Shockers win one lose two in Bemidji
The Wadena-Deer Creek Area Shockers amateur baseball team traveled to Bemidji for a two-day tournament over the weekend and went 1-2 to finish in sixth place.
The Shockers opened the tournament with an 8-4 loss to the Marble Mallards on Friday night. The game was close in the early innings. The Shockers took a 1-0 lead in the third inning as Travis George singled and scored on Jordan Wohlwend¡¯s sacrifice fly.
Marble scored once in the third and fourth innings to regain the lead before the Shockers came back with a three-run fifth.
Jason Brueske lined a deep ball over the left-center fence to score Jayme George and Brady Wegscheid for the 4-2 Shocker lead.
But the Mallards wouldn¡¯t go away, and they scored three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings to put the game away. Jayme George was the losing pitcher for the Shockers. He allowed seven earned runs, struck out five and gave up nine hits in the loss.
On Saturday, the Shockers bounced back to hand Ada a 6-2 defeat as Wohlwend went the distance. Wohlwend kept the A¡¯s off balance all afternoon, striking out 10 batters and allowing two runs on four hits.
The A¡¯s pitcher started the game with three straight walks and a pitch that hit Lance Mayer, bringing in the first Shocker run.
The Shockers scored two-runs in the fourth to increase their lead to 3-0. Travis George¡¯s two-run double scored Andrew Dornbusch and Wegscheid.
Ada scored once in the fourth and fifth innings to close the gap, but the Shockers used a three-run sixth to wrap the game up at 6-2.
Tyler Wolden reached on error and then stole second, Dornbusch beat out a dropped third strike and Randy Jahnke singled home Wolden. Travis George had another two-run double to close out the scoring for the Shockers.
Any offense the Shockers had disappeared on Sunday, as Carlos handed the boys in orange and blue a 17-1 defeat.Travis George started on the mound and got rocked for 10 runs in two innings. The lone run for the Shockers came in the fifth as Jayme George scored on Dornbusch¡¯s RBI single.
The Shockers (6-11) host Midway at 3 p.m. Saturday and East Bethel at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Deer Creek.
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Shockers warm it up a little.
Traditionally, the Wadena-Deer Creek Area Shockers have had a bad habit of starting slow in the Hi-10 and this year has been no exception. Anytime after Memorial Day and when the weather starts to heat up, the Shockers usually get hot.
This past weekend may be a sign of things starting to turn the corner as the team won two of three to get back on the winning track.
On Friday, the Shockers traveled to New York Mills to take on the Millers and came home with a 7-4 victory.
Seth Hamman
Three runs each in the first and fifth innings powered the Shockers. Travis George led off the game with a double and scored on big brother Jaymes RBI single. Jason Brueske followed suit with a RBI triple and Jamie Nordlund plated Brueske with a deep sacrifice fly to center field.
The Millers came back to score twice in the second and once in the third to make it 3-3.
The top of the order once again came through for the Shockers as they regained the lead for good. Travis George got plunked by a pitch and both Jayme George and Brueske walked to load the bases. Nordlund laid down an RBI single, then Lance Mayers bases-loaded walk and a wild pitch sealed the Millers fate as the Shockers took the 6-3 lead.
After the Millers scored once in the bottom of the sixth, the Shockers tallied another run in the eighth inning as Seth Hamman reached on a Miller error and scored on Jayme Georges RBI single.
Jayme George backed up his hitting performance with his arm on the mound for the Shockers. The lefty went the distance for the win, allowing eight hits and struck out 10 batters in nine innings.
The game with the Vergas Loons on Saturday in Deer Creek was a slugfest that was won by the Shockers 12-10. The game featured seven lead changes and the Shockers had to fend off a late rally by the Loons in the eighth inning to preserve the victory.
Nordlund scored on a Loon error to get the Shockers on the board first in the second inning. Vergas responded with a solo homer and another run to regain the lead 2-1 in the top of the third.
Jayme George continued his hot hitting with his lead-off homer in the bottom of the third and Brueske scored on a fielders choice to put the Shockers back up 3-2.
Vergas kept coming, scoring twice in the top of the fourth and the Shockers followed with Hammans double and Andrew Dornbuschs RBI sacrifice to knot the score at 4-4.
Both teams scored once in the fifth to keep the score tied. Jordan Wohlwend walked and scored on Mayers RBI double.
Then the Shockers found a power surge in the next two innings to score seven runs. Brueske, Nordlund and Wohlwend each laid down a single and then scored in the sixth inning to give the Shockers the 8-5 lead.
Capitalizing on a few Loon errors and wild pitches, the Shockers tallied four runs in the seventh to build their lead to 12-5. Jayme George and Brueske singled, a Loon wild pitch advanced the runners, Wohlwend reached on error and J.J. Truax singled. Hamman reached on another Loon error and Tyler Wolden drew a walk.
Vergas went down swinging, collecting five runs on five hits and drove Shocker starter Hamman from the mound. Truax came in to quell the fire and Travis George earned the save by putting the Loons down in order in the ninth.
On Sunday, the Shockers had a rematch with the Millers and came up short 4-1. New York Mills scored three runs in the first and tallied another run in the third to take the 4-0 lead.
The Shockers lone run came in the fifth as Randy Jahnke doubled and scored on Brueskes RBI single.
The Shockers (5-9) travel to Bemidji Friday to participate in a three-day tournament starting with the Marble Mallards at 6:30 p.m.
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Shockers Play Moorehead
With the score tied 3-3 in the first game of the doubleheader with Moorhead on Saturday, Jason Brueske gave the Shockers their first win of the season with his two-run homer in the sixth inning.
Wadena-Deer Creek Area struck first with a Lance Mayer run off a Brewer error in the second inning and then added two more runs in the fourth for a 3-0 lead.
Moorhead stormed back to tie it up in the top of the fifth starting with a one-run homer and a two-run double.
The score remain tied until the bottom of the sixth when Travis George led off with a single and advanced to second on Jayme Georges sacrifice bunt. A passed ball allowed Travis George to reach third base and Brueske capped the inning with his two-run shot over the left field fence for the 5-3 victory.
Shocker starting pitcher J.J. Truax went six innings to earn the victory. He allowed three earned runs on six hits and struck out four.
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Shockers Open At Bluffton
The much-needed rain put a damper on the Wadena-Deer Creek Area Shockers season opener Sunday against Perham.
That game will be made up in a date to be determined.
Instead, the Shockers hope to jolt the local fans with another exciting year of amateur baseball action on Sunday, when they battle rival Bluffton Braves at 1:30 p.m. in Bluffton.
In their second year of existence since combining the old Wadena Chiefs and Deer Creek Cardinal town teams, the Shockers have already made a name for themselves by winning the Hi-10 League title and making a state amateur baseball appearance by capturing runner-up honors in the Region 14C tournament.
The Shockers return all nine starters of their lineup from the 2005 team with a few additions as they prepare to be a team to be reckoned with in the Hi-10. Most players are 17-31 years old and graduates of the Wadena-Deer Creek School system. Improved play of the younger players and solid play from the veterans have the Shockers looking to the 2006 season with high expectations, including another shot at the state tournament.
The Shockers will play their home games at the Elmer Becker Field in Deer Creek. Area fans can be assured that the local and hometown boys will give them plenty to be excited about as they take the field for the 2006 season.
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