ELROSA SAINTS

        (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.