(Luke picked up the win vs. Raymond!)

ELROSA--The Saints picked up 2 non-league victories last weekend with exciting wins over Raymond and New London-Spicer. Saturday, Elrosa traveled to Raymond and knocked off the Rockets 5-4. Sunday, the orange and navy used a walk-off hit from Wyatt S. to earn a 10-9 victory over the Twins. The team welcomed back the arm of Payton VanBeck and Brody Hadley earned his first amateur pitching win during the weekend. Elrosa has won 6 of their last 7 games and now take their 12-4 recod to the North Country. The boys in blue will travel to Hinckley to play in a weekend tournament at historic Brennan Field. Friday the Saints will lock horns with the Anoka Bucs at 6 pm. Saturday & Sunday the team will face teams from Centennial, Maple Plaine, Buffalo , St. Wendel &  Brrrmidji.

(Ashton earned the win. vs. SH)

SPRING HILL--Elrosa scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning and never looked back as they hung on to a SCL North rivalry victory over the Chargers Sunday afternoon in Spring Hill. Jackson Peter led off the game with a walk and then came around to score 2 batters later when Ethan Mueller drove him home with an RBI double. Gavin Kampsen pushed Mueller to 3rd base on a single before Luke Dingmann drove home Mueller with an RBI single for the early 2-0 lead. Ashton Dingmann started on the mound and scattered four hits over 5 2/3 innings to get the win. Mueller came on in releif and struck out 8 Chargers to earn the 3 inning save. It was another classic rivalry game that saw the Saints leave 12 runners on base. Peter finished the day with 2 hits while drawing 2 walks and a hit by pitch. As a club, the navy and orange earned 7 walks for the contest. The win vs. the Chargers is the 2nd such victory in as many tries and is tied for the 3rd longest win streak in the historic rivalry. From 2016-2020 the Saints dominated the Chargers with 9 straight victories in the Keg trophy contest. Elrosa will step away from SCL play this weekend with 2 exhibition games. Saturday the Saints will travel to Raymond with 1st pitch slated for 3 p.m. and Sunday the Saints will host New London-Spicer at 1:30. 

NORTH

ELROSA 6-3

NEW MUNICH 6-4

SPRING HILL 6-4

GREENWALD 4-6

MEIRE GROVE 2-8

SOUTH

ST. MARTIN 6-3

FARMING 5-3

RICHMOND 5-4

LAKE HENRY 4-6

ROSCOE 3-6

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(Will struck out 8 vs. New Munich!)

Elrosa opened up their June slate with a non-traditional Todd County double-header last Saturday. At 11 am, the Saints hosted Lake Henry and beat them 9-4 before traveling to New Munich to drop an extra inning affair to the Streaks 6-5. The Saints started the day by belting out 14 hits against the Lakers as they cruised their way to victory. Jackson Peter and Blaine Fischer each clubbed RBI triples while Ashton Dingmann and Derek Wiener smacked RBI doubles to pace the offense. Ethan Mueller notched 3 hits while Peyton Winter and and Gavin Kampsen collected two hits for the navy and orange. Luke Illies started on the hill and struck out 5 over 5 innings of work before giving way to Riley Meyer who earned the win throwing 4 innings, striking out 5 and not allowing a run. In the afternoon, the Saints and Streaks battled into extra innings with New Munich winning on a walk-off. Elrosa scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning and recorded the first two outs vs. the Streaks. However a walk, a hit, and then a 3-run homerun extended the game into the 11th where New Munich eventually earned the victory. The Saints left a boat load of runners on base, 19 to be exact, and couldn't capitalize on their 8 hit performance. Elrosa drew 13 walks throughout the contest but couldn't string enough hits together to put the game away. Illies and Mueller each had 2 hits while Fischer walked 4 times. Kampsen smoked a double while Luke Dingmann drove in 2 runs with his only hit of the game. On the mound, Wyatt S. started and labored through 5 innings while striking out 4 and allowing 5 hits. Will Van Beck then tossed 5 innings and struck out 8 before giving way to Luke Dingmann who took the loss in 2/3 of an inning pitched. The Saints will lick their wounds and will be ready to rebound this weekend when they host Norway Lake-Sunburg on Friday in Elrosa, golfing in the Saints open Saturday in Brooten, and then traveling to Spring Hill on Sunday to Battle for the Keg!

NORTH

SPRING HILL 5-2

ELROSA 5-3

NEW MUNICH 4-3

GREENWALD 2-4

MEIRE GROVE 2-6

SOUTH

ST. MARTIN 5-2

RICHMOND 3-3

FARMING 2-2

LAKE HENRY 3-3

ROSCOE 1-4

Luke Dingmann was awarded the Stearns County League Player of the Week for his performance against St. Martin. Dingmann was a horse on the mound and was a game changer at the plate in the Saints 15-6 win over the Martins in the SCL Classic tournament. Dingmann picked up the victory on the mound with 4 innings pitched and 4 strikeouts. At the plate, Dingmann connected for a home run to go along with 3 other hits, 3 runs batted in, and 4 runs scored. Congrats Luke!

The Saints struggled to get the bats going vs. the Pierz Lakers on Saturday in a 5-0 defeat but rallied for a 7-0 victory over the Cold Spring Rockies on Sunday. Ethan Mueller, fresh off his NJCAA World Series appearance, blasted a home run, drove in 2 runs, and collected 2 other hits to finish a perfect 3-for-3 on the day including 2 runs scored. Brody Hadley made his Elrosa Saints debut and collected 2 hits to help pace the offense. Wyatt S. started on the mound before giving way to Torii Johnson who collected the win. Johnson and Steffensen combined to strike out 10 while limiting the Rockie offense to 3 hits. 

Friday night, the Saints host Lake Henry in Elrosa for a SCL clash with first pitch slated for 8 p.m. Saturday, the orange and navy will travel to New Munich to battle the Silverstreaks at 1:30 in a SCL North rivalry game. 

Elrosa Saints standout Ethan Mueller led the Alexandria Tech College Legends to the NJCAA Division 3 World Series this past weekend in Johnson City, Tennessee. Mueller hit 2 home runs during Regional play in St. Cloud and was part of a team that finished with a school record 39 wins. Mueller was a Swiss army knife playing multiple positions but produced quality at bats all season long. The freshman finished the season with a .388 average with 45 games played. Mueller knocked in 44 runs, scored 42 runs, stole 15 bases, and hit 3 home runs including a two-out walk-off home run in Regional play. Mueller wasn't the only Saint to have an outstanding JUCO season as classmate Luke Illies contributed in more ways than one at St. Cloud Tech. Illies played in 38 games this spring for the Cyclones who took 2nd place in their Region losing to Mueller's Alex team in the finals. Illies scored 29 runs, hit 7 doubles, 1 triple, and hit 1 home run in 97 plate appearances. The young right hander also collected 3 wins on the mound for St. Cloud who finished with 35 total wins. 

The Elrosa Saints played 2 games over the weekend and picked up a win and loss in the process. A 13-3 loss to Farming is a game they would like to forget but a 3-2 walkoff win over Richmond on Sunday got the train back on the tracks. For 8 innings on Sunday, the Saints couldn't figure out the Royal puzzle but rallied to score 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th to pull out the exciting victory. They did so in one of the oddest sequences in recent history by recording 4 walks and 1 hit. In the 9th, Will Van Beck led off with a walk followed by a base on balls by Blaine Fischer. Peyton Winter singled to load the bases and then Van Beck was forced home for the first Saints run by yet another drawn walk from Gavin Kampsen. With the bases loaded, Ashton Dingmann then tied the game at 2 when he reached base on four balls allowing Fischer to score. Luke Dingmann then lifted an RBI sac fly to right field to plate Winter with the winning run. Wyatt Steffensen was the pitcher of record throwing 2 2/3 innings after coming in to replace Riley Meyer who tossed 6 1/3 innings and striking out 6. The Saints will head to the Stearns County Classic tournament this weekend hosted by St. Martin & Lake Henry. Friday night, Elrosa will play St. Martin in a league game at 8:15. Saturday, Elrosa will face the Pierz Lakers and Sunday the navy nine will piece together a lineup vs. the Cold Spring Rockies. 

NORTH

ELROSA 3-2

NEW MUNICH 3-2

SPRING HILL 3-2

GREENWALD 1-3

MEIRE GROVE 2-3

SOUTH

ST. MARTIN 4-1

RICHMOND 2-2

FARMING 2-2

LAKE HENRY 1-2

ROSCOE 0-4

(Peyton Winter scored 3 runs and ripped 2 hits!)

Kenny Chesney said it best, "keg in the closet, pizza on the floor!" Elrosa proved those lyrics never get old as the Saints brought the Keg back home with a 10-4 beat down of Spring Hill Sunday afternoon in Elrosa. Elrosa shot out of the gates for an early 7-1 lead as they hit the ball all around the yard. Spring Hill chipped away at the lead before the orange and navy put the game out of reach with 3 runs in the 7th inning. The Saints smacked 12 hits and took advantage of 9 Charger walks and 2 Spring Hill errors while the Elrosa defense played perfect and tallied 0 errors. Riley Meyer started on the bump and gave way to Wyatt Steffensen after 4 1/3 innings. Steffensen had a nice bounce back outing wit 3 2/3 innings allowing 1 walk and picking up the win. Offensively, Blaine Fischer delivered the big blast with a bases loaded double to drive in 3 runs. Ashton Dingmann also laced a double to go along with a 2 hit performance. Luke Dingmann, Will Van Beck, and Peyton Winter all collected 2 hits for Elrosa who evened their SCL record at 1-1. Winter continues to be a nuisance on the bases for the Saints as the young piranah scored 3 runs and reached base in each at bat. Friday night the Saints host Starbuck and Sunday the navy 9 will travel to Meire Grove to battle the first place Grovers. 

(Jackson Peter starts the season with an 8 hit weekend!)

The Elrosa Saints started their season last weekend with a 13-6 victory over Regal before falling to Greenwald 15-12 on Sunday to open their SCL schedule. Saturday, the Saints and Eagles combined for 27 hits. Elrosa collected 19 hit on the afternoon with 5 coming off the bat of Jackson Peter. Peter notched 2 doubles, 2 runs batted in, and a stolen base. The Eagles scored 4 runs in the 1st inning but Elrosa quickly cut the lead in half with 2 runs of their own. Gavin Kampsen and Luke Dingmann each ripped 3 hits while Blaine Fischer, Derek Wiener, and Will Van Beck all collected 2 hits to aid the offensive attack. The orange and navy tallied 5 doubles in the victory. Riley Meyer started on the mound and battled for 5 innings. Luke Dingmann picked up the win with 3 innings pitched. Tate Dekok pitched the final frame in his Saints debut. 

Sunday, the Saints and Cubs got into an early shootout with Greenwald scoring 8 runs in the 1st inning. The Saints began chipping away and rallied for 4 runs in the 4th inning and eventually took back the lead with 7 runs in the 7th inning. The lead would be short lived however as the Cubs took advantage of 8 Elrosa walks and 5 Elrosa errors. Greenwald would go on to score 5 runs in the 7th inning to take back the lead for good and win the game 15-12. Will Van Beck struck out 10 hitters in releif of Wyatt Steffensen. Tate Dekok pitched the final 2 innings and took the loss. Jackson Peter finished 3-for-3 to pace the Saints offensively while Aiden Mueller, Blaine Fischer, and Peyton Winter each tallied 2 hits. Casey Lenarz added a run scoring double for the Saints who will open their SCL North home schedule on Sunday at 1:30 vs. Spring Hill. Nothing says "Mother's Day" than playing the Chargers in an afternoon matinee with a chance to bring home the Keg!