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“Marks Strikes Out Sixteen In Merchants Finale”
August 10, 2008
"St. Paul League Playoffs"
July 30, 2008
“Marks Does It All Against Joe & Stan’s”
July 23, 2008
“Merchants Enter Final Week Rolling”
July 22, 2008
"Marks & Merchants Halt Skid"
July 14, 2008
St. Paul, MN - The East Side Merchants (6-15, 4-10) slammed the breaks on a four game losing streak dating back to July the 8th by taking down league power-house, Sport & Spine Club (15-10, 10-6), by a score of 3-2 at Dunning Stadium on Monday night. Prior to Monday nights contest against Sport & Spine the Merchants had left twenty-nine men on base over their last five games while hitting a heinous .190 clip during that period with runners in scoring position. Looking to rebound from a dreadful stretch, the Merchants got things going early in the second inning when 3rd Basemen Jay Melson (Carleton) got things started with a double into deep left centerfield. It was Melson's 5th double of the season and raised his average to a (.479) clip over his last six games where he's gone (10x21) with three doubles and driven in four. Nick Sattler (University of Wisconsin Stout) then doubled in Melson three pitches later for the game's first score. It was Sattler's third double of the season and ninth run driven in. Over the last three games Sattler has raised his average to an impressive (.341) clip while hitting safely in four consecutive games (7x15,.467). With two outs Bo Stanley's (University of North Dakota) infield single scored Sattler as the Merchants took a 2-0 lead entering the top half of the 3rd where Sport & Spine responded with two decisive runs of their own. Deryk Marks (Iowa Central) started the night winless in his first three Amateur starts on the mound. Marks who leads the Merchants in complete games, innings pitched, and strikeouts retired the first five batters of the game before two costly errors led to two unearned runs in the third, it was all the scoring Sport & Spine could manage off Marks. The Merchants sealed a scoring rally of their own in the bottom half of the fifth inning when Jay Melson and Nick Sattler hit back to back doubles for the second consecutive time in the ball game, capping a 3-2 lead entering the last two innings. Marks responded by retiring the final ten of eleven batters he faced, while fanning four, walking three and allowing only five hits. This marked the second straight outing for Marks while tossing a complete game (the prior against Shamrocks). It was also Mark's first win as an Amateur and his first as an East Side Merchant, the Iowa Central and former Park of Cottage Grove standout improves to (1-3, 3.20 era, 25 ½ IP, 22 K) on the 2008 season. With the win the Merchants move back into 8th place in the St. Paul League standings and pickup their sixth team victory of the season. Through 21 games thus far into the '08 summer the Merchants are led by Deryk Marks (.414, 2, 18), Bo Stanley (.439, 0, 12) and Nick Sattler (.341, 0, 0) at the plate while Marks leads the Merchants in every distinctive pitching category on the mound. The East Side Merchants are back in action tomorrow night against the 2007 Class-B State Champion, Miesville Mudhens at the luxurious Jack Ruhr Field at 8:00.
"Merchants Split Doubleheader"
July 8, 2008
'Caffrey Ignites Independence Day"
July 6, 2008
"Eau Claire Welcomes Merchants"
July 2, 2008
"Merchants Snap Steak In Style"
June 28, 2008
"Merchants & Commanding Edge Thursday"
June 16, 2008
St. Paul, MN - The East Side Merchants will be back in action this Thursday against league rival, the St. Thomas "Commanding Edge" at the Koch Diamond in Saint Paul. The contest is scheduled for a 6:00 PM start time and will feature the second of four scheduled games between the two teams this season. The Edge lead the season series one game to nothing with a 10-7 victory back on the 8th of June. So far in 2008, the East Side Merchants (1-3, 0-2) are led by the former Fighting Sioux standout, Bo Stanley, who is currently on a nine game hitting streak dating back to '07. Stanley leads the Merchants in average (.538), hits (7), on-base percentage (.600), and steals (1). On the mound the Merchants are led by newcomer Moses Christenson, who has been perfect so far through his first two outings, 6 IP, 3 H, 3 K, 0.00 earned run average. The East Side Merchants jump back into action following the Commanding Edge contest by squaring off against another Municipal League rival on Friday, the Twin City Saints, before traveling to Osceola, Wisconsin on Saturday and then matching-up against Air Freight and the Bloomington Bulldogs early next week.
"Grand Opening"
June 7, 2008
"2008 Merchant Opener"
June 6, 2008
"And that's how we became the East Side Merchants - to go with the name on those original uniforms - and we've never changed the tradition, never!"--- Tim Kiemel"
“Marks Named NJCAA Division II Shortstop of the Year”
May 29, 2008
"Merchants Schedule Miesville"
May 17, 2008
"Jay Melson Named First Team All MIAC"
May 14, 2008
Northfield, MN - 1st Basemen/3rd Basemen Jay Melson was named to the 2008 All MIAC baseball team this past Tuesday. Melson paced the Knights in virtually every offensive category, as he recorded a .389 batting average (42-for-108) with 26 runs scored, 11 doubles, seven home runs, 32 RBI and .465 on-base and .704 slugging percentages. His seven home runs ranked second in the MIAC and tied for the second-highest single-season home run total in the Carleton record book. Melson also added his name to the Knights’ single-season top 10 in hits, doubles, RBI, total bases, and slugging percentage. He hit .410 during conference action and batted a whopping .477 over the final month of the season (31-for-65) with 15 extra-base hits and 18 runs scored.
"Kickhafer Out For '08 Season"
April 29, 2008
"Merchant Collegiate Update"
April 29, 2008
"Melson MIAC Player of the Week"
April 14, 2008
"Augsburg Aces Shine, While Melson Erupts"
April 10, 2008
"New Merchant Olson Makes His Mark"
March 28, 2008
"Vavra Debuts In Style"
March 28, 2008
Minneapolis, MN - True Freshman infielder Nick Vavra (Minnetonka, Minnesota) finally got what he deserved, his first collegiate start in an Auggie uniform. He got it on Friday night as the Augsburg Auggies opened their MIAC conference schedule with a sweep over the visiting St. Mary's Cardinals at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Vavra opened both games as the Auggies starting second basemen, plated seventh in the lineup Vavra had three quality at-bats. Lining out hard to the short-stop in the 2nd, then connecting for his first and second collegiate hits of his career, consecutively. Vavra also drove home his first Collegiate RBI in the contest. Aside from Vavra's contributions, Augsburg right-hander Brian Olson continued to exemplify solid pitching in relief as he collected his second save of the season. In five appearances this season, which leads the Augsburg staff, Olson has a team leading 1.42 earned run average while working in 6 ½ innings allowing only five hits, 1 earned run, two walks and four strikeouts. Opponents are only hitting .251 against Olson this season. Augsburg and staff ace Jason Kickhafer will be back in action next Friday, April 2nd when they take on the visiting Carleton Knights and fellow East Side team-mate, Jay Melson at Parade Stadium.
"Melson On Fire"
March 22, 2008
Fort Pierce, FL - East Side's corner infielder Jay Melson is back in the fold and soaking up the sun while racking up the hits during his spring break this March. Melson currently leads the MIAC in homeruns with two, while leading the Carleton Knights in total bases (14), runs batted in (10), slugging percentage (.609%), two-for-two in stolen bases and is yet to commit an error (1.000 fielding percentage) in eight games. The hard hitting junior infielder is primed for a big run this season after coming off an impressive sophomore season at Carleton where he hit .305 with 3 homeruns, 15 rbi's, 45 total bases and a team high in slugging percentage (.474%). In two plus season's at Carleton, Melson has now entered the Knights prestigious 55 years of baseball record book for most career hits (69), total bases (106), at bats (212) and batting average for a career (.325). Melson also holds the school record for most triples in a single season (4) in 2006 as a true Freshman where he also slugged a conference leading .500%. Melson and the Carleton Knights conclude their week-long Florida baseball trip against Grinnell College this Sunday before returning to action at the Metrodome Wednesday March 26th, squaring off against Tim Kiemel's alma mater Luther College, at 5 PM.
"Marks Madness"
March 10, 2008