This story originally appeared in the County News Review and is reprinted with permission By John Wagner The Isanti Redbirds...
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Tonka’s ‘King of Diamonds’ still going at 53 Schmitz finds his Fountain of Youth on town baseball field
This story originally appeared in the Sun Sailor and is reprinted with permission By John Shermanjohn.sherman@apgecm.com There wasn’t a lot...
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Watertown relishes run to title game while honoring biggest fan
By Nick Gerhardtnickgerhardt@mnbaseball.org At the end of the day, amateur baseball in Minnesota is about community, that’s why it’s called...
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Class B tournament awards
Fred Roufs MVP and MaxBat Maple Slugger: Reece Schwirtz, Plato Blue Jays, 10-for-20, .500 average, 4 R, 1 2B, 3...
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NEXT GEN: Plato cements new legacy with state title
By Nick Gerhardtnickgerhardt@mnbaseball.org In some ways Plato might’ve been a team of destiny this season. In 1996, the Blue Jays...
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Fred Roufs MVP and Mike Davison Most Outstanding Pitcher: Spencer Chirpich, Fairmont, 7-for-19, .368 average, 2 R, 4 RBI; 3-0,...
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Class C and B (New Prague): Fairmont soars back into Class C with another state title
By Ryan Simonson MBA contributing writer 2020 was a townball season that almost didn’t happen. As the COVID epidemic swept...
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Fred Roufs MVP: Drew Girtz, Coon Rapids, 10-for-17, .588 average, 6 runs, 3 RBI, 4 walks, 5 stolen bases MaxBat...
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REDBIRDS REJOICE: Coon Rapids secures first state title with extra-inning win
By Nick Gerhardtnickgerhardt@mnbaseball.org Coon Rapids third baseman Matt Mossey stood at the plate in the bottom of the 10th inning...
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Class B (Shakopee): Plato walks-off Delano to reach title game
By Nick Gerhardtnickgerhardt@mnbaseball.org To be the best, you have to beat the best and Plato did just that with a...
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Class A and C (New Prague): Rubber-armed anomaly Schumer leads Sartell past St. Patrick, on to title game
By Ryan Simonson MBA contributing writer A week after befuddling the Forest Lake Brewers with a complete game performance in...
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Class B semifinals set as Delano, Watertown, Plato and Jordan advance
After 24 teams started the Class B State Tournament, it all comes down to four. A strong start to the...
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Class A (Shakopee): Sartell’s Schumer stifles Minnetonka; Coon Rapids secures first-ever title game appearance
By Nick Gerhardt nickgerhardt@mnbaseball.org Sartell left-handed starting pitcher John Schumer isn’t blowing anyone away – he’s baffling them while putting...
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Class C (New Prague): Alexander shines for the Stars as Starbuck advances
By Ryan Simonson MBA contributing writer Having traveled to all corners of The State of Baseball in my years of...
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Class C (Chaska): Fairmont stays on cruise control
Richmond and Fairmont battled it out tonight for a spot in the state semifinals. Richmond came in riding a season-high...
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Class C (Jordan): Hanska making the most of its opportunity
By Nick Gerhardtnickgerhardt@mnbaseball.org Windom and Hanska finished Nos. 1 and 2 in the final Class C poll of the season...
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Class C (Shakopee): VanBeck’s gem sends Elrosa to state semifinals
SHAKOPEE — The Glencoe Brewers and Elrosa Saints came into their matchup knowing that scoring chances would be hard to...
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Class A state tournament: Who will be crowned Champion?
At long last we have made it to Labor Day weekend. The chaos of the second round is behind us...
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