Roseau played just 14 games leading up to the Class C state tournament. The Royals looked fresh in Saturday’s nightcap against the Cannon Falls Bears, who conversely played their 36th contest and final contest of 2025.
Roseau rolled 12-0 in seven innings to move on to the second round with ease and win at state for the first time since 2001.
The Region 4 champion Royals wasted no time getting going. They tagged starter Luke Winchell for six runs, though just one was earned with two errors behind him.
Aaron Wensloff hit a two-run double, Alex Wensloff added a RBI single and manager/left fielder Nathan Voll singled in two in the first.
Meanwhile, Isaac Wensloff was spinning a gem. He had a no-hitter going through 5 ⅓ innings before surrendering an infield single to Nolan Conzemius. Wensloff allowed two hits over six innings with nine strikeouts and two walks.
Roseau piled on five more in the fifth. Tanner Landman singled in two, followed by a two-run homer by Aaron Wensloff.
Alex Wensloff singled in a run in the sixth.
This was a rematch of a 2015 opening round matchup won by Cannon Falls, 6-2.
The Royals improve to 10-5 on the season. They play 4 p.m. Aug. 23 in Brownton vs. the Opole Bears. Cannon Falls, the third seed from Region 5, finish at 19-17.
Farming 7, Milroy 0
Farming has been swinging the lumber since the postseason began. The Flames are averaging 7.8 per game since regionals and got to that number in their opening round Class C state tournament win.
Farming, the second seed out of Region 8, won 7-0 vs. the second seed out of Region 10, the Milroy Irish, Saturday at Veterans Memorial Field in Hutchinson.
New Munich SilverStreaks draftee pitcher Ty Reller was stellar. The left-hander tossed a four-hit, complete game shutout. He struck out seven and allowed one walk.
The third game of the day from Hutchinson was scoreless until the Flames erupted for three runs in the bottom of the fifth. After Adam Winkels laid down a well-executed safety squeeze with the bases loaded and one out to bring in one run, Tylor Schroeder roped a two-run triple.
That was all the damage allowed by Jackson Bulls draftee Ryan Rasche in six innings. He allowed five hits and three walks and struck out five.
Winkels came through again in the seventh with a two-out RBI single. Schroeder flew out to the right field warning track to end the threat.
Farming tacked on three in the eighth on a Cameron Miller RBI single, Will Mergen bases loaded walk and Isaac Nett sacrifice fly.
Farming outhit Milroy 10-4 and committed one error to Milroy’s two.
Winkels and Drew Hamlet led the Flames with two each.
The Irish had four players with singles. Reller did not allow an extra-base hit.
Farming improved to 12-9 on the season. It advances to play 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 in Brownton vs. the winner of Sunday’s game in Brownton between the Quamba Cubs and Cologne Hollanders.
Windom 6, Elrosa 2
Windom pulled away in the middle innings to win comfortably in its first state tournament appearance since 2021.
The Region 10 champion Pirates scored the final four runs in a 6-2 win against the Elrosa Saints Saturday in Class C state tournament action at Veterans Memorial Field in Hutchinson.
Collin Lovell picked up the win, allowing just one hit and one walk with five strikeouts over five scoreless innings of relief. He took over for Luke Gilbertson, who allowed two earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts. Gilbertson hit a go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the fourth to give Windom a 3-2 lead after Elrosa scored lone runs in the third and fourth to tie the game .
Gilbertson and Quintin Tietz led Windom with two hits each.
Both teams finished with seven hits. Elrosa committed three errors to Windom’s zero.
The Saints were led by two-hit games from Jackson Peter and Peyton Winter. Ashton Dingmann had a RBI double to the fence.
Ethan Vogt took the loss, allowing two earned runs (four total) with three hits, no walks and six strikeouts in six innings.
Windom improved its record to 24-1 with 22 straight wins entering its round of 16 matchup 4 p.m. Aug. 24 in Brownton against the Howard Lake Orphans. Elrosa, the fourth state qualifier out of Region 8, finishes the season at 15-12.
Regal 2, Dumont 0 (11 innings)
For the first time since 2016, the Regal Eagles are winners at the state tournament.
The first game of four Class C contests Saturday in Hutchinson was a thriller as Regal won 2-0 in 11 innings against the Dumont Saints.
Chi Schneider provided the heroics, singling to center field after a lengthy at-bat with one out in the top of the 11th. The hit drove in one. The ball got by the center fielder to allow a second run to score.
Schneider finished the game going 2-for-4 with a hit by pitch. He had a chip on his shoulder in the final at-bat after the cleanup hitter in front of him, Nathan Meyer, was intentionally walked to set up a possible double play with runners on first and second.
“It definitely had me going,” Schneider said. “I like being put in that situation, and I didn’t have the best at-bat before, so it was good to get another one back and get back up there.”
Gabe Rohman started for Regal and scattered seven hits and six strikeouts over six innings. Roscoe Rangers draftee Josiah Utsch pitched a scoreless seventh. Brayden Skindelein pitched the final 3 ⅔ innings with two straight strikeouts to get out of a jam in the eighth and four total strikeouts. Dumont went down in order in the bottom of the 11th.
“They're great pitchers. Top to bottom, we just have great guys,” Schneider said. “Just really keeps it flowing, they all throw strikes, and they don't walk people, and they have energy up there. No one's a drag, they're all a blast to have on the mound.”
Luke Knudsen led the Regal attack, going 3-for-5 in the No. 2 slot.
Dumont came up shy in its quest for its first state tournament win since 2022. It was little fault of iron man Jordon Roos, who threw 167 pitches in a complete game. The 29-year-old right-hander and team manager struck out 13 and allowed seven hits, one extra-base hit and one walk. At the plate, Roos went 1-for-4 with a walk.
The Saints were led offensively by Eli Larson, who went 3-for-4. Austin Ballhagen and Isaiah Sykora added two hits.
Regal moves on to the round of 16 to play 1:30 p.m. Aug. 24 in Brownton vs. the Waterville Indians.
The Eagles snapped a streak of three straight opening round state tournament losses, the last coming in 2023.
“My only time in the state tournament besides this was in 2020, and in the first round it was a tough loss,” Schneider said. “I'm excited to go to the second round and looking forward to the next game. Should be a good one, and hopefully keep it rolling.”
