The Lightning scored twice in each of the first 2 innings to go ahead 4-0 in Foley, then had to hold off the Lumberjacks for a 4-3 win to remain undefeated.
Kody Ruedisili opened the game with a triple off of Foley starter Trey Emmerich, then scored on a 1-out rbi double from Nate DeChaine. After Emmerich got a strikeout, Blaine Hardy singled to past 2nd to bring in DeChaine to make it 2-0.
In the top of the 2nd, the Lightning doubled their lead to 4-0 as Isaiah Biehn led off with a single. 1 out later, Matt Casperson walked and after both Biehn and Casperson worked a double steal, Biehn scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-0. Kody Ruedisili then doubled to left to drive in Casperson to make it 4-0.
The Lumberjacks got on the board in the bottom of the 4th when Brett Leabch scored on a fielders choice rbi ground out by Lukas Olson to make it 4-1. After a Mitch Keeler single, Wyatt Ziwicki singled to drive in Olson and it was 4-2.
In the bottom of the 6th, with Colbe Tappe on the mound starting his 2nd inning of relief work, Trey Emmerich was hit by a pitch. Lukas Olson then walked to put the tying run on base with no outs. Mitch Keeler then doubled to right, scoring Emmerich to make it 4-3, but the Lightning exectued the relay and Lukas Olson was thrwon at the plate to keep it a 4-3 game. Tappe then fanned Wyatt Ziwicki, but walked Alex Foss. Tappe then got Drew Beier to pop out to end the inning.
Nisswa started the top of the 7th with a pair of walks from Trey Emmerich, but the Lumberjacks lefty got 2 infield pop outs and a strikeout to send the game to the 7th inning stretch with Nissa still in front 4-3.
With Keaton Lingenfelter now on to pitch in place of Colbe Tappe, Lingenfelter had a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the 7th.
In the bottom of the 8th, Lukas Olson doubled with 1 out to put the tying run in scoring position, but Lingenfelter got Mitch Keeler to ground out to Aaron Jenkins at 3rd and then struck out Teddy Rasmussen to end the ininng with Olson stranded at 3rd.
In the bottom of the 9th, Keaton Lingenfelter got Alex Foss to pop up to 2nd baseman Isaiah Biehn, then Drew Beier popped out to Aaron Jenkins at 3rd. Lingenfelter then sealed the Lightning’s 4-3 win with a strikeout of Joe Ziwicki.
Nisswa 4 9 1 – 4
Foley 3 7 1 – 3
WP: Colbe Tappe (1st Victory Leage Win) 2.0 IP 1 run 1 hit 4k 3bb 1hp
Dalton Maxwell 4.0 IP 2 runs 5 hits 0k 0bb 1hp
SV: Keaton Lingenfelter 3.0 IP 0 runs 1 hit 3k 0bb
LP: Trey Emmerich 8.1 IP 4 runs 8 hits 13k 4bb
Michael Moulzolf 0.2 IP 0 runs 1 hit 1k 0bb
Lightning:
Kody Ruedisili 2-4 2B, 3B, bb, rbi, run
Colbe Tappe 1-4 bb
Nate DeChaine 1-4 2B, bb, rbi, run
Aaron Jenkins 0-5
Blaine Hardy 2-4 rbi
Keaton Lingenfelter 0-4
Isaiah Biehn 3-4 2B, sb(2), run
Sam Jensen 0-4
Matt Casperson 0-3 bb, sb, run
Lumberjacks:
Drew Beier 0-5
Joe Ziwicki 0-4 hp
Brett Leabch 1-3 bb, run
Charles Hackett 0-4
Trey Emmerich 1-3 hp, run
Lukas Olson 2-3 2B, bb, rbi, run
Mitch Keeler 2-4 2B, rbi
Wyatt Ziwicki 1-3 rbi
– Teddy Rasmussen 0-1
Alex Foss 0-3 bb
