The St. Wendel Saints maintained their slim lead in the C Division of the Victory League with an 8-0 win at Flensburg on Sunday. The Saints broke open a 2-0 game with a 4-run top of the 6th on a bases loaded walk and a rare 3-run single from Austin Dickmann. St. Wendel leads both the Pierz Lakers and the Pierz Brewers by a 1/2 game in the standings.
The Saints opened the scoring in the top of the 2nd when Jake Ethen doubled, then scored on an rbi single by Will Ethen to make it 1-0.
St. Wendel made it 2-0 in the 4th on a Rolando Ramos sacrifice fly, scoring Will Ethen, who had walked and stolen 2nd and advanced to 3rd on a fly out.
In the top of the 6th, the Saints loaded the bases on walks to Will Ethen, Carter Voss and Tyler Huls. Tanner Reis then walked to force in Ethen to make it 3-0. Austin Dickmann then singled to center, scoring Voss, Huls and Reis to make it 6-0.
In the 7th, Will Ethen singled, but was forced out on a ground ball by Carter Voss. Voss then stole 2nd and with 2 outs, a Tyler Huls rbi single brought home Voss to make it 7-0.
In the 8th, Jacob Worlie walked while pinch-hitting for Austin Dickmann. With 2 outs, Jake Ethen hit a fly ball to center that was misplayed for an error, scoring Worlie to make it 8-0.
The pitching combo of Chase Lyon, making his first career Victory start, and Aiden Micholski limited the Falcons offense to 5 hits. Sam Primus went 2-3 with a walk For Flensburg.
St. Wendel 8 10 1 – 8
Flensburg 0 5 4 – 0
WP: Chase Lyon 5IP 0 runs 3 hits 8k 2bb
SV: Aiden Micholski 4IP 0 runs 2 hits 5k 3bb
LP: Peter Knopik 5IP 4 runs 5 hits 3k 5bb 1hp
Connor Neu 4IP 4 runs 5 hits 3k 4bb
Saints
Tyler Huls 2-5 bb, sb, rbi, run
Tanner Reis 0-4 bb, rbi, run
Austin Dickmann 1-3 bb, 3 rbi
– Jacob Worlie 0-0 bb, run
Brandon Dickmann 0-3 2bb
Tanner Tomasek 2-5
Jake Ethen 2-4 2B, bb, run
Will Ethen 2-4 bb, 2 sb, rbi, 2 runs
Carter Voss 1-4 bb, sb, 2 runs
Rolando Ramos 0-3 hp, rbi
Falcons:
Reece Hubbard 0-4
Kurt Crosby 1-4
Spencer Friese 0-3 bb
Carlos Melanciano 1-3 bb
Simon Pantzke 1-4
Peter Knopik 0-2
– Connor Neu 0-1
– Landan Lashinski 0-1
Sam Primus 2-3 bb
Eli Epling 0-1 bb
– Juan Melanciano 0-1 bb
Dan Kokett 0-2
– Nick Kokett 0-1