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Allen never sought the spotlight, but found success
September 9, 2026 MBA
This story originally appeared in the County News Review and is reprinted with permission By John Wagner The Isanti Redbirds carried a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning of their District 1B contest against Cold Springs on Saturday, Aug. 15. “Our guys...
Tonka’s ‘King of Diamonds’ still going at 53 Schmitz finds his Fountain of Youth on town baseball field
September 9, 2026 MBA
This story originally appeared in the Sun Sailor and is reprinted with permission By John Shermanjohn.sherman@apgecm.com There wasn’t a lot of fanfare this season when Minnetonka Monarchs town team baseball veteran SteveSchmitz embarked on his 34th season in the Minnesota Class A ranks. For Schmitz,...
Watertown relishes run to title game while honoring biggest fan
September 8, 2026 MBA
By Nick Gerhardtnickgerhardt@mnbaseball.org At the end of the day, amateur baseball in Minnesota is about community, that’s why it’s called town ball. You’d find no better example of that this season than with the Watertown Red Devils, who have rallied around the family of Jeremy...
Class B tournament awards
September 7, 2026 MBA
Fred Roufs MVP and MaxBat Maple Slugger: Reece Schwirtz, Plato Blue Jays, 10-for-20, .500 average, 4 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI; 3-0, 29 IP, 21 H, 4 R, 3 ER, .93 ERA, 6 BB, 30 K Mike Davison Most Outstanding Pitcher: Max Otto, Delano A's,...
NEXT GEN: Plato cements new legacy with state title
September 7, 2026 MBA
By Nick Gerhardtnickgerhardt@mnbaseball.org In some ways Plato might’ve been a team of destiny this season. In 1996, the Blue Jays won their first state championship with Dave Franke and Dean Schwirtz earning all-tournament team honors with Franke garnering tournament MVP honors. Thirty years later, their...
Allen never sought the spotlight, but found success
September 9, 2026 MBA
This story originally appeared in the County News Review and is reprinted with permission By John Wagner The Isanti Redbirds carried a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning of their District 1B contest against Cold Springs on Saturday, Aug. 15. “Our guys...
Tonka’s ‘King of Diamonds’ still going at 53 Schmitz finds his Fountain of Youth on town baseball field
September 9, 2026 MBA
This story originally appeared in the Sun Sailor and is reprinted with permission By John Shermanjohn.sherman@apgecm.com There wasn’t a lot of fanfare this season when Minnetonka Monarchs town team baseball veteran SteveSchmitz embarked on his 34th season in the Minnesota Class A ranks. For Schmitz,...
Watertown relishes run to title game while honoring biggest fan
September 8, 2026 MBA
By Nick Gerhardtnickgerhardt@mnbaseball.org At the end of the day, amateur baseball in Minnesota is about community, that’s why it’s called town ball. You’d find no better example of that this season than with the Watertown Red Devils, who have rallied around the family of Jeremy...
Class B tournament awards
September 7, 2026 MBA
Fred Roufs MVP and MaxBat Maple Slugger: Reece Schwirtz, Plato Blue Jays, 10-for-20, .500 average, 4 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI; 3-0, 29 IP, 21 H, 4 R, 3 ER, .93 ERA, 6 BB, 30 K Mike Davison Most Outstanding Pitcher: Max Otto, Delano A's,...
NEXT GEN: Plato cements new legacy with state title
September 7, 2026 MBA
By Nick Gerhardtnickgerhardt@mnbaseball.org In some ways Plato might’ve been a team of destiny this season. In 1996, the Blue Jays won their first state championship with Dave Franke and Dean Schwirtz earning all-tournament team honors with Franke garnering tournament MVP honors. Thirty years later, their...