Cooper Kosiba had 4 hits and Alex Schroeder Homered, doubled and drove in 3 runs to key a 16-hit Clear Lake attack in their 12-9 win at St. Wendel on Sunday.
The Lakers scored twice in the top of the 1st against Saints starter Chase Lyon, getting an rbi single from Cooper Kosiba and a run-scoring fielders choice ground ball from Caleb Leintz to go ahed 2-0.
In the top of the 2nd, Cade Simones walked and scored on a 1-out rbi double from Alex Schroeder to give the Lakers a 3-0 lead.
In the bottom of the 2nd, St. Wendel made it 3-2 when Tanner Tomasek singled, Tyler Huls was hit by a Jackson Phillipp pitch and Carter Voss singled. After a pop up to 3rd, Rolando Ramos sent an rbi single to righ to bring in Tomasek and make it 3-1. Austin Dickmann followed with a run-scoring groundout to plate Tyler Huls and make it 3-2 after 2 innings.
St. Wendel jumped ahead in the bottom of the 4th when Logan Harren singled, Rolando Ramos reached on a fielders choice and then Austin Dickmann drove in both to put the Saints ahead 4-3 after 4 innings.
Clear Lake had a big answer in the top of the 5th when Cooper Kosiba reached on an error and Caleb Leintz singled. Matt Korte’s rbi double to center brought home Kosiba and tied the game at 4-4. Blake Brown’s sacrifice fly brought home Leintz and put the Lakers back in the lead at 5-4. An error by the Saints allowed Korte to score and make it 6-4, then Alex Schroeder connected for a 2-run Homer to right and Clear Lake claimed and 8-4 lead.
In the top of the 6th, Cade Simones produced an rbi single to chase home Cooper Kosiba, who had singled, and make it 9-4.
In the top of the 7th, the Lakers stretched their lead even further. Alex Schroeder reached on an error, then Nick Berglund doubled him home to make it 10-4. The next hitter, Caden Johnson, doubled to center and drove in Berglund to make it 11-4. Clear Lake got 1 more run in the 7th when Matt Korte drove in Caden Johnson with a groundout to make it 12-4 at the 7th inning stretch.
The Saints came up with 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th on a Tyler Huls rbi groundout and a Logan Harren rbi single to make it 12-6 after 7 innings.
After a scoreless 8th and top of the 9th, St. Wendel had 1 more shot at pulling out a win in their final at-bat. With John Brew relieving Jackson Phillipp to pitch the 9th, Tanner Tomasek led off by reaching on an error and Tyler Huls got hit by a pitch. Brew got the first out of the inning when Carter Voss flew out to center fielder Nick Berglund. Logan Harren then got hit by a pitch to load the bases with 1 out. Rolando Ramos then took a walk to force in Tomasek and make it 12-7. Austin Dickmann drove in a run with a fielders choice groundout to make it 12-8 as Tyler Huls scored, but the Saints were down to their final out. At this point, the Saints brought in Zack Cekalla to pinch-hit for Peter Schumer while the Lakers replace John Brew with Blake Brown on the mound. Jake Ethen walked to force in Rolando Ramos and make it 12-9 and now the Saints were 1 swing away from winning the game with the bases loaded and 2 outs. But Brown got Jacob Worlie to hit a gorund ball to Cooper Kosiba at 3rd and the Lakers got the final out of the game on a force out at the plate to hold on for the 12-9 win over the Saints.
Clear Lake 12 15 3 – 12
St. Wendel 9 9 5 – 9
WP: Jackson Phillipp 8.0 IP 6 runs 9 hits 8k 4bb 1hp
John Brew 0.2 IP 3 runs 0 hits 0k 1bb 2hp
Blake Brown 0.1 IP 0 runs 0 hits 0k 1bb 1hp
LP: Chase Lyon 5.0 IP 8 runs 7 hits 2k 3bb
Austin Dickmann 1.0 IP 4 runs 6 hits 0k 0bb
Aiden Micholski 2.0 IP 0 runs 1 hit 1k 1bb 1hp
Jacob Worlie 1.0 IP 0 runs 1 hit 2k 0bb
Lakers:
Nick Berglund 2-5 2B, bb, rbi, 2 runs
Caden Johnson 2-6 2B(2), rbi, 2 runs
Cooper Kosiba 4-6 rbi, sb, 2 runs
Caleb Leintz 2-6 rbi, run
Matt Korte 2-6 2 rbi, run
– Jackson Phillipp
Blake Brown 0-4 rbi
– Matt Primus 0-1
Cade Simones 1-3 2bb, rbi, run
Quentin Dukowitz 0-3 bb, run
– Hayden Fassler 0-1
Alex Schroeder 2-4 Hr, 2B, 3 rbi, 2 runs
– Colby Hovdenes 0-0
Saints:
Austin Dickmann 1-5 bb, 4 rbi
– Brody Ulik 0-0 sb
Zack Cekalla 1-4 hp
– Peter Schumer 0-1
Jake Ethen 0-5 bb, rbi, run
Brandon Dickmann 1-3
– Will Ethen 0-0
– Aiden Micholski 0-0 bb, run
– Jacob Worlie 0-2
Tanner Tomasek 1-4 bb, 2 runs
Tyler Huls 1-3 2 hp, sb, rbi, 2 runs
Carter Voss 1-4 bb, sb
Logan Harren 2-4 run
Rolando Ramos 1-4 bb, sb, 2 rbi, 2 runs