Town team splits pair of RVL matchups, falls to Lyon’s Pub

Posted July 22, 2013


Town team splits pair of RVL matchups, falls to Lyon’s Pub

By CJ Siewert

In the heat of a seeding race for Region 6C playoffs, the St. Peter amateur baseball club split two games against River Valley League West rivals Fairfax and New Ulm. On Friday, the Saints dropped a heartbreaking 6-5 walk-off loss at Fairfax’ Memorial Park, but rebounded Sunday with a 4-2 win over the New Ulm Kaiserhoff at Johnson Park.

Sandwiched between those two seeding games was an 8-5 non-league loss on Saturday to the Class A Lyon’s Pub, which was St. Peter’s last regular season game at the friendly confines of Veterans Field.

The Saints have cancelled their final non-league home game against the Mankato Mets Wednesday due to a string of three league games in four days. To finish out the regular season, St. Peter will travel to Chanhassen on Thursday (7:30 p.m.), Gaylord Friday (7:30 p.m.) and Henderson Sunday (4 p.m.).

RVL West standings as of July 22:

1. Gaylord 7-4

2. St. Peter 5-5

3. Arlington 5-7

4. New Ulm 4-9

5. Fairfax 3-8

Region 6C playoffs begin Wednesday, July 31. The No. 4 and 5 seeds from the RVL West and Central divisions will face each other for two play-in games. On Friday, Aug. 2, the double-elimination playoff will begin with the No. 1 seed from each division hosting the opposing division’s play-in game winner. Each division’s No. 2 seed will host the opposing division’s No. 3 seed. The top three teams out of the region will advance to the State Tournament, hosted by Maple Lake and Delano.

St. Peter 4, New Ulm Kaiserhoff 2 | Box Score

With the game tied 2-2 in the top of ninth inning, St. Peter third baseman Shea Roehrkasse came to the plate with two outs and blasted what proved to be the game-winning two-run home run, giving the Saints a crucial 4-2 victory over New Ulm on Sunday.

St. Peter led from the get-go as Andy Schroeder started the game with a walk and scored after a Billy Hanson sacrifice bunt and RBI single by Roehrkasse.

The Saints held onto a 1-0 lead for the next four innings until adding another in the sixth. Ryan Wenner and Ben Mikelson led off with consecutive singles and Mike Enz followed with a sacrifice bunt where Wenner scored on the play.

Jeremy Braun kept the Kaiserhoff bats silent through six innings by not allowing a run on just three hits. But New Ulm evened up the score at 2-2 in the seventh after Braun allowed a leadoff walk ensued by a single. With runners on first and third and nobody out, Jesse Anderson relieved Braun. The next batter hit a sacrifice fly and two batters later, New Ulm scored again on an RBI single with the runs credited to Braun.

After a scoreless eighth, Schroeder led off the ninth with a single and Hanson bunted him over to second with his second sacrifice of the game. And with two down, Roehrkasse belted the game-winning two-run homer.

Anderson secured the win with a 1-2-3 ninth. Braun took a no decision after allowing two earned runs on four hits after six innings of work. Anderson earned the win after three innings without surrendering a run on two hits.

Roehrkasse posted three RBIs and went 2-for-5 with a run. Hanson went 2-for-3 with two sacrifices, while Jeff Menk and Wenner each had two hits.

Fairfax 6, St. Peter 5 | Box Score

St. Peter squandered a second inning 4-0 lead and lost 6-5 on a walk-off hit at Fairfax Friday night. Ty Kaus took the complete game loss after allowing five earned runs on 11 hits.

In the second, the Saints took an early four-run lead on four hits and a hit-batsman. Ryan Wenner led off with a double followed by a Jeff Menk single. Ben Mikelson ensued with a sacrifice fly to score Wenner. Mike Enz then reached on a fielder’s choice where Menk crossed home. Jordan Wilmes singled and CJ Siewert was beaned to load the bases. With two outs, Billy Hanson hit a two-run single, giving the Saints a 4-0 advantage.

Fairfax answered in the third with one run on three singles and a walk. But the Saints increased their lead back to four with a run in the fourth. Enz doubled, Wilmes sacrificed him over to third and Kaus knocked in the run with a single.

The Cardinals cut into the lead in the sixth with two runs and erased it with two more in the seventh. Kaus allowed two singles, a double and a home run in the two frames, while the defense committed one error.

After a leadoff single and fielder’s choice put a runner in scoring position for the Cardinals in the ninth, Fairfax catcher Adam Buboltz hit the game-winner with a single to left-center field.

Wenner (2-4, R, 2B) and Hanson (2-5, 2B, 2 RBI) led the Saints at the plate.

Lyon’s Pub 8, St. Peter 5 | Box Score

The Class A Lyon’s Pub Warriors paid a visit to St. Peter on Saturday for a non-league matchup and came away with an 8-5 win.

Jordan Seebach suffered the loss after five innings. He allowed three earned runs on seven hits with three walks and a strikeout. Jeff Wenner pitched three innings with five earned runs on nine hits and three walks. Kevin Sandborg tossed a 1-2-3 ninth with a hit and a double play.

Jesse Munsterman paced the Saints offensively with four RBIs on three hits. Jordan Wilmes also had a multi-hit night, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a walk and a double. 

File photo: Shea Roehrkasse hit the game-winning two-run home run at New Ulm Sunday. He went 2-for-5 with three RBIs. 




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