Fargo/Moorhead
In their final tournament before, post-season play, the MinnDak Millers traveled to
Round Robin Play
Saturday
MinnDak opened the weekend against the Kegel Black Knights and held on for a 5-4 win.
The Millers jumped out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning.
With two outs, John Tschida was hit by a pitch. Tony Kunka drew a walk and Roman Foore hit a home run.
Kegel closed the gap in the second on a two-run homer by BJ Boom.
Gregg Cascaes led off the third with a walk, advanced to second on John Tschida’s sacrifice bunt but reached on an error and moved Cascaes to third. Cascaes would then score on a wild pitch.
Jeff Ellsworth led off Kegel’s half of the third with a home run to make the score 4-3.
MinnDak added another run in the fifth when Lucas Goring had a leadoff, bunt single and advanced to third on a two-base throwing error on the play.
Two batters later, with two outs, Goring scored on Tony Kunka’s double.
Kegel added another run in the sixth. Kegel got their leadoff hitter on in the seventh but catcher Scooter Lange picked him off.
#14 MinnDak Millers 5 #13 Kegel Black Knights (
Kegel 021 001 0-4 4 2
WP-Rob Schweyer (7-7)
LP-Tim Macumber
HR-Roman Foore (4), MinnDak; BJ Boom, Jeff Ellsworth, Kegel
Schweyer and Scooter Lange
Macumber and BJ Boom
Roman Foore, 1-3, HR, 3 RBI
Tony Kunka, 1-2, 2B, RBI
Rob Schweyer, 7 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 K, 3 BB
In their next game, MinnDak was unable to get the bats going against Townline, mustering only one hit, a single by Lucas Goring in the third.
Townline managed four home runs in the game, including three in a five-run third inning.
#8 Townline (
TL 105 1x-7 8 0
WP-Betto Guerrinieri
LP-Sisko Sabate (11-5)
HR-Chris Delorit, Josh Johnson, Aaron Neemia, Travis Southam, Townline
Sabate and Lamar Noriega
B. Guerrinieri, Tane Richardson (5) and Gustavo Guerrinieri
Sisko Sabate, 4 IP, 2 K, 0 BB
With the pairings for Sunday determined before the game began and night fall setting fast upon the field, which had no lights, MinnDak and Albaugh, Inc. decided to play a few innings of exhibition ball for the locals who were in attendance.
Bracket Play
Sunday, Semifinals
The Millers jumped out to a 2-0 lead over Albaugh after the first inning but were unable to push another run across the plate, despite having base runners in four of the remaining six innings.
Gregg Cascaes led off the MinnDak first with a walk and advanced to second on Zach Goring’s bunt.
John Tschida drove Cascaes in with a double. Tschida would score two batters later on Roman Foore’s single.
Albaugh moved the ball for the remainder of the game, while MinnDak was unable to come up with a hit with guys on base.
#15 Albaugh, Inc. (
Alb 002 102 1-6 9 1
WP-Sonny Perkins
LP-Rob Schweyer (7-8)
HR-Matt Darling, Drew Metille
Perkins and Travis Davis
Schweyer, Sisko Sabate (6) and Scooter Lange
John Tschida, 1-3, 2B, RBI
Roman Foore, 1-3, RBI
Sisko Sabate, 1.2 IP, 5 R, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB
Rob Schweyer, 5.1 IP, 1 R, 8 H, 6 K, 2 BB
MinnDak is off this coming weekend before traveling to
