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Published - Thursday, July 03, 2008
SUMMER ROUNDUP: Pitching propels Buddies to sweep
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Winona Buddies VFW summer baseball team ran its winning streak to four Wednesday, blanking the Rochester Rockets 2-0 and 6-0.
Lance Jensen and Jordan Ossefoort combined to throw a six-hit shutout and Brandon Beech went 3-for-3 for the Buddies (12-4, 5-4) in Game 1. Jensen struck out two over five innings to pick up the win.
Tommy Mullen and Reid Hein combined on a two-hit shutout in Game 2. Hein went 2-for-3 and Brock Schmidt 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Mullen earned the win with five strikeouts in five innings.
“Our story has been pitching and defense,” Buddies coach Matt O’Brien said. “Our pitchers are staying ahead in the count and attacking hitters and our defense is making plays.”
American Legion
LeJetz 4, La Crosse 3
LA CROSSE, Wis. — The LeJetz scored three runs in the top of the seventh to turn the tables on Wisconsin Class AAA No. 8-ranked La Crosse.
La Crosse beat the LeJetz 2-1 Sunday in the final game of the Winona Legion/Winona State University Legion Baseball Classic. This time it was the LeJetz who left the home team disappointed.
The LeJetz (10-6) pulled off the comeback behind two hits and a La Crosse error in the seventh. Scott Ryan finished 1-for-2 with an RBI and Andy Wolfe and Chris Jack each went 1-for-3 for the LeJetz.
Adam Lueck pitched a scoreless sixth to pick up the win and Tom Kreidermacher pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh for the save.
The LeJetz were coming off a doubleheader sweep Tuesday of the perennial state-power Rochester A’s, 6-3 and 2-1 in eight innings, and pushed their win streak to three after going 1-3 in last weekend’s tournament. Ryan Speltz held the A’s to one run in six innings in the opener, while Jake Walther pitched an eight-inning complete game for the win in Game 2.
La Crescent 10, Lewiston 1
LEWISTON, Minn. — Ryan Minegar, Tim Verthein and Andrew Helland had two hits apiece to power La Crescent. Minegar had a double and two RBIs.
Andy Neumann had three of Lewiston’s five hits and finished
3-for-4.
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