Category: Baseball

  • Minnetonka Millers wrap up another Riverview League title

    Minnetonka Millers wrap up another Riverview League title

    Minnetonka Millers wrapped up another Riverview League title last week clinching the pennant on the final day of the regular season. The Millers (10-2) needed a victory over Hopkins Berries to clinch outright and got it winning 6-2. Plymouth Hitdawg (9-3) finished just one game back.

  • Tournament regulars Minnetonka, St. Louis Park return to state

    Tournament regulars Minnetonka, St. Louis Park return to state

    Riverview League playoffs came to a conclusion Sunday night with the four and five seed playing in Game 5 of their week-long series. The fourth state tournament berth was on the line in the game between MacStrength Grizzlies and Plymouth Hitdawg. Both teams were seeking their first-ever state tournament which went to the Grizzlies after…

  • Air Freight win first MBA Class A title

    Air Freight win first MBA Class A title

    Air Freight Unlimited are Class A champions. Appearing in their third championship game AFU finally gave up the “runner up” role by defeating Highland Park Beavers 12-1. Both teams earned victories during the day to earn their spot in the final. While Air Freight had a fairly easy semifinal win Highland Park needed some late…

  • Josh Kubitschek pitches St. Paul Capitals to victory over Warriors

    Josh Kubitschek pitches St. Paul Capitals to victory over Warriors

    Day 2 at Palm Field ended with a pitching duel for the ages. Lyon’s Pub Warriors starter J.D. Scholten and Josh Kubitschek of the St. Paul Capitals went toe-to-toe for nine innings – and it wasn’t enough. Neither team could put together any sustained offense for inning after inning. The game came to a dramatic…

  • Klingsporn, Stockmen’s Irish take out St. Louis Park

    Klingsporn, Stockmen’s Irish take out St. Louis Park

    It was a near repeat performance from the 2020 tournament by Stockmen’s Irish pitcher Teddy Klingsporn who helped his team to a 6-2 victory over Riverview League champion St. Louis Park on Sunday. Klingsporn threw eight innings allowing just two runs on four hits, striking out four Park batters. Flashback to exactly one year ago:…

  • Former Johnnies pitcher Kilde helps Metro Knights shut out Hopkins

    Former Johnnies pitcher Kilde helps Metro Knights shut out Hopkins

    After two years of season-ending losses at the hands of St. Louis Park (2019) then Minnetonka Millers (2020), the Metro Knights were pleased to see a different Riverview League opponent in the 2021 Round of 16. Entering the tournament as the two-seed from the Skyline League, the Knights eliminated Hopkins Berries on Saturday night with…