AUSTIN --- St. Paul Ran-View has taken 1-0 lead over New Ulm in state VFW tournament here. Bemidji earlier had beaten Worthington.
St. Paul Ran-View ... 1 5 4 - 3 2 _ - _ --- 15 - 14- 1 - 8 LOB Ran-View ends 29-2-1 with this win.
New Ulm Jr. Legion . 0 0 2 - 0 1 _ - _ ---- 3 -- 6 - 4 - 8 LOB New Ulm ends 30-8.
Dove, Bock (3), Guggisberg (5) and Stark.
STP1 - After two out, St. Paul scored on walk, stolen base and single. Walk and another infield hit has loaded bases. Jory Dove gets third out strike out.
NU 1 - New Ulm stands Erich Prokosch who doubled with two out.
STP 2 - Batter safe on error advances to second on ground out. Double off base of fence scores run. Two score on double to right center. Walk puts second runner on. Ground out to short. Single scores two more.
Peterson gets third out on fly to center.
NU2 - First out to shallow center. Bock fouls out to second baseman in foul territory. Stark walks. Clyne grounds to second.
SP3 - Single to short. Fly out right-center. Stolen base and error on throw sends runner to third. Guggisberg warming up for New Ulm. Pitching change for New Ulm. Patrick Bock comes in during mid-count. Sacrifice fly scores run. Error at second. Three-run homer out of park. Side retired.
NU3 - Schreckenberg infield hit. Forced at second by Linscheid. Prokosch doubles in Lindscheid and Brody Peterson. Pop out. Kehren grounds back to pitcher.
SP4 - Infield single to short. Double to right. Ground out to short. Infield hit. Hit up middle scores two. Runner caught at plate. Runner balked to third (Bock dropped ball while on rubber). Another run scores before third out registered.
NU4 - No runs
SP5 - Two hits, error, wild pitch and single scores 1. Jordan Guggisberg replaces Bock with runners second and third. Two runs score in inning.
NU5 - New Ulm faces elimination by 10-run rule, needing four runs to prevent ending the contest. Peterson doubles to center. Prokosch flies to center, Peterson tags to third. Matt Bergman Texas League single to right scores Peterson. Kehren flies to left. Bock singles. Stark walks. Clyne grounds to first. Game over.