Friday, May 9 SARTELL - Left fielder Tim Burns hit 2 home runs and tallied 7 RBI in a 15-6 victory over Upsala. Leadoff man Adam Schellinger finished the night 5-for-6 with a double and 2 RBI. Burns hit a 2-run homer in the first inning, and Josh Rathbun made it back-to-back homers with a shot of his own. Burns hit a grand slam in 5th inning and narrowly missed his 3rd homer with a 6th inning sac fly. Rathbun, Michael Carlson, Dave Schlangen, and Billy Lukkes each contributed 2 hits to the Muskies 16 hit attack. Shawn Schoen, Randy Beckstrom, and Travis Weaver each pitched 3 innings for the Muskies. They combined to yield 12 hits, 5 walks, and strike out 8 Blue Jays. MUSKIES ON CAMPUS Friday, May 9 Six Muskies are completing their college seasons and will soon reinforce the Muskies lineup. Congrats to all of them on fine spring seasons. Yesterday, two Muskie pitchers excelled for their college teams, winning games in their respective conference tournaments. Casey Allar, a junior at Bemidji State University, pitched the Beavers to a 5-2 victory over Upper Iowa University. The BSU website says: WAYNE, Neb. (Pete Chapman Complex) -- Bemidji State used a strong pitching performance from Casey Allar (Jr., Sartell, Minn.) to upset the No. 2 seed Upper Iowa Peacocks, 5-2, in the first round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) tournament today in Wayne, Neb. The win for the Beavers is just the third win in the NSIC tournament all-time and the first in tournament play since the 1997 season. After allowing a run in the bottom of the first inning Allar found his comfort zone keeping the Peacock batters off balance through eight solid innings. Allar scattered eight Upper Iowa hits allowing two runs (both earned) with five strikeouts with just two walks to improve his record to 5-2 on the season. For the college season, Allar is 5-2 with a 5.02 ERA in 8 starts. Last season for the Muskies, Allar posted 2.25 ERA over 52 innings. He had a 4-1 record, with 2 saves. St. Cloud State pitcher David Deminsky also won a conference tournament game yesterday. He pitched a complete game against the Univ. of North Dakota. The SCSU website says: Omaha, Neb. - Nate Hammes went 3-4 with two RBIs and a stolen base to lead St. Cloud State (25-21-1) to an 8-4 victory over North Dakota (13-22) in the first round of the NCC Tournament at Seymour Smith Field Thursday afternoon. "All-around we had solid pitching and defense, and that combination is always a good recipe for victories," said assistant coach Jason Brueske. David Deminsky (Sartell) went the full nine innings for the Huskies, allowing four earned runs on 11 hits. The victory moved Deminsky's record to 4-3 on the season. On the way to that 4-3 record, Deminsky has posted a stellar 55/9 K/BB ratio in 59 innings of work. Muskies centerfielder Dan Gaughan is also playing for SCSU this season. He started 37 games for the Huskies in 2007, batting .277. A slow start this season has led to less playing time, and thus little chance to improve his .178 average. Good thinking Danny! Save those hits for the summer!! Gaughan hit an even .400 for the Muskies last season. Jake Sweeter is a sophomore first baseman for the University of St. Thomas JV squad. No stats are available for the JV season. Sweeter will be rookie Muskie this season. Infielder Michael Carlson had an excellent freshman season at Concordia College. He started 21 games and hit .306. Carlson has finished his college season and will make his Muskies debut in tonight's game. The final "college player" is outfielder Nathan Strenge. In the Bo Jackson tradition, Nate joined the Augustana (SD) tennis team this season despite never playing organized tennis previously. He posted a 3-10 record playing #6 singles, but will return to baseball action this summer. UPSALA GAME MOVED TO FRIDAY, SARTELL Monday, May 5 Saturdays game at Upsala has been moved to Friday at Sartell. The game will start at 7:30. The change was necessary because of a rescheduled game for Upsala-Swanville High School. EXTRA BASE BONANZA DRIVES MUSKIES WIN Sunday, May 4 SARTELL - Seven extra-base hits powered the Muskies to an 8-2 victory over the Clear Lake Lakers. The win gives the Muskies a 1-0 start on their Lakewood League schedule. First baseman Josh Rathbun started the scoring with a 2-run homer in the first inning. Later in the first, Muskies rookie Joe Wenzel hit a 2-run double. Wenzel finished 2-for-4 in his Muskies debut, belting another double in the third inning. Leftfielder Tim Burns added an RBI double and a solo home run. Starting pitcher Dave Schlangen rapped 3 hits himself, and also held Clear Lake to 1 run over 5 innings. Clear Lake 000 101 000 2 7 2 Muskies--- 420 100 01x 8 11 1 Win - Dave Schlangen, 1-0 HR - CL: Mark Dingmann; Sartell - Rathbun, Burns MUSKIES ADD WENZEL; HOLDINGFORD GAME IS CANCELLED Friday, May 2 The Muskies have added infielder Joe Wenzel to the team. Joe is currently a shortstop and top hitter for the Sartell Sabres. The high school senior will help the Muskies until more players return from college, and play part time the rest of the season. Saturdays game at Holdingford has been cancelled. The Express did not have enough players available to play. 2008 ROSTER IS SET Saturday, April 26 The 2008 Muskies roster has been posted on this website. See it here. The Muskies have lost 4 players from last years squad. Infielders Mike Doeden and Ryan Bottini, and catchers Chad Yarmon and Brandon Knettel will not return this season. The Muskies will add Michael Carlson, Jake Sweeter, and Billy Lukkes to the 2008 team. Carlson is a freshman at Concordia College, where he is starting at third base and batting .312 for the Cobbers. He is projected to play shortstop for the Muskies. Jake Sweeter is a first baseman and outfielder for the University of St. Thomas JV team. Lukkes is a Rapid City, SD native attending St. Cloud State University. He is a catcher and previously played 2 years for Northern State University. Welcome to the team boys! MUSKIES DROP OPENER Friday, April 18 The Sartell Muskies amateur baseball team began their 2008 season with a 4-3 loss to St. Cloud Orthopedic Sports on Friday, April 18. The game was played at Sartell’s Champion Field. The Muskies gained an early lead on Josh Rathbun’s 2-run double in the first inning. After a 3rd inning RBI double from Jayson Hron, the Muskies clung to a 3-1 lead. However, Orthopedic Sports scored 3 runs in the 6th inning to win the game, getting a decisive 2-run homer from Corey Hollenhorst. Leftfielder Tim Burns led the Muskie offense, contributing 2 hits and 2 stolen bases. TEAMS, SCHEDULE SET FOR OMMAN INSURANCE INVITATIONAL Monday, March 31 The 2nd annual Omman Insurance Invitational will be larger - and arguably better - than the first. The Muskies won the tournament last year, but face a steep challenge to repeat as champions. The 2008 tournament will expand to 8 teams, with the St. Stephen Steves joining Sartell as tournament co-hosts. The tournament will be held June 6-8 at St. Stephen and Sartell’s Champion Field. Click here to see the complete bracket and schedule. Together, the Steves and Muskies were able to recruit an outstanding field of teams to the tournament. All 6 teams entering the tournament made the state ‘C’ tournament last season. Combined with St. Stephen, who advanced to the final 8 last year, 7 of 8 teams were state tournament qualifiers last season. Sartell, the only team who did not make state last year, qualified for the 2006 state tournament. The full list of tournament teams is below. St. Stephen will open the tournament on Friday night at Sartell, playing St. Martin under the lights in Sartell. Sartell’s first game is at Noon Saturday against an excellent Elko Express squad. That game is also in Sartell.
2008 SCHEDULE IS COMPLETE Wednesday, March 12 The Muskies 2008 schedule is now complete. The Fightin' Fish open the season on Friday, April 18 at 7:00 PM. They will host the Orthopedic Sports Center Ice for an exhibition game. The Muskies also open league play at home, hosting the Clear Lake Lakers on Sunday, May 4 at 1:30 PM. The 29 game schedule features several new opponents this season, including the Chaska Cubs, Princeton Panthers, and the Hibbing Miners. June 6-8 the Muskies and the St. Stephen Steves will co-host the Omann Insurance Invitational Tournament. This 8-team tournament will feature 7 teams who qualified for the 2007 state tournament. A complete tournament schedule will be posted soon. LINKS PAGE UPDATED See it here. 2007 RECAP After a breakthrough 2006 season, the 2007 Sartell Muskies largely repeated their success. The Muskies won the Lakewood League west division and finished with a 24-13 overall record. One achievement was not duplicated, as the Muskies fell 1 inning short of returning to the state amateur tournament. In 2006, Sartell made the state tournament for the first time in 13 seasons. The Muskies featured an improved offense this season, scoring more than 7 runs per game. Left fielder Tim Burns had a stellar season, leading the team in almost every offensive statistic. Burns had a .419 batting average and led the team in runs (37), hits (52), home runs (7), and RBI (36). He also stole 10 bases and played errorless defense. Cleanup hitter Josh Rathbun hit 4 home runs and drove in 35 runs while batting .333. Center fielder Dan Gaughan batted .400 and led the team in on base percentage (.466), while right fielder Adam Schellinger batted .299 and led the team with 11 stolen bases. Second baseman Brian Schellinger batted .343 and stroked a team high 10 doubles. Infielders Chris Feneis (.327) and Ryan Bottini (.307) also produced high batting averages, while rookie Jim Gabrielson hit 3 home runs. Dave Schlangen led a strong pitching staff with 8 wins and posted a 1.73 ERA over 89 innings. Reliever Shawn Schoen posted a team best 1.44 earned run average. Casey Allar had a 2.25 ERA and won 4 games, 2 of them in the post season. Steven Fish won 5 games and tossed 61 innings. The Muskies were managed this season by 19-year veteran Randy Beckstrom. Other team members are pitchers Travis Weaver, David Deminsky and Pete Johnson; outfielder Nate Strenge; catchers Chad Yarmon and Brandon Knettel; and infielders Mickey Knettel, Mike Doeden, and Jayson Hron. STATS Complete stats are now posted online, links below: 2007 complete stats 2007 stats leaderboard Updated Record Book SAYING "THANKS" The Muskies would like to thank their families, friends and fans for another summer of undying support. Thanks are also due to Dean Schellinger and Brian Allar for their work on public address and scoreboard operation; to Jennifer Hron for her work on promotions; to concessionaires Sarah Schellinger and Laura Burns; to photographer Anthony Bottini, and to the Sartell Baseball Association for their support and cooperation. The Muskies would also like to thank these sponsoring advertisers for purchasing signs at Champion Field. Their support is vital to the Muskies; please patronize these local businesses. NAPA Auto Parts DeZurik Water Controls House of Pizza Blackberry Ridge Golf Club East Side Glass Wells Fargo St. Cloud Hospital / CentraCare Image Builders Riverside Dental Omann Insurance Traut Wells Crever Construction West Side Liquor Steven Gabrielson Law 2007 News and Notes |
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