Amateur Baseball
Danny Hennen pitched a complete game and Tyson Sonnenburg drove in the winning run in the eighth inning as the Minneota Mudhens held off the Dumont Saints 2-1 Sunday on Paul Larson Day at K.P. Kompelien Field.
Larson, a former Minneota mayor, was an avid supporter of the Mudhens.
Hennen struck out five and allowed just the one run for pick up the win.
Minneota (4-5) scored in the fourth inning on a run-scoring single by AJ Myhre to score Austin Buysse, who went 2-for-4.
With the score knotted 1-1 in the last of the eighth, Alex Pohlen singled and Cooper VanOverbeke pinch ran for him. Sonnenburg then delivered the game-winning hit that scored VanOverbeke.
The Mudhens’ next game is Friday, June 9 against the Hancock Orphans on Dollar Dog Night in Minneota.
Bornhorst tames Mudhens, 1-0
Brandon Bornhorst tossed a one-hitter and struck out seven as the unbeaten Madison Mallards blanked the Minneota Mudhens 1-0 on Friday in Madison.
Madison scored its lone run in the fifth inning when Layton Wittnebel led off the inning with a single off Minneota starter Jacob Hennen. Brandon Hill then doubled to score Wittnebel. Ryan Dalager then relieved for the Mudhens and escaped further damage.
Hennen pitched four innings and was tagged with the loss. He gave up five hits and the one run, while walking one and striking out two. Dalager pitched the final four innings and did not allow a hit. He walked none and struck out six.
The Mudhens’ lone hit came with one out in the eighth inning when Tate Walerius doubled. Bornhorst then got out of the mild jam with a fly out and a strikeout.
Minneota lost to Madison 5-4 in last season’s Region 9C semifinals in Dawson.
Madison 1, Minneota 0
Minneota.................................000 000 000 - 0 1 0
Madison..................................000 010 00x - 1 5 0
Minneota hitting: Austin DeVlaeminck 0-for-4; Peyton Gillund 0-for-4; Alex Pohlen 0-for-4; Danny Hennen 0-for-3; Austin Buysse 0-for-2, bb; AJ Myhre 0-for-3; Tate Walerius 1-for-2, bb, 2b; Cooper VanOverbeke 0-for-3; Josh Schuelke 0-for-3
Minneota pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so): Jacob Hennen (L) 4-5-1-1-1-2, Ryan Dalager 4-0-0-0-0-6