Cold Spring and Shakopee finished up the invitational tournament schedule for the 2010 season.  Both sites had to fight the elements as they battled the Saturday night weather, however, they got in a lot of baseball.  Below are the summaries for both tournaments:

July 16, 2010

Game 1
Red Wing            100 233 000  9 10 3
Shakopee            050 014 001 11 15 0

WP - Piechowski
LP - Gibbart
Save - M. Anderson

HR - Shakopee (B.Olson, Wasiloski), Red Wing (Bohmbach)

Shakopee
Brandon Olson 3 hits, HR 5 RBI
Troy Wasiloski 2 hits, HR 2 RBI

Red Wing

Jimmy Bohmbach 3-5, HR, 3 RBI

Shakopee used the big inning rally twice to come away victorious in the first game of the inaugural Shakopee Invitational tournament.  In the 2^nd inning 7 of the first 8 batters reached base safely yielding 5 runs.  Troy Wasiloski had the big hit in the inning - a 2-run double.  Red Wing chipped away in the middle innings.  In the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th innings, the lead off batter reached base each inning which usually spells runs.  A 2-run home run from Jimmy Bohmbach in the 5^th tied the game at 6 temporarily.  In the bottom of the 5^th, the Indians regained the lead when the top of the order came up.  Heller doubled and Brandon Olson drove him in with a single.  Red Wing answered again in the 6^th, plating three more runs of Indians starter Tim Piechowski.  Three hits and an untimely error by the Indians led to the three runs.  Corey Tauer and Bohnbach both drove in runs.  But, the Indians would answer again in the bottom half scoring four times in the frame.  Olson's three run blast to the scoreboard in right center field was the final blow that Red Wing would not be able to overcome.  Wasiloski added a mammoth-sized home run in the 8^th for insurance.  Mike Anderson pitched perfect 8^th and 9^th innings for the save.

Game 2

St. Cloud Snappers          001 001 302   7 17 1

Rochester Royals             020 000 200   4 8 1

WP - Matt Merten

LP - Adam Sikkink

Save - Reese Gregory

St. Cloud

Chad Hockemeyer 3-3 2BB

Matt Merten 3-5 2B,RBI, 2 Runs

Reese Gregory 3-5 2B

Rochester

Chuck Krom 2-5

Spencer Brady 2-5

Snappers score 3 times in the 7^th inning with 2 outs to break the 2-2 tie and stay on top for good.

July 17, 2010

Game 1

Rochester Royals             010 000 002         3  11 0

Red Wing Aces                  000 010 000         1  7  3

WP - Spencer Brady

LP - Luke Halverson 

Royals break the 1-1 stalemate in the top of the 9^th inning scoring twice on 5 walks and no hits. 

Rochester

Tim Osterlin 2-4

Chad Wiesner 2-4, BB, RBI

Kirk Rubado 2-4, BB, RBI

Spencer Brady 9IP, 1ER, 7H, 4K

Red Wing

Steve Boldt 2-4

Augie Lindmark 8IP, 1ER, 11H, 0K, 0BB

Game 2

Red Wing Aces                  000 020 210         5 12 1

St. Cloud Snappers          120 010 000         4  8  1 

WP - Tyler Goering

LP - Kyle Gold

Red Wing

Corey Tauer 3-4, BB, Run

Jimmy Bohmbach 2-3, 2BB, Run

Josh Thygesen 2-2

Tyler Goering 7IP, 8hits, 3ER

St. Cloud

Kyle Gold 2-5

Ryan Schneider 2-3, BB

Ryne Gregory 7 1/3 IP, 8hits, 4ER

Game 3

Rochester Royals             112 001 030  8 11 1

Shakopee                         000 015 001  7 13 4

WP - Chad Wiesner

LP - Kyle Green 

Rochester

Tim Osterlin 3-5, 2B, 3 Runs

Bryan Denisen 4-5, 2B, 4 RBI 

Shakopee

Curt Hartfiel 3-5, Run

Brandon Olson 3-5, Run, SB

Troy Wasiloski 2-5, Run, RBI

Rochester capitalized on every Shakopee miscue scoring 3 unearned runs in the first three innings as the Indians fell behind early 4-0 after three innings.  The Indian bats would come alive in the middle innings.  Brandon Olson led off the 5^th inning with a single, stole second and scored on Troy Wasiloski's double.  Rochester tied the game in the 6^th on a double by Tim Osterlin and a two-out single by Bryan Denisen.  The Indians would answer back in big inning fashion in the bottom half of the 6^th sending nine batters to the plate.  Five hits, including doubles by Tim Piechowski, Aaron Olson, and Chris Baso, would yield five runs and the Indians held a slim 6-5 lead.  In the 8^th, the Indians lackluster "D" would cost them again.  With two out and two on an Indian miscue would open the gates for three more unearned runs and the Royals regained the lead for good.  A small rally by Shakopee in the 9^th fell short and the Royals win their second game of the day.

Game 4 between St. Cloud and Shakopee was rained out.

Cold Spring-Nick Bell Classic
Friday, July 16
6:30 p.m. - Cold Spring Springers 10, Minneapolis Angels 0, 5 inn.
8:30 p.m. - Brainerd Bees 16, Minneapolis Cobras 6, 5 inn.

Saturday, July 17
1 p.m. - Austin Greyhounds 14, Bemidji 1, 5 inn.
3 p.m. - Brainerd Bees 3, Minneapolis Angels 3, 6 inn. (game ended in tie due to rain)
5 p.m. - Bemidji vs. Minneapolis Cobras, canceled due to rain
7 p.m. - Cold Spring Springers vs. Austin Greyhounds, canceled due to rain

Sunday, July 18
12 p.m. - Minneapolis Angels 7, Bemidji 4
2 p.m. - Austin Greyhounds 5, Brainerd Bees 4
4 p.m. - Cold Spring Springers 7, Minneapolis Cobras 4

Final Standings

Cold Spring Springers: 2-0
Austin Greyhounds: 2-0
Brainerd Bees: 1-1-1
Minneapolis Angels: 1-1-1
Bemidji: 0-2
Minneapolis Cobras: 0-2