Fort Ripley pays back Braves

FORT RIPLEY - A week after losing 17-7 at Brainerd, the Fort Ripley Rebels beat the Braves 7-3 Sunday.

Fort's Nick Jelacie was 3-for-5 with an RBI, two stolen bases and a run. Bill Sather was 2-5 with a run.

Brainerd's Nate Foss was 4-5 with a double, walk and two runs. Derek Owen was 3-3 with two RBIs and two walks and Brandon Wolf was 3-5.

Ray Austin's 2-out, 2-run single in the second gave the Rebels a 2-1 lead. Brainerd tied it in the sixth on Owen's RBI single.

Fort took the lead for good with two runs in the bottom of the sixth, as one run scored on a throwing error and the other on Rhett Williamson's RBI single.

The Braves made it 4-3 in the seventh on Ron Hess' pinch-hit single.

The Rebels scored once in the bottom of the seventh and twice in the eighth for the final score. Brainerd committed six errors and left 18 runners on base.

Williamson had a sparkling game at shortstop.

His diving stop behind second base prevented a run from scoring in the fourth.

In the top of the fifth and Fort leading 2-1, the Braves loaded the bases with one out. Brandon Wolf hit a line drive up the middle. Williamson made a leaping grab and flipped to second baseman Brett Kramer to double off the runner at second.

Josh Haberman pitched three innings of middle relief to get the win. Ethan Branum started for the Rebels and left after five innings, giving up one run on five hits. Kramer worked a scoreless ninth.

Brainerd 3 14 6

Fort Ripley 7 9 2

WP: Josh Haberman. LP: Christian Larson.

St. Mathias 10,

Flensburg 6

ST. MATHIAS - Matt Siegel went 2-for-2 with a two-run double to lead St. Mathias to 10-6 victory over Flensburg Sunday.

Zach Heidmann collected three singles and stole home while Bill Aamodt picked up the win, fanning 12 Falcons in a nine-inning complete game.

Matt Aberle also drove in two runs for the Devils.

Flensburg 6 9 2

St. Mathias 10 13 3

WP: Bill Aamodt. LP: David Jelinski. 2B: SM-Matt Siegel.

Randall 10, Harding 1

HARDING - Dan Rocheleau was 2-for-4 and was the losing pitcher as Harding lost to Randall 10-1 Sunday.

Mitch Becker also ended 2-4 while Dave Rocheleau drove in the lone run for the Dinosaurs.

Randall 10 12 0

Harding 1 8 3

WP: Kyle Peterschick. LP: Dan Rocheleau.

Upsala 11, Cuyuna Range 5

UPSALA - Lance Herbst helped pace the Cuyuna Range offensive, going 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs as the Miners relinquished a 5-3 lead and lost 11-5 to Upsala Sunday.

Jason Hite drilled a two-run homer for Cuyuna while John Hoge scored two runs, stole a base and had a pair of singles.

Losing pitcher Steve Exsted went six innings.

Cuyuna Range 5 11 3

Upsala 11 10 1

WP: Matt Swanson. LP: Steve Exsted. 2B: CR-Lance Herbst. HR: CR-Jason Hite.

Buckman 7, Bulldogs 1

PIERZ - The Buckman Billygoats took control of second place in the East Division with a 7-1 win against the Pierz Bulldogs Sunday.

Jeremy Monson limited Pierz to one run on two hits over seven innings to get the win. Paul Herman homered off Monson in the fourth for the Bulldogs' lone run.

At the plate, Monson was 2-5 with a triple while Joe and John Kahl had two hits each for Buckman.

Ben Watercott doubled for the Bulldogs.

Buckman 7 10 0

Pierz 1 2 6

WP: Jeremy Monson. LP: Preston Loidolt.