EDEN PRAIRIE TOOK ON ROCHESTER MAYO IN THE CLASS AAA QUARTERFINAL GAME OF THE STATE BOYS’ BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

The Eden Prairie Eagles took on the Rochester Mayo Spartans in the class AAA quarterfinal game of the state baseball tournament. Rochester came into the game with a 16-8 record while Eden Prairie came in with a 23-1 record.

The starting pitcher for Eden Prairie was Grant Soderberg and for Rochester Mayo was Brandon Zywicki.

To lead off the game in the top of the first was Eden Prairie’s Brian Athey. Athey popped out to the right fielder for the first out of the inning. Tony Skjefete grounded out to first base. Tyler Peterson hit a grounder to left field. Blake Schmit hit a single to right field. Tyler Peterson advanced to third base. Matt Halloran hit a single to right field to score Tyler Peterson. Jake Tharaldson took for Matt Halloran on first base. Matt Linter was thrown out at first base.

In the bottom of the first inning leading off for Rochester was Kyle VanWettering. He grounded to left field for a single. Steve Serratore hit a bouncer up the middle for a single. Paul McManus came in to run for Steve Serratore. Matt Stubbs flew out to right field. Neither runner advanced on the play. Ben O’Reilly struck out swinging. Rannon Arch bounced out second to first.

At the end of the first inning the score was Eden Prairie 1 and Rochester Mayo 0.

In the top of the second inning Tyler Rummele lead off the inning he was thrown out at first base. Ryan Bredemier flew out to left field. David Belusky got a single to right field. Brain Athey hit a liner to center field. Belusky advanced to third base. Tony Skjefte struck out swinging for the third out of the inning.

In the bottom of the second Jordan Ziegler led off the inning for Rochester Mayo. Jordan Ziegler popped out to the second baseman. Lance Dozier hit a bouncer to second base and was thrown out at first base. Evan Morris got a single. Derek McMasters flew out to right field for the third out of the inning.

At the end of the second inning the score was Eden Prairie 1 and Rochester Mayo 0.

Before the inning got going Rochester Mayo’s Ben O Reilly was tended to by medical personnel. Tyler Petterson led off the inning for Eden Prairie. Petterson then struck out. Blake Schmit reached on an error. Matt Halloran walked and that advanced Blake Schmit. Jake Tharaldson replaced Matt Halloran on the bases. Matt Lintner hit a sacrifice single and Blake Schmit was thrown out at third. Tyler Reummele hit a single and scored. Ryan Bredemeier hit a singled and scored a runner. David Beluske flew out to second base.

In the bottom of the third inning Kyle VanWettering walked. Steve Serratore hit a double to left center field and it scored Kyle VanWettering. Paul McManus came in and ran for Steve Serratore. Matt Stubbs hit a home run over the left field fence. His home run was 331 feet. After the home run Eden Prairie’s coach held a meeting at the mound for all of his infielders. Ben O’Reilly struck out. Brandon Arch hit a bouncer to the second baseman and was thrown out at first base. Jordan Ziegler reached on a base hit. The ball got stuck in the shortstop’s glove. Lance Dozier hit a single to left centerfield scoring a run. Evan Morris walked. Derek McMasters walked to load the bases. With the bases loaded and two outs Lance Thonvold replaced Grant Soderberg on the pitcher’s mound for Eden Prairie. Grand Soderburg went two and two thirds innings. Kyle VanWettering was thrown out at first base.

At the end of three innings the score was Rochester Mayo 4 and Eden Prairie 3.

Leading off the top of the fourth inning was Brain Athey for Eden Prairie and he struck out swinging. Tony Skjefte hit a single right up the middle of the field. Tyler Peterson got a base hit on a pop fly to the outfield. Blake Schmit reached first base on a fielder’s choice. A runner scored on a pass ball. Matt Halloron hit a double. Jake Tharaldson replaced Matt Halloronan on the bases. Matt Lintner was hit by the pitch. Tyler Ruemmele got a hit and there was an error and on the error a run scored. Ryan Brememier flew out to center fielder and Matt Halloronan scored on the play. There was a wild pitch and the runner advanced to third base. David Belusky was thrown out at first base.

In the bottom of the fourth inning Steve Serratore bounced out to first base. Matt Stubbs hit a single up the middle of the field. Ben O’Reilly hit a single to left field. Ben O’Reilly was picked off at first base. Rannon Arch stuck out looking.

At the end of the fourth inning the score was Eden Prairie 8 and Rochester Mayo 4. Tyler Essig came into pitch for Rochester in the top of the fifth inning.

Leading off the fifth inning for Eden Prairie was Brian Athey. Brian Athey hit a bouncer to left field. Tony Skjefte got a single. The ball got lost in the sun. Tyler Peterson got a single. Blake Schmit flew out to center field. Brian Athey scored on the play. Matt Halloran flew out to left field. That scored a run. Matt Lintner struck out.

In the bottom of the fifth inning Jordan Ziegler struck out swinging. Lance Dozier hit a single to center field. Evan Morris hit a bouncer to shortstop and he was thrown out at first base. Derek McMasters flew out to the pitcher for the third out of the inning.

Through five innings of play the score was Eden Prairie 10 and Rochester Mayo 4.

In the top of the sixth Tyler Ruemmele struck out swinging. Ryan Bredemier flew out to left field. David Belusky hit a single to the right field. David Belusky stole second base. Brian Athey hit a long fly ball to the right fielder for the third out of the inning.

Kyle VanWettering bounced out to the third baseman who threw him out at first. Steve Serratore flew out to the first baseman. Matt Stubbs hit a liner to centerfield. Ben O’Reilly hit a bouncer to the shortstop and was thrown out at first base.

Through six complete innings the score was Eden Prairie 10 and Rochester Mayo 4.

Leading off the seven inning for Eden Prairie was Tony Skjefte who he led off the inning with a 343 foot solo home run to left field. Tyler Peterson hit a grounder to left field. Chris Knoff came in and ran for Tyler Peterson.

Rannon Arch came in and pitched for Rochester Mayo.

Blake Schmit hit a high pop fly and was caught by the second baseman in shallow right field. Matt Halloran stuck out. Matt Lintner hit a single. Tyler Ruemmele struck out swinging.

In the bottom of the seventh inning Dylan Hesse led off and he struck out. Jordan Ziegler struck out. Lance Dozier reached on a base hit. Evan Morris flew out to center field to end the game.

Eden Prairie came away with the 11-4 victory over Rochester Mayo in the class AAA quarterfinal game.