Brewers Top Hawks
The Hawks got a good start from Andy Schatz and were able to get 11 hits, but were
not able to put together a big inning in a 5-4 loss to the Glencoe Brewers at Vollmer
field. Hawk vet Jeff Hancock had a big night with three hits including a double and a
home run. Scot Argenbright had three hits and Drew Fautsch had two hits on the night.
New Hawks Spencer Nelson and Taz Siebert made their town team debuts. Nelson
worked two good innings of relief
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Schatz (L) 6 inn., Nelson 2 inn.
Grand Slam lifts Hawks over Mayer Blazers
The Hawks went from the outhouse to the penthouse when Dereck Fautsch hit a
dramatic grand slam in the bottom of the 8th to come back from a five run deficit. Both
Fautsch and Brian Crane went 2-4 on the night. Hawk starter Craig Allison survived a
rocky 4th and went on to retire 16 of the last 17 hitters he faced. Fautsch was named the
KGLB Pizza Ranch Player of the Game.
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Hawks 000 000 060 6 6 2
Allison (w) 9 inn.
Hawks Defeat Cards
Jeff Hancock homered in his second consecutive game and the Hawks hung on late to
defeat the Young America Cardinals in Y.A. Hancock and Dereck Wolter each
collected two hits on the night. Darran Greene worked the first six and one-third on the
bump and Alex Kroells came in for the final two and two-thirds and collected the win.
The Hawks host the Brownton Bruins on Friday night and travel to Carver on Sunday.
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Greene 6.1 inn., Kroells (W) 2.2
Heart Attack Hawks Clip Bruins in Ninth
Jeff Hancock delivered a two run walk off single in the bottom of the ninth to beat the
Brownton Bruins 6-5. Both teams were generous in this one with four of the five B-town
runs unearned as a result of four Hawk errors. The Bruins had no errors on the
scoreboard, but a few misplays really hurt including a bases loaded balk in the seventh.
The Hawks had a big night at the plate with Hancock going 2-5 with two 2 rbi, Brian
Crane 2-5 with an rbi, Eric Crane with two hits, Dereck Fautsch with 2 hits and Scot
Argenbright with a two rbi double. Craig Allison pitched all nine for the Hawks yielding
8 hits and only one earned run.
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Hamburg 000 020 103 6 12 4
Allison (W) 9 inn.
Hawks Blank Carver
The Hawks traveled to Carver and took care of business by a score 0f 5-0. Alex Kroells
got the start and scattered 6 hits over 6 innings of work. Luke Tellers made his Hawk
debut in relief of Kroells and only gave up one hit in three innings of work. At the plate,
the Hawks banged out 14 hits lead by Brian Crane (3-5), Taz Siebert (2-4), Jeff
Hancock (2-4) and Kroells helped his own cause with a 2-3 day.
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Carver 000 000 000 0 7 2
Kroells (W) 6 inn., Tellers 3 inn.
Hawks Over Norwood 8-2
Drew Fautsch, Scot Argenbright and Eric Crane all had two hits to lead the Hawks to
an 8-2 decision over the Norwood Indians. The Hawks put up six runs in the first and
that's all that Darran Greene would need as he cruised to the complete game victory.
The Hawks will next host Watertown on Sunday, June 12.
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Hamburg 600 101 000 8 10 1
Greene (W) 9 inn.
Hawk Rally Beats Red Devils
When Watertown starter Justin Kohls fanned 10 of the first 13 Hawk hitters, it looked
like a long day for the locals. But the Hawks would not strike out again for the rest of the
game and managed to bunch four hits to gain another comeback victory. Craig Allison
allowed 4 hits and 1 run in the first inning, but would not yield another run in seven
innings. Jeff Hancock went 2-4 with a triple and 3 rbi to lead the timely offense. Alex
Kroells worked 2 scoreless innings to record the save.
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Hamburg 000 000 22X 4 4 2
Allison (W) 7 inn., Kroells (S) 2 inn.
Hawks 4, Savage Outlaws 2
Not a lot of details on this one. Spencer Nelson got the first start of his Hawk career
and worked 7 strong innings for the win. Luke Tellers worked the final two for the save.
Hawks Topple Plato 7-1
Jeff Hancock had another big game with two hits including a two-run homer. Justin
Perlich also contributed two hits to the 12-hit Hawk attack. Darran Greene went 6 1/3
for the win with Alex Kroells cleaning up the final 2 2/3.
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Plato 000 100 000 1 8 0
Greene (W) 6.1, Kroells 2.2
Green Isle/ Hamburg Miller Lite Tourney Results
The Blue Earth Pirates defeated the St. Joseph Saints to take the coveted Miller Lite
championship. Cody Sukalski won two games for the Pirates on the mound and was
named tourney MVP. Brookings, SD beat the Mankato Mets to take the consolation
bracket. Here is the all-tournament team: Josh Anderson - Mankato Mets, Mac
Zachow, Billy Stitz - Brookings, Tyler Zwibohmer - Dassel Cokato, Ryan Hebrink -
Sacred Heart, Brent Schloe, Jason Wald , Aaron Rocheleau - St. Joseph, Cody
Sukalski (MVP), T. J. Schmidtke, Kane Malo, Garrett Anderson - Blue Earth.
Scores
Thursday, June 23
Dassel-Cokato 2, Hamburg 0
Green Isle 5, St. Patrick 1
Friday, June 24
Sacred Heart 6, Mankato Mets 0
Loretto 6, New Prague 2
Mnpls. Angels 2, Montgomery 0
St. Joseph 6, Brookings SD, 3
Saturday, June 25
Blue Earth 1, Waconia 0
Forest Lake 2, Wilmont 1
Winners Bracket
Sacred Heart 1, Green Isle 0
Blue Earth 1, Loretto 0
Dassel-Cokato 5, Minneapolis Angels 4
St. Joseph 7, Forest Lake 0
Consolation Bracket
Mankato Mets 5, St. Patrick 0
New Prague 4, Waconia 2
Montgomery 6, Hamburg 5
Brookings 3, Wilmont 0
Sunday, June 26
Winners Bracket
Blue Earth 4, Sacred Heart 1
St. Joseph 4, Dassel-Cokato 1
Blue Earth 2, St. Joseph 0 (Blue Earth Champions!)
Consolation Bracket
Mankato Mets 4, New Prague 2
Brookings 13, Montgomery 7
Brookings 3, Mankato Mets 2
Hawks 3, Plato 1
Craig Allison scattered 7 hits over 7 innings of work using solid defense to get out of
several jams. Darran Greene worked the final 2 to record the save and yielded the Blue
Jays only run. The Hawks could only muster 4 hits, but 3 of them came in the 3-run third.
Eric Crane had a big run producing single in that inning. The Hawks played flawless
defense including a big 6-4-3 double play to quiet a Blue Jay rally in the 9th.
Plato 000 000 010 1 11 1
Hawks 030 000 00X 3 4 0
Allison (W) 7 inn., Greene (S) 2 inn.
Winsted 10, Hawks 1
Hawks only get 5 hits and are completely dominated by Wildcats. Darran Greene took
the hill and went 6 innings for the loss. Alex Kroells finished it out. Jeff Hancock
recorded a double to provide one of the few Hawk highlights.
Cologne 5, Hawks 3
The Hollanders were able to, "hit em where they aint," all day long and the Hawks
didn't help themselves with three errors. Brian Crane had another big day going 3-5.
Darran Greene battled on the hill for eight innings but never really found a groove. The
Hawks had threats going in both the eighth and ninth but where not able to cash in.
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Hamburg 000 010 020 3 6 3
Greene (L) 8 inn. , Nelson 1 inn.
Hawks 12, Carver 2
The Hawks gave up an early run, but then exploded with a six spot in the third inning.
Another five in the seventh ended the game early. Craig Allison labored through six
innings for the win. Scot Argenbright went 2-4 with 2 doubles and 3 rbi. Justin Perlich
was 2-4 with a rbi. Brian Crane had a big game with 3-4 and a rbi. Darran Greene
went 3-4 with 3 rbi.
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Hamburg 006 001 5XX 12 14 0
Allison (W) 6 inn., Nelson 1 inn.
Waconia 7, Hawks 5
No other way to say it, the Hawks gave this one away. They got the quality start they
needed from Andy Schatz and had a 5-0 lead after the seventh. But they faltered late
with wildness, errors, sloppy play and aggressive Laker base running. Dereck Fautsch
had a huge day going 3-5 with a HR. Justin Perlich continued his hot hitting with a 2-5.
Mike Mueller made his 2011 debut coming in to a tough spot in the ninth inning.
Waconia 000 000 025 7 10 2
Hamburg 000 023 000 5 7 2
Schatz 8 inn., Kroells (L) .1 inn, Mueller .2 inn.
Green Isle 12, Hamburg 8
The Irish ambushed the Hawks early taking an 11-2 lead after five. But the Hawks
offense never shut down as they produced 18 hits to climb back in the game. In the end
it wasn't enough to overcome the huge Irish lead. Scot Argenbright had a big night
going 5-6 with 3 rbi. Brian Crane had a 4 hit night. Jeff Hancock had 2 hits including a
2 rbi double and was robbed of a home run by a great fielding play. Taz Siebert also
had 2 hits with a double. Spencer Nelson got roughed up as the Hawk starter going
the first three and two-thirds. Luke Tellers relieved and went the rest of the way.
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Nelson (L) 3.2 inn., Tellers 4.1 inn.
Hawks 8, Norwood 2
The Hawks traveled to Zellmann Field and kept pace with the south division log jam as
they beat the Indians 8-2. Craig Allison took the mound and went the distance to record
the win. Jeff Hancock continued his big year with a 2-3 and 2 rbi. Drew Gulden also
went 2-2 on the night. The Hawks will host Young America on Friday night.
Hamburg 200 100 140 8 8 1
Norwood 101 000 000 2 8 1
Allison (W) 9 inn.
Young America 6, Hawks 2
The Cardinals break the game open late and take a one game lead in the race for
second place. Alex Kroells took the mound and worked the first seven with Spencer
Nelson going the rest of the way. The Hawks managed 10 hits but couldn't put any
significant run together. Scot Argenbright went 3-4 with an rbi. Eric Crane, Justin
Perlich and Drew Fautsch all had two hits. The Hawks travel to New Germany on
Sunday, July 17 to end the regular season.
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Hamburg 000 100 001 2 10 3
Kroells (L) 7 inn., Nelson 2 inn.
Hawks 13, New Germany 7
It's never easy, but the Hawks took care of business in New Germany on the last day of
the season. Andy Schatz got the start and scuffled thought five on a hot and steamy
day. Luke Tellers pitched in relief and doused the Dutchmen effort. Some good hitting
during the day includes 3 hits each for Drew Gulden and Eric Crane. Darran Greene,
Dereck Fautsch and Drew Fautsch all recorded two hits. Justin Perlich reached four
times on HBP. The Hawks finish 3rd in the Crow South. Playoffs date and time YTD.
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New Germ. 040 100 020 7 11 1
Schatz (W) 5 inn., Tellers 4 inn.
Stuewe Inducted into MABHOF!
Wendell Stuewe was inducted into the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame on
September 17th at the St. Cloud Civic Center. In his speech, Wendell talked about the
Twins commercial featuring “Dreams of Town Ball.” “I hope I contributed to those
dreams,” he concluded. Click here to read a story about the special evening. Also,
Wendell took part in a Twins Radio Network interview. Click on this link to listen. Once
again, Congrats Wendell!
Hawks 4, Cologne 0 (Hawks lead series 1-0)
Darran Greene throws a complete game shutout to start the 2011 playoffs. Drew
Fautsch went 2-4 with 2 rbi, Jeff Hancock was 2-4, Drew Gulden 2-3, and Scot
Argenbright had a huge 2 rbi double. The Hawks fielding was sharp with no errors.
Cologne 000 000 000 0 4 1
Hamburg 002 200 00X 4 9 0
Greene (W) 9 inn.
Hawks Close Out Hollanders 13-4
A Jeff Hancock 3 run bomb in the 7th broke open a close game and propelled the
Hawks into the second round. Craig Allison went six for the win. Brian Crane was 3-5
with 2 rbi, Dereck Fautsch was 2-3 and Scot Argenbright 2-3. The Hawks now await
the results of the other playoff series.
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Cologne 000 031 000 4 11 4
Allison (W) 6 inn., Mueller 2 inn., Kroells 1 inn.
Bruins Storm Back to Beat Hawks in Game One 9-8
The Hawks had an 8-2 lead after 7 but wildness and clutch hits turned the tide. Darran
Greene worked 7 strong innings but ran out of gas in the 8th. Alex Kroells came on to
get the Hawks out of a jam in the 8th with a big double play, but had trouble finding the
zone. Spencer Nelson cleaned up. The Hawks loaded the bases in the bottom of the
ninth but couldn't get a game ending line drive to drop. Scot Argenbright went 3-5 with
2 rbi. Brian Crane and Jeff Hancock both went 2-4 and Drew Fautsch was 2-5 with 2
rbi. It's now do or die on Friday night in Brownton. Game time 7:30.
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Hamburg 300 101 300 8 13 3
Greene 7 inn., Kroells (L) 1.1 inn, Nelson .2 inn.
Hawks Snap Back With 6-4 Game 2 Victory Over Brownton
The Hawks lead this one from pillar to post with Craig Allison taking control early and
giving his team 7 solid innings for the win. Mike Mueller came on to throw the final 2
and close out the game for the save. Justin Perlich, Brian Crain, Scot Argenbright and
Dereck Fautch all notched 2 hits for the 9 hit Hawk attack. The game was very well
played on the fielding side with only 1 error being committed by both teams. Game 3 is
Sunday at 2:00 pm at Barney Tadsen Field in Brownton.
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Allison (W) 7 inn., Mueller (S) 2 inn.
Hawks Eliminated in 2-1 Thriller
In a game worthy of a Region 7C birth, The Brownton Bruins squeezed in the winning
run in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Hawks 2-1. Darran Greene started for the
Hawks and gave his team a chance to win. Mike Mueller pitched the last couple of
innings and took the hard luck loss. Good luck to the Brownton Bruins and the Plato
Bluejays in the upcoming Region 7C tournament. Stay tuned for more announcements
and news about the Hawks.
Hamburg 000 000 100 1 5 2
Brownton 100 000 001 2 7 1
Greene 7 inn., Mueller (L) 2 inn.
Hawk Field Featured in "Best Ballparks"
Hawk Field in Hamburg was one of a group of parks featured in a WCCO story earlier
in the year about great parks around the state. Click here to read the story.
The Hamburg Baseball Club sends out our prayers to club secretary Delmer Droege,
who is going through some serious health problems. Please keep Delmer and his
family in your thoughts during this difficult time.