Cold Spring Springers

What a week for townball in St. Cloud! Local players really brought their A-game, and the scores tell an exciting story.

The Class B State Amateur Baseball tournament continued in Watkins and Cold Spring Thursday night. The Cold Spring Springers defeated the Rochester Royals 6-2 to stay alive in an elimination game.

The Cold Spring Springers lost 5-3 and 4-1 to the Victoria Vics in the Class B State Amateur Baseball championship games Monday in St. Cloud at Dick Putz Field. The Springers needed just 1 win on the day while Victoria needed two. Ryan Morse took the loss in game one with Garrett Fuchs going 2-4 with 2 RBIs for the Springers. Zach Femrite took the loss for the Springers in Game 2. Cold Spring managed just 6 hits in game 2.

Avon defeated Lamberton 8-1 in the Class C State Amateur Baseball tournament in St. Cloud Sunday to survive. Neil Manthe had 2 hits and 2 runs scored and Rick Hendrickson had 2 hits, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for Avon. Avon will play Cannon Falls in the 3rd round of the Class C State tournament at 11am Saturday at Faber Field.

Class B State Tournament Results: (@ Dick Putz Field) Cold Spring Springers 2, Austin Greyhounds 0 (Zach Femrite threw a complete-game 3-hit shutout for Springers. Ben Griffin was 3-4 for Cold Spring) Chaska 2, Sauk Rapids Cyclones 1 (Sauk Rapids managed just 5 hits for the game. John Nemec was 1-4 with 1 RBI for the Cyclones)

The Class B and C State Amateur Baseball Tournaments continue in St. Cloud tonight. The Class B state tournament starts tonight at Dick Putz and Joe Faber Fields in St. Cloud. The Cold Spring Springers play their first game at 5pm tonight against the Austin Mounds at Putz Field. The Sauk Rapids Cyclones play against Chaska at 7:30 tonight at Putz Field.

The Cold Spring Springers defeated Red Wing 6-5 Sunday in the Class B Super Sections. Cold Spring scored 4 runs in the 5th inning to propel themselves to the win. Cold Spring will play the Austin Hounds at 5pm at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud in the Class B State Tournament.

The Cold Spring Springers have advanced to the Super Regionals by guaranteeing no worse than a 2nd place finish in the Region 7B playoffs. The Springers defeated the Marshall A's 9-2 Sunday. Ryan Morse was the complete-game winner on the mound for the Springers. Cold Spring is 31-10.

Sartell Muskies 7, Cold Spring Springers 3 (Tim Burns went 4-5 with a 3-run homerun for the Muskies) St. Joseph 3, Clear Lake 0;

Nisswa 4, Cold Spring Springers 3 (exhibition); Sartell 7, St. Augusta 0;