Jr. Vultures rollin’ to playoffs

Minneota’s surprising Junior American Legion season continued last week with a 9-7 win over Dawson — pushing the team’s South Central District record to 8-0 on the year. The playoffs won’t begin until July 23, but what’s at stake for the young Junior Vultures is a home berth in the first three games.

On Tuesday, three pitchers combined to beat Dawson. Braeden Panka went the first three innings to get the win; Josh Schuelke went two innings and AJ Myhre came from behind the plate to pick up the save.

Just before the Fourth of July, AJ Myhre provided the fireworks with three hits, three runs batted in and a pair of runs scored.

The Vultures benefited from nine Dawson walks and two hit batters from their pitching staff. The timely hitting by Myhre with a third inning double by Thor Fischer was all the hitting the Minneota squad would need.

Carter Schuelke scored three runs, Cooper VanOverbeke two more and Jonah Gruenes had a timely hit to knock in a run.

ON TUESDAY the Jr. Vultures were to play at Madison. However, Madison couldn’t field a team and the game was canceled.

This week they also were to host Willmar at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 12 with a 6 p.m. game Tuesday, July 16 at Sacred Heart. However, Willmar can’t make it that night and the two couldn’t settle on another night so the Willmar game has been canceled as well. The final regular season game is Friday, July 19 at Granite Falls.

If Minneota gets a home seed the first three games, the final two games would be played at Granite Falls. The Jr. Legion Tournament will be played August 9-10-11 at St. Charles, MN.

Minneota 9, Dawson 7

MINNEOTA (AB-R-H-RBI) Ben Skorczewski, ss 3 0 0 0; Cooper VanOverbeke, lf 1 2 0 0; Carter Schuelke, 3b 1 3 0 0; AJ Myhre, c-[ 3 2 3 3; Braeden Panka, p-1b 2 0 0 0; Jackson Esping, dh 2 0 0 0; Kade Lozinski, rf 0 0 0 0; Jonah Gruenes, cf 2 1 1 1; Thor Fischer, 1b 2 1 1 1; Trey Gronke, 3b 2 0 0 0; Josh Schuelke, 2b 4 0 0 0. Totals 24 9 5 5. DAWSON (Totals) 27 7 4 1. Score by Innings Dawson 000 403 0 — 7 4 2 Minneota 105 102 x — 9 5 2 LOB-Minneota: 9; Dawson 4. 2B-Minneota: Myhre, Fischer. Pitching IP R ER H BB K Minneota Panka (W) 3 0 0 1 1 0 J. Schuelke 2 4 2 1 3 1 Myhre (S) 2 3 0 2 2 5

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