The Milroy Yankees used a fiverun fourth inning and 17 hits to route the Willmar Rails, 14-5, in Willmar on Sunday.
Colten Minkel had four of those hits and also drove in four runs, and David Schmidt, Alex Schuh and Eli Weedman each had two hits. Weedman had three RBI.
Joey Liebl got the win on the mound, allowing two runs over five innings. David Schuh and Nathan Deutz both pitched two innings of relief.
The Yankees host Stark at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Bird Island on Sunday at 5 p.m.
Milroy 013 500 023 — 14 17 2 Willmar 200 002 010 — 5 9 5
Liebl (W), D. Schuh (6), Deutz (8) and Minkel. 2B: A. Schuh, D. Schmidt, Weedman. HBP: A. Schuh. SF: Weedman.
Last Wednesday, the Yankees clobbered Sacred Heart 16-3 as three Milroy pitchers held the Saints to just two hits.
Eli Weedman went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs, and Liebl and David Schmidt both had two hits, scored twice and knocked in two. Alex Schuh also had two RBI and scored twice. Jackson Kruse also drove in two runs for Milroy.
• The Yankees spotted Granite Falls three first-inning runs in a 7-4 Corn Belt loss in Milroy last Friday evening.
The Kilowatts scored three in the first and two more in the second off Milroy starter Isaac Schmitt.
Joey Liebl blasted an opposite-field home run in the bottom of the first to trim the Kilowatts’ lead to 3-1 and added single runs in the second and third innings, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the early deficit.
David Schmidt had three hits, including a triple, for Miroy, and Alex Schuh also had three hits and reached base four times as the Yankees outhit Granite Falls 10-6.
Irish take down
Lakefield, 10-5
The Milroy Irish rebounded from a Friday loss to Faribault with a 10-5 win over Lakefield at Irish Yard on Sunday.
The Irish put up crooked numbers in the third, fifth and seventh innings. Lakefield made it a game with five sixth-inning runs to dig out of a 7-0 hole, but Milroy tacked on three big runs in the seventh to fight off the Horned Frogs.
Dominic Dolan led the way at the plate with three hits, and Tyler Peterson and Andrew Wallen both had two hits. Wallen also drove in four runs, as did Griffin Zick.
Tyler Maeyaert started for the Irish and struck out seven in four innings of work. Craig Lasley got the win in relief.
• In Friday’s 13-3 loss to Faribault, Dolan and Tyler Alcorn both had two hits. Connor Lane started and took the loss, giving up four runs and striking out five in five innings.
The Irish trailed just 4-2 after five-and-a-half innings, but Faribault plated six runs in the sixth to break the game open
Lakefield 000 005 00 — 5 5 2 Irish 004 030 3x — 10 11 2
Maeyaert, Lasley W, 5), Bailey, Javers. 2B: Wallen, D. Dolan. HBP: L. Dolan, D. Smith, T. Smith, Peterson (2), G. Zick.
Slayton Area Community Band concert is June 18
The Slayton Community Band invites you to their 3rd concert on June 18 at 7 p.m. If you haven’t made a concert yet, you are running out of time. The concert will include Classic Cartoon Capers, The Music Man and the Best of Queen.
Murray Lodge #199 will be sponsoring a Burger Feed from 5-7 p.m. The full meal deal is $10, which includes a grilled burger, chips, drink and an ice cream treat; $5 for just a Burger. Funds used for Murray Lodge’s Scholarship Program with Murray County Central and Fulda High Schools.
There is still time to join. If you play an instrument, you are most welcome on stage. Call Christie Gergen at 712-309-1040 if you need an instrument and/or need any information! If you don’t play, you are welcome to come and enjoy the talented area musicians. They work hard to bring you these concerts.
