2005 Class AA State Legion Tournament
Team Statistics
Burlington Bandits
DeForest
Denmark
Kimberly
Merrill
Reedsburg
Waupaca
Waupun
Game Results
Merrill 5, Denmark 2
(8/9/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Merrill............. 000 030 2 - 5 5 0 (28-7)
Denmark............. 000 101 0 - 2 6 3 (15-12)
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Pitchers: Merrill - Vachavake; Dayton(6). Denmark - Pieschek; Williams(7).
Win-Vachavake Save-Dayton Loss-Pieschek T-1:59 A-0
Merrill wins first state title and finishes 5-0...Denmark was also state
runner-up in WIAA spring baseball...Held hitless until one out in fifth and
trailing for first time in tournament, Merrill gets three straight hits
after an error...Denmark left runners at second and third in 4th and 6th.
Merrill 8, DeForest 2
(8/8/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Merrill............. 202 310 0 - 8 10 1 (27-7)
DeForest............ 000 002 0 - 2 2 3 (23-9)
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Pitchers: Merrill - Grunenwald. DeForest - Vesling; Annen(4); Leighton(5);
Ditscheit(7).
Win-Grunenwald Loss-Vesling T-2:02 A-0
HR MER - Osness
Merrill now 4-0 in tournament and will play Denmark for state title on Tue.
at 5 pm...Denmark needs to defeat Merrill twice...DeForest eliminated from
tourney, having also lost to Merrill 10-1 on Fri...Merrill's Osness had
two-run homer in first, RBI double in third and two-run single in fourth.
Denmark 5, Kimberly 4
(8/8/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Kimberly............ 001 011 100 000 00 - 4 10 5 (21-16)
Denmark............. 001 020 100 000 01 - 5 13 4 (15-11)
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Pitchers: Kimberly - Peotter; Baker(3); Kuchelmeistr(5); Ebben(13). Denmark -
A. Frelich; Kouba(5); Wotachek(8); Jaeger(14).
Win-Jaeger Loss-Ebben T-3:42 A-0
HR KIM - Handrich
Longest game in AA state tourney history...Denmark's Wotachek led off 14th
with double, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on sacrifice fly by
A. Frelich...Denmark will play Merrill/DeForest winner Tues. at 5 pm...
Kimberly eliminated from tourney...Wotachek hit sac fly to tie game in 7th.
Merrill 6, Denmark 5
(8/7/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Merrill............. 231 000 0 - 6 7 0 (26-7)
Denmark............. 010 300 1 - 5 7 1 (14-11)
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Pitchers: Merrill - Servi; Grunenwald(7). Denmark - Kouba; Williams(2).
Win-Servi Save-Grunenwald Loss-Kouba T-2:04 A-0
HR MER - Stine
HR DEN - Hettmann
Merrill now 3-0 in tournament and will play DeForest on Mon. at 8 pm...
Denmark now 2-1 and will face Kimberly Mon. at 5 pm...Merrill's Stine led
off game with home run...Merrill scored three runs on one hit and four
walks in second...Denmark's M. Frelich hit two-run double in fourth.
Kimberly 9, Waupaca 4
(8/7/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Kimberly............ 000 221 4 - 9 10 1 (21-15)
Waupaca............. 002 020 0 - 4 3 3 (21-9)
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Pitchers: Kimberly - Handrich; Baker(5). Waupaca - Wanty; Ross(6); Weber(7);
Roloff(7).
Win-Baker Loss-Ross T-2:04 A-0
Kimberly now 2-1 in tournament and will play Denmark Mon. at 5 or 8 pm...
Waupaca eliminated from tournament...Kimberly took 5-4 lead in sixth when
Stuckey scored on two-out wild pitch...Kimberly had four straight hits for
four runs in seventh...Baker retired final eight batters faced to earn win.
DeForest 6, Waupun 2
(8/7/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Waupun.............. 000 200 0 - 2 0 1 (20-9)
DeForest............ 210 003 X - 6 6 1 (23-8)
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Pitchers: Waupun - Pollesch; Baggett(2). DeForest - Ditscheit; Fosler(5).
Win-Ditscheit Save-Fosler Loss-Pollesch T-1:37 A-0
DeForest gets combined no-hitter as Fosler retired all nine batters faced
in relief...DeForest now 2-1 in tournament...Waupun eliminated from tourney
...DeForest scored two runs on consecutive wild pitches in first inning...
DeForest had four of its six hits in sixth inning to score three runs.
Merrill 12, Kimberly 2
(8/6/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Merrill............. 310 152 0 - 12 11 0 (25-7)
Kimberly............ 110 000 0 - 2 5 2 (20-15)
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Pitchers: Merrill - Dayton. Kimberly - Kuchelmeistr; Wierschke(5); Mogensen(5).
Win-Dayton Loss-Kuchelmeistr T-2:15 A-0
HR MER - Stine, Sanders
Merrill and Denmark are lone remaining undefeated teams and play Sun. at
8 pm...Kimberly plays Waupaca Sun. at 5 pm...Merrill scored three runs
after two-out error in first...Merrill's first four batters walked and all
scored in fifth...Dayton allowed just one infield single in last five inn.
Denmark 5, Waupun 4
(8/6/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Waupun.............. 002 000 2 - 4 5 2 (20-8)
Denmark............. 010 201 1 - 5 8 3 (14-10)
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Pitchers: Waupun - Brock Miles. Denmark - Wotachek; Kouba(7).
Win-Kouba Loss-Brock Miles T-1:56 A-0
HR DEN - Wotachek
Denmark scored winning run in bottom of seventh when Kouba scored on wild
pitch as Waupun was intentionally walking Pieschek with two outs...Denmark
will play Kimberly/Merrill winner Sun. at 8 pm...Waupun plays DeForest Sun.
at 2 pm...Waupun tied game with two runs in seventh as Nickel scored on WP.
DeForest 7, Reedsburg 1
(8/6/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Reedsburg........... 010 000 0 - 1 7 3 (25-6)
DeForest............ 100 123 X - 7 10 1 (22-8)
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Pitchers: Reedsburg - Horkan; Fish(6). DeForest - Vesling.
Win-Vesling Loss-Horkan T-1:45 A-0
DeForest will play Denmark/Waupun loser Sun. at 2 pm...Reedsburg eliminated
from tournament...DeForest's Johnson had run-scoring single with two outs
in fourth for 2-1 lead...DeForest's Visling allowed one hit over final four
innings...Reedsburg had baserunners in every inning.
Waupaca 4, Burlington Bandits 3
(8/6/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Burlington Bandits.. 000 030 000 - 3 6 3 (21-11)
Waupaca............. 100 200 001 - 4 6 0 (21-8)
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Pitchers: Burlington Bandits - Santos. Waupaca - Kaminske; Wanty(9).
Win-Wanty Loss-Santos T-2:20 A-0
Waupaca will play Kimberly/Merrill loser Sun. at 5 pm...Burlington ousted
from tournament...Waupaca's Kaminske had game-winning single to score Hazen
from second with one out in ninth...Hit was Waupaca's first since fourth
inning...Burlington tied game on two-run single by Molle in fifth inning.
Kimberly 7, Reedsburg 3
(8/5/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Reedsburg........... 010 020 0 - 3 8 2 (25-5)
Kimberly............ 002 500 X - 7 10 3 (20-14)
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Pitchers: Reedsburg - Meyer; Berg(4). Kimberly - Peotter.
Win-Peotter Loss-Meyer T-1:51 A-0
HR KIM - Stuckey, Surman
Kimberly will play Merrill on Sat. at 8 pm...Reedsburg plays DeForest on
Sat. at 2 pm...Kimberly's Surman hit two-run home run for 2-1 lead in third
...Kimberly's first four batters reached in fourth before Stuckey hit grand
slam for 7-1 lead...Reedsburg's Reimer had two-run double in fifth.
Merrill 10, DeForest 1
(8/5/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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DeForest............ 000 001 0 - 1 4 3 (21-8)
Merrill............. 005 401 X - 10 9 0 (24-7)
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Pitchers: DeForest - Annen; Fosler(3); Franz(6). Merrill - Vachavake.
Win-Vachavake Loss-Annen T-1:42 A-0
HR MER - Sanders, Rose
Merrill will play Kimberly/Reedsburg winner on Sat. at 8 pm...DeForest will
play loser at 2 pm...Merrill drew five walks in five-run third inning...
Merrill's Grunenwald hit two-run double in third and RBI double in fourth..
Merrill's Sanders had RBI single in third and two-run homer in fourth.
Waupun 3, Waupaca 0
(8/5/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Waupaca............. 000 000 0 - 0 4 0 (20-8)
Waupun.............. 000 300 X - 3 3 1 (20-7)
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Pitchers: Waupaca - Suhs. Waupun - Baggett.
Win-Baggett Loss-Suhs T-1:51 A-0
Waupun will play Denmark on Sat. at 5 pm...Waupaca will play Burlington
Bandits on Sat. at 11 am...Waupun's Vandeberg hit two-run double in the
fourth and scored on two-out single by L. Marwitz...Waupaca had baserunners
in every inning but the first.
Denmark 3, Burlington Bandits 1
(8/5/05 at Kimberly, Wis.)
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Burlington Bandits.. 000 001 0 - 1 3 1 (21-10)
Denmark............. 300 000 X - 3 4 1 (13-10)
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Pitchers: Burlington Bandits - Jarosz. Denmark - Pieschek.
Win-Pieschek Loss-Jarosz T-1:47 A-0
HR BUR - Rueter
Denmark will play Waupaca/Waupun winner on Sat. at 5 pm...Burlington will
play loser at 11 am...Denmark had three of its four hits and five of its
six stolen bases in first inning...Winning pitcher Pieschek drove in first
run with RBI double...Rueter hit two-out solo home run in Burlington sixth.