Legion team drops doubleheader to Mankato

The New Prague Post 45 American Legion baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Mankato National (Mankato West) on Wednesday, June 29. Scores were 18-3 and 3-0.

Mankato 18, New Prague 3 Mankato scored in each of five innings in an 18-3 drubbing of New Prague in the first game of a doubleheader. Mankato scored three in the first inning, but Post 45 countered with a pair of runs in their half of the inning. Logan Reger singled and Brady O’Neill and Luke Zweber walked to load the bases. Will Forberg brought in a run on a sacrifice fly, and Bridger Hahn singled to bring in the second run. New Prague’s other run came in the fourth inning when Hahn singled and scored on a base hit by Ian Cameron. Hahn had two hits, while Reger, O’Neill, Jack Krause and Cameron had one each. Zweber started and took the loss, with Noah Wicklander and Jack Becker pitching in relief.

Mankato 3, New Prague 0 Bridger Hahn allowed only one three runs and struck out two in seven innings for a complete game, but still took the loss as New Prague couldn’t pick up a timely hit in a 3-0 defeat. Offensively, New Prague had 13 hits, but couldn’t get anyone across the plate. They had three hits in both the second and fourth and sixth innings, but double plays kept them off the board in two, while a fielder’s choice ended the other. The only inning when they were retired in order was the seventh. Kaleb Sherman had three hits, while O’Neill and Hahn had two each. Nine different players had hits for New Prague

Schedule winding down Post 45 will play eight games in nine days to conclude its regular season schedule, starting Wednesday, July 6, when they are scheduled to host Hastings at 7 p.m. The rest of the schedule: Thursday, July 7, vs. Northfield at 5:30 p.m. and Prior Lake at 7:30 p.m., Monday, July 11, doubleheader at Faribault, 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 12, vs. New Ulm, 7 p.m., Thurday, July 14, at Rosemount, 4 p.m. and Friday, July 15, vs. Chanhassen at 7 p.m. The Substate tournament is scheduled for July 20-24 at New Ulm.

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