Springfield Blanks Leavenworth

7/1/07

Springfield starter Brandon Wilhelmi had a no-hitter through five innings as the Tigers defeated the Orioles, 6-0.  The game was a make-up game that had originally been scheduled as the season opener, but was postponed due to the weather.

Neither starting pitcher surrendered a hit until the bottom of the fourth when Brent Haseleu and Brady Schwab started the inning with back-to-back singles.  Haseleu came around to score on a Leavenworth error and Ryan Sturm drove in Schwab to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead.  Springfield extended their lead in the sixth inning when they took advantage of another Oriole error, along with a Chris Sturm base hit to increase their lead to three.

Leavenworth threatened in the top of the seventh inning, getting the bases loaded with the aid of a couple Tiger errors, but they were unable to get on the board.  Springfield added some insurance in the bottom of the inning.  Kyle Kraska started a one-out rally with a double.  Haseleu and Schwab followed with singles.  Bob Fink drew a walk before Ryan Sturm added another base hit.  The Tigers scored three making the score, 6-0.

The Orioles got two runners on in the eighth, before Wilhelmi worked his way out of the inning with a strikeout.  Brandon gave way to Jesse Berg, who finished up, throwing the ninth inning.

The win is the Tigers' third straight.  They'll look to make it four in a row when they face Redwood Falls on Friday night at Riverside Park.

 

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Leavenworth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	9
Springfield	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	x	6	9	2	9

 

Springfield Box

	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kraska, C	4	1	1	0	0	0
Haseleu, SS	4	2	3	1	0	1
Schwab, 2B	4	2	2	1	0	1
Miesen, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1
Fink, RF	3	0	0	0	1	0
Brandl, RF	-	-	-	-	-	-
R. Sturm, 1B	4	0	2	1	0	1
Wilhelmi, P	3	1	0	0	0	1
Roiger, 3B	-	-	-	-	-	-
C. Sturm, CF	4	0	1	1	0	2
Berg, 3B/P	2	0	0	0	2	0
Krebs, LF	2	0	0	0	0	1
	31	6	9	4	3	8
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Wilhelmi (W, 2-3)	8	4	0	0	3	5
Berg	1	0	0	0	1	0

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