Rebels knock off Athletics

Published 10:29 pm Thursday, May 23, 2013

Lyle-Pacelli's Ryan McConnell tags Southland's Decker Bendtsen as Bendtsen is picked off first base in the third inning of their Section 1A West Division playoff game Thursday night in Adams. -- Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Lyle-Pacelli’s Ryan McConnell tags Southland’s Decker Bendtsen as Bendtsen is picked off first base in the third inning of their Section 1A West Division playoff game Thursday night in Adams. — Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

ADAMS — The No. 2 seeded Rebel baseball team held off No. 7 Lyle-Pacelli 7-1 in the Section 1A West quarterfinals in Adams Thursday.

Southland's Nick Schmitz snags a flyball over teammate Taylar Schwartz during the fourth inning of their Section 1A West Division playoff game against Lyle-Pacelli in Adams Thursday.

Southland’s Nick Schmitz snags a flyball over teammate Taylar Schwartz during the fourth inning of their Section 1A West Division playoff game against Lyle-Pacelli in Adams Thursday.

Daniel Bollingberg led the game off with a solo homer for LP (11-5 overall), but the Athletics had just three hits the rest of the way off of Southland pitchers Decker Bendtsen and Luke Anderson.

“Both guys threw really good for us,” Southland head coach Scott Retterath said. “In the playoffs, it’s not how much you win by as long as you win.”

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LP committed four errors in the loss and the Rebels (13-2 overall) took advantage as five of their runs were unearned.

Taylar Schwartz was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Southland and Trent Reinartz was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Southland will now play Hayfield in the Section 1A semifinals in Riverland at 10 a.m. Saturday.

LP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 4 4

Southland 3 0 1 2 1 0 X — 7 8 0

Southland pitching: Decker Bendtsen (W), 4 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 1 ER, 4 K; Luke Anderson, 2 1/3 IP, 2 BB, 0 R, 4 K

Southland hitting: Taylar Schwartz, 2-for-4, double, RBI, R; Trent Reinartz, 2-for-3, RBI, R, BB; Anderson, 1-for-4; Mike Goergen, 1-for-3, R, BB; Nick Schmitz, 1-for-2, RBI, R, BB 3 SB; Ike Kloeckner, 0-for-2, R, HBP, SB; Sam Klaehn, 1-for-3, R, SB

LP pitching: Daniel Bollingberg (L), 6 IP, 8 H, 3 BB, 7 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 2 HBP

LP hitting: Bollingberg, 1-for-3, HR, RBI, R; Skylar Meyer, 1-for-3; Jordan Hart, 1-for-3; Ryan McConnell, 0-for-2, BB; Sean Shapiro, 0-for-2, BB; Jake Nelson, 1-for-3; Lee Bauer, 0-for-2, BB

Lyle-Pacelli's Daniel Bollingberg delivers in the second inning against Southland in the Section 1A West Division playoffs Thursday in Adams.

Lyle-Pacelli’s Daniel Bollingberg delivers in the second inning against Southland in the Section 1A West Division playoffs Thursday in Adams.