Albert Lea brings Packer baseball’s season to an end
Published 9:26 pm Wednesday, June 1, 2016
The No. 6 seeded Austin baseball team couldn’t pull of its fourth win of the season against No. 3 Albert Lea as the Packers had their season come to an end in an 8-3 loss in a Section 1AAA elimination game on the road Wednesday.
Austin’s Dylan Gasner throws to first base against Albert Lea in a Section 1AAA tournament game in AL Wednesday. Jarrod Peterson/Albert Lea Tribune
The Packers (8-12 overall) had beaten the Tigers (14-9 overall) twice in the regular season and once in the postseason.
“The errors were the story of the game,” Austin head coach Chris Gogolewski said. “Playoff baseball does not allow for this many errors, and Albert Lea benefited from that tonight.”
Austin pitching: Dylan Gasner (L) 3 1/3 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 5 ER; Jason Stoulil, 2 2/3 IP, 4 H, 0 R
Austin hitting: Nate Conner, 1-for-3, RBI; Gasner, RBI; Alex Ciola, 2-for-4; Evan Horstmann, 3-for-3; Ryan McCormack, 1-for-1; Tyler Bundy, RBI