Austin Post 91 baseball team knocked out of District tournament

Published 6:56 pm Monday, July 24, 2017

The top-seeded Austin Post 91 Legion baseball team had its postseason run come to an end when it lost a District semifinal game to the Rochester Patriots 5-3 and it dropped an elimination game to the Rochester A’s 9-6 in Owatonna Sunday.

Jack Dankert was three-for-seven with two doubles and four RBIs on the day for Post 91.

Rochester Patriots 5, Austin 3

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Austin pitching: Jack Dankert (L) 5 2/3 IP, 7 H, 5 BB, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 K; Alex Ciola, 2 iP, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 ER, 2 K; Dan Bollingberg, 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R

Austin hitting: Dankert, 2-for-3, double, BB; Ciola, 0-for-2, R, 2 BBs; Bollingberg, 0-for-4, R; Phillip Zynda, 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 2 BBs, R; Josi Bothun, 0-for-4, BB; Riley Retterath, 1-for-3, BB; Hunter Johnson, 0-for-4, BB; Pete Conner, 1-for-5

Rochester A’s 9, Austin 6

Austin pitching: Bollingberg (L) 7 1/3 IP, 17 H, 1 BB, 9 R, 7 ER, 5 K; Bothun, 1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R

Austin hitting: Dankert, 1-for-4, double, 4 RBIs; Ciola, 0-for-6; Bollingberg, 1-for-3, R, 2 BBs; Zynda, 0-for-3, R, 2 BBs; Bothun, 1-for-3, RBI, BB; Retterath, 0-for-3, R, 2 BBs; Conner, 0-for-3, R, 2 BBs; Johnson, 0-for-3, BB; Ross Young, 0-for-1, R, RBI, 3 BBs; Hunter Guyette, R; AJ Mueller, 1-for-1