Austin VFW second in Blaine tourney
Published 10:09 pm Tuesday, June 26, 2018
- Front Row, from left: Bryce Garroway, Zach Bollingberg, Sam Nelsen, Ian Bundy, Bray Karsjens, Cole Walter, Tanner Murphy, Logan Murphy, Nick Dunlap. Back row: Coach Joe Ciola, coach Corey Mills, Cal Fox, Jaren Steene, Teyghan Hovland, Jed Nelson, Ethan Johnson, Jackson Oelfke, Dawson Mills, Anthony Ciola, coach Brad Walter, coach Rolf Bollingberg. Photo provided
Austin VFW Post No. 1216 baseball team participated in the Blaine VFW Tournament this past weekend.
The team (7-4, 2-0 district) went 4-1 in the tournament, losing in the championship and taking second place
The first two games were pool play and Austin came out with the No. 1 seed.
On Friday Austin tied with Mounds/Shoreview, 7-7 after hiting the time limit. They were awarded win based on the tournament’s tiebreaker format.
They then defeated Champlin Park 11-1 later that same day.
In bracket play on Saturday they defeated Coon Rapids 7-0 and then defeated Champlin Park again on Sunday 4-2 before losing to Blaine in the championship 4-2.
“This was a very competitive VFW tournament and our ballplayers were up for the challenge,” said coach Joe Ciola. “It was a total team effort with strong pitching, solid defense and timely hitting throughout our line up which allowed us to go 4-11 over the weekend.”
