Sacred Heart rallies past Hayfield at state baseball tournmanet
Published 8:46 pm Thursday, June 13, 2019
- Hayfield’s Patrick Towey breaks for first on a dropped third strike against Sacred Heart in the Minnesota Class A State Baseball Tournament at Mini Met in Jordan Thursday. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyheraldcom
The No. 3 seeded Hayfield baseball team opened up state tournament play with a 10-6 loss to Sacred Heart (14-8 overall) in the Minnesota Class A Quarterfinals in Hayfield Thursday.
Hayfield (22-3 overall) tied the game at 2-2 when it scored on a throwing error by the Eagles.
Sacred Heart responded by putting up four runs in the sixth and seventh innings to put the game out of reach.
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Hayfield’s Brady Nelson flips to Luke Dudycha during a rundown against Sacred Heart in the Minnesota Class A Baseball Tournament quarterfinals at Mini Met in Jordan. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Hayfield will take on South Ridge in a consolation game at Chaska at 12:30 p.m. Friday.
Hayfield pitching: Easton Fritcher (L) 5 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 K; Luke Dudycha, 1 IP, 0 R; Brady Nelson, 1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 ER, 1 K
Hayfield hitting: Fritcher, 1-for-4; Mason Tapp, 0-for-2, BB; Nelson, 2-for-4, RBI, 2 R; Jake Risius, 1-for-4, R; Patrick Towey, 1-for-2, 2 R, BB; Joey Tempel, 0-for-4; Carter Kyllo, 1-for-4, RBI; Karver Heydt, 1-for-4, RBI; Ethan Slaathaug, R
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Hayfield’s Jake Risius connects on a pitch against Sacred Heart in the Minnesota Class A State Baseball Tournament at Mini Met in Jordan Thursday. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyheraldcom