Baseball: Rebels knock off Blossoms in postseason opener
The top-seeded Southland baseball team took care of business as it beat No. 8 Blooming Prairie 12-0 in five innings in Adams Thursday.
Chris Webber knocked in three runs for the Rebels (16-3 overall).
Southland will play No. 4 seeded Kenyon-Wanamingo in the Section 1A West semifinals in Riverland Saturday at 10 a.m.
The Awesome Blossoms (2-12 overall) had just one hit and they committed 10 errors.
Southland 12, BP 0
Southland pitching: Ike Kloeckner (W) 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K; Chris Webber, 1 IP, 0 R, 2 K
Southland hitting: Trent Reinartz, 1-for-3, double, 2 R; Taylar Schwartz, 1-for-3, BB; Lukas Anderson, 1-for-3, RBI, BB; Chris Webber, 1-for-3, double, 3 RBIs, 2 R; Kloeckner, 2-for-3, R, BB; Alex Ruechel, 0-for-2, RBI; Paxton Gray, 0-for-3, RBI
BP pitching: Weston Fiebiger (L) 2 1/3 IP, 7 H, 3 BB, 11 R, 6 ER, 2 K; Ryan Doerhoefer, 1 2/3 IP, 1 BB, 0 R, 1 K
BP hittng: Fiebiger, 1-for-2