Fergus Falls Post 30 entered the tournament as the #4 seed and faced the #5 seed Thief River Falls Post 117 in the opening round on Friday morning. FF Post 30 put up runs in each of the first 3 innings and cruised to a 8-3 victory. Fergus Falls got a strong pitching performance from Isaac Ellison (5IP, 2H,1R, 1 ER, 6BB, 8K). FF P30 had a 13 hit attack led by Brock Scheuerman and Alex Ellison, who tallied 3 hits apiece.
In the nightcap, Post 30 faced the top seeded Perham Buzz and battled to the end, ultimately stranding the tying run on third base, falling to the top seed 3-2. Another strong pitching performance, this time it was Levi King who went the complete game yielding 5H, 3R,1ER,1BB, 2K in 6 innings of work. Post 30 managed 7 hits, led by King, Andrew Klinnert and Parker Thielke with 2 hits apiece.
Thief River Falls Post 117 eliminated #2 Bemidji Friday night, earning the opportunity to avenge the loss to Fergus Falls Post 30, but there would be no sweet revenge for TRF Post 117. In the Saturday elimination game, Fergus Falls belted out 11 hits and put up 12 runs, sending TRF home in a game shortened by the 10 run rule with a final score of 12-2. Offensive leaders were Logan Larson, Brock Scheuerman, and Andrew Klinnert, each with 2 hits in the game. The pattern of solid pitching was consistent as Logan Larson toed the rubber and tossed a complete game going 5 innings (3H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 1K) and Post 30 advanced to the semifinals on Saturday afternoon.
Front (L-R): Ethan Schwartz, Clayton Brown, Isaac Iverson, Logan Larson, Lucas Hanson, Marcus Maack Middle (L-R): Carston Fronning, Sam Sundberg, Jacob Fronning, Brock Scheuerman, Andrew Klinert, John Dent Back (L-R): Jared Larson, Parker Thielke, Alex E
The Moorhead Golds Junior Legion team topped Perham in the final game of the winner’s bracket, offering FF Post 30 their own shot at revenge against top seeded Perham. After a tough battle on Friday night, Post 30 savored the opportunity to play the Buzz. FFPost 30 jumped on top 2-0 in the top of the first and never looked back, adding runs in the 3rd and 4th inning before busting the game open with 5 runs in the top of the 5th, taking a 9-0 lead. Perham managed 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th, but were not able to dig out and FF Post 30 earned the victory in convincing fashion, eliminating the top seed with an 11-2 final score and an opportunity to play in the championship series versus Moorhead on Sunday. Fergus Falls was led by 3 hit performances by both Logan Larson and Levi King. Carston Fronning took his turn on the hill, firing a complete game gem, going 7 innings (4H, 2R, 0ER, 5BB, 6K) shutting down the strong offense from Perham.
In the Championship Series on Sunday, Fergus Falls Post 30 had the challenge of knowing only one team could advance so they needed to beat the Moorhead Golds twice if they wanted to advance to the state tournament in Burnsville. FF Post 30 was playing in their 5th game of the weekend and with it only being the 3rd game for Moorhead, the challenge was set. FF Post 30 put up a run in the top of the 1st only to see Moorhead answer with 2 runs in the home half of the inning. Moorhead added 2 more runs in the 3rd and a lone run in the 5th and held a 5-1 advantage going into the 7th inning. Fergus Falls battled back scoring 2 runs in the 7th and had runners at the corners before Moorhead secured the final out and earned their opportunity to advance to the Division 1 Junior Legion State Tournament July 27-30th.
John Dent got the start on the mound, going 2 ⅓ innings allowing (6H, 4R, 2ER, 0BB, 1K) before giving way to Jacob Fronning, who held the strong offense of the Moorhead Golds in check, going 3 ⅓ allowing (5H, 1R, 0ER, 3BB, 1K) giving Post 30 a chance to compete all the way to the finish. Logan Larson (3-4) and Carston Fronning (2-4) were leaders at the plate for FF Post 30 in an 11 hit offensive effort.
Post 30 is Coached by Head Coach Jared Larson, and Assistant Coaches Carter Thielke, Shane Thielke and Dave Sagerhorn.
Assistant Coach Shane Thielke commented: "This was a great weekend for Fergus Falls Baseball. This group of young men had a strong spring season and that translated into a strong performance in a tough Sub-state summer schedule and tournament. A big chunk of these guys will be the core of our varsity program next year and watching them grow, compete and play great baseball this weekend is a sign of a bright future for Fergus Falls Baseball."
FF Post 30 finished with a record of 13-11.
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