Delano to host subsection game Friday, May 17

It seems the regular season just began but it is already playoff time this week.

The Delano Tigers were seeded No. 1 in the Section 5AA East Subsection. They will host No. 8 Brooklyn Center Friday, May 17, at 4:30 p.m.

Delano Sports Schedule: May 13-19

Tuesday, May 14
BASEBALL: home vs. GSL, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF: WCC at Island View, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE: home vs. Holy Family, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 15
BOYS GOLF: WCC at Hutchinson, 1 p.m.
NSL BASEBALL: Loretto at Maple Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Thursay, May 16
BASEBALL: Dick Traen Tournament
BOYS GOLF: WCC at Litchfield, 1 p.m.
TRACK: WCC at Hutchinson, 1 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF: WCC at NLS, 4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL: at Hutchinson, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 17
BASEBALL: Dick Traen Tournament
BOYS LACROSSE: at Rogers, 6 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE: home vs. Elk River, 6:30 p.m.
NSL BASEBALL: Delano at DC, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 18
BASEBALL: Dick Traen Tournament
GIRLS LACROSSE: at Anoka, 3 p.m.

Sunday, May 19
NSL BASEBALL: Cokato at Loretto, 2 p.m.
NSL BASEBALL: Delano at Hutchinson, 2 p.m.

Orphans’ Schreifels feels the power of the St. Paul Saints

By Matt Kane
Sports Editor
DELANO – Howard Lake Orphans’ outfielder Eric Schreifels saw just how good professional baseball is May 11 in Delano when he took the field with the North Star League All-Stars against the Delano Saints.

The Saints blasted the All-Stars 18-1, scoring all 18 runs on nine home runs.

Schreifels played the final five innings in left field for the All-Stars. He made two catches on the warning track. He also saw three home runs fly over his head. At the plate, Schreifels was 0-for-3 with three strikeouts.

Local all-stars feel the power of the St. Paul Saints

By Matt Kane
Sports Editor
DELANO – There is amateur baseball and then there is professional baseball.

Some of the area’s best amateur players found out May 11 in Delano that there is quite a difference in talent level between the two levels when the St. Paul Saints pounded the North Star League All-Stars 18-1 in an exhibition game.

The Saints scored all 18 runs on nine home runs. The All-Stars lone run came on a Kent Koch sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Representing the Delano Athletics were catcher Andy Brown, center fielder Kevin Jaunich, right fielder Jeff Althoff, and third baseman Joey Althoff.

Representing the Loretto Larks were second baseman Koch,  pitcher Adam McGrane, right fielder Tyler Maher and center fielder Brandon Scanlon.

Joey Althoff, Maher and Scanlon all started for the All-Stars. They were a combined 0-for-6 at the plate.

Jaunich and Jeff Althoff had two of the All-Stars’ three hits.

Adam McGrane delivers a pitch to St. Paul Saints designated hitter Nick Hoffman May 11 during an exhibition game in Delano. McGrane was pitching for the North Star League All-Stars. He gave up one hit in 1 1/3 innings of relief.

McGrane had one of the better outings for a NSL pitcher. He gave up one hit in an inning and a third of scoreless baseball. McGrane’s moment of note came when he struck out Saints’ No. 3 batter Jose Hernandez, who had already hit two, two-run homers.

Local all-stars feel the power of the Saints

Eric Pokornowski of the Cokato Kings and Tyler Zweibohmer of the Dassel-Cokato Saints are two of the better pitchers in the North Star League, but both were humbled by the power of the St. Paul Saints May 11 in Delano.

Pokornowski and Zweibohmer pitched for the North Star League All-Stars against the Saints in an exhibition game to raise funds for the recent renovations to Delano Municipal Ball Park. They combined to give up five home runs and 10 runs.

Pokornowski had a tough time, but left the field with a big smile after giving up three home runs and five runs to the five batters he faced in the top of the third inning. Jose Hernandez hit a two-run shot of Pokornowski, Willie Cabrera followed with a solo shot, and Jordan Tripp chased him from the mound with a two-run homer.

Cokato Kings pitcher Eric Pokornowski smiles as he is removed from the game by NSL All-Stars Manager Steve Eilen May 11 in Delano. Pokornowski gave up three home runs and five runs to the St. Paul Saints. He failed to get an out.

Zweibohmer spelled Pokornowski and got the first out of the inning via the strikeout. Two batters later, though, Zweibohmer gave up a two-run home run to Dwight Childs. It was the first of two home runs he gave up in the game. Joey Becker hit a three-run homer of Zweibohmer in the fourth inning.

Dassel-Cokato’s Jordan Danielson fared better than his teammate on the mound. Danielson pitched to scoreless innings to close out the game for the All-Stars.

Isaac Nelson also represented the Kings on the roster. He started at second base and was 0-for-2 at the plate.

The Saints blasted the All-Stars 18-1, with all 18 runs coming on nine home runs.

NSL scored its run on a Kent Koch sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Mark Hamburger started for St. Paul, striking out 11 batters and giving up just one

hit in five innings.

Dick Traen Memorial Tournament in Delano

The annual Dick Traen Wood Bat Classic high school tournament is Thursday through Saturday, May 16-18 at Delano Municipal Ball Park.

THURSDAY, MAY 16
#1 – Minneapolis SW vs. Concordia Academy, 5 p.m.
#2 – St. Anthony Village vs. St. James Area, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 17
#3 – Delano vs. St. Paul Harding, 5 p.m.
#4 – Kasson/Mantorville vs. Litchfield, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 18
#5 – Winner of #1 vs. Winner of #2, 10 a.m.
#6 – Winner of #3 vs. Winner of #4, Noon
#7 – Loser of #1 vs. Loser of #2, 10 a.m. (Zitzloff Field)
#8 – Loser of #3 vs. Loser of #4, Noon (Zitzloff)

#9 – Winner of #7 vs. Winner of #8
#10 – Third Place Game: Loser of #5 vs. Loser of #6, 4 p.m.
#11 – Championship: Winner of #5 vs. Winner of #6, 6 p.m.

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