The Ft. Ripley Rebels stayed unbeaten with a 6-1 win at Upsala Sunday. Rob Vieth Jr. made his 2012 Rebels debut by collecting 4 hits including a double and scoring twice. Nick Jelacie's 2-run single sparked a 3-run 5th inning for Ft. Ripley. Brett Kramer and Logan Kalis combined on the win,with Kramer going the first 5 innings and Kalis finishing up. It was also the first game for Kalis. The two combined to strike out 11 Bluejays hitters. Dustin Biniek had 2 hits and drove in Upsala's lone run with a 5th inning hit.
Rebels highlights:
Rhett Williamson 1-3, run, 2 sb
Brett Kramer 2-4 dbl, rbi, run
Nick Jelacie 1-5 2 rbi,sb, run
Bill Sather 1-5 dbl, 2 rbi, run
Jason Sather 3-4 bb, 2 runs
Blaine Bubalo 1-2 dbl, 2 sac
Ray Austin 2-4 sb
Andy Waletzko 2-4 run
Riverdogs highlights:
Zach Lanners 1-4 dbl, run
Paul Krebs 2-5 run
Emil Trutwin 1-3 bb
Ryan Snyder run
The Ft. Ripley Rebels stayed unbeaten with an 8-3 win over Royalton on Sunday. Jason Sather had 3 hits and Ray Austin, Andy Waletzko and Brett Kramer also had multi-hit games. Brett Kramer got the win, striking out 11 over 7 innings. He allowed 1 run on 2 hits. Paul Krebs had 2 hits for the Riverdogs.
Rebels highlights:
Nick Jelacie 4-6 dbl, 3b, 4 rbi, sb, 3 runs
Ray Austin 3-5 bb, rbi
Bill Sather 2-4 dbl, 2bb, 2 rbi, sb, 3 runs
Jason Sather 1-4 SF, rbi, run
Brett Kramer 3-6 rbi, 3 runs
Blaine Bubalo 1-2 2bb, sac, 3 runs
Jim Kramer 1-4 rbi
Chris Veith 0-1 rbi
Black Sox highlights:
Nate Mettenberg 3-5 dbl, sb, 2 rbi
Ryan Tschida 2-6 run
Eric Evaslage 3-6 dbl, rbi, run
Troy Frieler 1-6 rbi, 2 runs
Craig Meyer 2-4 bb, rbi, run
Nate Winter 1-3 dbl, bb, hp, 3 rbi
Jason Tschida 1-2 3bb, run
The Ft. Ripley Rebels broke a 1-1 tie with 5 runs in the top of the 5th and went on to post a 15-9 win at Freeport Sunday, spoing the Victory League Home Opener for the Black Sox. Brett Kramer and Nick Jelacie had back-to-back rbi singles and Jason Sather added a sac fly before Ray Austin capped the big inning with a 2-run single. Jelacie finished the game with 4 hits, including a double and triple and drive in 4 runs while scoring 3. Brett Kramer started on the hill for the Rebels and went 6 innings for the win, but struggled with control. He did strike out 10 but walked 7 and hit a batter in throwing 120 pitches. Ray Austin and Brett Kramer had 3 hits a piece as Ft. Ripley knocked 15 hits off 3 different Black Sox pitchers. Eric Evaslage had his 2nd straight 3-hit game for Freeport, as he had a run-scoring doouble in the 9th.
