Last updated: 7/5/01
Saturday, 6/9/01-1
Playing at Park Center, the Blue opened its 2001 season with
authority in the initial game of the Gopher Classic on Saturday
June 9th, by trouncing Hastings by a score of 8-2. McDonald got
the complete game win, holding Hastings to 4 hits and striking
out 8. The Blue shined defensively as well, making three double
plays during the game.
| Hastings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Tri-City Blue | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
Saturday, 6/9/01-2
In the heat of the afternoon, despite a couple of strong initial
innings, the team lost ground in the middle innings and fell to
the Park Center Twins 8-1, with Meyer getting the loss. Despite
the loss, highlights included Lawler going 3 for 4, ten
strikeouts for the pitching staff, and one double play.
| Park Center | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Tri-City Blue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Meyer, Cease (5), Sibbet (7) and Bauman. LP-Meyer. (7K's for Meyer, 2 K's for Cease, 1K for Sibbet) | ||||||||||||||
Sunday, 6/10/01-1
The Blue bounced back strongly on the morning of June 10th,
shutting out the Renner Roadrunners from Sioux Falls, SD by a
score of 2-0. Wilsey got the complete game win, holding Renner to
only 2 hits and getting 6 strikeouts. Bauman handled the
catching. The Blue also had another fine defensive showing,
making 2 double plays.
| Renner RR's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Tri-City Blue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Sunday, 6/10/01-2
In the final game of pool play, the Blue also shut out
Minneapolis Hellenic by a score of 3-0. While Eric Bloom made his
debut at catching for the Blue, Bauman pitched the complete game
win, striking out 5 and holding the opposition to 3 hits. The
team added yet another double play to its basket of stats for the
weekend. Hellenic's closest bid to avoid being shutout came in
the 4th inning -- with a Hellenic runner on 3rd, the Blue made a
heads-up play at the plate to protect its 3-0 lead, and carried
that lead through the remaining 3 innings.
| Tri-City Blue | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Mpls Hellenic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Despite finishing with a strong record of 3-1, Park Center also finished 3-1, and under the head-to-head tie breaker, Park Center advanced to the quarter final round on Monday, 6/11/01. -- making a strong impression. The other teams in the Blue's pool include the Renner Roadrunners from South Dakota, Eagle Lake and Hastings. The Gopher Classic is a 40-team tournament, with several teams coming from outside the State of Minnesota to compete, making it one of the largest American Legion Baseball Tournaments in the Upper Midwest.
Tri-City Blue Opens 2001 League Season with Dramatic Win over Fridley
Monday, 6/11/01
Starter, Steve Lawler, in his first 2001 Blue pitching outing,
threw a no-hitter through the sixth inning. With the score 2-0
going into the bottom of the 7th, Lawler struck out the first
batter. While the second batter also struck out, he reached first
on an error by the catcher. Fridley's next batter followed with a
two-run homer to tie the game. The next two Fridley batters were
walked by Lawler, and Cease came in in relief of Lawler. After
walking the first batter he faced to load the bases, Cease
successfully popped up the next batter to the catcher, ending the
inning. Lawler proceeded to lead off the 10th inning with a
single to right center, and then advanced to second on a passed
ball. After Bloom expertly sacrificed Lawler to 3rd base, Jenson
executed a successful squeeze play, allowing Lawler to score the
ultimate game winning run. In the bottom of the 10th, Cease got
the first two batters out, and after walking the next two,
McDonald came in for the save opportunity, striking out the only
batter he faced. High drama, indeed!!!!!
| Tri-City Blue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Fridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| WP-Cease, SV-McDonald. Lawler gave up only 2 hits and struck out 12 in 6 2/3 innings. The 3 Blue hits were delivered by Lawler (2) and Bray (1). | |||||||||||||||||
Tri-City Blue Wins Brooklyn Center Tournament Championship
Monday, 7/2/01-1
Brooklyn Center Tournament Semi-final Game
| Tri-City Red | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Tri-City Blue | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Christianson, Stuart (6) and Espeset; McDonald and Bauman. W-McDonald (4-0). L-Christanson (1-2). HR-Tri-City Blue: Jensen. Highlights: TCB: Scott Jensen, 2-4, 3RBI; Matt McDonald, 14 SO, 2BB, 2 ER. Records-TCR 11-8, TCB 12-1. | |||||||||||||
Wednesday, 7/4/01-1
Brooklyn Center Tournament Championship Game
| West St. Paul | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Tri-City Blue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Kreiser, Murphy (7) and Hunter; Meyer, O'Malley (7), Lawler (7) and Bauman. W-Lawler (2-0). L-Murphy. Highlights: TCB: Scott Jensen, 3-4, 2B, 4 RBI, including the tying run (Bloom) and the winning run (Bauman) in the 7th inning. | |||||||||||||
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