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MCW’s Middle Innings Squeeze Out Enough for Win Over St. James Area
On May 19th St. James Area hosted Martin County West and gave up a pair of runs in both the 4th and 5th innings to the Mavericks in a 4-1 loss. The Saints could only muster four hits in the game with Tanner Olson leading the way, finishing 2-3 with a run scored, a stolen base, and a base on balls. Hunter Stevens and Sonny Heil were each 1-3 for the game to wrap up hitting for SJA.
Strong hitting and pitching effort by Jones not enough at Redwood Falls
In a Big South Conference rematch on May 10th Redwood Valley responded to an early l St. James Area lead before sewing up a 4-2 win to even the season series. Senior Connor Jones pitched all but the final two outs and was credited with both RBIs after a 4th inning single scored Alex Stresemann and Jesus Moriel.
SJA splits doubleheader at Pipestone with extra-inning victory
An exciting finish to a long game, after a long road trip, provided a 9-8 final as the Saints claimed the win with a Sonny Heil game-winning RBI in the bottom of the 10th inning. Pipestone grabbed a 10-4 win in the opening game but the Saints were the home team in the last segment of the doubleheader and prevailed after three scoreless innings to cap the win.
St. James Saints went 3 for 5 with a week full of matches
St. James tennis has started out the season raking in the wins.
Storm proves only way to stop Bowers in 4-0 SJA victory at Windom
The Windom Eagles proved to be a tougher opponent after an early 14-1 Saints win but were still unable to find a remedy for Addie Bowers, either in the pitching circle or in the batter’s box during a 4-0 road win on May 12th. Due to a strong storm from the west, the game was called after five innings but not before Bowers struck out 13/16 batters during her no-hitter and smacked a pair of home runs to the power alley in right centerfield.
Saints accomplish much in tune-up to Conference Meet
The SJA track teams made a trip west to Windom for a quadrangular meet on May 12th and returned with a long list of placewinners that included several individual champs and relays both. The meet also gave the squads familiarity with a track where they would return two days later for the Big South Conference Small Schools meet. “It was a great meet to have our young teams get times and try new events,” said Head Coach Scott Allen.
Small Schools Gather for Big South Conference Track Meet
Saturday morning, May 14th, kicked off the BSC track meet with the Small School division meeting in Windom. Teams included Blue Earth Area, Jackson County Central, Luverne, Pipestone Area, Redwood Valley, St. James Area, and Windom Area.
SJA Doubles Up Luverne In Matchup Of Top Squads
Undefeated 3AA power Luverne came to Dennis Johnson Field in St. James with a 10-0 record and left on the short end of 4-2, 9-6 scores. SJA rallied late in each game to support knockout pitching by Addie Bowers who rang up 33 strikeouts during a pair of complete-game efforts. “Overall we were calm, composed and focused throughout the DH,” said Head Coach Sam Baumgartner. “This team just works hard, is determined, and shows resiliency more and more as the season progresses.”
Saints Tennis on winning streak
This season the Saints have been on a winning streak since their first and only loss so far this season which was at the beginning of March when they lost 1-6 to New Ulm. Since then they have been unbeatable, until this past week when Luverne came to St. James.
Solid efforts come up short at Luverne
A doubleheader May 5th doubleheader did not yield any runs but the Saints hung tough in the opener and threatened repeatedly in the nightcap, losing 6-0 and 7-0 at Redbird Field in Luverne. St. James kicked off a stretch of five games in six days with the roadtrip.