ALEXANDRIA — The Ridgewater baseball team ended the 2024 regular season with two losses to Alexandria Technical and Community College on Sunday.
The Legends earned their second 16-2 win in five innings against Ridgewater. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 12-8 in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Central Division and 16-16 overall. Alexandria Tech finished 17-3 in conference play and 26-10 overall.
Jayden Dorrill led the way for the Legends in Game 2, going 3-for-3 with a double, three RBIs, one RBI, and one walk. Karen O’Connell also hit a home run at Alexandria Tech.
In the second game, Ridgewater got two hits from Sam Etterman and one hit each from Hank Balson, Luke Rueter and Nick Schmidt.
Carter Lang hit four home runs in Game 1 for the Legends, going 4-for-5 with five RBIs and eight RBIs. Jasmar Ortiz-Aponte, who was 2-for-4 at bat, also hit a home run for Alexandria Tech.
New Prague University freshman Nolan Eischens went 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and an RBI in the Warriors’ first game.
Alex Tech 16, Ridgewater 2
Batting – Alex Tech: Jasmar Ortiz-Aponte 2-3 R-2 BB SB, Jacob Merrill 0-1 R-2 RBI BB-2, Carter Lang 2-3 R-3 RBI-2, Jayden Dorrill 3- 3 R-3 RBI BB 2B-2, Brady Goebel 2-2 R-2 RBI BB-2 2B, Austin Henrichs 0-0 R RBI-2, Landen Tillquist 2-4 R RBI-3, Karen O’Connell 1-3 r rbi- 3 hours, Hunter Norby 0-0 bb, Devin Gutierrez 1-1 rbi-2, Carter Rushmeyer 1-1 … Ridgewater: Sam Etterman 2-2, Luke Rueter 1-2, Max – Usman 0-1 bb, Andrew Priebe 0 -2 bb, Jackson Gustafsson 0-0 bb, Riley Lessman 0-0 r bb, Nick Schmidt 1-1 rbi-2, Hank Balson 1-1 r
Pitching (ip-hr-er-bb-so) – Alex Tech: Kayden Sand 2-2-0-0-1-2, Logan Brock (W) 1-1-0-0-0-1, Luke Salters 1 -0-0-0-2-2, Drill 0.2-0-0-0-0-2, Landon Guggenmos 0.1-2-2-2-1-0 … Ridgewater: Blake Seagle (L, 0- 1) 1 -5-6-6-3-0, Tanner Olson 2-8-10-10-3-0, Brady Perlberg 2-1-0-0-1-0
Alex Tech 16, Ridgewater 2
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Ridgewater 100 100 0-2 5 2
Batting – Alex Tech: Jasmar Ortiz-Aponte 2-4 RBI-3 RBI bb hr sb, Jacob Merrill 3-5 RBI 2b, Jayden Dorrill 1-4 RBI 2b, Chuck Hackett 2-4 RBI-3 RBI 2b bb, brady goebel 0 -3 r-2 bb, carter lang 4-5 r-5 rbi-8 hr-4, felix porrus 2-4 rbi-2 2b, austin henrix 1-3, hunter norby 0-0 R, Devin Gutierrez 1-1 RBI…Ridgewater: Luke Rueter 1-3 R, Nolan Eischens 3-3 RBI, 2B RBI, Kayden Lang 0-2 BB, Max Usman 1-3 RBI 2B
Pitching (ip-hr-er-bb-so) – Alex Tech: Kai Mayfield 5-4-2-2-1-10 (W), Parker Gendro 2-1-0-0-0-1 … Ridgewater : Andrew Priebe (L, 0-2) 3-7-6-3-1-0, Riley Lessman 2.1-4-5-2-0, Hank Balson 1.2-5-5-5-0-1
The Ridgewater baseball team won all four games in a row against Central Lakes University in Brainerd.
Sam Etterman went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs, three RBIs and one walk, and Luke Rueter went 2-for-3 with two doubles, three RBIs, three stolen bases, two RBIs and one walk. did. Etterman is his sophomore year at Willmar College and Rueter is his sophomore year at Spicer College.
Madelia College freshman Dylan Greb earned his first win for the Warriors. In the sixth inning, he struck out five batters, walked one, and allowed five hits and three runs.
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Batting – Ridgewater: Sam Etterman 2-3 R-3 RBI-3 BB HR, Luke Rueter 2-3 R-2 RBI-3 2B-2 BB SB-3, Kayden Lang 1-2 R RBI BB- 2, Andrew Priebe 0-3 R-2 BB SB, Tanner Olson 1-2 R-2 RBI 2B, Brady Perlberg 1-2 R-2 RBI BB, Cole Dolezal 3-3 R-2 RBI 2B bb, Jackson Gutavson 1-1 r bi … CLC: Josh Kossan 1-2 r, Jack Thorne 1-2 rb 2b, Justin Stahlboger 1-3 rb 2b, Beau Lepel 1-2 rb bb 2b, Gavin Gast 1-1 bb
Pitching (ip-hr-er-bb-so) – Ridgewater: Dylan Greb (W, 1-1) 6-5-3-3-2-5 … CLC: Alex Titlington 1-5-9- 1-2- 1, Jadon Dimanik (left) 3-2-3-3-4-0, Brett Renes 1.1-4-3-3-1-1, Lepel 0.2-0-0-0-0- 0
Sam Etterman and Luke Rueter helped give the Warriors the lead in Game 1. Etterman, a sophomore at Willmar College, went 2-for-3 with one home run, two RBIs and two RBIs. Rueter, a sophomore at Spicer, went 3-for-3 with a double, three RBIs, two runs scored and one stolen base.
Princeburg freshman Ethan Burtis won his first game on the mound. He pitched four innings, with three strikeouts, no walks, and no runs allowed on three hits.
