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Proctor Rails

Preview for the 06/16/2016 game @ Maple Lake (Playoffs)

Preview Box Score Recap

The Section 7AA Champion Proctor Rails (18-5) are the #5 seed. The Section 5AA Champion Maple Lake Irish (22-6) are the #4 seed.

Maple Lake was 11-3 in the Central Minnesota Conference, and tied for first place with Pierz, also 11-3. Maple Lake, Pierz, and Paynesville Area, all from the CMC, all qualified for the state tournament. Pierz won Section 6AA and Paynesville Area won Section 3AA.

Proctor won the Lake Superior Conference with a 5-2 record and is the lone LSC representative in the state tournament.

Proctor is making its fourth appearance in the state tournament, with previous trips in 2012, 2011, and 1976. The Rails were state third-place champions in 2012. Maple Lake is making its first state tournament appearance.

PROCTOR LEADING PITCHERS
PITCHER W-L ERA IP SO
John Aase 7-1 1.99 49.1 61
Matt Morris 6-2 2.21 38.0 39
Zach Gunderson 4-1 3.82 33.0 15
Luke Nordquist 0-0 2.05 13.2   8
MAPLE LAKE LEADING PITCHERS
PITCHER W-L ERA IP SO
Grant Mergen 7-2 0.73 57.2 56
Hunter Malachek 6-1 1.01 55.1 51
Nick Preisinger 6-1 2.13 46.0 40
Nate Hogan 1-1 3.20 15.1 15
PROCTOR LEADING HITTERS
PLAYER H RBI AVG HR
Jake Malec 27 20 .351 0
John Aase 24 24 .358 4
Nathan Carlson 24   8 .387 0
Matt Morris 23 22 .324 0
Derek Dahlgren 23 20 .299 0
Matt Tracey 21 17 .328 0
Bryce Huffman 13 12 .295 0
Blake Koski 12   5 .333 0
Luke Nordquist 11   7 .282 0
MAPLE LAKE LEADING HITTERS
PLAYER H RBI AVG HR
Blake Wellsted 38 22 .388 0
Nate Maas 38 18 .409 0
Jack Siebert 36 41 .396 3
Nick Preisinger 35 19 .350 0
Lucas Fobbe 29 16 .341 1
Nate Hogan 27 13 .351 2
Grant Mergen 26 17 .342 0
Ben Goelz 25 16 .368 0
Hunter Malachek 23 13 .277 1

 

PROCTOR IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT
DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE LOCATION/NOTES
6/15/12 Fairmont W 6-0 St. Cloud (Putz)/Third Place Championship
6/15/12 St. Cloud Cathedral L 8-9 St. Cloud (Putz)/Semifinals, 9 innings
6/14/12 Minneapolis Washburn W 1-0 St. Cloud (Faber)/Quarterfinals
6/17/11 Delano L 1-5 St. Cloud (Faber)/Consolation Championship
6/17/11 St. Anthony Village W 4-1 St. Cloud (Faber)/Consolation Semifinals
6/16/11 Fairmont L 1-6 St. Cloud (Putz)/Quarterfinals
6/07/76 Little Falls L 0-2 Wadena/Quarterfinals