High School Sports
Northeast wins own baseball tourney
Herald Staff Report
GOOSE LAKE — Jordan Howe picked up the victory on the mound and was one of seven Northeast players to drive in two runs as the Rebels beat Preston 19-3 in five innings Friday to win the championship of the Northeast tournament.
The Rebels (15-8) took a 5-2 lead into the top of the fourth inning, then exploded for 10 runs to put the game away.
Northeast also won by a lopsided score in the semifinals, beating Clayton Ridge 19-6 in another game shortened to five innings. Spencer Lueders had three hits, including a home run, in that one and drove in six runs.
Preston advanced to the final with an 8-6 win against East Central, beating the Raiders for the second time in as many days. The Trojans erased a 3-1 deficit with a six-run second inning.
East Central claimed third place on the strength of a combined five-hit pitching performance from Taylor Keeney and Jared Henfrey. Ben Hildebrandt drove in three runs to lead the Raiders (6-13).
SEMIFINALS
Preston 8, East Central 6
East Central 300 003 0 — 6 13 1
Preston 160 010 x — 8 10 1
Colton Bormann and Lucas Assenmacher; Jared Henfrey, Taylor Keeney (4) and Kyle Johnson. Two or more hits — East Central (Nate Wall 2, Josh Rathje 2, Austin Daniels 2). 2B — East Central (Daniels 2, Ben Hildebrandt). RBIs — East Central (Wall 2, Keeney, Hildebrandt 2, Rathje).
Northeast 19, Clayton Ridge 6
Northeast 535 51 — 19 14 4
Clayton Ridge 012 30 — 6 7 4
Seth Mommsen and DJ Fulton; Ronnie Broxton, Austin FInch and Tyler Vifian. Two or more hits — Northeast (Spencer Lueders 3, Ryne Lingle 2); Clayton Ridge (Vifian 2). 2B — Northeast (Matt Truninger, Marty Hansen, Lingle); Clayton Ridge (Vifian 2). HR — Northeast (Lueders). RBIs — Northeast (Lueders 6, Truninger 2, Fulton, Levi Trenkamp, Shaun Eberhart, Jordan Howe, Mitch Haferbier); Clayton Ridge (Broxton 2, Vifian, Dustin White).
CHAMPIONSHIP
Northeast 19, Preston 3
Northeast 230 (10)4 — 19 17 1
Preston 002 01 — 3 8 1
Howe and Fulton; Jason Feddersen, Derrick Trenkamp (4) and Lucas Assenmacher. Two or more hits — Northeast (Howe 3, Truninger 3, Lingle 3, Lueders 2, Eberhart 2); Preston (Assenmacher 2). 2B — Northeast (Truninger, Mitch Schumacher); Preston (Assenmacher, Austin Hughes, Feddersen). RBIs — Northeast (Howe 2, Truninger 2, Lueders 2, Eberhart 2, Fulton 2, Lingle 2, Hansen 2, Schumacher); Preston (Feddersen, Colton Bormann).
THIRD PLACE
East Central 8, Clayton Ridge 2
Clayton Ridge 000 002 0 — 2 5 1
East Central 210 500 x — 8 11 0
Keeney, Henfrey (6) and Johnson. Two or more hits — East Central (Cody Johnson 2, K. Johnson 2). 2B — East Central (C. Johnson, Wall, Justin Hansen). RBIs — East Central (C. Johnson 2, K. Johnson, Hildebrandt 3, Wall 2).
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