Two home tournaments highlight the Ely American Legion baseball team's 2013 schedule, which was released today.
Post 248, which was both the state and Central Plains Regional runner-up last year and picked up a program-record 32 wins, will host both eight and 10-team tournaments at Veterans Memorial Field this summer.
The DQ Grill and Chill Classic, now in its 26th year, is set for June 21-23 and is part of the first-ever Ely Legion Baseball Alumni Weekend. Minnetonka, Foley and Roseau are among the teams who will compete in the eight-team event.
Three weeks later, Ely hosts the annual Sir G's Midsummer Classic. The 10-team tournament will feature a rematch of last year's Central Plains title game as Wahpeton (N.D.) will take on Post 248 on Saturday, July 13. Other notable teams in the event set for July 12-14 include Viroqua (Wis.), Kenyon, Duluth Lakeview, Edina, Deer River and Cloquet.
Ely has won three consecutive Eighth District titles and has played in the state tournament 11 times in the last 16 seasons. Post 248 will defend that crown in late-July during the Eighth District Division II Playoffs at Chisholm.
The full schedule is below and subject to change.
2013 Ely American Legion Baseball Schedule
as of April 14, 2013
Date Opponent Time
Wednesday June 12 Hibbing (2) 5:30 p.m.
Friday June 14 at Land of Loon-Virginia
Saturday June 15 at Land of Loon - Virginia
Sunday June 16 at Land of Loon - Virginia
Wednesday June 19 vs. Taconite (at Marble) 6 p.m.
Friday June 21 DQ Classic 8 p.m.
Saturday June 22 DQ Classic 1 p.m.
Saturday June 22 DQ Classic 7:45 p.m.
Sunday June 23 DQ Classic 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday June 25 Deer River 7:30 p.m.
Thursday June 27 at BOLD (at Bird Island) 6 p.m.
Thursday June 27 Sacred Heart (at Bird Island) 8 p.m.
Friday June 28 at Cannon Falls 5:30 p.m.
Saturday June 29 at Jordan 11 a.m.
Saturday June 29 vs. Kenyon (at Jordan) 1 p.m.
Monday July 1 at Virginia 7 p.m.
Tuesday July 2 at Chisholm 6 p.m.
Monday July 8 at Cook County (2) 4 p.m.
Wednesday July 10 Taconite 7 p.m.
Friday July 12 Sir G's Classic - 8 p.m.
Saturday July 13 Sir G's Classic- 1 p.m.
Saturday July 13 Sir G's Classic- Wahpeton 7:45 p.m.
Sunday July 14 Sir G's Classic - 5 p.m.
Tuesday July 16 at Hibbing 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday July 17 at Deer River 6 p.m.
Friday July 19 Chisholm 5:30 p.m.
Friday July 19 Virginia 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday July 23 District Tournament - Chisholm
Friday July 26 District Tournament - Chisholm
Saturday July 27 District Tournament - Chisholm
Sunday July 28 District Tournament - Chisholm
Friday August 2 State Tournament - Bird Island
Saturday August 3 State Tournament - Bird Island
Sunday August 4 State Tournament - Bird Island
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Regional runners-up: Wahpeton rally dashes Ely's title bid
An elusive third out was Ely's undoing Sunday afternoon in the Division II Central Plains Regional championship game.
Three walks, a bad-hop single and a wild pitch - all after two outs were recorded - allowed host Wahpeton to rally for a 3-1 victory and spoil Post 248's quest for the regional crown.
Seth Meide's two-run ground ball took a wicked hop and evaded Ely third baseman Trevor Bernsdorf, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score as Wahpeton (47-5) erased a 1-0 deficit in the next-to-last frame. A wild pitch by losing pitcher Wes Snyder brought in Preston Kath, and winning pitcher and tournament MVP Jeremy Bontjes retired Ely in order in the seventh, giving the tournament hosts and North Dakota runner-up its first regional championship.
Ely, which finished second in last weekend's Minnesota state tournament and was making its second consecutive regional bid, finished 32-11.
For five innings, it looked as if Ely would win the tournament as Snyder kept Wahpeton off the board.
But Ely, which won its first three games in the regional including a 6-4 Saturday decision over Wahpeton, misfired on many scoring opportunities.
Nick Mathews' sacrifice fly plated Sean Fisher in teh top of the third, but Post 248 left the bases loaded in teh second and stranded two more runners in the third.
Bontjes, who relieved starter Tyler Gripentrop, worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth and induced double-play balls in both the fifth and sixth frames. Ely stranded 11 runners through six innings.
Snyder, who suffered only his third loss of the year, gave up four hits and recorded six strikeouts.
Mathews had two of Ely's five hits while Jory Johnson added a second-inning double.
Johnson, Bernsdorf and Snyder all made the 12-player all-tournament team.
Three walks, a bad-hop single and a wild pitch - all after two outs were recorded - allowed host Wahpeton to rally for a 3-1 victory and spoil Post 248's quest for the regional crown.
Seth Meide's two-run ground ball took a wicked hop and evaded Ely third baseman Trevor Bernsdorf, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score as Wahpeton (47-5) erased a 1-0 deficit in the next-to-last frame. A wild pitch by losing pitcher Wes Snyder brought in Preston Kath, and winning pitcher and tournament MVP Jeremy Bontjes retired Ely in order in the seventh, giving the tournament hosts and North Dakota runner-up its first regional championship.
Ely, which finished second in last weekend's Minnesota state tournament and was making its second consecutive regional bid, finished 32-11.
For five innings, it looked as if Ely would win the tournament as Snyder kept Wahpeton off the board.
But Ely, which won its first three games in the regional including a 6-4 Saturday decision over Wahpeton, misfired on many scoring opportunities.
Nick Mathews' sacrifice fly plated Sean Fisher in teh top of the third, but Post 248 left the bases loaded in teh second and stranded two more runners in the third.
Bontjes, who relieved starter Tyler Gripentrop, worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth and induced double-play balls in both the fifth and sixth frames. Ely stranded 11 runners through six innings.
Snyder, who suffered only his third loss of the year, gave up four hits and recorded six strikeouts.
Mathews had two of Ely's five hits while Jory Johnson added a second-inning double.
Johnson, Bernsdorf and Snyder all made the 12-player all-tournament team.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Despite first regional loss, Ely plays one game Sunday for championship
Plato kept its regional title hopes alive Saturday night while Ely suffered its first defeat in a 10-0 drubbing in the Division II Central Plains Tournament.
The Minnesota state champions roughed up four Ely pitchers, pounding 15 hits and advancing to take on Wahpeton at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Ely (32-10) awaits the winner at 3:30 p.m. in the championship game. Post 248 secured its spot in the finals earlier in the day with a 6-4 win over Wahpeton, a victory that left Ely as the tournament's final unbeaten team.
But Ely was unable to keep its hot streak going Saturday night, struggling against winning pitcher Derek Bratsch, who tossed a four-hitter and struck out three.
Plato got single runs in the first and second frames and knocked out Ely starter Riley Bernsdorf in the third, taking a 4-0 lead.
Behind three hits from Adam Prehn and two doubles from Derek Weber, Plato added to its lead and led 9-0 through five innings.
Will Gustafson relieved Bernsdorf while Bradley Roy tossed a scoreless sixth for Post 248. Plato added a run against Jory Johnson in the final frame.
Gustafson had two of the four Ely hits.
Wahpeton stayed alive in the tournament by defeating Wisconsin Dells 9-4 in eight innings.
Sunday's tournament action can be followed online at www.wahpetonbaseball.org.
The Minnesota state champions roughed up four Ely pitchers, pounding 15 hits and advancing to take on Wahpeton at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Ely (32-10) awaits the winner at 3:30 p.m. in the championship game. Post 248 secured its spot in the finals earlier in the day with a 6-4 win over Wahpeton, a victory that left Ely as the tournament's final unbeaten team.
But Ely was unable to keep its hot streak going Saturday night, struggling against winning pitcher Derek Bratsch, who tossed a four-hitter and struck out three.
Plato got single runs in the first and second frames and knocked out Ely starter Riley Bernsdorf in the third, taking a 4-0 lead.
Behind three hits from Adam Prehn and two doubles from Derek Weber, Plato added to its lead and led 9-0 through five innings.
Will Gustafson relieved Bernsdorf while Bradley Roy tossed a scoreless sixth for Post 248. Plato added a run against Jory Johnson in the final frame.
Gustafson had two of the four Ely hits.
Wahpeton stayed alive in the tournament by defeating Wisconsin Dells 9-4 in eight innings.
Sunday's tournament action can be followed online at www.wahpetonbaseball.org.
Big inning, Helget carry Ely into regional finals
A six-run explosion in the bottom of the second and a gritty pitching performance by Greg Helget were the difference Saturday afternoon as Ely beat Wahpeton (N.D.) and earned a spot in the Division II Central Plains Regional finals.
After walking eight batters in an abbeviated start on Friday, Helget bounced back with a solid outing against the tournament hosts and North Dakota runners-up. The senior righthander took a 6-0 lead into the sixth before tiring, and Wahpeton (44-5) opened the frame with three hits and a walk.
Helget gave way to Wes Snyder, who retired six straight batters to close out the win, Ely's program-record 32nd of the year. Now 8-2 this year, Helget went five-plus innings and gave up five hits with three strikeouts.
Ely got all the offense it would need in the second, when it sent 11 batters to the plate and quieted the home crowd. Jory Johnson's two-run single got Post 248 on the board, and Ely made it 3-0 on Sean Fisher's two-out infield single. An error prolonged the inning and put another run on the board, and Snyder closed out the rally with his second hit of the frame - a two-run single to center.
Ely finished with seven hits, including two apiece by Snyder and Johnson, against two Wahpeton pitchers.
While Ely is assured of a spot in the tournament finals and can finish no worse than second in the regional, it must play another game at 6 p.m. Saturday against Minnesota champion Plato.
A victory would knock Plato from the tournament and match Ely up against either Wahpeton or Wisconsin Dells in Sunday's finals, with either opponent needing to beat Post 248 twice to win the championship.
If Ely loses against Plato, it would nonetheless get a bye into Sunday's final, with Plato taking on either Wahpeton or Wisconsin Dells, and the winner advancing to play Ely at 3:30 p.m.
After walking eight batters in an abbeviated start on Friday, Helget bounced back with a solid outing against the tournament hosts and North Dakota runners-up. The senior righthander took a 6-0 lead into the sixth before tiring, and Wahpeton (44-5) opened the frame with three hits and a walk.
Helget gave way to Wes Snyder, who retired six straight batters to close out the win, Ely's program-record 32nd of the year. Now 8-2 this year, Helget went five-plus innings and gave up five hits with three strikeouts.
Ely got all the offense it would need in the second, when it sent 11 batters to the plate and quieted the home crowd. Jory Johnson's two-run single got Post 248 on the board, and Ely made it 3-0 on Sean Fisher's two-out infield single. An error prolonged the inning and put another run on the board, and Snyder closed out the rally with his second hit of the frame - a two-run single to center.
Ely finished with seven hits, including two apiece by Snyder and Johnson, against two Wahpeton pitchers.
While Ely is assured of a spot in the tournament finals and can finish no worse than second in the regional, it must play another game at 6 p.m. Saturday against Minnesota champion Plato.
A victory would knock Plato from the tournament and match Ely up against either Wahpeton or Wisconsin Dells in Sunday's finals, with either opponent needing to beat Post 248 twice to win the championship.
If Ely loses against Plato, it would nonetheless get a bye into Sunday's final, with Plato taking on either Wahpeton or Wisconsin Dells, and the winner advancing to play Ely at 3:30 p.m.
Friday, August 10, 2012
A North Dakota hit parade: Ely stuns Kansas champs, 9-6
A 15-hit barrage, a gutty relief outing and some key defensive plays gave Ely its second win in as many days at the Division II Central Plains Regional.
Post 248 got three hits apiece from Nick Mathews and Greg Helget, while Trevor Bernsdorf pitched five and two-thirds innings of relief in a 9-6 winners brackt decision over Kansas champ Iola (41-5).
Ely (31-9) moves into the winners' bracket final at 1 p.m. Saturday, against either Plato (Minn.) or Wahpeton (N.D.).
It was a rollercoaster ride of sorts for Ely, which jumped out to a 5-0 lead after an inning-and-a-half but watched Iola score three times without a hit in the bottom of the second, as Helget was knocked from the mound.
The Ely starter battled control problems and walked eight batters before giving way to Bernsdorf, who escaped a bases-loaded jam in the second and settled in for his third straight win.
Meanwhile, Post 248 got needed insurance by scoring once in the fifth, twice in the sixth and one more in the seventh.
Mathews ripped a double and scored on a Helget single in the fifth, putting Ely up 6-3. Iola cut the gap to 6-4 on Jerrik Sigg's solo homer, but Ely bounced right back in the sixth.
That's when Ely scored on consecutive hits by Bernsdorf, Snyder and Mathews.
Iola trimmed the gap to 8-6 in the sixth, but Bernsdorf knocked in Helget to make it 9-6 in the seventh.
Bernsdorf, who scattered eight hits, retired Iola on one hit in the final frame.
With the win, Post 248 has matched an all-time single-season record for wins and can break the mark tomorrow.
Three more games are in store in Wahpeton today and action can be followed online at www.wahpetonbaseball.org, with a video feed at webcast50.com, under Wahpeton High School and live events.
Post 248 got three hits apiece from Nick Mathews and Greg Helget, while Trevor Bernsdorf pitched five and two-thirds innings of relief in a 9-6 winners brackt decision over Kansas champ Iola (41-5).
Ely (31-9) moves into the winners' bracket final at 1 p.m. Saturday, against either Plato (Minn.) or Wahpeton (N.D.).
It was a rollercoaster ride of sorts for Ely, which jumped out to a 5-0 lead after an inning-and-a-half but watched Iola score three times without a hit in the bottom of the second, as Helget was knocked from the mound.
The Ely starter battled control problems and walked eight batters before giving way to Bernsdorf, who escaped a bases-loaded jam in the second and settled in for his third straight win.
Meanwhile, Post 248 got needed insurance by scoring once in the fifth, twice in the sixth and one more in the seventh.
Mathews ripped a double and scored on a Helget single in the fifth, putting Ely up 6-3. Iola cut the gap to 6-4 on Jerrik Sigg's solo homer, but Ely bounced right back in the sixth.
That's when Ely scored on consecutive hits by Bernsdorf, Snyder and Mathews.
Iola trimmed the gap to 8-6 in the sixth, but Bernsdorf knocked in Helget to make it 9-6 in the seventh.
Bernsdorf, who scattered eight hits, retired Iola on one hit in the final frame.
With the win, Post 248 has matched an all-time single-season record for wins and can break the mark tomorrow.
Three more games are in store in Wahpeton today and action can be followed online at www.wahpetonbaseball.org, with a video feed at webcast50.com, under Wahpeton High School and live events.
Redemption in the regional: Snyder, Ely blank Las Vegas
Ely finally caught a break Thursday in Wahpeton, N.D.
After losing two regional games last summer in heartbreaking fashion, and following a pair of walkoff defeats last weekend in the state tournament, Post 248 turned the tables in its Division II Central Plains opener, scoring in the bottom of the seventh to beat Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1-0.
Trevor Bernsdorf scored all the way from second base when Wes Snyder's two-out ground ball was misplayed by the Shadow Ridge second baseman, and Ely advanced into a winners' bracket game on Friday with Iola, Kan.
Post 248 prevailed in a contest dominated by two pitchers: Snyder and Logan Hold. Ely's senior lefthander retired 14 consecutive batters in one stretch and finished with a two-hitter and 11 strikeouts.
Hold, meanwhile, was the tough-luck losing pitcher while giving up only two hits.
Snyder walked two batters in the first but the Ely ace stranded runners at the corners and went into shutdown mode, holding Las Vegas without a hit until the sixth.
Ely wasted a one-out double by Snyder in the second inning and didn't threaten again until the final frame.
That's when Trevor Bernsdorf opened the inning with an infield hit. Riley Bernsdorf moved his older brother over with a sacrifice bunt, but Hold retired Nick Mathews with a ground out. Snyder followed with a ground ball that evaded the glove of the Las Vegas second baseman, and Ely had its first regional win since 2005.
Ely lost two straight games at last year's regional - one by one run and the other in eight innings.
In other first round action Thursday:
* Iola (Kan.) 11, Grafton (N.D.) 4;
* Plato (Minn). 3, Wisconsin Dells (Wis.) 2 (10)
* Wahpeton (N.D.) 4, Groton (S.D.) 3.
The tournament continues Friday with six games. Action can be followed online at www.wahpetonbaseball.org.
After losing two regional games last summer in heartbreaking fashion, and following a pair of walkoff defeats last weekend in the state tournament, Post 248 turned the tables in its Division II Central Plains opener, scoring in the bottom of the seventh to beat Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1-0.
Trevor Bernsdorf scored all the way from second base when Wes Snyder's two-out ground ball was misplayed by the Shadow Ridge second baseman, and Ely advanced into a winners' bracket game on Friday with Iola, Kan.
Post 248 prevailed in a contest dominated by two pitchers: Snyder and Logan Hold. Ely's senior lefthander retired 14 consecutive batters in one stretch and finished with a two-hitter and 11 strikeouts.
Hold, meanwhile, was the tough-luck losing pitcher while giving up only two hits.
Snyder walked two batters in the first but the Ely ace stranded runners at the corners and went into shutdown mode, holding Las Vegas without a hit until the sixth.
Ely wasted a one-out double by Snyder in the second inning and didn't threaten again until the final frame.
That's when Trevor Bernsdorf opened the inning with an infield hit. Riley Bernsdorf moved his older brother over with a sacrifice bunt, but Hold retired Nick Mathews with a ground out. Snyder followed with a ground ball that evaded the glove of the Las Vegas second baseman, and Ely had its first regional win since 2005.
Ely lost two straight games at last year's regional - one by one run and the other in eight innings.
In other first round action Thursday:
* Iola (Kan.) 11, Grafton (N.D.) 4;
* Plato (Minn). 3, Wisconsin Dells (Wis.) 2 (10)
* Wahpeton (N.D.) 4, Groton (S.D.) 3.
The tournament continues Friday with six games. Action can be followed online at www.wahpetonbaseball.org.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Look west, Ely Legion: Vegas foe looms in regional opener
Ely will play the opening game of the day when the Division II Central Plains Regional begins Thursday at Wahpeton, N.D.
Post 248 plays in the regional for a second straight year after a second consecutive runner-up finish in the state tournament, and will take on Shadow Ridge, Nevada at 11 a.m. in the first of four first-round contests.
Ely (29-9) draws the Nevada state champions, who hail from the Las Vegas area, in an event that features teams from six states.
In other first round action, Iola (Kansas) takes on Grafton (North Dakota) at 2 p.m., followed by Minnesota champion Plato against Wisconsin Dells (Wisconsin) at 5 p.m. Host Wahpeton takes on Groton (South Dakota) at 8 p.m. to close out the first round.
The tournament continues with six more contest Friday, three on Saturday and the title game Sunday at 1 p.m.
Post 248 plays in the regional for a second straight year after a second consecutive runner-up finish in the state tournament, and will take on Shadow Ridge, Nevada at 11 a.m. in the first of four first-round contests.
Ely (29-9) draws the Nevada state champions, who hail from the Las Vegas area, in an event that features teams from six states.
In other first round action, Iola (Kansas) takes on Grafton (North Dakota) at 2 p.m., followed by Minnesota champion Plato against Wisconsin Dells (Wisconsin) at 5 p.m. Host Wahpeton takes on Groton (South Dakota) at 8 p.m. to close out the first round.
The tournament continues with six more contest Friday, three on Saturday and the title game Sunday at 1 p.m.
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