Published: July 04, 2009 12:53 am      

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).