Mounder baseball wins two out of three to open season
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MOUNDER HURLER Lucas Johnson (#8) is shown delivering a pitch during a home game against Glenwood City Friday, April 14. Elk Mound won 7-0 as Johnson started and went four innings to earn the victory surrendering just one hit while striking out six and walking three.
—photo by Shawn DeWitt
With Mother Nature finally cooperating and delivering clear skies and warm temperatures, many area high school sporting teams were able to play several games outdoors last week.
Including Elk Mound who went 2-1 in their first week of competitive baseball. The Mounders had to travel to Arcadia last Monday, April 10 for what proved to be the season opener with the host Raiders prevailing 9-4 in the non-conference game. The following day Elk Mound returned home to Village Park for its home and conference opener versus Boyceville which saw the Mounders best the Bulldogs 14-2 in five innings. The Mounders closed out the week with a 7-0 shut out of Glenwood City in a Friday, April 14 game played at home.
Elk Mound (2-0, 2-1) had another full slate of games this week. The Mounders were supposed to play in Colfax Monday (but it was postponed due to the weather), at home versus Bloomer on Tuesday, in Mondovi this Thursday and then host Spring Valley next Monday, April 24.
Arcadia
Elk Mound found itself trailing 4-0 after only two innings of play in its season opener in Arcadia last Monday, April 10.
The Mounders were able to generate some offense in the top of the third scoring a trio of runs to pull within a run of the Raiders.
Unfortunately, Arcadia plated four runs in the bottom half of the inning and another in the fourth to go ahead 9-3.
The Mounders scored a run in the top of the sixth but couldn’t get any closer, losing 9-4.
Elk Mound managed just five hits in the contest with Kaden Russo picking up two of those hits in three plate appearances. Carter Vieth had a double and Carter Garnett and Jerome Delikowski each had a single to account for the Mounders other hits.
Brayden Borek started for Elk Mound and went three and a third innings to suffer the loss. He surrendered four of the Raiders five hits, five runs (all earned) and walked three without any strikeouts. Lucas Johnson and Carter Garnett each threw an inning with Johnson allowing three runs on one hit and a walk with a strikeout. Kamron Diermeier threw two-thirds of a frame and although he did not give up a hit and struck out one, the Raiders scored a run on him thanks in part to three base-on-balls.
Elk Mound also committed a pair of errors.
BASE HIT — Elk Mound’s Kamron Diermeier (#6) ripped a single down the first base line during the Mounders 7-0 Dunn-St. Croix baseball win over Glenwood City last Friday, April 14. Diermeier scored three runs and threw three innings in relief. —photo by Shawn DeWitt
Boyceville
The Mounders scored early and often when the Bulldogs of Boyceville visited Village Park Tuesday, April 11 in what was the conference opener for both squads.
Elk Mound scored runs in the first four innings including four in the opening frame and seven in the third as it bombed Boyceville 14-2 in five innings to earn a third straight win over the Bulldogs which included a 4-3 victory in last season’s regional championship.
The Mounders, who also scored a single run in their half of the second, outhit the Bulldogs 8 to 2 which included a pair of doubles. Ryan Bartig, who scored three times, led the offensive punch with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate which included a double. Kaden Russo had the team’s other extra base hit with Carter Garnett, Lucas Johnson, Brady Amble, Jerome Delikowski and Carer Vieth each providing a single. Elk Mound finished with eight RBIs with Delikowski getting a pair.
Kamron Diermeier earned the mound win as he threw the first three innings allowing just two runs on a pair of hits with four walks and an equal number of Ks. Lucas Johnson finished off the final two innings and did not allow Boyceville a run or hit and finished with a walk and a strikeout.
Chase Hollister and Zach Hellendrung each singled to account for the Bulldogs hit. Hollister suffered the pitching loss going just three innings as he gave up five runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts.
Elk Mound had a pair of fielding errors while Boyceville committed four.
Glenwood City
Three days later, Elk Mound earned its first shut out of the season and second conference win in a 7-0 shut out of a much improved Glenwood City squad at Village Park Friday, April 14.
Mounder hurlers Lucas Johnson and Kamron Diermeier combined for the two-hit shut out of the Hilltoppers as each allowed just a single. Johnson started and went four innings striking out a half dozen Glenwood City batters and walking three to earn the pitching victory. Diermeier threw the final three innings retiring six via strike outs and walking none.
Elk Mound had just four hits against Glenwood City pitchers but took advantage of nine walks. Ryan Bartig went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Diermeier had a hit and scored three of the Mounders seven runs while Carter Vieth accounted for the final Elk Mound hit, a double.