Crimson Baseball News Archives
Maple Grove Baseball Picks Up 7-1 Win Over St Michael-Albertville
12:59 PM | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 (CCX MEDIA)
The Maple Grove baseball team scored seven unanswered runs to earn their second win of the season, defeating St. Michael-Albertville, 7-1.
The Crimson scored three runs in the fourth inning, including an RBI double from Brody Berglin that brought home Kaden Harney. Berglin went 2-for-3 with two RBI’s.
Nathan Schmidt also had a solid night at the plate, going 3-for-3 with 2 RBI’s.
Sam Hagen got the win on the mound for the Crimson, throwing four strikeouts in five innings and only allowing two hits.
Maple Grove advances to 2-2 on the year with the win over the Knights.
Maple Grove Baseball Building With Young Team
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The Maple Grove baseball team has a lot of young talent, and a year of experience gained last spring should help the Crimson climb in the standings. The Crimson played several freshmen last season during an 11-13 campaign.
The team took a spring trip to Florida and played six scrimmages there before returning to Minnesota to continue preparing for the season. The pitching and defense should be solid this spring, and if the offense comes through Maple Grove should be pretty good.
Pitcher/1st Baseman Sam Hagen, pitcher Evan O’Dwyer, shortstop Kaden Harney, and 3rd baseman Nathan Schmidt are a few of the key returners for the Crimson.
They hope to open the season Friday at Rogers if field conditions permit.
KEY DATES FOR 2024
1/7 - First optional dome workout
2/1 - Tentative spring sports registration opening
3/4 - MGSH Spring Sport Parent/Athlete/Coach Mtg - Main Gym 6pm
Week of 3/4 - 8th/9th grade early assessment week for newcomers
Week of 3/11 - MSHSL arm care week
Week of 3/18 - Crimson Baseball tryouts and first full practices
3/21 - Parent Meeting, 6-7pm, Forum Room
3/24-30 - Crimson Baseball spring break trip to Tampa/St Pete*
4/5 - Scheduled Game 1 - Maple Grove vs. Rogers
5/28-6/6 - MSHSL Section 5AAAA Baseball Tournament
6/13-17 - MSHSL State Baseball Tournament
*players not traveling to FL will have practice times scheduled for the MG dome
Isaac Collins Put Himself Back on the Prospect Map in 2023
By Seth Stohs 11/22/2023
Isaac Collins came to the Brewers a year ago in the Rule 5 draft. A strong season with Biloxi has put his name back on the prospect map. In a new Brewers Spotlight, we caught up with the 26-year-old from Maple Grove, Minnesota, and talked about his season, career, goals, and so much more.
(use the pic or title link to read more about the former Crimson at brewerfanatic.com)
Congrats on your commitment to UW-Oshkosh, Vann! #CrimsonProud
Congrats on your commitment to Crookston, Sam! #CrimsonProud
Maple Grove Legion Post 172 Summer 2023 Baseball
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Maple Grove's boys of summer posted a 14-8 record this summer, finishing sub-state play July 21st. After posting a couple victories at sub-state, MG took a 4-3 loss to Andover. After beating Big Lake 16-1, the Crimson 9 were finally ousted from competition by Elk River with a score of 2-1.
The team batted .324, with Brian O'Dwyer leading qualified hitters in average (.456) and OPS (1.337), with 14 extra base hits and 12 stolen bases. Nathan Schmidt added 28 hits, 20 RBI, 7 HBP, and a .418 average; and Kellen Riskedahl supplied 27 hits, 20 runs, with a .415 average. Tanner Albeck led the team with 2 home runs, walked a team-leading 13 times, and stole 9 bases while batting .333 for the summer. Connor Buckely (.312) and Sam Kliber (.306) also hit above .300 for MG.
On the mound, MG posted a 3.42 team ERA with 164 strikeouts in 141.1 innings. Ethan Zimmerman led the team in innings pitched with 32. His final ERA was 3.28 with 44 strikeouts. Sam Kliber led the team in ERA (1.50), pitching 23.1 innings and striking out 29. Other pitchers with 18 or more innings included Aiden Hansen (18.1, 1.53 ERA, 27 K), Hunter Gerber (22.2, 1.54 ERA, 27K), and Sam Hagen (23, 3.04 ERA, 14K).
Mid-Summer Maple Grove Legion Post 172 Update
Monday, July 10, 2023
The Maple Grove Legion Post 172 baseball team just concluded their games for the Gopher Classic, going 3-2, beating Thunder Bay, Bellevue East, and Aberdeen, while losing to Rapid City and eventual site champion Sartell. With eleven wins and six losses, the boys sit at a 65% winning percentage so far this summer. Brian O'Dwyer leads the team with 25 hits, followed closely by Nathan Schmidt at 23. O'Dwyer has 13 extra-base hits, including 3 triples and a home run. Kellen Riskedahl and Nathan Schmidt top the RBI leaderboard with 16 and 15 respectively. On the mound, Ethan Zimmerman has logged the most innings, throwing 23 2/3 with a win and a 3.25 ERA. Sam Kliber (2-1, 19.1IP, 1.81 ERA), Hunter Gerber (3-1, 19 IP, 1.47 ERA), Aiden Hansen (2-0, 18.1 IP, 1.53 ERA), and Sam Hagen (2-0, 17 IP, 3.29 ERA) have also logged their fair share of innings for the Post 172 squad. As the summer continues to heat up, so will the games, as Maple Grove looks to get even hotter for the looming post-season action.
Crimson Baseball 2023 End of Season Recognition
Baseball 2023 Letter Winners
Seniors: Tanner Albeck, Noah Black, Cal Fischer, Hunter Gerber, Sam Kliber, Zeth Petrie, Michael Ross, Cayden Vokal, Jacob Yoho
Juniors: Connor Buckley, Sam Hagen, Vann Olson, Kellen Riskedahl, Evan Schaefer, Nathan Schmidt, Connor Willis
Sophomores: Brady Aubut, Brody Berglin, Maddex Van Slooten, Dylan Vokal
Freshmen: Kaden Harney, Gavin Kustermann, Evan O'Dwyer, Connor Wihlm
Northwest Suburban All-Conference
Hunter Gerber, Sam Kliber
Section 5AAAA All-Tournament
Hunter Gerber, Nathan Schmidt
Congratulations to all Crimson Baseball players. Good luck this summer and next year!
Maple Grove Baseball Eliminated By Spring Lake Park in Section 5AAAA
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
The Maple Grove baseball team was eliminated from section tournament play Monday, losing 7-6 to Spring Lake Park. The Crimson fell behind 4-0 five batters into the game as the Panthers took the lead for good in the first inning. Trailing 7-1 in the sixth inning, Maple Grove scored two runs on a Tanner Albeck homerun and added three more in the seventh, two scoring on a Nathan Schmidt single but their rally fell one run short. The Crimson finished the season with an 11-13 record.
Maple Grove Baseball Edges Osseo in 11 Innings
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Nathan Schmidt’s one-out double in the bottom of the 11th inning scored Brody Berglin with the winning run giving the Maple Grove baseball team an 8-7 win over rival Osseo. The Crimson scored six runs in the first inning to jump out to an early 6-0 lead. The Orioles answered with single runs in the second and third innings and added four in the fourth to tie the game.
The game went to extra innings where each team scored a run in the eighth with Schmidt’s 11th inning hit accounting for the final run of the game. Berglin pitched the final five innings for the Crimson to earn the win. Spencer Pederson had four hits in the game for the Orioles, three of them doubles, and drove in two runs.
Youth Night, Monday, May 15th, 2023 at Crimson Field
