A dominant performance by pitcher Nolan Steidl anchored Parkers Prairie in a 6-0 win over Morris Post 29 on Saturday to advance to the Division I American Legion West Central Sub-State Final Four.
Steidl struck out eight batters in seven innings while walking no batters in a shutout win on July 19 in Parkers Prairie.
Mason Boesl knocked in the first run of the game in the bottom of the third inning on a sacrifice fly.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Ben Wagner knocked in a run on a fielder’s choice, then Benelli Myers hit an RBI single.
RBI singles by David Revering, Trevor Rounds, and Shane Hanson in the bottom of the fifth inning sealed Parkers Prairie’s 6-0 win.
Parkers Prairie plays in the West Central Sub-State Final Four on July 24-27, 2025.
Parkers Prairie plays at Glenwood-Lowry on Thursday at a time that’s yet to be determined.
The West Central Sub-State championship is set for July 27.
Morris Post 29 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 1 3
Parkers Prairie – 0 0 1 2 3 0 X – 6 8 0
PARKERS PRAIRIE PITCHING – Nolan Steidl – W – 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO
PARKERS PRAIRIE OFFENSE – Mason Boesl – 1/3, RBI; David Revering – 1/3, RBI; Nolan Steidl – 0/3; Trevor Rounds – 1/2, 2 R, RBI, HBP; Shane Hanson – 2/3, R, RBI; Ben Wagner – 0/3, RBI; Benelli Myers – 2/3, R, RBI; Chavous Wendt – 0/2; Isaac Ruckheim – 1/2, R, RBI, BB
Glenwood-Lowry scores six unanswered to defeat Benson/Hancock
It was a 1-1 tie after the second inning, but Glenwood-Lowry scored six unanswered runs to defeat Benson/Hancock in a playoff game on Saturday and advance to the West Central Sub-State Final Four.
Glenwood-Lowry took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning on a Levi Johnson sacrifice fly. A Noah Jensen 2-RBI single and a Luke Danielson RBI single put Glenwood-Lowry up 5-1 after four innings.
A Miles Wildman RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning, and a run on a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the sixth sealed Glenwood-Lowry’s 7-1 win.
Alex Panitzke earned the win on the mound for Glenwood-Lowry, striking out five batters in seven innings.
Benson/Hancock – 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 6 2
Glenwood-Lowry – 0 1 0 4 1 1 X – 7 10 4
GLENWOOD-LOWRY PITCHING – Alex Panitzke – W – 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO
GLENWOOD-LOWRY OFFENSE – Miles Wildman – 2/5, R, RBI, SB; Alex Panitzke – 0/3, BB; Dylan Alexander – 0/3, R, BB; Noah Jensen – 2/4, 2B, 2 RBI; Luke Danielson – 2/3, R, RBI, BB, 2 SB; Conner Erickson – 1/4, R; Zach Gugisberg – 0/0, R; Marc Gruber – 1/2, 3B, R, 2 BB; Levi Johnson – 2/2, R, RBI, BB; Braylen Scharmer – 0/2, BB, HBP
Sam Stuve covers a variety of sports in the Douglas County area. Sam is a December 2021 graduate from Iowa State University. Sam joined the Echo Press in January 2022 and became the Sports and Outdoors Editor in February 2023.