The Alexandria Zimny Insurance Post 87 Legion baseball team got back on track on Tuesday with a pair of wins over Thief River Falls Post 117 to improve to 15-4 on the season. These wins ended a 3-game losing streak that Post 87 had been on coming into Tuesday’s games.
Post 87 won game one 8-4 and game two 5-1 in Thief River Falls on July 1, 2025.
A 5-run third inning gave Post 87 the 8-4 win in game one. Jackson Waltzing scored the first run of the game after Sam Anderson drew a bases-loaded walk. Brody Adelman drove in two runs on a 2-RBI single, then Evan Zabel knocked in a pair of runs on a 2-RBI double.
Adelman drove in a couple more runs in the top of the fourth inning on a 2-RBI double. Anderson later drove in a run on an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning to put Post 87 up 8-2.
Griffin Wimmer earned the win on the mound in game one, striking out seven batters in five innings pitched.
Post 117 led 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning of game two, but four runs in the top of the third inning and a run in the top of the sixth inning gave Post 87 the 5-1 win.
Wimmer tied the game 1-1 in the top of the third inning with a sacrifice bunt, then Adelman gave Post 87 a 2-1 lead on a RBI single. Evan Zabel reached base on an error, and Anderson scored on that error to put Post 87 up 3-1. Nolan Johnson drew a bases-loaded walk, allowing Adelman to score and pushing Post 87’s lead to 4-1 in the top of the third inning.
Wimmer scored an insurance run on a passed ball in the top of the sixth inning, putting Post 87 up 5-1.
Waltzing earned the win on the mound for Post 87 in game two, striking out three batters in seven innings.
Alexandria Post 87 – 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 – 8 12 1
TRF Post 117 Legion – 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 – 4 7 2
ALEXANDRIA PITCHING – Griffin Wimmer – W – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO; Carson Goetsch – 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
ALEXANDRIA OFFENSE – Jackson Waltzing – 0/3, 2 R, BB, SB; Landon Gess-Norling – 3/4, 2B, 2 R; Griffin Wimmer – 2/4, R; Carson Goetsch – 0/0, R; Sam Anderson – 1/3, R, 2 RBI, BB; Brody Adelman – 2/3, 2B, R, 4 RBI, BB; Evan Zabel – 3/4, 2B, 2 RBI; Easton Klimek – 0/4; Nolan Johnson – 1/4; Nolan Fettig – 0/3
Alexandria Post 87 – 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 – 5 6 0
TRF Post 117 Legion – 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 4 5
ALEXANDRIA PITCHING – Jackson Waltzing – W – 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO
ALEXANDRIA OFFENSE – Jackson Waltzing – 1/4, R, BB; Landon Gess-Norling – 1/3, 2B, R; Griffin Wimmer – 1/3, R; Sam Anderson – 0/2, R, 2 BB; Brody Adelman – 2/4, R, RBI; Evan Zabel – 0/3, RBI; Nolan Johnson – 1/2, 2 BB; Nolan Fettig – 0/2, 2 BB; Ethan Mellgren – 0/4
Glenwood-Lowry breezes by Wheaton
The Glenwood-Lowry 18U Legion baseball team made quick work of Wheaton on Tuesday, capturing a 10-0 win in six innings in Glenwood.
Glenwood-Lowry (9-5) scored in five of the six innings, including a five-run bottom of the first inning.
Riley Dell had a pair of RBIs and scored twice. Noah Jensen also scored twice for Glenwood-Lowry.
Marc Gruber and Miles Wildman had two hits and scored twice, while Braylen Scharmer also had a pair of hits.
Ryland Martin struck out five batters in five innings to earn the win on the mound for Glenwood-Lowry.
Wheaton – 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 2 4
Glenwood-Lowry – 5 1 1 2 0 1 – 10 11 0
GLENWOOD-LOWRY PITCHING – Ryland Martin – W – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO; Braylen Scharmer – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
GLENWOOD-LOWRY OFFENSE – Miles Wildman – 2/4, 2 R, 2 SB; Marc Gruber – 2/2, 2 R, 3B, 2 BB; Noah Jensen – 1/2, 2 R, RBI, BB, HBP, SB; Conner Erickson – 1/4, R, RBI; Riley Dell – 1/3, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI, HBP; Luke Danielson – 1/4, R, RBI, 2 SB; Alec Svec – 0/3, BB; Braylen Scharmer – 2/4, RBI, SB; Connor Frey – 1/3, RBI
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