{"id":23705,"date":"2025-05-13T12:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/23705\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T12:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:44:11","slug":"baseball-alexandria-college-advances-to-njcaa-diii-region-13-north-plains-district-final-four-alexandria-echo-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/23705\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Alexandria College advances to NJCAA DIII Region 13\/North Plains District Final Four &#8211; Alexandria Echo Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CLOUD \u2014 Things didn\u2019t go the Alexandria Technical and Community College baseball team\u2019s way in the NJCAA Region XIII\/North Plains District Tournament as it lost 12-4 to Northland Community and Technical College on Friday, May 9, 2025, in St. Cloud.<\/p>\n<p>But the Legends bounced back, winning their next three games to advance to the region\/district final four.<\/p>\n<p>Alexandria College defeated Minnesota North College-Itasca, 11-7, on Friday, then beat Western Technical College 12-0 in five innings on Saturday and Northland CTC 11-4.<\/p>\n<p>Alexandria College trailed 3-0 to Northland CTC heading to the bottom of the fifth inning, but outscored Northland CTC 11-1 from then on out to seal an 11-4 win.<\/p>\n<p>Connor Davis, Jonah DeJong, and Jaden Drill each hit a home run in this four-game span for the Legends.<\/p>\n<p>The Legends play Riverland Community College at 5 p.m. on Thursday at the MAC in St. Cloud. In the other matchup, Century College takes on St. Cloud Technical and Community College.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of these games plays in the district\/region semifinal at 11 a.m. on Friday, while the loser of the games plays an elimination game at 2 p.m. on Friday. The winner of the elimination game plays the loser of the first semifinal game at 5 p.m. on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The NJCAA DIII Region XIII\/North Plains District Championship is set for Noon on Saturday at the MAC in St. Cloud. Since the final four has a double-elimination tournament, a winner-takes-all game two is set to follow the Noon game on Saturday if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>                            Alexandria College \u2013 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 \u2013 4 10 5<\/p>\n<p>                            Northland CTC \u2013 0 2 1 0 5 2 2 \u2013 12 12 0<\/p>\n<p>                            ALEXANDRIA PITCHING \u2013 DaShaun Robinson \u2013 4.2 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO; Blake Melsa \u2013 2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO<\/p>\n<p>                            ALEXANDRIA OFFENSE \u2013 Connor Davis \u2013 3\/4, HR, R, RBI; Jaden Drill \u2013 0\/4; Devin Gutierrez \u2013 0\/4; Gabriel Cabrera \u2013 1\/3, R; Jonah DeJong \u2013 2\/3, 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI; Hunter Brodina \u2013 1\/3; Josmer Ortiz-Aponte \u2013 3\/3, 2B, RBI; Isaac Hamann \u2013 0\/3; Cooper Dack \u2013 0\/3;<\/p>\n<p>                            MNC-Itasca \u2013 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 \u2013 7 10 4<\/p>\n<p>                            Alexandria College \u2013 0 0 3 1 2 2 3 0 0 \u2013 11 18 2<\/p>\n<p>                            ALEXANDRIA PITCHING \u2013 Jalen Vorpahl \u2013 W \u2013 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 6 SO; Jonah DeJong \u2013 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO; Zach Anderson \u2013 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO<\/p>\n<p>                            ALEXANDRIA OFFENSE \u2013 Connor Davis \u2013 2\/6, 2 R, RBI; Jaden Drill \u2013 4\/5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI; Devin Gutierrez \u2013 2\/4, 2 R, RBI, SB; Gabriel Cabrera \u2013 1\/2, 2B, R, RBI, 2 BB; Cooper Dack \u2013 0\/1; Jonah DeJong \u2013 1\/4, 2B, RBI, BB; Hunter Brodina \u2013 2\/4, R, RBI, SB; Josmer Ortiz Aponte \u2013 3\/4, 2B, 3B, R, RBI; Brenden Boesen \u2013 0\/2; Isaac Hamann \u2013 2\/2, R, RBI, SB; Caden Evers \u2013 1\/3, R<\/p>\n<p>                            Western Technical \u2013 0 0 0 0 0 \u2013 0 4 1<\/p>\n<p>                            Alexandria College \u2013 10 1 1 0 X \u2013 12 7 0<\/p>\n<p>                            ALEXANDRIA PITCHING \u2013 Devin Gutierrez \u2013 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO; Zach Anderson \u2013 W \u2013 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO<\/p>\n<p>                            ALEXANDRIA OFFENSE \u2013 Connor Davis \u2013 1\/4, R, RBI; Jaden Drill \u2013 1\/2, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB; Devin Gutierrez \u2013 1\/2, 2B, 2 R, RBI; Jonah DeJong \u2013 2\/2, 2B, R, RBI, BB; Gabriel Cabrera \u2013 0\/1, R, BB; Hunter Brodina \u2013 1\/3, R, 2 RBI; Josmer Ortiz Aponte \u2013 0\/2, R, RBI, BB; Cooper Dack \u2013 0\/1, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 SB; Isaac Hamann \u2013 1\/2, R, RBI, BB, SB<\/p>\n<p>                            Northland CTC \u2013 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 \u2013 4 7 5<\/p>\n<p>                            Alexandria College \u2013 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 4 X \u2013 11 14 2<\/p>\n<p>                            ALEXANDRIA PITCHING \u2013 Jaxon Schoenrock \u2013 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 SO; Devin Gutierrez \u2013 W \u2013 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO<\/p>\n<p>                            ALEXANDRIA OFFENSE \u2013 Connor Davis \u2013 2\/5, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI; Jaden Drill \u2013 3\/5, 2 R, RBI; Devin Gutierrez \u2013 3\/5, R, 2 RBI; Jonah DeJong \u2013 2\/4, 2 R, BB; Gabriel Cabrera \u2013 1\/4, R, 2 RBI, BB; Hunter Brodina \u2013 1\/4, RBI, SB; Josmer Ortiz Aponte \u2013 1\/5, RBI; Steve Heber \u2013 0\/1; Cooper Dack \u2013 0\/3, R; Isaac Hamann \u2013 1\/3, 2 R, BB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. 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