MANKATO – Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s defeated Martin County West 4-2 Tuesday night in an elimination bracket game the Section 2A baseball tournament Tuesday night at ISG Field.
Talan Helget was the winning pitcher for the Knights as he went six innings, allowing two runs on two hits, walking and striking out four. Brandon Schmitz pitched the seventh inning to record a save.
Zach Anderson pitched well in taking the loss for the Mavericks, going six innings, giving up four runs on 10 hits, not walking a batter and fanning out two.
Jacob Fiala and Jesse Potts had MCW’s two hits.
Earlier Tuesday, St. Mary’s beat cross-town rival Sleepy Eye 3-0.
In the championship round Thursday, tournament unbeaten New Ulm Cathedral (20-2) plays once-beaten Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (15-10).
SECTION 2A BASEBALL
Thursday, May 26
First round
New Ulm Cathedral 10, Nicollet 0 (5 innings)
Cleveland 5, Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman 4
Mankato Loyola 7, BOLD 6
Sleepy Eye 5, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 0
Springfield 8, St. Clair 1
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 6, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 0
Martin County West 12, Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 4
Madelia 8, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 0
Tuesday, May 31
Second round
New Ulm Cathedral 8, Cleveland 3
Sleepy Eye 7, Mankato Loyola 2
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 4, Springfield 3
Martin County West 9, Madelia 7
Thursday, June 2
Winner’s bracket
Martin County West 5, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 4
New Ulm Cathedral 11, Sleepy Eye 10 (8 innings)
Elimination bracket
Mankato Loyola 7, Cleveland 6
Springfield 6, Madelia 2
Saturday, June 4
At ISG Field, Mankato
Winner’s bracket
New Ulm Cathedral 12, Martin County West 2 (6 innings)
Elimination bracket
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 12, Mankato Loyola 3
Sleepy Eye 7, Springfield 1
Tuesday, June 7
At ISG Field, Mankato
Elimination bracket
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 3, Sleepy Eye 0
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 4, Martin County West 2
Thursday, June 9
At ISG Field, Mankato
Championship
New Ulm Cathedral (20-2) vs. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (15-10), 5 p.m.
Second game to follow if St. Mary’s wins, 7:30 p.m.