MADELIA – Seventh-seeded Martin County West Mavericks scored three runs in the top of the seventh to beat second-seeded Madelia 9-7 to advance in the winner’s bracket of the Section 2A baseball tournament Tuesday.
The Blackhawks had won both regular season matchups between the teams.
The Mavericks scored their runs in bunches, putting three runs on the board in each of the first, fifth and seventh innings. Madelia plated two in the first, one in the second, two in the fourth and two in the fifth.
MCW scored its three runs in the seventh without a hit, using six walks. Cameron Meyer, Lucas Larson and Zach Anderson walked with the bases loaded to record an RBI in the seventh.
Christian Bachenberg and Wyatt Williamson had two hits apiece for Martin County West. Anderson was on base five times with one hit and four walks. Kain Sanders, Jesse Potts and Larson also had hits for the Mavericks.
Anderson was the winning pitcher for MCW, allowing seven runs (five earned) on 11 hits, not walking a batter and striking out seven.
The Mavericks play at sixth-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s in a 5 p.m. game Thursday. The Knights were also winners over a higher seed Tuesday, topping third-seeded Springfield 4-3.
St. Mary’s beat MCW 7-3 in Sleepy Eye on May 10.
Also in the winner’s bracket Thursday, Sleepy Eye (14-5) is at New Ulm Cathedral (18-2). In the elimination bracket, Cleveland (10-10) plays Mankato Loyola (12-7) at Mankato East, and Springfield (13-7) goes to Madelia.
The tournament continues Saturday with three games at ISG Field in Mankato.
SECTION 2A BASEBALL
Thursday, May 26
First round
New Ulm Cathedral 10, Nicollet 0
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
Sleepy Eye (14-5) at New Ulm Cathedral (18-2), 5 p.m.
Martin County West (12-7) at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (12-9), 5 p.m.
Elimination bracket
Cleveland (10-10) vs. Mankato Loyola (12-7) at Mankato East, 7 p.m.
Springfield (13-7) at Madelia (16-5), 5 p.m.