VFW baseball: Alexandria now 4-2

Alexandria’s VFW team jumped to a 4-2 early season start, winning its first two against Starbuck, falling to Elk River and Morris, but rebounding for wins over Worthington and New London.

Blake Stockert picked up a pair of pitching wins through that stretch, while Chris Leary and Drew Winter added the other two victories.

GAME STATISTICS

ALEX VFW 041 322 4 16-10-0

STARBUCK 100 003 0 3-6-6

ALEXANDRIA PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) – Blake Stockert (W) 4.2-3-1-1-3-8; Aaron Steidl 1.1-3-2-2-2-1; Parker Bowden 1-0-0-0-0-1.

ALEXANDRIA HITTING – Parker Bowden 1-5, bb, 3 runs; Jake Booth 2-6, 2 runs, 2bb, 2b; Jeff Swedberg 2-6, 2 runs, 2bb, 2b; Chris Leary 0-4, sac, 1 run; Christian Anderson 1-4, sac, bb, sac; Blake Stockert 1-5, 2b, 2bb, 2 runs; Grant Becker 1-4, sac, 1 run; Zach Peterson 2-5, 2b, 3 runs.

ALEX VFW (10)43 17-5-2

STARBUCK 000 0-1-0

ALEXANDRIA PITCHING – Chris Leary (W) 2-0-0-0-4-3.

ALEXANDRIA HITTING – Elliot Jacobson 1-2, 4 runs, 2b, 3 bb; Chris Leary 1 run, 1 bb; Cody McLaughlin 1-2, 2 runs, 2 bb; Grant Becker 2-4, 2 runs; Aaron Steidl 1-2, 1 run; Mitchell Thompson 2-2, 3 runs, 2b; Parker Bowden 1-1, 3 runs, 3b, 2 bb.

ALEX VFW 000 030 0 3-3-0

ELK RIVER 003 400 X 7-6-1

ALEXANDRIA PITCHING – Jake Booth (L)) 6-6-7-X-6-0.

ALEXANDRIA HITTING – Mitchell Thompson 2-3, 1 run, 2b, 3b; Mitchell Thompson 2-3, Chris Leary 2-3, 1 run, 2b; Christian Anderson 1 run.

ALEX VFW 000 100 0 1-4-1

MORRIS 301 012 5 12-14-2

ALEXANDRIA PITCHING – Mitchell Thompson (L) 6-14-12-X-2-7.

ALEXANDRIA HITTING – Toby Helgeson 1 run; Jeff Swedberg 1-3; Chris Leary 2-3; Cody McLaughlin 1-2.

WORTHINGTON 000 100 0 1-2-2

ALEX VFW 000 210 X 3-3-0

ALEXANDRIA PITCHING – Blake Stockert (W) 7-2-1-1-1-9.

ALEXANDRIA HITTING – Jake Booth 1-2, 1 run; Jeff Swedberg 2-3; Cody McLaughkin 1-3, 2b, 1 rbi; Blake Stockert 12-3, 1 run, 2b, home run, 1 rbi.

NEW LONDON 000 710 00 8-8-2

ALEX VFW 140 021 01 9-10-4

ALEXANDRIA PITCHING – Patrick Leary 3.2-7-6-X-0-0, Chris Leary 1.1-2-2-X-0-1, Drew Winter (W) 3-1-0-0-0-0.

ALEXANDRIA HITTING – Mitchell Thompson1-5, 1 run, 1 rbi; Jeff Swedberg 3-4, 3 runs, 2 rbi, home run; Chris Leary 1-1; Elliot Jacobson 1-1, 1 run; Parker Bowden 1 run; Christian Anderson 2-3, 1 run, 3 rbi; Grant Becker 2-3, 1 run; Aaron Steidl 1 run; Drew Winter 1-4, 2 rbi.

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