The Cardinals held a slim two-stroke lead after day one of the Section 8AAA meet but a dominant day two led them to win the section title by 19 strokes.
Alexandria hosts a home playoff game on Tuesday as morning turns to afternoon, while B-E and Parkers Prairie host games in the evening, and Osakis hits the road.
Alexandria had 15 hits in the win, two of which were home runs by Jordan Kuhnau. The Cardinals (12-8, 7-1 Section 8AAA) now enter the postseason, having won eight out of their last 10 games.
Steidl was a standout at Jefferson High School, who had a .363 batting average in his career at the University of Minnesota and moved back to Alexandria in 2008.
May 25, 2023 01:39 PM
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By Patrick Mader, the author of two books on Minnesota Olympians and currently the writer for the website www.mnathletes.com which features Minnesota athletes in a variety of sports from a wide range of eras.
Alexandria senior Jaxon Schoenrock has been and is a captain for Alexandria in multiple sports and is wanting to end his high school years on a good note.
Isaac Maddock continued his undefeated campaign this season with a dominant Section 8A tournament, winning the singles section title. In the Section 8AA tournament, Alexandria has two doubles teams that advanced to Thursday's section tournament.