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St. Louis Park Town Team crowned the
2008 Minnesota Class A Baseball Champion
August 17, 2008 - St. Louis Park won the 2008 Class A State Championship game by beating the Green Mill Brewers 7-0 on Sunday afternoon behind the arm of Gabe Eikum. Fueled by a 3-run home run by Dave Lindstrom in the first inning, Park never looked back against a top notch Green Mill team. Congratulations to Park on their second State Championship.
Tournament Co-MVP's
Gabe Eikum - St. Louis Park: 2-0, 1 save, 1 CG, 18 IP, 0 runs, 20 K's, 8 BB, 7 hits
Dave Lindstrom - St. Louis Park: 9 for 20, 0.450 AVG, 4 HR, 1 2B, 11 RBI
2008 All Tournament Team
James Murrey - Minneapolis Lakers
Dallas Jagiela - Bloomington Bulldogs
Nate Erickson - Sport and Spine
Doug Amsden - Sport and Spine
Erik Olsen - Commanding Edge
Roy Larson - Commanding Edge
Joe Abellera - Minnetonka Millers
Derek Mason - Minnetonka Millers
Joel Brettingen - Wesley Homes Homies
Jason Lunetta - Wesley Homes Homies
Rob Schildgren - Lyon's Pub Warriors
Tony Nault - Lyon's Pub Warriors
Brian Hopkins - Lyon's Pub Warriors
Brandon Royce-Diop - Lyon's Pub Warriors
Mike Kimlinger - Shamrocks
Josh Howard - Shamrocks
Ryan Boudewyns - Shamrocks
Sean Lindstrom - Shamrocks
Pat Gornick - Green Mill Brewers
Mike Moran - Green Mill Brewers
Sam Kinne - Green Mill Brewers
Nick Winecke - Green Mill Brewers
Matt Popek - Green Mill Brewers
Chris Johnson - St. Louis Park
Ryan Heaslip - St. Louis Park
Casey Garven - St. Louis Park
Shane Wright - St. Louis Park
Gabe Eikum - St. Louis Park Co-MVP
Dave Lindstrom - St. Louis Park Co-MVP
STATE TOURNAMENT BATTING LEADERS
Joel Brettingen .750 Wesley Homes
Brandon Royce-Diop .471 Lyon's Pub
Doug Amsden .462 Sport & Spine
Dave Lindstrom .450 St. Louis Park
Jason Lunetta .437 Wesley Homes
Batting Average Leaders based on a minimum of 12 AB's.
Dave Lindstrom lead all tournament players with 4 homeruns
Sean Lindstrom of the Shamrocks deals against Minnetonka
August 14, 2008 - The St. Paul Shamrocks rode the arm of right-hander Sean Lindstrom tonight en route to a 7-1 victory over defending State Champion Minnetonka Millers.
The Shamrocks opened up the top of the first with two runs and would eventually chase Minnetonka lefty Dave Bingham out of the game in the second inning. The Millers would answer in the bottom of the first when Joe Abellera poked a double to right to drive in Chris Urbain, but Lindstrom would use a combination of a two seam fastball and change-up with an occasional slow curve to keep the Millers 3-4-and 5 hitters off the basepaths for most of the night.
Lindstrom finished the 9th allowing just 6 hits, 4 walks, 2 strikouts, and one run.
Minnetonka's veteran left-fielder Jay Mikenas turned in the defensive play of the game when he tracked down a deep drive to left, timed his jump perfectly at the fence, and snagged what would have been a Shamrocks HR in the 8th.
The Shamrocks advance in the Loser's Bracket to play the noon game against Lyon's Pub on Saturday at Dunning.
Lyon's Pub centerfielder Brandon Royce-Diop celebrates with teammates after his second HR of the game.
August 11, 2008 - Brandon Royce-Diop helped the Lyon's Pub Warriors defeat Commanding Edge 7-2, knocking the St. Paul League Champions out of the State Tournament. Royce-Diop put the Warriors on the board early with a 1st inning solo shot to left-centerfield, then added another solo HR later in the game to finish 3-for-5, with 3 RBI's, and 3 runs scored.
The Warriors advance in the Loser's Bracket to play Thursday night at Midway Stadium at 8:30.
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