GAME NEWS:
RICHFIELD INVITATIONAL: 6/13-14/09 ELM CREEK TAKES 1ST PLACE WITH 7-6 COMEBACK VICTORY OVER BURNSVILLE!
(Richfield, MN) 6/14/09 - On a day when Elm Creek seemed to be losing more players to flu-like symptoms than they were scoring runs, the girls managed to scrape enough energy and hits together to win the Richfield Summer Classic Tournament with a come-from-behind 7-6, bottom-of-the-7th inning 7-6 victory over the Burnsville 16s. Last year Elm Creek came in 2nd after a deflating 15-5 loss at the hands of the Richfield BP Amoco team. Elm Creek won 5 games in-a-row between Saturday and Sunday to win the event, including 10-run wins over the North St. Paul Hustlers15-3, and Butch's Beasts 16-5 on Saturday. Sunday, under the best weather Elm Creek has seen this year, the Sioux Falls Twisters took an early 3-2 lead after two innings. The girls posted a 6-spot in the top of the third to take an 8-3 lead then they never looked back, winning 14-5 to go 3 & 0 in open play. In the semi-final, Hels Angels took a 3 to 1 lead in the lower half of the 5th, stringing together 3 of their total 7 hits to post 2 runs in the frame. The Creek scratched out 4 runs in the top of the 6th, added another in the 7th and held on to win 6-4 to advance to the championship. A fancy 3-run rally in the bottom of the 6th in the championship tied up the game 6-6. A stunning double-play in the top of the 7th squashed a scoring bid by the Burnsville squad that opened the door for the win in the bottom of the 7th for the Creek. |
2009 Results:
1ST PLACE RICHFIELD INVITATIONAL 2ND PLACE FATHER HENNEPIN 19U TOURNAMENT 2ND PLACE COON RAPIDS INVITATIONAL 2ND PLACE ANDOVER SPRING TOURNAMENT
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ELM CREEK BLASTS FROM THE PAST: JUNE 26, 1977: The first GRANDMA'S MARATHON is run from Two Harbors, MN to Duluth, MN. Now 32 years old, the race is the largest in Minnesota, drawing competitors from around the globe. |
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