The Express racked up their second win of the weekend hosting the Pearl Lake Lakers Sunday afternoon, June 3. It was a warm one, and both teams fought for the lead throughout the game. Final score was 11-8.
Matt Dingmann earned the win for the Express, pitching three innings; Zach Dingmann pitched five and Ben Johnson one. Taking the loss was Justin Kunkel on the mound 3.33 innings, with Tommy Linn pitching 3.67 innings and Alex Miller one.
Leading the Express was Austin Ruehle scoring four runs on the game, hitting a triple, a double, two singles, and a RBI. Zach Sufka hit the only Express homerun, in the first, and had two RBI; and one run apiece was scored by Brooks Marquardt, Troy Filzen, Ben Johnson, Zach Dingmann, and Matt Dingmann. Adam Beyer had two RBI.
For the Lakers, Tommy Linn was 3-for-3 with one RBI. Ryan Wieneke and Justin Kunkel each hit a homerun, with 3 and 1 RBI respectively. Other runs were scored by Ryan Wieneke, Justin Kunkel, Derrick Garding, Preston Peglow, and Chadd Kunkel.
PEARL LAKE AB R H BI
Tommy Linn 4 3 3 1
Ryan Wieneke 4 1 2 3
Mitch Wieneke 4 0 1 2
Justin Kunkel 3 1 1 1
Andy Linn 5 0 1 1
Derick Garding 5 1 1 0
Alex Miller 3 0 1 0
Craig Pfunnenstein 2 0 0 0
Preston Peglow 4 1 0 0
Cole Denn 1 0 0 0
Chadd Kunkel 4 1 0 0
Mitch Fisher 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 40 8 10 8
Ben Johnson slides home safely, scoring from 1st on Matt Dingmann?Äôs double to
left center during Sunday?Äôs win over the Pearl Lake Lakers.
Staff photo by Jean Doran Matua.
KIMBALL AB R H BI
Austin Ruehle 5 4 4 1
Scott Marquardt 4 0 0 1
Adam Beyer 4 0 0 2
Zach Sufka 4 1 3 2
Brian Marquardt 4 0 0 0
Brooks Marquardt 4 1 1 1
Kyle Winter 5 0 2 0
Troy Filzen 1 1 0 0
Ben Johnson 1 1 0 0
Zach Dingmann 3 1 0 0
Matt Dingmann 2 1 1 1
Ben Theisen 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 37 11 11 8
R H E
Pearl Lake 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 8 10 4
Kimball 2 0 1 4 0 1 3 0 – 11 11 5
Express roast the Chuckers
Friday night, the Express traveled to Atwater where they ran over the Chuckers, 17-9. The Express jumped ahead, with seven runs after the second inning, and Atwater didn?Äôt stand a chance, despite scoring six in the sixth.
Joey Von Wahlde earned the win for the Express, with Scott Sufka, Matt Dingmann and Jordan Joseph pitching in relief. Jordan Tanner took the loss for the Chuckers.
Adam Beyer and Zach Dingmann each hit a homerun. Zach Dingmann had two other runs, with 6 RBI. Ben Johnson and Troy Filzen each got two runs, and every other player that night (with one exception, Ben Theisen) scored a run.
The Chuckers?Äô Goose Hadley hit their sole homerun on the day.
R H E
Kimball 1 6 2 2 1 0 2 0 3 17 19 3
Atwater 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 9 10 4
The Express next play at Farming against the Richmond Royals, at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, June 10, part of the Central Valley/Stearns County League tournament.