36th Year of Maple Plain Baseball

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MP vs St Patrick
Chaska
Friday, August 29th
8:30 PM

2008 Record

League
Win Loss
12 6
Overall
Win Loss
22 16

All Star Game Slideshow


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Joe Schleper Baseball Stadium


One Bad Bounce


One bad bounce over the left shoulder of the Devils' second baseman on a double play ball, led to an Elko Express 2 run inning. All the difference needed between two closely matched teams in a 3-2 Diamond Devils loss.


Down But Not Out!


The Diamond Devils found themselves looking up at a 3-1 deficit in the top of the ninth and not feeling good about the thought of no more baseball in 2008. (More)


Devils Win In The 11th


The Devils were able to knock off Watertown in an extra inning affair. The Devils struck first when Lee Gregg scored on a sacrifice fly in the second inning. The Red Devils bounced back in the bottom half of the inning scoring three runs, one earned on two errors and two base hits.
Watertown scored their final run of the game in the third inning on a hit, stolen base, a fly ball to right that advanced the runner to third and finally a sacrifice fly to center.
The Diamond Devils started chipping away at the lead in the fourth inning. With one out, Andrew Pratt walked and proceeded to steal second base before Ryan Dwyer was hit by a pitch. After a fly out to left, Brad Mazer was able to drive in Andrew with a base hit.
The Devils knotted the game up in the sixth inning. Andrew Pratt walked to start off the inning and once again stole second base. Ryan Dwyer's base hit gave the Devils runners at first and third. Adam Gregg scored Andrew and put runners at first and second. A wild pitch moved the runners up a base, before Brad Mazers ground ball to second scored Ryan for the final run until the 11th inning.
The Devils had numerious opportunities to blow the game wide open but could not get a hit at the right time resulting in 18 runners left on base, 11 in scoring position. It took until the 11th inning before the Devils scored the winning run. With one out, Lee Gregg doubled to left center field. A base hit by Matt Goodwald gave the Devils runners at first and third. After a strike out, Andrew Pratt batted a ball to second which the second baseman misplayed giving the Devils final run of the game.
The Red Devils would not go quietly as they loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the 11th. Watertown's Ron Stern scoarched a line drive back at the pitcher Cole Hansen. Cole was able to catch the ball and deliver it to third baseman KC Johnson who applied the tag to Joe Kley completing the double play. Cole was able to get the win on the next pitch as Jamie St. Aubin's slow rolling ground ball to Andrew Pratt at first was easily fielded and the celebration began.