Mon-Clair League action
Four weeks into the Mon-Clair baseball season, things are heating up.
Sunday the St. Louis Spikes played at Borsch Park, taking on the Valmeyer Lakers. The two teams split the double header with the Spikes taking the first game, 5-2, and falling to the Lakers in the second game, 2-0. At right, Garrett Rohlfing covers second base and attempts to pick off Sean Keeny.
Also on Sunday, Millstadt traveled to Columbia, sweeping both games without contest in 10-0 and 8-0 shutouts. Below, Saints second baseman Eric Hosler gets ready for the VFW’s Kane Sweeney, who ends up safe as Columbia’s Patrick Davis looks on. (Greg Stanek photos)
Millstadt vs. ColumbiaAs of June 10 the Top Ten leaders of the Mon-Clair League are:
Hitting (min 10 ABs) AB H AVG
Dan Munoz, Belleville 27 14 .519
Tyler Muren, Millstadt 16 8 .500
Rob Beatty, Millstadt 31 15 .484
Jarod Mueth, Millstadt 31 14 .452
Mark Tampow, Belleville 31 14 .452
Tyler Kleinschmidt, Columbia 18 8 .444
Mitch Matecki, Millstadt 34 15 .441
Nick Dunning, Waterloo 22 9 .409
Alex Quirin, Fairview Heights 22 9 .409
Justin Henning, STL Spikes 10 4 .400
Pitching (min 8 innings) IP W/L ER ERA
Brady Nowak, Fairview Heights 12.2 2-0 1 0.55
Kit Crooks, STL Spikes 20 2-1 2 0.70
Garret Rohlfing, Valmeyer 9.2 2-0 1 0.72
Sam Lidisky, Millstadt 24 4-0 3 0.87
Sean Hulse, Millstadt 25 3-1 5 1.40
Mike Wuelling, Valmeyer 14 0-2 3 1.50
Nathan Jones, Fairview Heights 14 1-1 4 2.00
Rob Blumberg, Fairview Heights 10 1-0 4 2.80
Michael Strope, Edwardsville 12 0-0 5 2.92
Justin Clayton, Belleville 16.1 1-0 7 3.00
Below are the current Mon-Clair Baseball standings as of June 10:
Monroe Division
Millstadt 9 – 1
Belleville 6 – 3
Waterloo 3 – 3
Valmeyer 3 – 5
Columbia 1 – 7
St. Clair Division
St. Louis Spikes 5 – 1
Fairview Heights 5 – 3
Edwardsville 1 – 4
St. Louis Printers 1 – 7
You can find more details at the league website www.monclairbaseball.com
