AREA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL LEADERS
CLASS A/AA
BATTING
AVERAGE— Reed Davis (Schaeffer) .690, Tate Meinters (Caledonia) .562, Colten Kraling (F.C./L) .533, Payton Schott (Caledonia) .531, Mark Buringa (St. Charles) .500, Easton Fritcher (Hayfield) .500, Nic Peterson (Spring Grove) .500, Josh Matanich (Lake City) .483, Mason Staggemeyer (Caledonia) .481, Casey Storlie (Caledonia) .472, Logan Corson (F.C./L) .471, Zach Myhre (GMLOK) .464, Alex Bushman (D-E) .462, Hayden Strain (Cannon Falls) .452, Ben Ihrke (Chatfield) .448, Zach Bubany (GMLOK) .448, Matt McKinney (Z-M) .435, Robert Crouch (Chatfield) .433, Max Aug (Chatfield) .429, Isaiah Nolte (Z-M) .429, Mason Prigge (Byron) .429, Alex Folz (Spring Grove) .429, Andrew Goergen (Caledonia) .421, Barron Holtz (PEM) .419, Joe Irish (PEM) .419, Nick Stienessen (Byron) .417, Henry Gathje (Chatfield) .412, Logan Johnson (D-E) .412, Jordan Zabel: (PEM) .409, Isaac Bushman (D-E) .409, Ben Stienessen (Byron) .407, Luke Meincke (Lake City) .406, Drew Bailey (Lake City) .400, Damon Carrier (Houston) .391, Collin Hucke (Byron) .381, Jacob Welch (GMLOK) .381, Zach Nelson (Hayfield) .381, Riley Gora (Schaeffer) .379, Nathan Johnson (Stewartville) .375, Nick Ramaker (GMLOK) .375, Nolan Gora (Schaeffer) .370, Carter Bratland (Spring Grove) .370, Hunter Heimer (St. Charles) .370, Gage Hildebrandt (Cannon Falls) .370, Bailey Underwood (Byron) .364, Roan Reardon (Cannon Falls) .360, Jaden Abraham (Houston) .360, Sean LaPlante (Byron) .357, Jaytin Millen (Houston) .357, Trevor Timm (W-K) .350, Joey Tempel (Hayfield) .350, Parker Wendt (St. Charles) .350.
RUNS— Mark Buringa (St. Charles) 18, Payton Schott (Caledonia) 16, Alex Folz (Spring Grove) 15, Casey Storlie (Caledonia) 14, Josh Matanich (Lake City) 13, Reed Davis (Schaeffer) 13, Barron Holtz (PEM) 13, Mason Staggemeyer (Caledonia) 12, Nic Peterson (Spring Grove) 12, Matt McKinney (Z-M) 11, Tate Meinters (Caledonia) 11, Easton Fritcher (Hayfield) 11, Isaiah Nolte (Z-M) 10, Luke Meincke (Lake City) 10, Ben Stienessen (Byron) 10, Sean LaPlante (Byron) 10, Riley Gora (Schaeffer) 10, Zach Myhre (GMLOK) 10, Ben Ihrke (Chatfield) 9, Jaytin Millen (Houston) 9, Brady Happel (Houston) 9, Max Aug (Chatfield) 8, Drew Bailey (Lake City) 8, Eric Augedahl (Caledonia) 8, Sawyer Hander (St. Charles) 8, Jaden Abraham (Houston) 8.
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RBI— Josh Matanich (Lake City) 18, Sawyer Hander (St. Charles) 13, Reed Davis (Schaeffer) 12, Joe Irish (PEM) 12, Nic Peterson (Spring Grove) 12, Mason Staggemeyer (Caledonia) 11, Zach Bubany (GMLOK) 10, Casey Storlie (Caledonia) 10, Payton Schott (Caledonia) 10, Eric Augedahl (Caledonia) 10, Isaac Bushman (D-E) 10, Damon Carrier (Houston) 10, Riley Borgschatz (Lake City) 9, Ben Ihrke (Chatfield) 9, Robert Crouch (Chatfield) 9, Mark Buringa (St. Charles) 9, Noah Elton (Spring Grove) 9, Tate Meinters (Caledonia) 9, Isaiah Nolte (Z-M) 8, Ben Stienessen (Byron) 8, Luke Meincke (Lake City) 8, Nick Stienessen (Byron) 8, Sean LaPlante (Byron) 8, Sam Sanness (Spring Grove) 8, Andrew Goergen (Caledonia) 8, Nick Ramaker (GMLOK) 8, Parker Voth (Z-M) 7, Barron Holtz (PEM) 7, Carter Bratland (Spring Grove) 7, Chandler Bergrud (Spring Grove) 7, Zach Myhre (GMLOK) 7, Logan Corson (F.C./L) 7.
DOUBLES— Reed Davis (Schaeffer) 6, Zach Bubany (GMLOK) 5, Josh Matanich (Lake City) 4, Casey Ryan (Goodhue) 4, Noah Elton (Spring Grove) 4, Riley Borgschatz (Lake City) 3, Matt McKinney (Z-M) 3, Isaiah Nolte (Z-M), Payton Schott (Caledonia) 3, Max Aug (Chatfield) 3, Riley Gora (Schaeffer) 3, Easton Fritcher (Hayfield) 3, Logan Corson (F.C./L) 3, Alex Folz (Spring Grove) 3, Mason Staggemeyer (Caledonia) 3, Sam Sanness (Spring Grove) 3, Jaytin Millen (Houston) 3, Caleb Trogstad (D-E) 3.
HOME RUNS— Josh Matanich (Lake City) 2, Ben Ihrke (Chatfield) 2, Reed Davis (Schaeffer) 2, Nick Ramaker (GMLOK) 2, Trevor Timm (W-K) 1, Max Aug (Chatfield) 1, Carter Bratland (Spring Grove) 1, Alex Folz (Spring Grove) 1, Andrew Goergen (Caledonia) 1, Tate Meinters (Caledonia) 1, Isaac Bushman (D-E) 1, Jacob Welch (GMLOK) 1, Zach Bubany (GMLOK) 1, Damon Carrier (Houston) 1, Noah Elton (Spring Grove) 1.
PITCHING
Wins— Nate Baer (Lake City) 4-0, Carter Bratland (Spring Grove) 4-0, Ben Ihrke (Chatfield) 3-0, Andrew Simmons (Stewartville) 3-1, Zach Bubany (GMLOK) 3-2, Evan Denstad (Caledonia) 3, Barron Holtz (PEM) 2-0, Chandler Bergrud (Spring Grove) 2-0, Isaac Bushman (D-E) 2-0, Zach Scharpen (Lake City) 2-1, Tyler Grudem (Z-M) 2-1, Nick Splinter (Byron) 2-1, Ethan Fenske (GMLOK) 2-1, Carter Danielson (Goodhue) 2-1, Hayden Strain (Cannon Falls) 2-1, Easton Fritcher (Hayfield) 2-1, Riley Gora (Schaeffer) 2-2, Joe Irish (PEM) 2-2, Casey Storlie (Caledonia) 2, Tate Meinters (Caledonia) 2.
ERA— Reed Davis (Schaeffer) 0.00, Mason Prigge (Byron) 0.00, Parker Hartl (Cannon Falls) 0.00, Jordan Zabel (PEM) 0.60, Tate Meinters (Caledonia) 0.72,Casey Storlie (Caledonia) 0.82, Andrew Simmons (Stewartville) 0.87, Barron Holtz (PEM) 1.11, Alex Folz (Spring Grove) 1.12, Hayden Strain (Cannon Falls) 1.15, Riley Gora (Schaeffer) 1.21, Carter Bratland (Spring Grove) 1.21, Cooper Holtorf (W-K) 1.26, Jake Mandt (Chatfield) 1.56, Ben Ihrke (Chatfield) 1.67, Nate Baer (Lake City) 1.84, Ethan Fenske (GMLOK) 1.87, Casey Ryan (Goodhue) 1.91,Carson Schwichtenberg (F.C./L) 2.00, Robert Crouch (Chatfield) 2.21, Chase Reber (Cannon Falls) 2.25, Carter Danielson (Goodhue) 2.50, Tyler Wiebke (Caledonia) 2.62, Franklin Nienow (D-E) 2.63, Zach Nelson (Hayfield) 2.81, Tanner Sanderson (W-K) 2.90.
STRIKEOUTS— Brady Happel (Houston 35, Carter Bratland (Spring Grove) 32, Riley Gora (Schaeffer) 29, Zach Bubany (GMLOK) 27, Alex Folz (Spring Grove) 25, Casey Storlie (Caledonia) 25, Reed Davis (Schaeffer) 24, Barron Holtz (PEM) 24, Joe Irish (PEM) 24, Chandler Bergrud (Spring Grove) 24, Cooper Holtorf (W-K) 23, Casey Ryan (Goodhue) 22, Tyler Grudem (Z-M) 21, Hayden Strain (Cannon Falls) 18, Tate Meinters (Caledonia) 18, Andrew Simmons (Stewartville) 17, Ben Ihrke (Chatfield) 16, Easton Fritcher (Hayfield) 16, Jordan Zabel (PEM) 16, Mark Buringa (St. Charles) 15, Colten Kraling (F.C./L) 13, Jaden Abraham (Houston) 12.
SAVES— Tate Meinters (Caledonia) 3, Reed Davis (Schaeffer) 2, Chase Reber (Cannon Falls) 2, Evan Denstad (Caledonia) 2, Isaac Bushman (D-E) 1, Carter Bratland (Spring Grove) 1, Cooper Holtorf (W-K) 1, Logan Johnson (D-E), 1, Franklin Nienow (D-E) 1, Jaden Abraham (Houston) 1.
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CLASS AAA/AAAA
BATTING
AVERAGE— Matt Winkle (K-M) .467, Travis Rittenhouse (Century) .444, Mac Horvath (Century) .444, Caleb Gronholz (JM) .436, Easton Knoll (K-M) .419, Carter Pasternak (Mayo) .406, Chris Serrano Luciano (Mayo) .400, Will Weick (Mayo) .400, Phillip Zynda (Austin) .394, Ian Bergstrom (JM) .387, Aaron Limberg (JM) .382, Sterling Homard (Century) .375, Pete Conner (Austin) .371, Sam Warren (Mayo) .368, Riley Retterath (Austin) .364, Riley Wempner (Austin) .357, Mathew Cwikla (JM) .333, Jack Bratlien (K-M) .333, Evan Kaese (Mayo) .324, AJ Mueller (Austin) .324.
RUNS— Carter Pasternak (Mayo) 13, Pete Conner (Austin) 13, Evan Kaese (Mayo) 12, Sam Warren (Mayo) 11, Lucas Jahns (Mayo) 10, Riley Wempner (Austin) 10, Alex Prindle (Mayo) 9, Easton Knoll (K-M) 9, Mathew Cwikla (JM) 8, Aaron Limberg (JM) 8, Kyle Ebert (JM) 7, Jack Bratlien (K-M) 7.
RBI— Evan Kaese (Mayo) 13, AJ Mueller (Austin) 12, Matt Winkle (K-M) 12, Will Weick (Mayo) 11, Sam Warren (Mayo) 8, Chris Serrano Luciano (Mayo) 8, Aaron Limberg (JM) 8, Jon Thorvilson (Century) 7, Mathew Cwikla (JM) 7, Braden Black (JM) 7, Riley Retterath (Austin) 7.
DOUBLES— Evan Kaese (Mayo) 6, Alex Prindle (Mayo) 5, Phillip Zynda (Austin) 4, Carter Pasternak (Mayo) 3, Sterling Homard (Century) 3, Travis Rittenhouse (Century) 3, Ian Bergstrom (JM) 3, Austin Brown (JM) 3, Easton Knoll (K-M) 3.
HOME RUNS— Matt Winkle (K-M) 2, Travis Rittenhouse (Century) 1, Carter Pasternak (Mayo) 1, Sam Warren (Mayo) 1, Braden Black (JM) 1, Riley Wempner (Austin) 1.
PITCHING
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Wins— Kyle Ebert (JM) 3-0, Michael O'Connor (Austin) 3-0, Nate Murphy (Austin) 2-0, Will Weick (Mayo) 2-1.
ERA— Jack Dankert (Austin) 0.48, Nate Murphy (Austin) 0.53, Kyle Ebert (JM) 1.45, Ben Kinney (K-M) 2.80, Will Weick (Mayo) 3.20, Aaron Novak (JM) 3.23.
STRIKEOUTS— Jack Dankert (Austin) 23, Kyle Ebert (JM) 19, Nate Murphy (Austin) 13, Tony Ciola (Austin) 13, Michael O'Connor (Austin) 12, Will Weick (Mayo) 11, Devin Knudson (K-M) 11, Levin DeYoung (Mayo) 10, Alex Prindle (Mayo) 10, Ryan Barkey (Mayo) 10.
SAVES— Evan Kaese (Mayo) 2, Sam Boysen (JM) 1, Nate Murphy (Austin) 1, Jack Dankert (Austin) 1, Devin Knudson (K-M) 1.
NOTE:Baseball coaches from southeast Minnesota are asked to submit their team leaders each week by noon Wednesday to glimbeck@postbulletin.com. The stats listed are those provided by coaches.
— Guy N. Limbeck