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Chisago Lakes 10, North Branch 0 (5 innings)

Zander Bleymeyer threw a three-hitter and Lucas Weinzetl and Quinn LeVasseur homered to lead the Wildcat baseball team to a 10-0 shutout of the North Branch Vikings Tuesday, May 5 at Chisago Lakes High School in a game shortened to five innings because of the ten-run rule. Dustin Goggin started and took the loss for the Vikings. Weinzetl, LeVasseur, and Carter Anderson drove in three runs apiece in rivalry game.

The Wildcats took charge in the bottom of the first. After a run-scoring single by Weinzetl, LeVasseur lined a three-run home to center to give the Wildcats a 4-0 lead. After Kellen Meissner singled with two outs in the bottom of the second, Weinzetl launched a homer to left to bump the lead to 6-0. A two-run single by Anderson in the bottom of the fourth pushed the Wildcat lead to 8-0.  With two outs in the bottom of the fifth, Anderson singled in a run. Cole Stilp walked to lead the bases, and Meissner ended the game with an infield single to short to drive in Kaiden Melquist.

Bleymeyer walked one and struck out five in claiming the complete game victory. Goggin allowed eight earned runs on ten hits and struck out two Wildcats in three innings. In 1 2/3 innings of relief, James Gosiak allowed two earned runs on two hits, with two walks and two strikeouts.

Chisago Lakes 10, Cambridge-Isanti 0 (5 innings)

Lucas Weinzetl threw a one-hit shutout and drove in three runs to lead the Wildcats to a 10-0 win over the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets Thursday, May 7 at Chisago Lakes High School. Nick Bjelland also drove in three runs for the Wildcats, and Weinzetl had four hits.

Bjelland’s two run double to left in the bottom of the third doubled the Wildcat lead to 4-0.  In the fourth, Trent Travis doubled in a run, and Weinzetl, Quinn LeVasseur and Bjelland each had run-scoring singles to push the Wildcat lead to 8-0. In the bottom of the fifth, Bluejacket pitching walked the first three Wildcat batters. Weinzetl drilled a two-run double to center to score Carter Anderson and Cole Stilp, making the score 10-0 and ending the game.

Weinzetl, who allowed just two baserunners in the game, nearly had a no-hitter. He came within one batter, giving up a double with two outs in the top of the fifth. Weinzetl struck out six in his gem.

Zimmerman 11, Chisago Lakes 7

After falling behind 11-0 in the first three innings against the Zimmerman Thunder, the Wildcats came back late, but their rally fell short and they went down 11-7 at Zimmerman High School on Friday, May 8 at Chisago Lakes High School. Lucas Weinzetl has been on a hitting tear lately. In the last three games, he is nine-for-ten with seven RBIs.

The Wildcats rallied for two runs in the top of the fifth. Carter Anderson tripled to center with two outs to drive in the Wildcats’ first run and later scored on a wild pitch. Quinn LeVasseur’s two-run single in the top of the sixth cut the Zimmerman lead to 11-4. In the top of the seventh, Weinzetl’s two-out single drove in one run. Nick Bjelland was hit by a pitch. Xander Breitenbach hit a fly ball to right that looked like it would end the game, but the right fielder dropped it and two runs scored, cutting the Thunder lead to 11-7. Zander Bleymeyer struck out looking to end the game.

Baseball Banter

The Wildcats have their final four games of the regular season over the next week. They will head north tomorrow to take on the Hermantown Hawks at Fichtner Fields at Centricity Park in Hermantown at 4:30 p.m. On Monday, May 18, they will play the Princeton Tigers at Solheim Field at Mark Park at 5:00 p.m. The Wildcats will face the St. Francis Fighting Saints in their final home game of the season on Tuesday, May 19, with an early 3 p.m. start at Pat Collins Field at Chisago Lakes High School. And they will end the regular season against the Coon Rapids Cardinals on Wednesday, May 20 at Winter Crest Park in Coon Rapids at 7 p.m.

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