Class C Rankings--June 27, 2011

Class C Rankings—June 27, 2011

	Johnson	Buesgens	bnbaseballguy
1	Fort Ripley	Dassel-Cokato	Dassel-Cokato
2	Milroy	Loretto	Fort Ripley
3	Sacred Heart	Fort Ripley	Loretto
4	Fairmont	Milroy	Nisswa
5	Blue Earth	Midway	Sacred Heart
6	Nisswa	Howard Lake	Blue Earth
7	Dassel-Cokato	Sacred Heart	Howard Lake
8	Loretto	Raymond	Fairmont
9	Isanti	Nisswa	Midway
10	Midway	St. Cloud Snappers	St. Cloud Snappers

           Belle Plaine

Buesgens’ notes:

1.)DC- The report is that they are deep in pitching and that’s a key to the tourney

2.)Loretto- Only 1 loss to DC

4.)Milroy - Beat some good class C and B teams

Johnson’s notes:

New to my rankings: Isanti, Belle Plaine

Dropped from my rankings: Howard Lake

I hope everyone realizes we can only go off the information we have.  If a team doesn't have a website or doesn't update their website, it is hard to know how they're doing.

Bnbaseballguy’s notes:

Teams that could also be in the top ten:  Green Isle, Winsted, Milroy, Raymond and Northfield.  Belle Plaine has lost a couple lately and has dropped out of my top ten. 

Class B Rankings--June 19, 2011

Class B Rankings—June 19, 2011

	Jim	Tom	Jamie	Chad	bnbaseballguy
1	Sauk Rapids	Sauk Rapids	Sauk Rapids	Sauk Rapids	Sauk Rapids
2	Rochester	Shakopee	Dundas	Savage	Coon Rapids
3	Coon Rapids	Savage	Rochester	Mankato	Shakopee
4	Blaine	Mankato	Shakopee	Shakopee	Rochester
5	Savage	Rochester	Coon Rapids	Cold Spring	Savage
6	Mankato	Chaska	Cold Spring	Miesville	Miesville
7	Chaska	Hastings	Savage	Dundas	Blaine
8	Shakopee	Miesville	Burnsville	Coon Rapids	Chaska
9	Red Wing	Dundas	Miesville	Austin	Mankato
10	Burnsville	Cold Spring	Red Wing	Burnsville	Red Wing

Jim Buesgens notes: 

1.)Sauk Rapids-  Just blanked Cold Spring 7-0

2.)Rochester Royals- Beat my #3 Coon Rapids last friday

3.)Coon Rapids- Has beaten many top teams A and B. Lost a tight one to Sauk Rapids.

4.)Blaine- Ten runned Shakopee recently. Play a tough schedule.

5.)Savage- Ten runned a good PL team.

6.)Mankato-Not much info about them but gotta think there in it

7.)Chaska-Beat Shakopee but then recently lost to Chanhassen or would have went higher

8.)Shakopee- Always tough. Hate to rank this low because i know they finish strong but different format for state may hurt them

9.)Red Wing - Not a ton of info here but heard they are tough as usual

10.)Burnsville- Played Savage real close losing 2-1. Again good tourney last year.

Tom Elliott’s note:

1). Sauk Rapids Cyclones. Sauk Rapids beat the Cold Spring Springers 7-0 and are pounding the heck out of everybody.

Jamie Heipel’s notes:

1) Sauk Rapids ( may be here awhile)

2) Dundas ( Pitching goes along way)

3) Rochester ( hitting their stride)

4) Shakopee ( tough to have a target on your back)

5) Coon Rapids ( tough schedule/ nice wins)

6) Cold Spring ( 2nd best team in their league)

7) Savage ( young team growing up)

8) Burnsville ( good team in an underrated league)

9) Miesville ( loss of key players shows)

10) Red Wing ( Solid team all around)

Bnbaseballguy’s notes:

It is getting harder and harder to rank.  Teams are playing a lot of games and if you go by who beats who and play the old seven layers game East Bethel could be number one.  Sauk Rapids deserves the number one spot because of the teams and pitchers they have beaten.  Not many teams get 7-0 wins over the Springers with Femrite pitching.  They beat Coon Rapids and are cruising along in their league. 

Red Wing won their tournament this weekend and Victory was second to the Minnetonka Millers in their tournament (it went extra innings).  Starting to get down to the time when every team wants to take things seriously. 

Lakewood League All-Star Game

The Lakewood League is hosting an all-star game for the first time in awhile.  I've listed  the rosters below.   The game is Wednesday night (June 15) at Springer Park in Cold Spring at 7:00 P.M. 

Lakewood League All Star Rosters

National

St. Cloud Snappers

Brad Haag

Mike Hoelscher

Matt Merten

Cold Spring Springers

Zach Femrite

Ryan Holthaus

Drew VanLoy

Sartell Muskies

Tim Burns

David Deminsky

Adam Schellinger

Sartell Stone Poneys

Jim Gabrielson

Cody Jones

Tony Schmitz

Litchfield Blues

Josh Johnson

Gabe Leacher

Stephen Pennertz

Brainerd Bees

Tom Fairbanks

Joel Martin

Pat Stogen

St. Joe Saints

Aaron Rocheleau

Brent Schloe

Jason Wald

Managers

Tim Illies Cold Spring Springers

Brian Anderson St.

Cloud Snappers

American

Freeport Black Sox

Eric Eveslage

Lincoln Haugen

Rob Mettenberg

Granite City Grays

Phil Imholte

Steve Rindelaub

Collin Stinogel

Clear Lake Lakers

Sam Iten

Jason Kotschebar

Rich Petty

Sauk Rapids Cyclones

Scott Gieger

Paul Schlangen

Andy Thayer

Sauk Centre Titans

Bill Fredricks

Shane Trattles

Brandon Wolf

Becker Bandits

Andrew Buchholtz

Tony Bergman

Sauk Rapids Jimmy's

Derek Cagle

Drew Elness

Aaron Schultz

Managers

John Nemec Sauk Rapids Cyclones

Erik Freeman Freeport Black Sox

Sunday games between Sauk Rapids and Cold Spring and Howard Lake and Loretto didn't go as I thought they would.  Sauk Rapids beat Cold Spring for the seventh time in a row 7-0.  Nick Anderson got the win and Zach Femrite took the loss.

In Howard Lake, the team I ranked number one in Class C last week, Loretto beat the Orphans 4-3.  Howard Lake outhit the Larks 9-3, but the Larks made their hits count.  Adam McGrane got the win and Reed Pawelk got the save. 

Class C Rankings--June 10, 2011

Class C Rankings—June10, 2011

	Johnson	Buesgens	Elliott	Bnbaseballguy
1	Fort Ripley	Midway	Green Isle	Howard Lake
2	Milroy	Fort Ripley	Ultimate SB & Snappers	Fort Ripley
3	Sacred Heart	Howard Lake	Loretto	Blue Earth
4	Fairmont	Sacred Heart	Watkins	Dassel-Cokato
5	Blue Earth	Raymond	Fort Ripley	Milroy
6	Nisswa	Loretto	Winsted	Sacred Heart
7	Midway	Milroy	Milroy	Nisswa
8	Dassel-Cokato	Dassel-Cokato	Blue Earth	Sartell
9	Howard Lake	Lastrup	Sartell	Loretto
10	Loretto	Fergus Falls	Spring Hill	Midway

                                        Spring Hill                                                 Belle Plaine

Andy Johnson’s Notes: New to my rankings: Fairmont, Nisswa, Loretto

Dropped from my rankings: Raymond, Lastrup, Winsted

On my radar: Isanti, Green Isle

These are Tom Elliott’s notes:

1). Green Isle. The Irish are 10-0, have a great tradition, and were even a good 'B' team when they did that.

2). Ultimate Sports Bar & Grill Snappers of Waite Park. They are 11-1 and are playing well. They have a deep pitching staff and might be the best Class C team in the St. Cloud area.

3). Loretto Larks. Loretto is 7-0 in the North Star League. That's good enough for me.

4). Watkins. The Clippers look like the best team in the Central Valley League after knocking off a very good Kimball team over the weekend.

5). Fort Ripley. The Rebels are still unbeaten in the 19-team Victory League.

6). Winsted. They are 5-1 and I think one of the best teams in the state.

7). Milroy. The Yankees won the Stearns County Challenge, beating Sobieski of the Victory League in the championship game.

8). Blue Earth. They are 7-2 and like Winsted, I think they are always one of the top teams in the state.

9). Sartell Muskies. Sartell is 8-4 and can beat any Class C team in the state with David Deminsky on the mound.

10). Spring Hill. Spring Hill has one loss and might be the team to beat in the Stearns County League.

I don't pretend to be all-knowing on these rankings. I know our area leagues well enough -- Lakewood, Central Valley, Stearns County and Central Valley. It's the rest of the state that's pretty hard to know about.

Bnbaseballguy’s Notes:  This is getting interesting.  Nisswa, a new member of the Victory League this year, is starting to get some notice around the state. Belle Plaine is a legitimate contender, beating Winsted by the ten run rule and Green Isle by one in the TigerTown Classic.  Midway has been beaten a few times but they are playing a good schedule and have already been in a few tournaments.  I ranked Howard Lake one because they have been so consistent over the years.  I still think one of the best State Tournament moments came in 2008 at Shakopee when announcer Dick Jonckowski asked the “parents of the Orphans to please stand.”

I know that Loretto is 8-0 and they also have the Mayor of Loretto, Kent Koch, playing for them, but I’m not convinced that they will win the head to head meeting.  That meeting will take place tonight, June 12 at 6:00 P.M. @ Howard Lake. 

Also tonight Cold Spring will play Sauk Rapids at 7:30 P.M. in Cold Spring.