Cannon Falls Season Ends With Tough Loss

The Cannon Falls Bombers defeated St. Charles 3-1 Saturday to get to a step away from the finals,

Unfortunately for the Bombers an effort to preserve pitching by keeping counts down for the final round didn't materialize.

They lost 5-2 to Caledonia.  The Warriors fell to Pine Island 8-2 earlier in the day setting up the second showdown between the two teams in the week.

It was Caledonia who outlasted Cannon Falls at Hudson Field in Rochester on Memorial Day 5-3 in nine innings.

Jack Meyers, senior, threw 71 pitches in the win over St. Charles before Ryan Hjellming, junior, took the mound at Mayo field and delivered over five innings of no hit ball.

Hjellming was dealing with 8 strikeouts against 16 batters faced.  The only baserunner for the Warriors got on by walk.

Cannon Falls scored a run in the first inning thanks to hits by Preston Schoenfelder and Jack Meyers.  They added a run in the bottom of the 5th inning.

With one out #9 hitter Ethan Deutsch was hit by a pitch.  He went to second on a single by Schoenfelder.  Micah Nelson walked to load the bases,  Hjellming scored Deutsch with a fly out to center before Jack Meyers flew out to end the threat.

Hjellming threw his 70th pitch to the first batter of the 6th inning making the count 1-2 before Head Coach Bucky Lindow came out of the dugout and made a change.  The move would have allowed Hjellmng and Meyers to be available for the two games they would have to play Tuesday against Pine Island to get to state.

Lindow handed the ball to Abram Tenneson, sophomore, who finished the batter with a strikeout.

Will Allen, Warrior centerfielder jumped on the first pitch to him and hammered a one out double,  The next batter struck out before lead-off hitter in the batting order Jack Schmitz clubbed a 1-1 pitch opposite field home run to tie the game.

Temnneson gave way to Ethan Albers, senior who threw one pitch to end the scoring.

In the scheduled final inning Albers got the first out before walking the cleanup hitter Ben Stemper.  Stemper stole second base.  A pick-off attempt got him to third base when the ball went into centerfield.

A grounder to third ended with a errant throw to first base scoring Stemper.

Tyson Ginther hit a single to score a run, stole second during a Will Allen at bat that ended in a single. Ginther scored when a ball was thrown over the third baseman's head.

When their half of the seventh ended the Warriors had a 3 run lead.

Bottom of the seventh Grady Meyers singled for Cannon Falls and Deutsch gained first on a error by the shortstop.

Caledonia pitcher Reid Klug got Schoenfelder to pop out, Nelson to fly out and Hjellming to fly out to end the game.

Klug finished the game throwing 100 pitches, 64 strikes with 3 strikeouts, 2 walks, 2 hit batters while allowing 5 hits.

Caledonia goes back to Mayo Field Tuesday to play Pine Island where the Panthers need one win and Warriors two victories.

Cannon Falls ends their season 19-6.  The Hiawatha Valley League Champions had a 16 game winning streak after opening the season with 3 losses.

The Warriors are 17-7, Pine Island is 19-5.

A Gamecast of Saturday, May 31, 2025 is available here.

Other are a Section baseball results included:

Section 1A: Hayfield 5  Soouthland 2, advancing Vikings to Championship game. Blooming Prairie 7  Lewiston-Altura 3 in Elimination Bracket.  Southland 9  Blooming Prairie 7, ending Awesome Blossoms season.  Southland and Hayfield playTuesday, June 3, 2025 at Riverland College in Austin.  Hayfield needs one win, Southland two.

Section 1AAA:  Strewartville 10  Kasson-Mantorville 5, advancing Tigers to title game.  Top seed Northfield 11  #2 seed Red Wing 5 in Elimination Bracket,  Kasson-Mantorville 4  Northfield 3, ending Raiders season.  #7 seed Stewartville plays #4 Kasson-Mantorville Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in Red Wing.  Stewartville one win from state, KoMets two vicories away,

Section 1AAAA:  Farmington 13  Rochester Century  3, advancing Tigers to title chance.  Lakeville North 5  Owatonna 3 Elimination Bracket ending Huskies season.  Rochester Century 16  Lakeville North  1.  The Century Panthers go up against Farmington Tuesday, June 3, 2025 in Dundas, Tigers need one win, Panthers two.

Section 2AA :  #3 Maple River  3  #8Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 0, Eagles land in title contest.  #5Belle Plaine  12  #6 Triton  2, ending Cobras season.  Top seed LeSueur-Hendeerson  1  #2 Sibley East 0, Wolves season over.  L-H plays Belle Plaine 5pm Tuesday, June 3, 2025.  7:30pm LCWM plays winner.  Championship is Thursday with Maple River needing one win, other team two.

Section 2AAA: #1 Mankato East 9  # 4 St. Peter  5. Cougars in Semifinal. #2 Mankato West  8 #3 Marshall  4, Scarlets in Semifinal.  They play Tuesday at 5pm in New Ulm.

Elimination Bracket:  #5 Albert Lea  16  #8 Worthington  0, Albert Lea 9  Marshall  4 ending Tigers season.  #6 New Ulm  10  #7 Jordan  7.   Albert Lea vs New Ulm 5pm Tuesday, June 3, 2025 in New Ulm.  Winner plays 7pm against loser of Mankato West vs Mankato East.

Finals are Thursday, June 5, 2025

Section 3AAAA:  #4 Apple Valley vs #3 Rosemount Monday June 2, 2025 4pm in Burnsville.  Winner in Semifinal. Elimination Bracket:  #2 Eagan vs #1 Two Rivers Monday, June 2, 2025 4:45pm in Burnsville.  Loser of Winner's Bracket game plays winner of Elimination Bracket Tuesday, June 3, 2025  4pm.

Title game or games Wednesday June 4, 2025 in Burnsville. 4 & possible 7pm.