Posted: 7/3/02

Mickey Mantle squad wins tournament

Branden Peterson
Sports Intern

Forest Lakeís Mickey Mantle team went 4-5 in competition between conference and tournament games last week.

Last Thursday, June 27, Forest Lake travelled to Spring Lake Park, and squeaked out a 7-5 victory.

Forest Lake pitcher Brian Welch got the win, and Carson Simpson struck out the side in the seventh inning to receive the save.

Micah Thorson led the team with 3 RBIs, and hit a two-run game winning triple in the top of the seventh inning.

Following the victory, the squad participated in the St. Michael-Albertville Tournament last weekend, June 28-30. Forest Lake scored at least six runs in every game, and became the Silver Division Champions.

The team shutout Minneapolis South, 7-0, in their first game of the tournament.

In their second game, Forest Lake fell to Andover 7-6 despite outstanding defensive plays by Chris Conley and Ross Miller. Brian Welch also went 3-3 with 2 RBIs.

Forest Lake returned to their winning ways in their third game of the tournament with a 7-2 semi-final victory over St. Michael.

Ross Miller pitched for Forest Lake, throwing a three-hitter with seven strikeouts. Paul Miron and Micah Thorson each had two RBIs.

Paul Miron pitched a five-hitter in the championship game as Forest Lake beat Tri-City Red 11-3.

Matt Lindstrom went 1-3, with 3 RBIs.

The tournament victory improved the Mickey Mantleís squadís record to 11-6 on the season.

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