Austin VFW drops a pair of close games in District Finals

Published 10:42 am Monday, July 29, 2024

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The Austin Post 1216 VFW baseball team had its season come to an end as it lost a couple of nail-biters in the District Finals in Northfield this past weekend.

Austin (15-6 overall) lost to top-seeded Northfield 8-7 in the first game and it fell to Rochester Mayo 5-4 in the eliminator.

Rob Lillis went 5-for-8 with a homer, a double and four RBIs over the weekend for Austin.

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Northfield 8, Austin 7

Austin pitching: Keegan Duholm, 4 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 R, 3 K; Jonah Klein (L) 3 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 R, 1 ER; Casey Denzer, 0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER; Noah Dunlap  0 IP, 1 H 0 R

Austin hitting: Denzer, 0-for-4, R, BB; Cooper Jacobsen, 1-for-3, 2 R, BB; Noah Dunlap, 1-for-4, double, RBI; Benton Purkapile, 0-for-4, RBI; Dylan Wencl, 1-for-1; Rob Lillis, 4-for-4, HR, double, 3 RBIs, 2 R; Tyler Carter, 1-for-4

Mayo 5, Austin 4

Austin pitching: Noah Dunlap (L) 6 1/3 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 5 R, 2 ER, 9 K

Austin hitting: Denzer, 1-for-3, BB; Jacobsen, 1-for-3, R, BB; Lillis, 1-for-3, RBI, 2 R, double; Dunlap, 1-for-3, double, BB; Carter, 3-for-4, double, 2 RBIs