Official X Account of Mankato East Baseball - ‘89, ‘24, ‘25 Big 9 Champs - ‘24, ‘25 Section 2AAA Champs - ‘24 MSHSL Class AAA Consolation Champs, ‘25 Runner Up
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On the night of what would have been our first game of the season, the lights are on to remind us that there is always hope! #BeTheLightMN
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Holy cow… Cougars score 7 with 2 outs in the 7th to walk it off! 10-9 over Hutch! @matthew_werk with a 2 strike, 3 run double to tie it. And @JacobsCalin, who led off the inning with a double, brings in Werk to win it!
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Our boys had a great time getting to know the East bowling team this morning. Good luck at State!!!
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Congratulations to our captain @matthew_werk on signing to play division 1 baseball at @GoJacksBaseball!
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Jack Clifford has earned the Big 9 Career Award voted on by coaches! His career totals in program history (from ‘98-‘19) are as follows: offense-#1 Hs (97), #2 2Bs (23), #5 3Bs (5), #2 RBI (62), #6 SBs (20), #2 Rs (63); pitching-#1 Ws (15) & #3 Ks (150). Congrats, Jack!
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Excited to announce our captains for the upcoming year:
Jared Grams (@jaredgrams4 )
Jake Schreiber (@jakeschreiber11 )
Ben Snaza (@benjamin_snaza)
Matthew Werk (@matthew_werk)
Looking forward to their leadership this season!
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East finishes the season on a high note, winning their final two games of the season in the consolation bracket as your 2024 MSHSL Class AAA Consolation Champions!
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First plate appearance… first hit for former Cougar @matthew_werk. Let’s go!!!! @GoJacksBaseball
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Only the second ball I’ve ever seen hit OVER the trees at Wolverton... Neighbors can send the bill for broken windows to @jakeschreiber11
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Congratulations to Big 9 All-Conference selections Jack Clifford, Jackson Keller, and Jaeden Kenward. As well as Honorable Mention honors going to Grant Hermer and Travis Noren. Awesome season, guys!
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Congratulations on your NLI, the Mankato East baseball community is proud of you! @WerkNicholas #GoJacks!
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Plenty of sun and baseball today! Couple of practices with some beach time in between on deck for tomorrow!
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We got to honor these 10 young men before our game last night. Thank you seniors for your commitment and contributions to your school and Mankato East Baseball!
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Huge congrats to Tanner Borchardt, @matthew_werk, and @jaredgrams4 for being selected to the All-City team, along with some great players from @MW_Scarlets and @mankatoloyolabb
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Congrats to these boys for never backing down and taking 3rd at the MN American Legion State Tournament!
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Cougars win 6-1 over Mayo. @matthew_werk struck out 14 over 6 inn of work! @GusGartzke and @Jacob_Eggert with clutch RBIs. We head to Red Wing to play 2 on Saturday.
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To our crosstown rivals, teammates growing up, and friends @westbaseball22… Good luck today!Bring home a State Championship for Mankato Baseball!
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The awards keep piling up for @WerkNicholas. Congrats on being named MVP for the South in the 2024 MSHSBCA All-Star Series! Stat line for the day: 2/5, 2B, BB, 2RBI, 3SB
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East 13 - Marshall 0
Nicholas Werk put the first pitch of the game off the fence for a 3B and East never looked back, scoring 8 runs in the top of the 1st. Cougars w/11 hits.
@RistonWojcik 3/4, 3RBI & 5IP (W), 4H, 0ER, 5Ks
@O_Studt12 2/3, 2RBI
@DylanKopesky 2/3, RBI
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If the other team doesn’t show up, it counts as a win, right? Where were ya @scarlethardball ???
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10-0, 6 inn W in game 2. @CarsonGraves12 tosses our second no-hitter of the year!
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Congratulations to this amazing group of seniors. Thanks for being such great role models for the program. You will all go far in your future endeavors! Best of luck!
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Unfortunately, our season came to an end last night with a 6-1 loss to West and a 1-0 loss to New Prague. We finished with a 14-9 record.
A huge THANK YOU to our teachers, admin, trainers, press box staff, fans, parents, and everyone else who supported East baseball this year!
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Very proud of these two awards... Jackson Keller has been named to the State All-Academic Team. And our team has earned the State All-Academic Gold Award with an unweighted team GPA above 3.5!
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The Cougars end the season 17-5 after losing 6-1 in an elimination game vs. Marshall. What an amazing season to be a part of and thank you for bringing East baseball back to prominence!
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Avenged our first game loss with a 10-0 win over Austin tonight!
@WerkNicholas pitched the 5 inn. ‼️NO-HITTER‼️1 BB, 7 Ks
8 different players had hits:
@HunterMilow0 2H, 3RBI
@metcalfe_landon 2H, 2R
@RistonWojcik 2H, 2R, RBI
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Back to our roots! The boys got to help our future Cougars practice at their elementary alma maters tonight. The future is bright on the East side!!
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What do you do when you get called in from a bullpen to pinch hit? Watch and find out! @DylanKopesky
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Despite a last minute change of venue, East wins 4-0 with a complete game shutout by Jack Clifford. Next game is 5:30 at Johnson Park in New Ulm against #2 Hutchinson.
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Congratulations to Mankato East junior @WerkNicholas for being named to the Big 9 All-Conference team. @Big9Conf
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East gets the #1 seed in the 2AAA tourney! We will face #8 Waseca on Saturday, May 25th @ noon on our home field.
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Nothing like a friendly meeting between a couple MN teams in AZ ⚾️… and thanks for the lunch! 🍕 @burnsvillebb
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Baseball is back! And balls were flying on day 2 of our summer camp! A couple 💣’s courtesy of @jakeschreiber11
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Incredibly proud of these boys for being more than just great athletes. Younger players, take note! Get involved in something beyond sports.
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2-1 win over Albert Lea today to advance to the winner’s bracket final Tuesday vs West, 5 pm at Johnson Park in New Ulm.
@metcalfe_landon 2-3 2B & 2RBI single in the 6th
@swalve_logan 6IP 2H 0R 5K
@matthew_werk SV 3K
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An absolute shot off the fence in dead center by @KyleBridger7! And a pretty solid double cut on the backend. #BaseballisBack
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Cougars head back from Winona with the all-level DH sweep!
In Gm 1, @CarsonGraves12 & @WerkNicholas allowed 2 Hs w/ 12 Ks. In Gm 2, @swalve_logan got the W w/ 4 no-hit inn… Multiple hits on the day for @Jacob_Eggert @HunterMilow0 @matthew_werk @WerkNicholas & @DylanKopesky
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Thanks to our seniors and their families for being such great leaders and supporters over the years!
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Cougars get the walk-off 5-4 win over Albert Lea. @matthew_werk 3-3, @jakeschreiber11 2-4 including the game winner. Better at bats all the way down the lineup today!
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With a 7-2 win over West, Junior Legion finishes out the regular season undefeated… a perfect 18-0! Playoffs begin Wedn in Marshall.
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Big bounce back win for the Cougars over Northfield tonight! Tanner Borchardt and @matthew_werk combine for the 1-0 shutout. Pitching talent on display for both teams, but error free D for the good guys was the difference!
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What a perfect night for our first fall practice session! Working on pre-pitch actions here... Little things lead to big things.
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We’re really going to miss these two… thanks for all you’ve done for the program! @WerkNicholas @stubbs_ainsley
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Heavy rain yesterday, rain overnight, and more on the way… But we managed to squeeze in a short practice and a nasty sunburn or two!
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East wins 8-7 over Northfield in extra’s off a huge walkoff 2B by @CaedenWillaert!
@KeatonWojcik 4IP, 1ER, 4H, 8K
@Nathanbridger05 (W) 2.1IP, 0ER, 2H, 2K
East w/12H
@CarsonHart2026 2/3, 2B, RBI
@AustinHendley8 2/3
@JackHansen0207 2/3, 2RBI
@Mason_Diede 1st V hit is a 3B! 🎉🥳
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Good team win over Century tonight, 6-2 final. @Jacob_Eggert dealt on the mound, going 6.2 allowing 1H 1ER w/ 9 K.
@CaelWillaert 2-3 R RBI
@matthew_werk 2-3 R RBI SB
We host West tomorrow at 5:00. Tailgate starts at 4:00 w/ free food provided by @MankatoBaseball for all fans!
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Good luck to these clean cut boys in the opening round of @MN_Legion state tourney beginning at 10:30 today (7/27). Follow on GameChanger or listen live @TheFANMankato. #getweird
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Congratulations to both our Legion, Mankato American, and VFW, Mankato East Post 950, teams for making their respective state tournaments. Best of luck, fellas!
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So proud of this upstanding young man!
After being accepted to both the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy, East grad chooses West Point. mankatofreepress.com/news/lo…
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6 Ks and CG win for Owen Studtmann’s varsity debut and a 3-run 💣 for @CaelWillaert. A barrage of hits in a 12-1 win vs. Albert Lea.🧹🧹🧹
@RistonWojcik 2/3, 2B, 2 RBI
@easton_stangl 2/2
@AlexHennis1 2/3, 3B, 3 RBI
@BrennenAndersen RBI 2B
@WerkNicholas RBI 3B
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To say some of our coaches have had a longtime connection with some of these boys would be an understatement. Congratulations, Eagle Lake Alums! @swalve_logan @easton_stangl @DylanKopesky @DerekRundle1 @BraydenBorgmei1
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A good night for East baseball in Albert Lea! V wins 10-1; JV wins 12-4; & 9th wins 9-1.
@DylanKopesky 2H, 2B, RBI
@swalve_logan 2H, 2RBI
@WerkNicholas 2H, RBI
@RistonWojcik @CarsonGraves12 @CaelWillaert allowed just 1 hit each
We head to Austin tomorrow, 5 pm start.
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Congratulations to @O_Studt12 @CadenHansen26 @WerkNicholas @Nathanbridger05 for their All-City Selection!
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Congratulations to Mankato East senior @RistonWojcik for being named the Big 9 Conference Offensive Player of the Year. @Big9Conf
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Quite the accomplishment to be proud of @RistonWojcik for being selected to the Class AAA All-State Team by @MSHSBCA. All your hard work has paid off!
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Big day for Cougar baseball! V wins 11-3 and 8-1, JV wins 6-1 and 9-4, and 9th wins 7-6 in 13 inn to complete the sweep.
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Mankato Royals 18U East with a 13-0 5-inn win in Sleepy Eye. @JacobsCalin had 8 Ks in 3 IP! And @KenwardJaeden flashed some pop at the plate, turning a 3b into a solid stand-up 2b.
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Cougars win 7-0 over Faribault on Senior Day. @JacobsCalin went 6 allowing only 3 hits and collecting 2 of his own. Tanner Borchardt and @matthew_werk also had multiple hits. Next up @ Austin Monday at 5pm.
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Cougars win in the 1st rd of Section 2AAA action 10-0 over Waseca in 5 innings. 3 pitchers combined on a no-hitter. Next up is #4 Marshall at home on Wednesday @ 6:00.
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East is your back-to-back Section 2AAA Champs after beating West 6-3. 🎉
@Nathanbridger05 (W) CG, 6H, 3ER, 3K and 2/2, 2B, 2RBI @ the plate.
@O_Studt12 1/2, 3B, RBI
@CaedenWillaert 1/3, RBI
@CarsonHart2026 1/3, SB
@tyler_rundle11 1/4, RBI
@CadenHansen26 1/3
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East punches their ticket to State by defeating West 6-0 after dropping the 1st game 4-1!
Freshman @KeatonWojcik throws CG, 2H shutout to seal the victory in Gm2
On the day:
@CadenHansen26 3/6, RBI
@JackHansen0207 2/4, 2BB, R
@AustinHendley8 1/2, RBI 2B
@WerkNicholas 2H, 3SB
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Quite the accomplishment to be proud of @DylanKopesky for being selected to the Class AAA All-State Team by @MSHSBCA. All your hard work has paid off!
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Congrats @HermerGrant on earning Academic All-State! The team also earned the Academic All-State silver award. Good work boys!
2020 MSHSBCA Academic All-State Teams - lots of great honors and congratulations to the teams and individuals who earned these awards! mshsbca.org/2020mshsbcaacade…
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Bats stayed hot tonight! 13 hits in an 11-8 win over Owatonna.
@HunterMilow0 2H 2R 2BB
@DylanKopesky 2H R
@Jacob_Eggert 2H 2RBI 3R SB
@metcalfe_landon 2H 3RBI
@KyleBridger7 2B 3RBI
@matthew_werk 5IP 3ER 0BB 7K
Home vs Northfield tomorrow at 5 pm!
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As this team heads back to a colder climate with amazing memories, they are prepared to climb to the top of any mountain in their way. Until next time, AZ! ⚾️🌵
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Capped off a 4-0 week with a 6-5 win over Northfield last night! Every starter had a hit.
@matthew_werk 2/4, 2 2B, RBI
@HunterMilow0 1/3, 2RBI
@KyleBridger7 1/3, 2B, RBI
Busy week ahead starting with Faribault 4 pm Monday at Wolverton.
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East with a big win over Mankato West, 9-7!
@DerekRundle1 3/3, 3RBI, HR💣
@DylanKopesky 2/4,RBI
@RistonWojcik 2/5
@WerkNicholas w/the W, 5.1 inn. of 1H ball, 8Ks⚔️
@O_Studt12 works a perfect 8th for the save
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East gets a big win in a close one over section opponent Marshall 3-1.
@WerkNicholas w/a gem on the mound. W, 6.2IP, 5H, 0ER, 10Ks 💎
@swalve_logan 2/2, 3B, RBI
@CaelWillaert 1/3, 3B
@O_Studt12 gets out of a bases loaded jam for the save.
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Cougars defeat Faribault in 6 innings 10-0 and Marshall 4-3 to extend their record to 13-1 overall (8-1 in Big 9.) They next battle Rochester Century for the top spot in the conference on Tuesday at 5:00. Hope to see you at Wolverton!
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Cougars win 4-3 over JM! @GusGartzke with a big RBI single in the 6th, and scores the game winner on a wild pitch. @Jacob_Eggert pitched 5 strong. @jaredgrams4 gets the W with 2 inn scoreless relief. Next up, we host Century at 5:00 on Thursday.
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We hung around just long enough tonight! Scored 5 in the 7th for a 6-2 win over a very good Mayo team.
@Jacob_Eggert went 5IP in relief, 2H 0R 6K; also 2-3 w/ 2B 3B RBI
@SwalveLogan 2-3 2RBI including the game winner
Next up, Senior Night at Wolverton, 5 pm Friday vs Jordan!
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Some future Cougars in the Eagle Lake pipeline dressed up for Dress Like a Teacher Day. Flattering 🤣
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Oh yeah... and @carsongraves12 still hasn’t allowed a hit on the season! 5 more no-hit innings today!
Cougars get the walk-off 5-4 win over Albert Lea. @matthew_werk 3-3, @jakeschreiber11 2-4 including the game winner. Better at bats all the way down the lineup today!
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