On Monday, July 10, Wagner ‘s Post 7319 14U Teener team traveled to Humboldt to partake in the Region 4A Tournament. Their first game was against West Central.

West Central used two walks and two errors in the second inning to take a 2-0 lead. Wagner answered in the bottom of the 3rd with four runs. A Kingston Brunelle single followed a Weston Bierma walk to put runners at the corners with one out. Javian Pesicka hit a sacrifice fly to score Bierma. Avery Medicine Bear then drove in a run with a single. Steven Peters, Trasin Dilts, and Trey Segura followed with walks and Dominic Doom singled which left Wagner on top by a count of 4-2.

That score would stay the same until the top of the sixth when West Central pushed one run across to cut the lead to one. Wagner failed to tack on any runs in the bottom of the 6th. In the top of the 7th West Central had runners on first and second with two out but a costly error allowed the tying run to score, and a balk pushed the go ahead run across. Wagner had a chance in the bottom half but would go down one-two-three to end the contest.

Javian Pesicka took the ball for Wagner and pitched well as he gave up three runs, two of which were earned, on three hits while walking three and striking out seven. Steven Peters then came on in relief and pitched well but got little help from his defense as he gave up two unearned runs on one hit while striking out one and walking one.

Brunelle led the way at the plate with two hits and a run scored. Pesicka, Medicine Bear, Segura, and Doom would each have a hit and an RBI. Beau Otte and Edward Ulrich collected a hit apiece as well.

Wagner would bounce back in the second game with a 21-11 win over Madison White.

The offense would compile 20 hits in this game with Medicine Bear and Brunelle leading the way with four hits each. Bierma, Pesicka, and Jamian Medicine Horn had multiple hits with Bierma getting three. Dilts, Segura, and Brannon Bruguier would each add one hit.

Steven Peters started on the mound and for the second time was the beneficiary of some shoddy defense as all four runs scored on his watch were unearned. He walked one, hit one, and struck out four in his two innings of work.

Segura pitched one inning giving up five earned runs on two hits and four walks while striking out three.

Doom entered the game in the 4th inning and would finish up the game going the final two innings. He allowed two unearned runs on one hit while walking one and striking out four.

This win advanced Wagner to the second day of the tournament. Their next foe was the Maroon group from Tri-Valley.

Wagner would lose yet another one run heart breaker as we fell by the score of 7-6.

Edward Ulrich got the start and pitched five innings. He allowed three runs, one of which was earned, on four hits and six walks while striking out two.

Weston Bierma came on to pitch the sixth inning and would get tagged with the loss as he gave up four earned runs on two hits and four walks.

Brunelle swung the hot bat for Wagner as he had three hits, an RBI, and a run scored. Trasin Dilts had one hit and scored three runs. Segura added a hit and an RBI. Bierma collected a single and two RBI. Medicine Bear singled and scored a run and Ulrich notched an RBI with a bases loaded walk.

Wagner held a 5-3 lead after five innings, but Tri-Valley came up with some big hits in the sixth to push them ahead. We had some good at bats in the final inning to score one more run but would leave the bases loaded as a ground out to the pitcher ended the game.

This game would bring the 14U season to a close. They would end their season with a 5-10 record. These kids definitely improved as the season went along, especially at the plate. Pitching and defense need to get better in order for us to start pulling out some of these closer games. This was a fairly young group so hopefully they’ll be back out to take care of business next year. Coach Sam Metzger and I enjoyed working with these kids. We appreciate all the sacrifice, time, and effort they and their families put in to help make this season possible. Thank you for all that you do. It is much appreciated.