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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1972
Page
8
Despite a strong season under coach Dick Seltz, Austin High's No. 1 ranked team fell to Lake City in the Region One finals preventing a State Tourney berth. The 17–3 record highlighted a terrific year despite the disappointing finish.
Austin Highs B squad, coached by Jerry Miller with assistant Jack Miller, finished 15-0 paced by a .310 team average and seven players hitting .400 or better. Mike Gilbert led with a .500 clip and 27 hits. Randy Smith, Steve Morgan, and John Delmont also starred. The team captured eight Big Nine wins and the District Two title, with star performances across pitching and offense.
Fifty five Austin Hich athletes are named spring sport award winners. Track leads with 26 awards, baseball 13, golf eight, and tennis eight. Notable performers include Bill Bjerke, John Brennan, Don Hagan, Sattler, Jirele, Gavin and Hanks. AHS assets strong showings in Big Nine, District Two, Region One meets and state qualifications.
Dave Colburn leads Austin Moose fast pitch hitters with 24 hits in 6& at bats for a .576 average as John Riles stands at .367 after a 1-for-30 stretch. Team sits 19-6, entering the Owatonna Invitational with Midwest Invitational on deck at Northwest Park July 1-2. Other standouts include Rolf Syneground, Lyle Cline, Charlie Granholm, Bruce Blank, and Norb Semitt. Crime leads in home runs with five, while Rochester City League play and exhibitions shape their season record.
Austin’s Post 91 Legion baseball rides a three game win streak into a weekend with key league tests. Sunday at 7 30 p m the Packers host Rochester Rockets in a First District and Southern Minnesota League showdown tied for second and third place respectively with a 2 1 mark. Center fielder Bob Rosel and left fielder Scott Becker both batting .429 lead a Packers lineup that also includes Howie Strey Jr and Ron Lenoch. Chris Todd 2 0 and Merlin Ehmke 1 0 are the mound options as Strey guides a demanding schedule over the next 10 days culminating with upcoming games and a twin bill.
Major League standings show Pittsburgh New York and Chicago leading the East while Cincinnati Los Angeles and Houston top West. Friday results include Montreal over Atlanta and Pittsburgh over San Diego with multiple late games and tonight matchups across cities.
Grand Meadow High School star Jay Davis and native Mike Baudoin of Austin Pacelli combined for a no hitter in Four County League action at Byron. The duo struck out 13 and walked two as the Grand Meadow Legion defeated Byron 2 to 1.
ANAHEIM AP Mickey Stanley and Dick McAuliffe homered as Detroit Tigers blanked the California Angels 3-0. Joe Coleman fired a three hit, 10 strikeout performance to back the win and keep the Tigers tied in the AL East.
San Francisco Giants recombined the action as Dave Racer collided withDwain Anderson to break up a double play in the second inning. Alan Gallagher lined to Ted Sizemore who flipped to Anderson to force Racer. Rader charged at Anderson instead of sliding, sending the ball toward the mound and keeping Gallagher at first. Gallagher scored later as the Giants opened with a 6-1 victory.
The first nationwide AL All-Star balloting shows Richie Allen and Brooks Robinson leading the vote tally. Allen tops with 96,633 of 217,029 ballots, while Robinson sits second with 94,841. Rod Carew, Luis Aparicio, Reggie Jackson, Lou Piniella, and Carlos May follow as infield and outfield leaders, with a tight race for the starting catcher spot led by Bill Freehan.
Action packed weekend on H S Speedways Inc circuit with two events. Tonight’s Chat eau Speedway in Lansing hosts the regular card at 8 30 pm with a 1500 prize. Dale Baker leads late model with 490 points, Bobby Saierdalen 440. Duane Strain tops street stock at 330, Dean Lerud 315. Sunday at Cresco Iowa Howard County Speedway opens at 2 pm with a 2000 purse and open competition.
The Austin Blues edged West St. Paul 7-6 at Marcusen Park on Friday night after a wild first inning where both teams plated four runs. Jim Schammel earned the win with a two run double in the third to improve to 3-0, as Austin moves to 8-1 and rides a two game win streak. Next action is Tuesday against Hayward, with a July 15 Blues vs Oldtimers game announced.
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