Albert Lea falls at Waseca, awaits tournament fate

Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 21, 2005

The Albert Lea legion baseball team was unable to pick up a win against Waseca and now must wait to find out its postseason fate.

Albert Lea, which lost the game 6-2, now must wait for tonight’s game against the Rochester Patriots and the Rochester Red Hawks. If the Patriots win, Albert Lea will play a home game Sunday at 7 p.m., but if the Red Hawks win Post 56 will play at Rochester’s Hudson Field on Tuesday at a time to be determined.

Waseca jumped out with three runs in the third which proved to be enough as Albert Lea managed just a two spot in the sixth.

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Arik Matson led off the sixth with a single and Ryan Truesdell followed up with a double to put two runners on base. After a walk and and an out Brandon Klukow delivered a two RBI single to plate the only runs.

Matson was the only Albert Lea player to have a multi hit game going 2-for-3 on the night.

Nick Hagen took the loss for Albert Lea giving up three earned runs in five innings while walking four and striking out eight. D.J. Kjos worked the sixth allowing one run on one hit.

Albert Lea concluded the regular season with a 6-12 overall mark.