The Albert Lea Knights 11AA baseball team took second place out of 12 teams at the Richfield Baseball Inc. Tournament from May 15 to 17, according to a press release.

The Knights’ runner-up finish qualified the team for the state Minnesota Baseball Tournament.

Albert Lea went 3-2 at the tournament. The Knights beat Richfield 7-4, lost 7-4 against Red Wing, beat St. Louis Park 9-3 and Eastview 13-6 before a 5-1 loss against Bloomington in the title game.

Will Steene led Albert Lea with nine hits, two doubles and a .643 batting average. He also struck out 12 batters from the mound.

Braden Fjelsta posted six RBIs, and Dylan Carlson scored seven runs and took a base on balls five times.

The team is coached by Carlson, Karl Eggum, Brad Fjelsta and Chad Steene.