11-12 Year-Old League All-Star Game -- July 18

Team Nelson defeated Team Link 15-10 in a Cal Ripken All-Star League contest Monday at Community Park.

Team Nelson edged out to a 1-0 lead in the first then led 4-1 after three. Team Link pulled within 4-3 in the fourth and took a 9-5 lead in the fifth. But Team Nelson wasn't done scoring with four runs in the sixth to tie the score then three in the eighth and three in the ninth.

Jonathan Zerrusen was the winning pitcher on an eight-hitter.

Team Nelson had 10 hits led by Collin Kinkelaar with three singles, a double and three RBI while Joe Matteson added a double and an RBI, Brody Niebrugge a single, home run and three RBI and Tyler Budde a double.

Samuel Vonderheide led Team Link with a single, double and an RBI while Eli Link had a triple and an RBI and Kaden Pemberton a double.

At Community Park

Team Nelson              103    014    033    --    15-10-2

Team Link                  001    260    001    --    10-  8-4

WP -- Zerrusen. LP -- Link.

Team Nelson -- Kinkelaar, 3 singles, double, 3 RBI; Zerrusen, single, 1 RBI; Matteson, double, 1 RBI; Scheidemantel, 1 RBI; Niebrugge, single, home run, 3 RBI; Beals, single, 1 RBI; Budde, double

Team Link -- Vonderheide, single, double, 1 RBI; Wolfe, single, 1 RBI; E. Link, triple, 1 RBI; Pemberton, double; Hardiek, single, 2 RBI; Loy, single; Burgess, single, 1 RBI