2010 RVL-DRS All-Star Game

The Tigers sent four players to this year's RVL-DRS All-Star Game, from left to right:  DH-MGR Jeff Miller, catcher Pat Schultz, pitcher Adam Johnson and outfielder Tim Huber.  The RVL defeated the DRS, 2-0.

Single runs in the 1st and 3rd innings were enough offense as five RVL pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout to defeat the DRS 2-0 in Belle Plaine.  Scott Hollingsworth (Jordan) pitched the first four frames and would notch the win.  Ryan Seifert (Chaska), Brad Lawson (Belle Plaine), Ryan McPartland (Le Sueur) and Mike Beckius (Jordan) pitched the balance of the game, with Beckius earning a save.

Offensively, the RVL was led by game MVP Kyle Geason of Chaska.  Geason doubled home the first run with a line-shot double down the leftfield line and into the corner vines.  A Geason sacrifice fly plated the second run in the 3rd inning, and he also doubled in the 5th. The River Valley League now leads the series two games to one.  Losing 6-0 in Shakopee in 2007, the RVL has bounced back with a 9-1 win in New Prague in 2008 and the 2-0 blanking in 2010.  The 2009 game was rained out in Arlington.

In the pre-game homerun derby, Justin Johnson of Chaska swatted five as the RVL won, 10 -5.  Belle Plaine’s Tim Huber swatted three long balls for good measure in the RVL’s final at-bat.

DRS HOME RUNS – 5
Dustin Steinhoff (New Prague) 2, John Krocak (Montgomery) 2, Dave Sherry (St. Benedict) 1, Tyler Bednar (Lonsdale) 0

RVL HOME RUNS – 10
Justin Johnson (Chaska) 5, Tim Huber (Belle Plaine) 3, Aaron Olson (Shakopee) 2, Kyle Geason (Chaska) 0

DRS........000   000  000 - 0    3    1
RVL........101   000  00x - 2    3    1

WP- Scott Hollingsworth (Jordan)
LP- Chris Hartman (New Prague)
SV- Mike Beckius (Jordan)

TIGER ALL-STARS:  Tim Huber started in centerfield, and went 0-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch.  Pat Schultz caught the final four frames for the RVL and grounded out to first base in his only at-bat.  Brad Lawson pitched a scoreless 7th, walked one and struck out one.  Manager Jeff Miller brought it all together and became the first manager in baseball history to shun the DH option in an All-Star Game.

2009 RVL-DRS All-Star Game

The Tigers sent four players to this year's RVL-DRS All-Star Game, from left to right:  shortstop Shawn Carlson, DH-MGR Jeff Miller, catcher Pat Schultz, pitcher Adam Johnson.  The RVL defeated the DRS, 9-1.

The River Valley League team defeated the D-R-S League team 9-1 in the All-Star baseball game played Friday, July 10, at New Prague, 9-1.
     
A six-run eighth inning put the game away for the River Valley team.
     
A single, error, hit batter, a two-run single by Mike Enz of St. Peter, was followed by two walks. Kyle Zweber of the Prior Lake Jays then singled for two more runs and the final run came on a fielder's choice by Scott Hollingsworth of the Jordan Brewers.

Cullen Bahn led off the top of the second inning with the game's only homer to send the River Valley Stars into a 1-0 lead. Two more runs scored in the fourth on only one hit as two walks and a hit batter were also involved.
     
Tres Humerickhouse of Elko scored the lone D-R-S run in the sixth inning as he was safe on an error, advanced two bases on another error and scored when Kyle Kalina of the Lonsdale Aces hit a sacrifice fly.
     
More than 50 players were on the rosters for the two teams.
     
The managers for the River Valley team were Bryce Eggert of Arlington , Jeff Miller of Belle Plaine and John Seifert of Chaska.

The D-R-S managers were Terry Fredrickson of Elko, Sean O'Neill of Union Hill and Monte Hennen of St. Patrick.
     
A home-run hitting contest preceded the two league sended with an 8-8 tie as Eric Steinhoff, of the D-R-S Veseli team and the last batter, putting three pitches out of the park for the tie. A brief overtime saw no more balls hit out.

The line score:...............R  H  E
R-V-L...010 200 060 - 9  8  1
D-R-S...000 001 000 - 1  5  2

Kyle Zweber, Adam John-son (4), Darren Culbert (6), Brad Keenan (8), Scott Hollingsworth (9) and Pat Schultz, Ryan Henke (6).
Brian Muell, Bill Dunker (3), Luke Giesen (4), Derek Christenson (5), Ben Morrison (6), Brad Weiers (7), Steve Weiers (7-1/3) and Eric Bisek, Josh Thom (6).