STATE TOURNAMENT TEAM RECORDS Through the 2018 state tournament
Most home runs hit in a state tournament (all teams) 204 Granite Falls-Marshall 1999 178 Wadena-Perham 1995
Most triples hit in a state tournament (all teams) 39 New Ulm 1953
Largest margin of a win. 33 Hamel 33 Proctor 0 (7 innings) 1990
Largest Shutout. Hamel 33 Proctor 0 (7 innings) 1990
Most runs scored in one inning by one team. 14 Maple Lake Maple Lake 19 Hutchinson 17 1989 11 New Ulm New Ulm 22 Duluth 2 1995
Most runs scored in one game by both teams. 42 St Michael 23 New Ulm 19 2000 39 Green Isle 23 Buckman 16 1999
Most hits in one game by one team. 25 Wadena Wadena 29 Floodwood 0 1995 Minnetonka Minnetonka 20 Air Freight 5 2009 24 Albert Lea Albert Lea 23 Zumbrota 2 1946 St Michael St Michael 23 New Ulm 19 2000 Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 14 Marshall 3 2001
Most hits in one game by both teams. 44 Green Isle-22, Buckman-22 Green Isle 23 Buckman 16 1999 42 St Michael-24 New Ulm-18 St Michael 23 New Ulm 19 2000
Most home runs in one game by both teams. 12 New Ulm-8 St Michael-4 St Michael 23 New Ulm 19 2000 11 Green Isle-7, Buckman-4 Green Isle 23 Buckman 16 1999
Most errors in one game by one team. 11 St Louis Park Lyon’s Pub 13 St Louis Park 5 1998 11 Hinckley Litchfield 7 Hinckley 6 (11 innings) 2000 9 Miesville Dassel-Cokato 8 Miesville 3 1968 Class B Championship St. James Morris 10 St. James 7 1989 Class C Championship Roseau Gaylord 14 Roseau 0 1996 Ada St Michael 10 Ada 0 1997 Hamel St Michael 10 Hamel 3 2000
Most men left on base in one game by one team. 21 Howard Lake Belle Plaine 7 Howard Lake 6 2013 (17 innings) 19 Red Wing Hamel 11 Red Wing 9 1988 18 Twin City Fed. Twin City Fed. 6 St. Paul 3 1961 Granite Falls Granite Falls 6 Kasson 3 2007
Most walks in one game by one team. 20 Hamel Hamel 33 Proctor 0 1990
Most walks in one game by both teams. 25 Hamel 11 Red Wing 9 1988 23 Hamel 33 Proctor 0 1990
Longest State Tournament Game. 20 innings Hector 4 Stark 2 1971 Cyrus 2 Fairfax 1 1976 Brooklyn Park 4 Elko 3 2017
Most shutouts posted by a team in the State Tournament. 4 Plato 2007 3 Chaska 1932, 2002 Excelsior 1945 Lester Prairie 1950 Litchfield 1951 Cold Spring 1955 Red Wing 1974, 1990 Arlington 1984 Pierz 2002 Dundas 2003 Sobieski 2014
Most Consecutive Championships won. 5 Albert Lea 1944, 45,46,47,48
Most Championships won 14 Minnetonka 9 Cold Spring 8 Columbia Heights 7 Austin
Most Times finishing 2nd Place 7 Dundas 6 Rochester
Most Times Finishing 3rd Place 8 Cold Spring 7 Jordan 5 West St. Paul Mpls. Lyons Pub
Most Consecutive State Tournament Appearances 26 Minnetonka 1994- 23 Cold Spring 1988- 2010 15 Blue Earth 2003-2017
Most State Tournament Appearances 56 Cold Spring 35 Chaska 32 Rochester 30 Red Wing
Number of Times a Team Appearing in the State Tournament for the First Time and Winning a Championship 34 Teams have won a championship playing in their first State Tournament
First time the 10-run rule was used in a State Tournament game. Le Sueur 15 Claremont 1 1930
First triple play by a team in a State Tournament game. Willmar Virginia 10 Willmar 9 1932
Undefeated Champion. St. Paul Como Rec. won Class A championship in 1964 with a 28-0 record. The only known team to end their season undefeated.
STATE TOURNAMENT INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Most Hits in one State Tournament game by a player. 6 Walt Menke Albert Lea Albert Lea 23 Zumbrota 2 1946 Eric Schreifels Howard Lake Belle Plaine 7 Howard Lake 6 2013 (17 inning game) Brice Panning Young America Young America 4 New Market 3 2018 (14 inning game) 5 Carl Condon Virginia Virginia 15 Willmar 14 1932 Ed Cain New Richland New Rich. 13 Pine Island 5 1933 Ray Erickson Fergus Falls Fergus Falls 14 Foley 3 1941 Francis Boll Shakopee Shakopee 16 Plummer 1 1940 Bassie Wagner Springfield Springfield 16 Pierz 4 1944 Renny Erickson Springfield Springfield 13 Monticello 0 1944 John Menke Albert Lea Albert Lea 23 Zumbrota 2 1946 Dick Weigel Excelsior Excelsior 17 Winsted 1 1949 Jim Lawler Le Center Le Center 14 Sherburn 2 1951 Harold Meyer Pierz Pierz 10 Rollingstone 0 1952 Joe Scalise Austin Austin 4 Fairmont 2 1953 Dick Lawrence Bagley Bagley 18 Detroit Lakes 0 1955 Harry Mulhern Stewartville Stewartville 12 Grand Rpds 11 1955 Dave Lesar Grand Rapids Stewartville 12 Grand Rpds 11 1955 Duane Durling Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 6 Ivanhoe 4 1955 Joe Sczublewski Upsala Upsala 8 Kimball 5 1984 Scott Pass Chaska Chaska 14 Anoka 0 1986 Mike Tobin Jordan Jordan 8 Cold Spring 0 1989 Dan Van deHey Hamel Hamel 33 Proctor 0 1990 Josh Loesch Cold Spring Cold Spring 18 Duluth 0 1994 Tim Johnson Clinton Clinton 6 Deer Creek 5 1995 Randy Kroenke Minn. Lake Minn. Lake 10 Clinton 6 1995 Ron Terres Cold Spring Cold Spring 21 Hamel 15 1995 Phil Clennon Springfield Springfield 10 Red Eye 5 1997 Scott Howard Dundas Dundas 12 Chaska 11 1998 Corey Tauer Red Wing Red Wing 15 Hastings 6 2001 Scott Lochner Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids 7 Moorhead 1 2002 Mike Peschel Moorhead Moorhead 17 Bertha 6 2010 Tony Peterson Savage Savage 17 Chaska 5 2011 Scott Theisen Winsted Winsted 7 Jackson 5 2012 Chris Odegaard Plato Plato 12 Kimball 5 2018
Most Hits by a player in a State Tournament. 19 Scott Boser Buckman 1999 17 Eric Welter Chaska 1998 Tom Schleper Chaska 1998 Joe Siple Rochester 1999 Ron Terres Cold Spring 2001
Most Singles in one State Tournament game by a player. 5 Carl Condon Virginia Virginia 15 Willmar 14 1932 Ed Cain New Richland New Rich.13 Pine Island 5 1933 Chris Larson Faribault Faribault 20 Owatonna 17 1988 Randy Kroenke Minn. Lake Minn. Lake 10 Clinton 6 1995 Scott Howard Dundas Dundas 12 Chaska 11 1998 Scott Theisen Winsted Winsted 7 Jackson 5 2012 Brice Panning Young America Young America 4 New Market 3 2018 (14 inning game)
Most Doubles in one State Tournament game by a player. 4 Chris Odegaard Plato Plato 12 Kimball 5 2018 3 Bob Hahn Waseca Waseca 24 Willmar 10 1933 Louie Cardinal St. Paul St. Paul 8 Minneapolis 4 1939 Mel Bzoskie Rochester Rochester 18 Nashwauk 0 1947 Joe Scalise Austin Austin 4 Fairmont 2 1953 Milt Nielsen Fairmont Fairmont 14 Bloomington 2 1959 Larry Pearson Deer Creek Deer Creek 11 Hinckley 1 1970 John Riewer Watkins Watkins 7 St. Boni 6 1989 Paul Buss Jordan Jordan 4 Coon Rapids 2 1992 Dick Henkemeyer Sartel Sartell 9 Detroit Lakes 3 1992 Darrin Schmidt Rochester Rochester 23 Hamel 11 1995 Dave Franke Plato Plato 7 Gaylord 5 1996 Darrin Schmidt Austin Cold Spring 7 Austin 1 1997 Mike Arlt Elko Elko 13 Wadena 4 1997 Darren Heving Cold Spring Cold Spring 10 New Ulm 5 1999 Ethan Anderson New Ulm New Ulm 12 St Michael 7 1999 Tony Kamps Mankato Rochester 13 Mankato 11 2000 Josh Loesch Cold Spring Cold Spring 9 Rochester 7 2001 Brad Vosejpka Lonsdale Lonsdale 6 Sleepy Eye 5 2002 Troy Stein Chaska Chaska 7 Cold Spring 3 2002 Jason Breweske Perham Elko 4 Perham 3 2004 Adam Sudbeck Mankato Mankato 11 Austin 2 2005
Most Doubles by a player in a State Tournament. 8 Dave Franke Plato 1996 Chris Odegaard Plato 2018
Most Triples in one Inning in a State Tournament game by a player. 2 Leslie Lieverman Chaska Chaska 15 Sleepy Eye 0 1932
Most Triples in one State Tournament game by a player. 2 Leslie Lieverman Chaska Chaska 15 Sleepy Eye 0 1932 Al Litfin Chaska Chaska 16 St. Peter 5 1932 Francis Boll Delano Red Wing 6 Delano 5 1935 Ray Erickson Fergus Falls Fergus Falls 14 Foley 3 1941 Bob Lawrence Little Falls Little Falls 9 St. Paul 0 1958 Dick Southard Rogers Milroy 5 Rogers 4 1965 Mark Kragnes Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes 8 D-C 2 1992 Jason Dobis Flensburg Flensburg 13 Wadena 2 1994 Brad Deyak Ultimate Snappers Ultimate 13 Crookston 1 1996 Nick Worm Montgomery Montgomery 7 New Ulm Brewers 4 2002
Most Triples by a player in a State Tournament. 3 Leslie Lieverman Chaska 1932 Matt Farley Highland Park 1996 Brad Deyak Ultimate Snappers 1996
Most Home Runs in one State Tournament game by a player. 3 Harry Elliot Benson Benson 11 New Ulm 3 1949 Joe Sczublewski Upsala Upsala 8 Kimball 5 1984 Dave Dykema Osakis Osakis 7 Vegas 3 1988 Ron Van Krevelen Hamel Hamel 9 Prior Lake 8 1989 Alex Bauer Hamel Hamel 12 Grand Rapids 5 1997 Brian Hartmann Hamel Hamel 12 Grand Rapids 5 1997 Phil Clennon Springfield Springfield 10 Red Eye 5 1997 Josh Loesch Cold Spring Cold Spring 18 New Ulm 10 1997 Brice Pleschourt Dundas Dundas 11 Miesville 10 1998 Dave Gray St James St James 13 Monticello 12 1999 Josh Loesch Cold Spring Cold Spring 10 New Ulm 5 1999 Chris Studer Brainerd Brainerd 9 Princeton 5 2000 Corey Tauer Red Wing Cold Spring 13 Red Wing 8 2001 Kane Malo Blue Earth Blue Earth 10 Detroit Lakes 4 2012 Jeremiah Piepkorn Nisswa Nisswa 14 St Patrick 4 2014 Brandon Arnold Chanhassen Chanhassen 12 Elko 3 2018
Most Home Runs by a player in a State Tournament. 8 Brian Hartmann Hamel 1997 7 Josh Loesch Cold Spring 1999 Corey Tauer Red Wing 2001
Most Stolen Bases by a player in a State Tournament. 9 Corey Nelson Luverne 1999 8 Kevin Sannes Rochester 1995
Most RBI's in one State Tournament game by a player. 8 Josh Loesch Cold Spring Cold Spring 18 New Ulm 10 1997 Brian Dorr Princeton Princeton 16 Minn Lake 6 1998 Chris Clemenson Moorhead Moorhead 11 Melrose 4 2004 7 Bassie Wagner Springfield Springfield 18 Pierz 4 1944 Walt Menke Albert Lea Albert Lea 23 Zumbrota 2 1946 Paul Burghardt Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye 9 Regal 2 1986 Ron Van Krevelen Hamel Hamel 9 Prior Lake 8 1989 Josh Loesch Cold Spring Cold Spring 18 Duluth 0 1994 Jon Thielen Watkins Watkins 11 Crookston 1 1995 Phil Clennon Springfield Springfield 10 Red Eye 5 1997 Josh Loesch Cold Spring Cold Spring 10 Dassel-Cokato 6 1999 Mike Freske St Michael St Michael 8 Dassel-Cokato 7 2000
Most RBIs by a player in a State Tournament. 17 Mark Kragnes Glyndon 1995 Scott Boser Buckman 1999 Most Times at Bat by a player in a State Tournament. 40 Steve Huls Cold Spring 2001 39 Mac Zachow Green Isle 2003
Most Runs Scored by a player in a State Tournament. 15 Steve Huls Cold Spring 2001 14 Brannon Weigel Glyndon 1995 Josh Loesch Cold Spring 2001
Most Base on Balls by a player in a State Tournament. 11 Tim Luskey Green Isle 2003 10 Josh Loesch Cold Spring 2001
Most Putouts by a player in a State Tournament. 83 Micade Thordson Hanska 2009 82 Ryan Beers Chaska 2002
Most Assists by a player in a State Tournament. 37 Eric Welter Chaska 1998 31 Eric Engelman Plato 1996
Most Innings Pitched in a State Tournament. 41.2 Tyler Jendro Sobieski 2014 36 Jim Lawler Austin 1958 Bill Fredrick Miesville 1992
Most strikeouts by a pitcher in a Nine Inning game. 22 Brian Whinnery Air Freight Air Freight 1 Stockmen’s 0 2005 21 Don Jorrisen St. Boni St. Boni 1 Belgrade 0 1959 Jerry Vandermay Perham Perham 7 Pierz 0 1967 Tony Kley Winsted Winsted 2 Pelican Rapids 0 2014
Most Strikeouts by a pitcher in a State Tournament. 54 Brian Jenneke Glencoe 1998 47 Ethan Opsahl Ada 2014 44 Tyler Jendro Sobieski 2014
Most wins by a pitcher in a State Tournament. 6 Tyler Jendro Sobieski 2014 5 Brad Keenan Glyndon 1995 4 Richie Allen Twin City Federal 1961 Gordy Bauer Caledonia 1964 Bill Frederick Miesville 1992 Tom Benson Hamel 1992 Chad Kemp Milroy 1994 Grant Ketel St Michael 1997 Dave Holland St Louis Park 1998 Brian Jenneke Glencoe 1998 Tony Whitlock Brainerd 2000 Bruce Geislinger Watkins 2001 Andy Bulson Cold Spring 2001 Tony Kley Plato 2015
Most base runners picked off base by a pitcher in a State Tournament game. 4 Craig Miller Waseca Red Wing 5 Waseca 4 1986 Chris Rupert Mankato Mankato 7 Cold Spring 6 2005 3 Lefty Christenson Battle Lake Battle Lake 1 Shakopee 0 1963 Ryan Krautkremer Waseca Waseca 3 Red Wing 0 2002 Ryan Krautkremer Waseca Dassel-Cokato 5 Waseca 1 2003 Keith Meyers Cannon Falls Avon 1 Cannon Falls 0 2012
Most base runners picked off base by a pitcher in a State Tournament. 5 Lefty Christenson Battle Lake 1963 Chris Rupert Mankato 2005
Least Number of Pitches Thrown by a Pitcher in a Nine Inning Game. 76 Tom Tupy St Patrick St Patrick 5 Clinton 1 2001 Tom struck out 11 allowing only two hits.
79 Vern Deering Little Falls Little Falls 9 St. Paul Park 0 1958 Vern struck out 11 allowing only one hit in the 7th inning.
Most Number of Pitches Thrown by a Pitcher in a Nine-Inning Game. 210 John Stainbrook Coon Rapids Eagan 8 Coon Rapids 5 1995 John walked 16 while striking out 1, John had thrown 110 pitches by the 4th inning.
Most Appearances on the All Tournament Team by a player. 11 Joe Shallenberger Minnetonka 2001,05,06,07,09,10,12,15,16,17,18 8 Jon Beckman Jordan 1982, 86,88,89,90,91,94,97 Chris Urbain Minnetonka 1994, 96,97,00,01,04,03,09 7 Mark Hess Hamel 1988,89,92,95,97,02,04 6 Jay Bohmbach Red Wing 1980, 82, 85,86,87,90 Jeff Neutzling Avon 1973, 77,80,81,88,93 John Riewer Dassel-Cokato 1984, 89, 91,92,93,07
Most Consecutive Appearances in the State Tournament by a Player. 30 John Riewer Motley/Dassel-Cokato 1980-2009 28 Randy Moselle Columbia Heights/Hamel 1977-2004 23 Rod Schafer Cold Spring 1985-2007 20 Joe Driscoll LeSueur/Arlington 1978-1998 20 Jay Bohmbach Red Wing 1972-1991
Players Winning Multiple Most Valuable Player Awards 4 Joe Shallenberger Minnetonka 2004, 07, 12, 16 3 George Boche St Paul Armours 1924, 26, 28 2 Jim Stoll Arlington 1967, 69 Greg Odegaard Arlington 1984, 85 Randy Moselle Columbia Heights 1986, 89 Bill Frederick Miesville 1992, 95 Tim Knapper Granite Falls 1993, 02 Bryan Krull Minnetonka 1997, 99 Andy Bulson Cold Spring 2000, 01 Tony Richards Minnetonka 2003, 06 Zach Femrite Cold Spring 2013,14
Players hitting for the cycle in a State Tournament.
Bassie Wagner of Springfield in the 1944 tournament had two singles along with a double, triple and home run. He had 7 RBI’s for the day. Springfield 18 Piertz 4
Dick Lawrence of Bagley in the 1955 tournament had two singles along with double, triple and home run. He had 5 RBI's for the day. Bagley 18 Detroit Lakes 8 (8 innings)
John McCaustlin of Dundas in the 1997 tournament hit for the cycle with his four hits. He also has 5 RBI's for the night. Dundas 12 New Ulm 3
Adam Dittrich of New Ulm in the 1999 tournament hit for the cycle with his four hits. Adam was a substitute for a regular starter on the New Ulm team as the normal starter had gotten married and was on his honeymoon! New Ulm 20 Grand Rapids 2
Unassisted Triple Play. Vic Woods a first baseman from South St. Paul caught an attempted bunt with runners on first and second ran to touch first and second base to complete the triple play. South St. Paul 3 Le Sueur 2 1930
STATE TOURNAMENT NO-HITTERS
YEAR SITE PITCHER SCORE 1926 St. Paul Bill Johnson Mpls. Bottineau 6 Dassel 0 Bill had 1 BB and 13 K's. Bill walked his only batter in the 6th
1929 Mankato Bob Thompson Springfield 12 Osseo 0 Bob had 1BB and 12 K's Bob walked his only batter in the 9th.
1932 St. Paul Jack Stans Chaska 15 Sleepy Eye 0 Jack had 3 BB and 12 K's.
1932 St. Paul Ron DeLa Hunt Chaska 19 Onamia 0 Ron had 7 BB and 20 K's.
1944 New Ulm Earl Smith Worthington 17 Crown 0 Earl had 4 BB and 14 K’s. (Earl was 46 yrs old.)
1945 Albert Lea Roger McDonald Excelsior 4 Mayer 0 Roger had 5 BB and 11 K's. No balls were hit out of infield by Mayer.
1947 Mankato Don Anderson Chaska 1 Maple Lake 0 Gene Cooney Don had 4 BB and 7 K's pitching the first 8 innings. He left due to blister on his right hand, so Gene pitched the 9th inning striking out the side.
1950 St. Cloud Roman Bartowski Austin Packers 16 St. Paul Nickel Joint 0 Roman had 3 BB and 10 K's.
1951 Faribault Dick Donnelly Litchfield 23 St. Paul Nickel Joint 0 Dick had 3 BB and 16 K's.
1951 Faribault Dave Spencer Soderville 17 Pengilly 0 (6 innings) Dave had 5 BB and 4 K’s
1959 St. Cloud Jerry Zellner Bloomington 4 Mpls. 0 Jerry had 6 BB and 15 K's.
1967 Alexandria Cal Larson Alexandria 9 Thief River Falls 0 Cal had 4 BB and 18 K’s Cal was a draftee from Fergus Falls
1972 Wadena Greg Bigalke Shady Brook 4 Hinckley 1 Greg was a draftee from Randall. Hinckley's run was unearned.
1973 Jordan Jerry Wickman Columbia Heights 2 Marshall 0 Jerry had 3 BB and 15 K's
1979 St. Cloud Duane Paulson Lastrup 10 Menahga 0 (8 innings) Duane had 1 BB and 12 K's. The one BB came in the 2nd inning.
1992 Jordan Tom Traen Delano 1 Cold Spring 0 Tom had 2 BB and 11 K's.
2002 St Cloud Bill Dunker St Patrick 6 Pierz 3 Bill had 6 BB and 10 K’’s Bill was a draftee from Eagle Lake
2012 St Cloud Kyle Collins Avon 1 Cannon Falls 0 Kyle had 1 BB and 8 K’s
2012 Bloomington Nate Melek Minnetonka 4 Stockmen’s Irish 1
2013 Delano Mike Adelman Dumont 2 Lamberton 0 Mike had 1 BB, 3 HP and 5 K’s. (Mike was 43 yrs. old.) draftee from Clinton
2014 Jordan Tyler Jendro Sobieski 4 New Market 0 Tyler had 1 BB and 14 K’s
2015 Cold Spring Keith Meyers Cannon Falls 4 Luverne 0 Keith had 0 BB 1 HBP and 12 K’s
2018 Shakopee Matt Timm Hutchinson 6 Sleepy Eye 0 Matt had 0 BB and 5 K’s (perfect game)
MVP’s NOT ON CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
YEAR CHAMPIONS PLAYER TEAM
1943 Mpls. Mitby Sathers Walt Mernich, 2b Nowthen New Ulm
1947 Albert Lea Gread McKinnis, p Rochester Chaska
1956 Mpls. Teamsters Don Woerner, p Little Falls Bemidji
1963 Minneapolis Chuck Gageby, p Pipestone Braham
1964 St. Paul Como Rec. Gordy Bauer, p Caledonia St. Bonifacius
1965 Bloomington Dick Southard, of Rogers St. Bonifacius
1970 Columbia Heights Bill Huls, p Cold Spring Deer Creek
1995 Sauk Rapids Class "C" Brad Keenan, p Glyndon
1998 Minnetonka Dave Holland St Louis Park