With three games to play in the regular season, the Waterville Indians amateur baseball team clinched the 13-60 League title and a bye in the Region Tournament, which starts the last weekend in July.
The Indians won two of three games last week, with the two wins both against 13- 60 League opponents. They defeated Minnesota Lake, 6-2, Wednesday, July 9 and routed Waseca, 14-3, in seven innings Sunday, July 13. Eagle Lake edged the Indians, 6-5, Friday, July 11 in a non-league game.
Waterville is 12-0 in 13- 60 League games and is 14- 4-1 overall. They played at North Mankato Wednesday, July 16, will host Wells at 7 p.m. Friday, July 18 in Waterville Chamber of Commerce Night, and Saturday, July 20 the Indians will play their final regular season game at 2 p.m. against Blue Earth. This game will feature the honoring of three former Indians players with their numbers being retired.
In the win over Minnesota Lake, Luke Sellner pitched the first eight innings, allowing one earned run on four hits and striking out 10. Sellner allowed a single run in the first inning and one in the bottom of the eighth.
Waterville scored single runs in the second and fourth innings and added four more runs in the top of the eighth inning.
In the eighth inning Nolan Grose, Dalton Grose, Jack Mellstrom, and Nolan Wetzel each reached base and scored.
In the loss to the Expos, Dalton Grose pitched...
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