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Burlington Ginger Beaumont just completed its trip to 10/11 Year Old Little League
State Tourney in Verona.
To make it to state, Burlington had to win its District 6 Tourney in Greenfield. That
included teams from Oak Creek, Franklin, South Milwaukee, Greenfield, Kenosha,
and Lakeland Little Leagues. Burlington went 4-1 at District. Winning against
Franklin American (10-2), Kenosha National (22-4), and Lakeland (6-3). They
advanced to Championship round where they had to play Kenosha National
again. As a double elimination format, Kenosha had to beat them twice to do it.
Kenosha beat them the first game (8-4), but Burlington regrouped in the final game
and won (10-2) to advance to the State Tourney in Verona.
The 10/11 Little League State Tourney was played in Verona on August 1 and
concluded on August 8. There are six Little League Districts in the state. The
format for the tourney is to play each district team in a pool play format. After the
five games, the top (4) seeded teams play a semi-final and winners play the
championship. Burlington finished 4-1 and tied with Germantown. Burlington
received the 2nd seed as a result of their head to head loss with Germantown.
However they came up short losing to Appleton (4-3) in the semi-finals. Appleton
beat Verona in Championship (8-3) to win 10/11 Year old State Championship.
Below are recaps of the games at State.
Burlington 5 Antigo 4
Burlington held off a scrappy Antigo team, winning 5-4. Pacing the offense were
Jake Webley, Jacob Lindemann, Tyler Wiemer, and Houston Cowan. They all had
singles and an RBI. Derek Morrow had a double.
Kross Krueger pitched great. Going 5 innings w/ 10 K’s allowing only 4 runs.
Jacob Lindemann pitched a scoreless 6th to pick up the save. Great defensive
plays were made by shortstop Eric Behnke and rightfielder Louie Hardesty to put
down potential Antigo rally’s.
Germantown 6 Burlington 3
Burlington fell short losing to Germantown 6-3. Trailing 4-0 in the fifth inning,
Burlington rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the inning before stranding the
potential the lead runs on base. Offensive attack was led by Tanner Strommen, (2-
3) 2 singles, Jake Webley (1-2), double 2 rbi’s. Tyler Wiemer and Anthony
Silverman had key hits and got on base each time they were up.
Cal SanFellipo pitched 4 strong innings, allowing only 4 runs while striking out 7.
Jake Webley and Lucas Lefebvre also pitched for Burlington. Houston Cowan
played catcher extremely well throwing out two baserunners attempting to steal.
Burlington 7 Eau Claire-Lowes Creek 3
This game was the most exciting game of the tournament. It was a pitchers battle
that wasn’t decided until extra innings. It was 1-1 going in to bottom of the 6th
inning. Eau Claire proceeded to load the bases with one out before Jacob
Lindemann shut them down to force an extra frame. In the top of the 7th,
Burlington had first and third w/ 2 outs when the flood gates finally opened. Eric
Behnke had a base hit to score the lead run. Ben Heiligenthal, Jacob Lindemann,
Tyler Wiemer followed with singles and it was capped off with a 2 run triple by
Houston Cowan. Hitting stars for Burlington were Eric Behnke (2-4 single,
double), Houston Cowan (2-4 single, triple 3rbi’s), Tyler Wiemer (single, 2 walks),
and Anthony Silverman (2-2, 2 singles)
Houston Cowan pitched very well for Burlington. He pitched Six innings, allowing 1
run while striking out 4. Jacob Weidert had a great day catching behind the plate.
He had a lot of nice plays to save past balls and prevent runners from advancing.
Ben Heiligenthal also had some good plays at first base to keep the game close
throughout. Jacob Lindemann closed out the game by pitching 1 inning allowing 2
runs to earn the win.
Burlington 16 Appleton 6
Burlington fell behind 6-3 after 2 innings, but proceeded to score 13 runs over the
next two innings to down Appleton 16-6 in four innings. The 3rd inning rally was
keyed by Lucas Lefebvre’s towering homerun to right center. Leading the hitting
attack for Burlington was Tyler Wiemer (3-4, 3 singles), Eric Behnke (3-3, 3
singles, walk), Lucas Lefebvre (1-2, HR)
Eric Behnke and Jake Webley pitched for Burlington. Webley did not give up a hit in
his two innings of work to earn the win.
Burlington 10 Verona 4
Burlington rounded out pool play with a 10-4 victory over host Verona. Leading the
offensive attack for Burlington was Tanner Strommen, (4-4, 4 singles), Ben
Heiligenthal (3-4, 2 singles, double), Cal Sanfelippo (1-1, single), and Houston
Cowan, (2-4, 2 singles.)
Burlington pitched numerous pitchers in this game. Cal Sanfelippo started and
pitched very well. Tanner Strommen picked up the win. Going 2 2/3 innings,
allowing 4 runs. Also pitching for Burlington was Jacob Lindemann, Kross
Krueger, and Jacob Webley.
Appleton 4 Burlington 3
Burlington ended up playing Appleton in the semi-final round. Burlington came up
short in the rematch, falling 4-3. Trailing 4-2 in the top of the 6th inning. Tyler
Wiemer started a rally with a lead-off single. Kross Krueger and Houston Cowan
followed with singles to make it a one run game. Burlington was now trailing 4-3,
with runners at first and second. That is where the Burlington baserunners stayed
as the Appleton pitchers closed it out for their win. Hitting stars for Burlington were
Houston Cowan and Kross Krueger both (2-2, 2 singles) and Louie Hardesty (1-2,
single and rbi).
Pitching for Burlington was Cal Sanfelippo(4 innings, 3 k’s, 2 earned runs) and
Kross Krueger (1 inning).
State Tourney in Verona.
To make it to state, Burlington had to win its District 6 Tourney in Greenfield. That
included teams from Oak Creek, Franklin, South Milwaukee, Greenfield, Kenosha,
and Lakeland Little Leagues. Burlington went 4-1 at District. Winning against
Franklin American (10-2), Kenosha National (22-4), and Lakeland (6-3). They
advanced to Championship round where they had to play Kenosha National
again. As a double elimination format, Kenosha had to beat them twice to do it.
Kenosha beat them the first game (8-4), but Burlington regrouped in the final game
and won (10-2) to advance to the State Tourney in Verona.
The 10/11 Little League State Tourney was played in Verona on August 1 and
concluded on August 8. There are six Little League Districts in the state. The
format for the tourney is to play each district team in a pool play format. After the
five games, the top (4) seeded teams play a semi-final and winners play the
championship. Burlington finished 4-1 and tied with Germantown. Burlington
received the 2nd seed as a result of their head to head loss with Germantown.
However they came up short losing to Appleton (4-3) in the semi-finals. Appleton
beat Verona in Championship (8-3) to win 10/11 Year old State Championship.
Below are recaps of the games at State.
Burlington 5 Antigo 4
Burlington held off a scrappy Antigo team, winning 5-4. Pacing the offense were
Jake Webley, Jacob Lindemann, Tyler Wiemer, and Houston Cowan. They all had
singles and an RBI. Derek Morrow had a double.
Kross Krueger pitched great. Going 5 innings w/ 10 K’s allowing only 4 runs.
Jacob Lindemann pitched a scoreless 6th to pick up the save. Great defensive
plays were made by shortstop Eric Behnke and rightfielder Louie Hardesty to put
down potential Antigo rally’s.
Germantown 6 Burlington 3
Burlington fell short losing to Germantown 6-3. Trailing 4-0 in the fifth inning,
Burlington rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the inning before stranding the
potential the lead runs on base. Offensive attack was led by Tanner Strommen, (2-
3) 2 singles, Jake Webley (1-2), double 2 rbi’s. Tyler Wiemer and Anthony
Silverman had key hits and got on base each time they were up.
Cal SanFellipo pitched 4 strong innings, allowing only 4 runs while striking out 7.
Jake Webley and Lucas Lefebvre also pitched for Burlington. Houston Cowan
played catcher extremely well throwing out two baserunners attempting to steal.
Burlington 7 Eau Claire-Lowes Creek 3
This game was the most exciting game of the tournament. It was a pitchers battle
that wasn’t decided until extra innings. It was 1-1 going in to bottom of the 6th
inning. Eau Claire proceeded to load the bases with one out before Jacob
Lindemann shut them down to force an extra frame. In the top of the 7th,
Burlington had first and third w/ 2 outs when the flood gates finally opened. Eric
Behnke had a base hit to score the lead run. Ben Heiligenthal, Jacob Lindemann,
Tyler Wiemer followed with singles and it was capped off with a 2 run triple by
Houston Cowan. Hitting stars for Burlington were Eric Behnke (2-4 single,
double), Houston Cowan (2-4 single, triple 3rbi’s), Tyler Wiemer (single, 2 walks),
and Anthony Silverman (2-2, 2 singles)
Houston Cowan pitched very well for Burlington. He pitched Six innings, allowing 1
run while striking out 4. Jacob Weidert had a great day catching behind the plate.
He had a lot of nice plays to save past balls and prevent runners from advancing.
Ben Heiligenthal also had some good plays at first base to keep the game close
throughout. Jacob Lindemann closed out the game by pitching 1 inning allowing 2
runs to earn the win.
Burlington 16 Appleton 6
Burlington fell behind 6-3 after 2 innings, but proceeded to score 13 runs over the
next two innings to down Appleton 16-6 in four innings. The 3rd inning rally was
keyed by Lucas Lefebvre’s towering homerun to right center. Leading the hitting
attack for Burlington was Tyler Wiemer (3-4, 3 singles), Eric Behnke (3-3, 3
singles, walk), Lucas Lefebvre (1-2, HR)
Eric Behnke and Jake Webley pitched for Burlington. Webley did not give up a hit in
his two innings of work to earn the win.
Burlington 10 Verona 4
Burlington rounded out pool play with a 10-4 victory over host Verona. Leading the
offensive attack for Burlington was Tanner Strommen, (4-4, 4 singles), Ben
Heiligenthal (3-4, 2 singles, double), Cal Sanfelippo (1-1, single), and Houston
Cowan, (2-4, 2 singles.)
Burlington pitched numerous pitchers in this game. Cal Sanfelippo started and
pitched very well. Tanner Strommen picked up the win. Going 2 2/3 innings,
allowing 4 runs. Also pitching for Burlington was Jacob Lindemann, Kross
Krueger, and Jacob Webley.
Appleton 4 Burlington 3
Burlington ended up playing Appleton in the semi-final round. Burlington came up
short in the rematch, falling 4-3. Trailing 4-2 in the top of the 6th inning. Tyler
Wiemer started a rally with a lead-off single. Kross Krueger and Houston Cowan
followed with singles to make it a one run game. Burlington was now trailing 4-3,
with runners at first and second. That is where the Burlington baserunners stayed
as the Appleton pitchers closed it out for their win. Hitting stars for Burlington were
Houston Cowan and Kross Krueger both (2-2, 2 singles) and Louie Hardesty (1-2,
single and rbi).
Pitching for Burlington was Cal Sanfelippo(4 innings, 3 k’s, 2 earned runs) and
Kross Krueger (1 inning).
The 2009 Ginger Beaumont Majors All Stars Experience
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