Springfield, Rockford win state titles – Twin Cities

CLASS 2A

Rockford 6, Foley 0: Rockford junior ace William Haas pitched a perfect game into the sixth inning and finished 1-1 with 13 strikeouts, all in just 89 pitches, Friday at Target Field.

The Tennessee commit finished the season with a 10-1 record with a 0.92 earned run average with 151 strikeouts in 84 innings.

Rockford (26-5) scored two runs in the third and four more in the sixth. Harrison Edwards went 3 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Aiden Smith also drove in three runs on two hits, both triples.

Alexander Jennissen had the lone hit for Foley (23-5).

Rockford was making its first state baseball tournament appearance.

CLASS A

Springfield 5, Parkers Prairie 1: Springfield senior Jakob Nachreiner threw a four-hitter complete game, struck out 11 while going 3-for-4 with two runs scored to help the Tigers to their second state title from the history of the program.

Aiden Moriarty and Russell Beers each had two-hit games for Springfield (25-2), with Beers driving in two runs.

Dylan Debilzen threw a complete game for Parkers Prairie (25-2) as he went 2-for-3 and scored the team’s only run in the first frame. But Springfield left the bases loaded in that frame, as it did in the fourth.

Short

The start time for the Class 3A state title game between Mahtomedi and Totino-Grace has been moved to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Target Field. The Class 4A title game between East Ridge and Mounds View will begin at least 45 minutes after the conclusion of the Class 3A title game.