Area Baseball: Pierz Knocks Out Albany to Advance to State

Area Baseball: Pierz knocks out Albany to advance to state

ST. CLOUD — For the fourth time in program history, the Pierz Pioneers are headed back to the state tournament. The No. 3-seeded Pioneers topped No. 5 Albany 3-0 in the second game of the Section 6-2A Championship Thursday June 5. Pierz struck first in the second inning. Brayden Habermann doubled to lead off and scored on Jackson Thielen’s single for a 1-0 lead. Sawyer Lochner reached to lead off the fourth inning after being hit by a pitch. A b…

Nathan Solinger finishes busy spring by pitching Pierz to state baseball tournament

ST. CLOUD — So you think you're busy. Pierz High School senior Nathan Solinger is likely to be able to challenge you for that. Solinger was on the Pioneers' baseball team, track and field team and graduated second in his class this spring. On Thursday, June 5, Solinger put together perhaps his best performance of the season on the mound in a pressure packed situation. In a do-or-die Section 6-2A championship game, Solinger threw six shutout inni…

Pierz Baseball Wins Section 6AA Championship for 1st Time Since 2017

https://youtu.be/3qqvU9m--2E Pierz baseball took the easy path to the section championship, winning their first four games of the 6AA tournament. On Thursday, the Pioneers needed just one win against Albany to claim their first section title since 2017. Albany won the first game 6-2, but Pierz got a 3-0 shutout…