Metro Knights Baseball

08/20/2023

The Knights open 2023 State Tournament play at 11:00 am today against the Sobieski Skis. The game is at Optimist Park in Litchfield. Sobieski won Class C state titles in 2014 and 2021. If you are unable to attend the game and would like to watch/listen via streaming, there are a few options:

https://nspn.tv/Townball
(for $9.99, you can stream the entire tournament)

Or, go to the app store on your Smartphone and download the "You Are There Sports" app to listen to a live broadcast of the game.

Here is a link to the tournament bracket:
https://scoremonsterclients.s3.amazonaws.com/2/pdf/statetourneys/2023/2023+State+Tournament+Bracket+-+Class+B.pdf

06/17/2022

Knights head west this weekend for the 2022 Miller Lite Invitational in Hamburg and Green Isle. Our first game is tonight at 8:30 pm in Hamburg against reigning Class B state champ Chanhassen Redbirds. Come join us at two of the most gorgeous ballparks in the state of Minnesota.

T-minus 3 days…the time of year all townball enthusiasts are waiting for…The 2022 Miller Lite Invitational hosted by Hamburg Hawks Baseball and yours truly! See you at the Yard!

03/12/2022

Catching some early morning action at the Bank between Century College Wood Ducks Baseball and NIACC Trojans Baseball.

09/03/2021

Congratulations to former Knights RHP Zach Lauzon on his selection to the Southern Shores Professional League All-Star team! Zach pitched for the Burlington Royals this summer before having his contract purchased by the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League. Since joining the Miners in early August, Zach has posted a 3.17 ERA and .184 opponents batting average in 7 appearances.

Congratulations to the first class of Southern Shores Pro Baseball league All-Stars. More awards to be posted in the coming days.

05/23/2021

Thank you to everyone that came out and golfed in the Inaugural Knights Open yesterday! It was a great day and we hope you all had a good time! Congratulations to former Knights Frank, Chris, and Shawn on becoming the first Knights Open Champions!

We appreciate all of the support and are excited for another great season and look forward to a fun tournament next year!

Go Knights!

03/09/2020

With the college baseball season now underway, follow the Knights on Twitter to hear how your favorite players are doing this Spring! We'll share standout performances and highlight which players had the best week!

Player of the Week is University of St. Thomas senior outfielder Josh Thorp, who went on an absolute rampage on the Tommies' season-opening trip to Arizona last weekend. In just 5 games, Thorp went 10-for-21 with 10 RBI, HR, 4 triples, and 2 doubles for an otherworldly 1.095 slugging percentage as the Tommies opened their season 4-1.

Pitcher of the Week is University of Minnesota Crookston sophomore RHP Matt Nelson, who delivered back-to-back solid starts for the Golden Eagles on their 7-3 trip in Florida. Nelson earned 1 Win and posted a 2.31 ERA, with splits of 11.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 16 K. Great start to the season!

08/01/2019

Knights open postseason play tonight at Stockmen's Irish. Best-of-three series starts at 7:30 pm at McGuire Field in South St. Paul. Can't make it out to tonight's game? Good news! The game will be televised. Follow the action live at TownSquare.tv or on Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/townsquare.tv/).

07/12/2019

Knights win, 10-0. Second no-hitter of the season. Josh Gaworski strikes out 13 batters in 5 innings pitched, allows just one ball out of the infield. Edina boys Chester Dixon (3-for-3, RBI, 3 R, 2 SB) and Matthew Nunn (2-for-2, 2B, BB, 3 RBI) led the offense.

Knights steal a season-high 6 bases, including 2 each by Dixon and Jakob Kouneski (1-for-2, BB, R, 2 SB). Even Coach Ryan Meehan got in on the action, stealing 3rd base standing up without a throw to set up a big 6-run 3rd inning. Meehan led off the inning with a walk. A fielder's choice error put runners at 1st and 2nd, and the subsequent stolen base set up Carter Shook's sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. After a wild pitch scored the second run of the inning, the Knights pounded out 5 consecutive hits to open up a 7-0 lead. Kouneski (single), Austin Jerylo (single, RBI), Henry Laue (double), Dixon (single, RBI), and Nunn (double, 2 RBI) were responsible for the damage. The Knights would tack on 3 more runs in the 5th, capped off by a 2-run double from Michael Fleischhacker.

There was a scary moment late in the game, when Knights catcher-turned-outfielder Collin Columbus was struck in the head by a throw while running the bases. Columbus was forced to leave the game with a serious cut to his ear. We received an update from the ER where Collin was getting stitched up, and he appears to be doing alright. Hoping for a speedy recovery!

06/28/2019

Congratulations to catcher Jakob Kouneski on his selection to the Play Ball! MN All Star Series, which features the top H.S. seniors in the state. Jakob is the 18th current or former Knight to participate in the All-Star Series, and the 16th in the last 5 years.