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Amateur Hour: August 1-3 PLAYOFF Results

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Amateur baseball playoffs are in FULL SWING (pun intended)! While some team’s seasons came to a close, others are just one win away from reaching the 2025 Minnesota Baseball Association State Tournament. We have a breakdown of all the action in Regions 11C and 4C, along with District 5B.

Listen to today’s Amateur Hour here!

Saturday, August 2nd

  • Region 4C (All games played at Washington Park in Detroit Lakes)
    • Midway – 19 @ Detroit Lakes – 3
      • An 11-run first inning powers Midway to an opening round victory
    • Sebeka – 1 vs. Roseau – 6
    • Hawley Hawks – 4 vs. Nimrod – 0
    • Warroad – 0 vs. Fosston – 6
  • District 5B Tournament (All games played at Terry Geiser Field in Bluffton)
    • Dilworth Raildogs – 1 vs. Bemidji Blue Ox – 4
    • Ada Athletics – 2 vs. Fergus Falls Canes – 1
    • Bemidji – 0 @ Bluffton – 2
      • Isaac Hamann goes the distance on the mound for the Braves while striking out 5
    • Dilworth Raildogs – 4 vs. Fergus Falls Canes – 8
  • Region 11C Tourney (Games played this weekend in New York Mills and Perham)
    • New York Mills – 3 vs. Sauk Centre 4 (F/10)
      • Sauk Centre was able to get a come from behind victory after being down to their final out in the 9th. Now the Titans are one win away from reaching state
    • Urbank – 0 @ Perham – 2
      • Chas Melvin gets the start on the bump and doesn’t allow a run, Ellingson slams the door for the save
      • The Pirates are now just one win away from making it back to back state tournament appearances
    • Ashby  – 5 vs. Clarissa – 11
      • Hats off to Ashby on a successful 2025 campaign
    • Deer Creek – 9 vs. Henning – 0 (Forfeit)
      • Congrats to Henning on their season

Sunday, August 3rd

  • District 5B
    • Bluffton – 2 vs. Ada – 9 
      • With the win, Ada punches their ticket to state! Bluffton will have a chance to clinch the second state berth from the district with a win next weekend against Fergus Falls
    • Fergus Falls – 9 vs. Bemidji – 5
  • Region 11C
    • New York Mills – 10 vs. Clarissa – 0 (F/8)
      • Austin Maneval throws 8 scoreless to lead the Millers to a victory to survive and advance into the final weekend of region tourney play
      • Congrats to the Flyers on another great season
    • Deer Creek – 1 vs. Urbank – 0 (Suspended/6th)
      • Rain washes away the conclusion on this game on Sunday. It will be resumed Friday at 6 p.m. from Perham and the winner will immediately play NYM
  • Region 4C
    • Midway – 1 vs. Roseau – 11
      • Weather sent this game to Ada but the rain didn’t cool off the Roseau bats, who are just one win away from state
    • Hawley – 12 vs. Fosston – 6
    • Detroit Lakes – 8 vs. Sebeka – 5
      • Congrats to the Stingers on another great year in 2025!
    • Warroad – 1 vs. Nimrod – 5

Get a look at the full updated Region 11C brackets, along with the 4C and 5B brackets below!

 

11c 8 4 25

 

4c 8 4 25

5b 8 4 25

Amateur Hour, the bi-weekly town baseball segment covering all of the squads across central Minnesota hosted by CJ Baumgartner, continues to cover local amateur baseball in 2025!

If you are a coach, player, or fan – we want your help! Call 218-631-1804 and leave a message on our voicemail with your team’s score and/or any notable achievements for a chance to be featured in the segment.