Metro Minny baseball update
Metro Minny Red Division leaders Soderville handed first-year Anoka Bucs a 15-2 loss Wednesday (June 24) at Castle Field in Anoka. The Outlaws improved to 12-6 overall, 9-5 in the league and are 4-3 over the last seven games. The Bucs are tied with Andover at the bottom of the division (5-9), but remain just four games out of the top spot.
Coon Rapids extended its Metro Minny winning streak to 14 games following Wednesday’s 5-2 win over Andover in Coon Rapids. The Redbirds hold the top spot in the division and are 21-1 overall with the only loss coming against the Austin Greyhounds, 11-7, June 19.
Redbirds original member Rob Vitense is among the league batting leaders, sporting a .448 batting average and .579 OBP. Teammate David Skogg gives the Redbirds a tough tandem, as he is hitting .444 so far. He also has a 4-1 pitching record with a 3.32 ERA, 23 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched.
