Baseball: Champion Wingers blank Tigers

Ty Vincent takes a rip (photo by Jim Lindquist)

Missota Conference champion Red Wing (13-1) lived up to its billing with a 10-0 shutout win over Farmington (4-10) Thursday afternoon at Tiger Field.

The hard-hitting Wingers pounded 10 hits against four Tiger pitchers and also took advantage of three Farmington errors in the conference finale for both teams.

"Pitching, Pitching, untimely errors, pitching," coach Mike Winters said. "That's the difference between our ugly and our good games."

Red Wing built a 5-0 lead through five innings and then sent everyone home early with a five-run sixth. The contest was halted after six innings by the 10-run rule.

Jonathan Ellis started on the hill for the Tigers but lasted only an inning. Andy Morris, Jordan DeCrook and Andrew Sharratt followed but only Morris had much in the way of success. He threw 2.3 innings of relief, giving up one run.

Reliever Andrew Sharratt lets it fly (photo by Jim Lindquist)

Offensively, the Tigers were limited to just three singles, one each by Jake Baskerville, Spencer Merle and Jordan Lugowski.

Farmington closes its regular season Monday when it entertains Lakeville South at Tiger Field. Section 1AA play begins later in the week.

Tiger Scoreboard: May 18, 2012

Softball
Farmington 11  Red Wing 5
(Farmington ties Shakopee for Missota Conference championship)

Girls Lacrosse
Farmington 17 Holy Angels 11

Baseball
Red Wing 10 Farmington 0 (6 innings)

Girls Golf
Missota Conference #4 at Mississippi National Golf Club
Red Wing 311, New Prague 325, Chanhassen 340, Chaska 349, Northfield 350, Shakopee 377, Holy Angels 402, Farmington 473

Boys and Girls Track @ Pat Foley Classic in Northfield
No team points recorded

Girls Lacrosse: Tiger gain 6th seed; play Kennedy at home Monday night

Farmington (8-4) drew the No. 6 seed in the Section 3 post-season tournament and will open play Monday night at home  against No. 11 Bloomington Kennedy (7-6). Opening draw is 7:30 p.m. at Tiger Stadium.

The winner of that contest will square off against the winner of No. 3 Bloomington Jefferson and No. 14 Eagan on Wednesday, May 23, at the higher seeded team.

Girls Lacrosse: Tigers assured of winning season

Adrienne Jolicoeur 13 goals in 2 games (photo by Jim Lindquist)

After winning 3 of 23 games over their first two seasons, the Tigers have assured themselves of a winning record in 2012.

That assurance came in a convincing 15-4 win over Rochester Mayo Tuesday night at the Regional Sports Center in Rochester.

The win upped Farmington's season record to 7-4 with one regular season game remaining. Post-season play begins next week.

"This team has the ability to turn it on just before game time and really get into the zone more than any other I have ever coached," coach Dan Pickens said. "None of us want this year to be done and we are hoping to extend it in the playoffs for as long as we can."

The Tigers put their final road game of the season to bed early, scoring 11 first half goals on the way to an eight-goal lead at intermission.

Adrienne Jolicoeur continued her red-hot scoring streak, netting six goals, and running her two-game total to 13.

"She, along with a couple of other girls, have really stepped up," Pickens said. "They seem to have a new motivation late in the year."

Jolicoeur had plenty of offensive help with Haley Bradshaw netting three goals and Jess Erchul and Lindsay Benson two apiece. Ally Midboe and Betsy Anderson also scored for the winners. Benson's goals were her first as a varsity player.

Haley Bradshaw 3 goals, 2 assists (photo by Jim Lindquist)

Michaela Tonsager had three assists, Bradshaw and Midboe two apiece and Jolicoeur and Brittany Olson one each.

Maddie Kohlbeck had another quality night in goal, stopping nine of the 13 shots she faced.

The Tigers close out their regular season Thursday night with a home game against Holy Angels and then await the announcement of the seeding results for next week's section tournament.

Boys Golf: A steady climb up MIssota ladder

Tommy May two-over 74

Things just keep getting better and better for the Tigers in Missota Conference tournaments.

Farmington started the season with a sixth place finish at the first league meet. It placed fifth at the second and then tied for fourth at the third.

Monday coach Jon Holmes' team climbed another rung on the Missota ladder, ranking third at the fourth (of five)  conference meets played at the Chaska Town Course.

State power Chanhassen won the meet with 294 strokes. Chaska was runner-up at 306, followed by Farmington 312, New Prague 317, Shakopee 317, Red Wing 327, Holy Angels 334 and Northfield 354.

"We played well as a team and also had some individuals step up and take advantage of the wonderful playing conditions," Holmes said.

"That (312) is the lowest score Farmington has shot in many, many years. Add the fact that we posted it at a conference meet at one of the premier courses in the state, and to say we played well is an an understatement."

Tommy May had his best round of the season, firing a two-over par 74, to lead the Tiger effort. Erik Holmstrom continued his steady play with 77 and Tony Lalani checked in at 79. Jake Hanson carded 82, Mitch Reed 84 and Ryan Kelly 88.

Jake Hanson season-low 82

"It was really nice to see Tommy play to his ability," Holmes said  "He has been frustrated this year with his scoring.

"He has been hitting the ball pretty well but has just not found that scoring rhythm which is so difficult in golf...I am hoping that this will be his break through point to keep scoring lower where he deserves to be."

Next Monday the Tigers head to the Northfield Golf Club for the conference finale where points double and final league rankings are on the line.

"The key to doing even better will be to get a fourth score at 80 or below," Holmes said. "We are consistently getting better every meet and our hard work and practice hours are really paying off...Hopefully we can claim the third spot again to give us a shot at claiming it for the year."