JANESVILLE - Even sporting long sleeves, Kris Rieder wasn't bothered by the heat Thursday night.
Rieder scattered six hits and tossed a nine inning shutout to lead the Monroe Senior Legion baseball team to a 4-0 win over Racine in the second round of the American Legion Class AAA Region 7 Tournament.
"Tonight was the best I have seen him pitch," Monroe coach Eric Losenegger said. "It was 90 degrees and he was wearing long sleeves. He didn't let the heat bother him."
Monroe (11-8) broke the game open, with a three-run seventh inning.
"I told the kids before the game, it doesn't have to end tonight," Losenegger said.
Monroe's Matt Woodstock coaxed a bases loaded walk to help Monroe take a 1-0 lead. Kramer Henning, who went 4 for 5, then hit a two-run double to right center to give Monroe a 3-0 lead.
Monroe tacked on a run in the eighth. Kevin Klopfenstein led off with a single. Taylor Riese followed with a single. Tyler Malcook then came through with an RBI single that drove in Klopfenstein as an insurance run.
Monroe pounded out 13 hits and rebounded from a first-round, 13-3 loss to the Kenosha.
Riese was 2 for 4 and Malcook was 2 for 5. Monroe will play either Janesville and Kenosha today.
"We get to go back another day," Losenegger said. "That's all you can ask for."
Rieder scattered six hits and tossed a nine inning shutout to lead the Monroe Senior Legion baseball team to a 4-0 win over Racine in the second round of the American Legion Class AAA Region 7 Tournament.
"Tonight was the best I have seen him pitch," Monroe coach Eric Losenegger said. "It was 90 degrees and he was wearing long sleeves. He didn't let the heat bother him."
Monroe (11-8) broke the game open, with a three-run seventh inning.
"I told the kids before the game, it doesn't have to end tonight," Losenegger said.
Monroe's Matt Woodstock coaxed a bases loaded walk to help Monroe take a 1-0 lead. Kramer Henning, who went 4 for 5, then hit a two-run double to right center to give Monroe a 3-0 lead.
Monroe tacked on a run in the eighth. Kevin Klopfenstein led off with a single. Taylor Riese followed with a single. Tyler Malcook then came through with an RBI single that drove in Klopfenstein as an insurance run.
Monroe pounded out 13 hits and rebounded from a first-round, 13-3 loss to the Kenosha.
Riese was 2 for 4 and Malcook was 2 for 5. Monroe will play either Janesville and Kenosha today.
"We get to go back another day," Losenegger said. "That's all you can ask for."
