Bonus Coverage: SCF Saints vs. Unity - Game 1

The St. Croix Falls Saints (9-0, 14-4) clinched the Lakeland West Conference championship Thursday night in St. Croix Falls versus the rival Unity Eagles (6-3, 12-8). The Saints are having one of their best seasons since this Saint can remember in over 10 to 15 years.

The Saints started everywhere-man Gus Koecher on the mound. Koecher went the distance, allowing only 4 hits, and 1 earned run, coming in the 7th inning.

Koecher's counterpart, Unity pitcher, Luke Nelson pitched nearly as well. Nelson allowed only 5 hits over 6 innings of work, but Nelson's defense struggled behind him. The Eagles commited 6 errors, and allowed 4 unearned runs in the bottom of the 4th inning, to give the Saints a comfortable cushion.

The two teams will face off again Friday afternoon (5:00pm) at Unity, as the Saints try to finish the conference season off undefeated. This will be SCF's 2nd consecutive conference championship.

Stars of the Game:

SCF - Gus Koecher 7IP, 1ER, 4K - 1-3
UTY - Luke Nelson, 6IP, 1ER, 3K - 2-4, 2B, RBI
SCF - Austin Whittenberger 2-3, R