RVL (5-11) Overall (14-18) - Playoffs (2-2)

Central

TEAM W/L
Belle Plaine 11-5
Waconia 6-10
Henderson 5-11
Le Sueur 5-11

West

TEAM W/L
Arlington 12-5
St. Peter 8-9
Winthrop 7-10
Fairfax 4-13
Gaylord 2-15

East

TEAM W/L
Prior Lake 17-4
Chaska 16-5
Shakopee 14-7
Jordan 11-10
Victoria 9-12

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A Word From Troy:

It is with great embarrassment and humility that I post that the Tigers have been ruled ineligble for further post season play. ALL players were required to sign new contracts prior to the 2008 season and there was an oversite with one of our players. Despite that this individual has played with the Tigers since day 1 and was included on our 2006 and 2007 rosters and is perfectly legal, he was not on our 2009 roster. This falls squarely on my shoulders because I attend roster meetings and did not recognize this individual's absence as my assumptions were that our existing players were there, and my focus on the inclusion of any new players. (What do they say happens when you assume, you make an a$$ out of U and ME. I've achieved that).

I recognized the omission this a.m. when I was reviewing our final roster for regions and immediately got on the phone with the League, Region and State Board officials. Our best case scenario would've been to continue without the player, but the rules are pretty black and white and the State Board ruled that we have used an ineligible player. I will go find a hole and crawl in it for a couple of months.

I faxed copies of our 2006 and 2007 rosters to the State Secretary in hopes that they would grant us a bit of a pardon, but the rules are pretty well stated. There are many instances around the state when teams try to pull fast ones, and the State Board has expressed great regret with the way they had to rule in our case, knowing that this was an exciting time for us and a good thing for Minnesota Amatuer Baseball as a whole, but if they make an exception then they have no credibility.

Again, this falls squarely on my shoulders for not recognizing the ommission earlier in the season, and I feel terrible for the ballplayers that have laid it on the line three times a week since late April. People in the amatuer baseball community say great things about what we've created, and many have called this a.m. to express their regrets, and to say "have the board call us to vouch for you guys."

I could've easily moved forward and not used said player, but that is not the way that I operate, nor the way the Henderson Tigers should be represented. If you see me on the street wincing in the next couple weeks it's because I'll be kicking myself in the groin during the immediate future. My sincere apologies for any embarrassment that I might've caused the community.

Hopefully see you all in 2010 and we'll try this again.

Saturday, August 1st

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7 Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Belle Plaine 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 10 15 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 9 11 2
Waconia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3

Friday, July 31st

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 2 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Waconia 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? ? ? ? ?

With Henderson scoring 2 In the top of the 6th off a Mat Peot single, the locals await a rain delayed continuation of the game in Belle Plaine Tomorrow at 2pm. The game will take place where it left off (Nick Willmsen at the plate with 2 strikes, good luck Nick). The conclusion will determine who competes with Belle Plaine at 4PM for seeding in the Regional Tournament. Wish Us Luck.

Thursday, July30th

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Pregame - For the third time in 12 days it will be Peot v. Wagner, as (3) Henderson will travel to (2) Waconia to determine the River Valley League Central Division's second Region 6C competitor ... The teams have split their seven all-time meetings, including 1-1 in playoff matchups ... Waconia scored four times in the seventh inning to defeat LeSueur 5-1 on Wednesday night.

Tuesday, July 28th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 2
Belle Plaine 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 9 1

Had the Hendersons been told "you'll hold Belle Plaine to 5" they would've said, "we'll take that" considering BP scored 35 runs in the two meeting this season. As it stood, BP's willy veteran Shane Hoffman gave up hits to the first two batters of the game before inducing a double play, and cruised until running into trouble and surrendering two in the sixth. By then, though, BP had built a 5-0 lead thanks to a two-out, two-run single in the first (afterwhich the ump told the Henderson catcher that he'd missed the previous pitch that would've been strike three. Umping 101, don't tell the catcher you missed one, especially if he singles in two on the next pitch. Maybe that's OK in April, but it stinks in July). Anyway, Dan Huber (3 hits) hit a homer to start the BP fifth, then three straight doubles made it 5-0 before Cole Boelter gave way to Cody Boelter, who shut down the Belle Plaines for the remainder of the affair. Hoffman surrendered the ball to Brad Lawson to start the seventh, and Lawson faced little adversity in his three innings of work. Pretty good ballgame, Henderson musters but 5 or 6 hits, those by Dan Dahn, Luke Frauendienst, Kirby Weckworth, Mitch Hammes, Cole Boelter and Matt Graham.

Sunday, July 26th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 12 2
Waconia 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 6 12 3

The second of Mitch Hammes' two-run homers gave the Tigers a 6-4 lead in the ninth. Matt Graham followed with a triple into the right field corner and scored on Greg Graham's sac fly. Mat Peot allowed a walk and HBP to start the ninth, then Luke Frauendienst walked the first batter he faced in relief, bases loaded none out. A 4-6-3 twin killing helped the cause, but another hit and a walk left first-and-third with two out before Frauendienst recorded a strike out to end the game. Hammes also hit a two-run homer in a four-run third off Waconia ace Rob Wagener, who controlled the game from the fourth to ninth inning, allowing the Lakers to tie the score at 4 with a two run seventh. The Hendersons will travel to Belle Plaine on Tuesday night to battle the top-seeded Belle Plaines, who have scored 25-10 and 10-3 victories over the locals this season. The winner will advance to the Region 6C tournament, the loser will play the Waconia/LeSueur winner on Friday night.

Thursday, July 23rd

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lake Crystal 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 2
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 X 9 6 1

Pitching and defense. Despite only having one hit through six innings, the Tigers were able to capitalize when Greg Graham and Bryan Petzel started the seventh with base hits. Two pitching changes, a handful of walks, a few hits and a couple Nine errors later and the Tigers had thrown a nine on the Nine that held up for a 9-2 victory over their former Diamond River Valley League rival. Cole Boelter (5 1/3), Luke Frauendienst (1 2/3) and Cody Boelter (2) combined on a seven hitter.

Sunday, July 19th

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7 Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R
Waconia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 0 2 3 6 1 0 X 12

Greg Graham hit a grand slam for Henderson. Hammes 2 run homer. WP Peot. LP Wagner.

Friday, July17th

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Tigers 3
LeSueur 11

Wednesday, July 15th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
Young America 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 X 8 16 2

Clint Aretz hit a two-out, three-run homer to break a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the fourth to help YA to an 8-3 win over the Tigers. Kirby Weckworth was the losing pitcher. Luke Frauendienst, Matt Graham and Cole Boelter had two hits apiece for the Tigers. Henderson had won four straight games at YA (over YA, Colonge twice and Plato) before the Cardinals took their home field back. Locals lost IF-OF-P Matt Nagel to a quad pull and will look to fill his spot in the rotation.

Sunday, July 12th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LeSueur 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 6 10 2
Tigers 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 7 10 2

Saturday, July 11th

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Skeddy Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arlington 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 11 17 3
Tigers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 3

Tuesday, July 7th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 3
Belle Plaine 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 1 0 10 12 2

Sunday, July 5th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Jordan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1

Thursday, July 2nd

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@ YA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 9 14 2
Cologne 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 12 1

Sunday, June 21st

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8Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Prior Lake 4 0 4 0 0 1 5 4 18 23 2
Tigers 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 7 11 2

LP - Cole Boelter. Henke (2-4, HR, 3RBI), Willmsen (2-4), G. Graham (2-3)

In a true symbol of battered, the Tigers leave the field for their 10-day break with 39-year-old manager Troy Koester limping off the mound after surrendering hits to two of the four batters he faced. Such was the theme of the first two-thirds of the Tigers season as the team now prepares for a 10-day break. The Prior Lake Jays were the latest team to crowd the batrack in the visitor's dugout at Hilltop, banging 23 hits off four Tigers pitchers. The locals crawled to within 9-7 after trailing 8-0, but couldn't contain the Jays offense.

Saturday, June 20th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 2
Arlington 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 X 5 15 0

Thursday, June 18th

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The Henderson Tigers would like to extend a huge thank you to First State Bank of Henderson and volunteers for their contribution to the addition of the new scoreboard at Hilltop Park. It is sponsors like First State Bank that make it possible for players and fans to have the best experience possible this season and seasons to come.

Thank You.

Wednesday, June 17th

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@ YA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 11 0
Plato 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 11 5

WP - Cole Boelter. S- Frauendienst. Hammes 2-4 (2RBI), Frauendienst 2-4 (3B), Willmsen 2-4, G. Graham (2B)

Tigers score the winning run when Mitch Hammes' RBI single in the seventh squirts through the right fielder, scoring Dan Dahn from first base on a head first slide. Tigers survive 11 walks and work out of trouble all night. Starting pitcher Cody Boelter battled through five innings before handing the ball to his brother, who surrendered the lead to put himself in position for the win. Luke Frauendienst allowed one hit in two innings for the save. It's always fun to play in Young America.

Sunday, June 14th

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7 Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Peter 3 1 0 4 0 4 0 12 13 1
Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 4

LP - Cole Boelter. Offense - D. Endres 1B (2), Petzel 2B, Cody Boelter 2B

It took a half-inning to figure out how this one would go. A two-out error in the first to keep the inning alive then a two-run homer. Then two more hits for another run. In the second two more errors, another run. Depending on you perspective, it was all downhill from there.

Saturday, June 13th

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8 Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Gaylord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 4
Tigers 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 4 11 13 2

WP - Peot (8IP, 5H, 9K, 1ER, 3BB) Offense - Willmsen 3-3, M. Nagel 3-4,

L. Frauendienst HR.

Tigers celebrate Greg Graham's birthday with a solid effort

Wednesday, June 10th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R
Tigers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Glencoe 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 X 9

Classic "had 'em" game, as Tigers pull to 4-3 against one of Glencoe's best pitchers with two in the eighth, but Brewers bat around for five to seal the deal. Cole Boelter threw three scoreless for the Tigers. Cody Boelter batted three hits, including a double, and Pete Schuneman added two hits, including an RBI double. Greg Graham, Kirby Weckworth and Matt Nagel added other safeties. Injuries and other conflicts left the Tigers with only nine guys, but the team played well regardless.

Monday, June 8th

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7 Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bemidji 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 6 0
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3

LP - Weckworth (0-2), 7IP, 6H, 3ER Peot (2-3, dbl), Petzel 1-3, Weckworth 1-3.

The Mudcats threw a Bemidji State fella on the bump and he not only looked in control, he was in control shutting down the Tigers without much of a threat.

7 Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tigers 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 7 0
Harding 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0

WP - Cody Boelter (1-0) 7IP, 9H, 1ER, 6K Offense - Frauendienst 2 hits, Henke (triple), Weckworth, Greg Graham, Koester, Matt Nagel.

Thursday, June 4th

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A word from Pete:

Unless you caught the early bus up to Paradise Shores and Resort, you will still be able to read this...

Your Henderson Tigers are packing their gear and making the 165 mile trip north to the Brainerd area for the 2nd Annual Battle at Fort Ripley (Or whatever we decided on calling it last year).

It's the time of year when the team does some baseball, some bonding, some dancin' (if you can call it that), and whatever we want to do to take our minds off of games like Belle Plaine and Victoria; and "hit the 'reset' button" as Skipper Koester would say.

With this being said, I'm giving everyone a heads up that because the resort is located in such a remote location, an internet connection will be tough to come by and the website will not be updated until the Sunday of our return.

Thank you to everyone for your support so far this season it's much appreciated. Wish us luck... and yes I'm bringing my camera.

Paradise even reserved a band this year to replace last years (below). I'm told the new band will play both types of music, Country and Western! Dress code states that boots must be worn... tank tops optional. Yeehaw!

Tuesday, June 2nd

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 6 2
Victoria 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 X 6 14 6

Sunday, May 31st

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Belle Plaine 1 1 4 0 5 3 1 1 9 25 28 3
Tigers 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 10 12 4

The Belle Plaines battered Henderson pitching for 25 runs on 28 hits. Ryan Henke homered and doubled for the locals. Luke Frauendienst and Nick Willmsen had two hits each. The Tigers have lost three games this season in which they've scored double digit runs.

Mr. Baseball

Friday May 29th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R
Tigers 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 9
Gaylord 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 8

Victory is costly in Gaylord, as the Tigers lose Mitch Hammes (hamstring) and Matt Graham (ribs) for at least the month of June. Cole Boelter is the winning pitcher, and Andy Blaschko lined a single up the middle for the winning run in the 11th. Tigers led 8-0 before the night turned weird, with injuries and ambulances becoming the main story.

Wednesday, May 27th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 0 2 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 11 17 8
Waconia 0 6 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 4

The Tigers were just two errors short of completing the triple double in a 15-11 loss to Waconia. Tigers miscues paved the way for a six-run second and a nine-run fourth that the team couldn't overcome despite 17 hits and 11 runs. Cole Boelter pitched four scoreless innings of relief. Luke Frauendienst, Greg Graham, Cody Boelter, Kirby Weckworth and Dan Dahn had multiple hit evenings. The best part of the night was that despite 25 runs, 31 hits and 12 errors the game ended before 10 p.m. and we all got to go home.

Tuesday, May 26th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 o o 0 2 0 0 3 6 6 1
Winthrop 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2

Tigers squeak out 6-3 win at Winthrop. Matt Nagel and Luke Frauendienst allowed only seven hits while striking out 14. Frauendienst collects his first ever Tigers pitching victory. Tigers rally for two in ninth to tie, then survive as Winthrop puts a runner at second in the 9th, 10th and 11th innings. Tigers score three in 12th on an error, a mis-played bunt (it had been misting for six innings), another walk, two wild pitches and a sacrifice fly, not necessarily in that order. It was the third straight season the teams have required extra innings, the first time Henderson has won. Four times the teams have been scheduled to play nine but never have, the Tigers winning by the 10-run rule in 2006.

Thursday, May 22nd

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carver 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 11 14 0
Tigers 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 9 13 6

Tigers had leads of 7-3 and 9-4, but Carver brought in the knuckleballer in the fifth and shut the Tigers down the rest of the way. Meanwhile Carver chipped away and won 11-9 with a four-run ninth, including a game-winning, two-out, two-run single. Tigers return to River Valley League action Tuesday, May 26 at Winthrop, and Wednesday, May 27 at Waconia. Stat of the week - Tigers are 3-0 in their black jerseys, 0-3 when wearing orange, having given up 40 runs in those three losses.

Sunday, May 17th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Shakopee 3 3 0 2 0 0 3 2 1 14 17 4
Tigers 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 10 9 0

LP - M. Nagel (0-1). 2B - Henke. HR - Hammes. SB - Willmsen.

Normally a seven-run eigth inning would put you in a position to win a ballgame, but by the time the Tigers scored seven runs in the eigth inning against Shakopee Sunday the Indians already had 13 runs. The locals battled back to 13-10, only to lose 14-10. Henderson tied its club record by playing errorless baseball, but Shakopee can hit, and they hit, to the tune of 17 hits, two homers, a handful of doubles and only three scoreless innings. Mitch Hammes hit a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth. Luke Frauendienst had three hits.

Saturday, May 16th

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(7in) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Veseli 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 7 3
Tigers 0 4 7 0 1 10 X 22 22 1

WP - Peot (2-1). HR - Hammes, Peot.

The Tigers set a club record of its own on Saturday, scoring 22 runs (a record) on 22 hits (also a record) in a 22-5 victory over Veseli. As a team the Tigers went 22-of-41 from the plate. Eight guys had at least two hits, including Bryan Petzel who was 4-of-5. Mitch Hammes and Mat Peot hit home runs. Peot (2-1) also winning pitcher.

Sunday, May 10th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tigers 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 7 9 2
Fairfax 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 7 4

Saturday, May 9th

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R
Tigers 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 6
Green Isle 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

May 4th

The only bright spot for the Tigers after the season opener is it can't get any worse. Henderson falls 15-1 to Chaska in seven innings on Sunday in Henderson. Eight errors, eight walks, two hit batters and 14 Chaska hits all contributed to the mismatch. Ryan "Gooch" Henke hit a solo homer for the Tigers. Greg Graham, Cody Boelter and Matt Nagel hit safely.

Tigers at Green Isle next Saturday, 4 p.m.
Tigers at Fairfax next Sunday, 2 p.m.
-Camel

2009 State Tournament Co-Hosts
Arlington and Gaylord
Aug. 20-23, 28-30, Sept. 4-7

Class 'C' Champs - St. Cloud Orthopedic

Class 'B' Champs - Shakopee

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