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If you are missing a pair of cleats, they have been found.  Please send a email to Al Johnson - pspg2001@msn.com, to confirm the brand and size.

Through the generous donation from SUPERVALU, HMBR was able to install a new scoreboard at Guilliam Field this past weekend.  We hope this new addition will improve your baseball experience this season and for years to come.

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The 13A Tournament Team to 1st place in the 8-team tournament held in Rosemount on May 9th & 10. They played 3 games on Saturday and found themselves in the Championship game on Sunday where they defeated East view. Great job Coach Dolan and crew. GO BIG BLUE!!!

Hopkins 15AAA Travel captured the Blaine Tournament with a championship game win over St. Croix Valley 2-1. The game featured excellent defense by Andy Wicklund, Tanner Holmquist and Josh Romportl, whom all had highlight diving catches. Jay Homan pitched 4 shutout innnings, with Tim Shannon completing the game. Jay Homan also had the game winning hit in bottom of the seventh to give us the 2-1 victory. Congrats to all the players for a total team effort, and a birth to the Gopher State Tournament.

The 15AA team took 2nd place in the Blaine Tournament and qualified for State. Hot hitters and strong pitching performances from (8) different pitchers proved to be a winning combination. This team went 3-1 on the weekend defeating Brooklyn Park and Mahtomedi on a cold blustery Saturday. They went on to defeat Champlin Park on Sunday morning before eventually losing to Mahtomedi in the championship game. The highlight of the weekend was the 14-13 victory over a strong Mahtomedi club on Saturday afternoon. Hopkins came back and scored five runs in the top of the last inning to take the lead and held on to win with the tying run on third to end the game. There were great contributions by all over the weekend.

The 14/15A tournament team played not so gracious hosts this past week end by capturing first place honors in their own Hopkins tournament.   The squad completed a perfect 4-0 record by beating St. Louis Park, Lakeville, Robbinsdale in the semi-final game and Inver Grove Heights in the championship game.  The squad had two close contests versus St. Louis Park and Robbinsdale prevailing in one run affairs against each.  Both St. Louis Park and Robbinsdale mounted furious comebacks that the Hopkins nine withstood.  The outcome of each of these games was determined in the bottom of the seventh inning. Against  St. Louis Park,  the blue caps stranded SLP's opposing runners on second and third to hold on for a 9-8 victory.  Against Robbinsdale, after leading most of the game Hopkins fell behind by a run in the top of the seventh only to rally by plating two in the bottom on the seventh to snatch the victory 16-15.  The team also had strong outings against Lakeville and Inver Grove Heights with the pitching staff hurling shut outs in both tilts.  Strong pitching and timely hitting accompanied by tight defense in the field were the keys to the week end success.  Next up is the Waconia tournament the week end of June 5th.  The tournament victory also qualified the 14/15A team for the state tournament to be held the week end of July 17th. 

The 14AA Tournament Team won first place in the USSSA Mid Summer Challenge in Coon Rapids June 5-7.  The team won 5 of 6 games to win the tournament, with 5 of the games played on Sunday due to rain delays. The team was on the field for warm ups at 7:15AM on Sunday, and left the field at about 9:00PM with the 1st place trophy.  All team members contributed to the state tournament qualifying effort by playing well, but an important part of the team's success was the entire team's ability to stay focused throughout a long, cold, and wet day.  Spring Lake Park, two Osseo/Maple Grove teams, and Shoreview were defeated to reach the championship game, in which Hopkins beat North St. Paul to counter an earlier loss to the Polars.