LE SUEUR-Austin VerSteeg fired a three-hitter and the Glenwood/Lowry positioned itself well for a spot in the American Legion Division II State Final Four with a 2-0 victory over Dillworth on Friday in the tournament's opening round.
The criteria for obtaining one of four seeds for the semifinals includes tiebreakers based on runs scored and allowed, so a shutout victory helps even if G/L falls in today's second pool game against Pierz at 9 p.m., said head coach Bob Hendrickson.
G/L didn't need a hit to bring Justin Amundson around to score the game-winner in the first inning, and VerSteeg helped his cause in the third, singling in Amundson.
Amundson singled to lead off the inning, Michael Gruber was hit by a pitch and VerSteeg followed with his RBI single.
Gruber and VerSteeg both had two hits and Colin Richards and Amundson had G/L's other base hits.
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The two runs were essentially a dozen for VerSteeg. He worked all seven innings and allowed just three singles and two walks while striking out five.
Glenwood/Lowry 2, Dillworth 0
G/L 101 000 0-2 6 0
Dillworth 000 000 0-0 3 1
Hitting-Glenwood/Lowry: Justin Amundson 1-3 r-2, Michael Gruber 2-3, Austin VerSteeg 2-4 rbi, Colin Richards 1-3 ... Dillworth: Three with one hit
Pitching-Glenwood/Lowry: VerSteeg (W) 7-3-0-0-2-5 ... Dillworth: Payne (L)
