Teams from this year’s summer baseball leagues in Becker have had great regular seasons and some have already started playoffs this past week. Here's a quick recap of all the Gopher State Baseball Teams and their progress thus far.
Becker Bulldog 9U
Open West
Roster: Kyan, Sawyer, Reid, William, Kellan, Brayden, Owen, Dylan, Mason, Nolan and Matthew. Team is coached by Eric Graning.
The Bulldogs finished the regular season in third place with a 5-7 record.
Wins came against Big Lake (15-5), St. Cloud Blue Sox (14-12), St. Francis Saints (13-3), St. Cloud Blue Sox (14-5) and Buffalo Bison (20-10).
The Bulldogs were seeded #2 in the Open Tier II bracket of the playoffs that began Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the BAC.
Becker Bulldog 10U
AA North
Roster: William, Jacob, Colt, Tristin, Ben, Macoy, Logan, Hayden, Eric, Ian, William and Logan.
The Bulldogs finished the regular season in fourth place with an 8-8 record.
Wins came against Buffalo Bison (9-2), Buffalo Bison 10A (13-1), Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets 20-17, St. Cloud Blue Sox 10AA (19-7), Princeton Tigers (15-10), Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm (4-3), Buffalo Bison 10A (20-2) and Zimmerman thunder 10A (12-2).
The Bulldogs were seeded #10 in the Section II/Tier I bracket of the playoffs that began Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Walnut Park #1.
Becker Bulldog 11U
AA Northwest
Roster: Matthew, Nicholas, Brayden, Thomas, Carson, Mitchell, Avery, Kaden, Keegan, Raymond, Theodore and Lucas. Team coached by Tom Huffman
The Bulldogs finished the regular season in second place with a 12-4 record.
Wins came against Big Lake (10-0), Buffalo Bison 11AA (7-0), Mora Mustangs 11AA (13-6), Princeton Tigers (11-4), Buffalo Bison 11AA (11-0), Big Lake Hornets (27-7), North Branch Vikings (9-3), St. Cloud Blue Sox (12-2), Rush City Tigers (14-2), Rogers-Otsego Royals (7-1), Rogers-Otsego Royals (14-4) and Chisago Lakes Wildcats (14-5).
The Bulldogs were seeded #5 in the Section II/Tier I bracket of the playoffs that began Thursday at 6 p.m. at Mora #2 Field.
Becker Bulldog 12U
AA West
Roster: Zach, M. Walker, Cade, Cameron, Nick, Charlie, Cole, Noah, Carter, Jeremy, Gabe, Kyle, Dalton and Andrew. Team is coached by Tom Wenner.
As of this week, the Bulldogs are in second place with a 13-2 record.
Wins came against Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm (8-0), Rogers-Otsego Royals (7-5), Willmar Piranhas (6-5), STMA Gold Knights 12AA (11-7), Buffalo Bison AA (13-1), St. Cloud Blue Sox (9-4), St. Cloud Blue Sox (11-4), Rogers-Otsego Royals (6-0), Buffalo Bison AA (28-11), Zimmerman thunder (13-6), Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm (10-3), Willmar Piranhas (14-7) and Princeton Tigers (6-2).
Becker Bulldog 13U
AA Northwest
Roster: Josh, Dawson, Alex, Jordan, Bryce, Jonathon, Jack, Riley, Chase, Jocob, Justin, James and Brandon. Team coached by Rick Hurt.
As of this week the Bulldogs are in fourth place with a 5-11 record.
Wins came against Big Lake (8-1), Clear Lake Lakers (2-1), Big Lake Hornets (12-5), Champlin-Dayton Rebels (12-9) and Milaca Wolves (6-3).
Becker Bulldog 14U
AAA West
Roster: Matthew, Weston, Zachary, Kreeden, Nathaniel, Matt, Nick, Patrick, Mason, Lucas, Evan, Sydney and Andrew. Team is coached by Lance Moe.
As of this week the Bulldogs are in fifth place with an 8-8 record.
Wins came against Rogers-Otsego Royals (6-5), Clear Lake Lakers (6-4), Foley Falcons (4-3), Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm (2-1), Big Lake Hornets (7-1), Foley Falcons (12-5), Big Lake Hornets (7-1) and Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm (11-0).
Becker Bulldog 15U
AA West
Roster: Logan B., Brandon C., Brandon A., Bailey, Drew, Cornell, Evan, Ryan, Kendal, Zach, Logan S., Hunter and Tate. Team is coached by Corey Boyer.
As of this week; In sixth place with a 4-9 record.
Wins came against St. Cloud Blue Sox (12-7), St. Cloud Blue Sox (12-8) Becker Bulldogs 2 (4-1) and Becker Bulldogs 2 (7-1).
The Becker Bulldog (2) team is coached by Deab Gruba and the roster includes: Ryan, Andrew, Scott, Jaylin, David, Tyler, Tanner, Austin, Zack, Austin, Dylan, Jayden and Joseph.
The team is 2-12 on the year with wins against St. Cloud Blue Sox (10-0) and Elk River Elks (7-5).
Becker Bulldog
17U-19U AA West
Roster: Lucas, Kyle, Olsen, Jon, Tanner, Matthew, Gabe, Luke, Hayden, Logan, Caleb, Zac, Ben, Colin, Cameron, Connor, Ryan and Christopher. Team is coached by Al Lahr. As of this week the Bulldogs are in sixth place with a 4-5 record.
Wins came against Brooklyn Raiders (2-1), Brooklyn Raiders (7-4), Champlin-Dayon Rebels (6-5) and STMA Knights (5-3).
