Baseball Recap: Monticello Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Monticello, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against the St. Francis Fighting Saints on Tuesday as they made off with a 9-3 victory. This was payback for the Magic, who suffered a 4-3 loss the last time these two teams met.

Carson Deibele was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Monticello is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise. Deibele was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That double was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Adam Brenny was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Jeron Schlangen was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base.

Monticello always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Francis only posted an OBP of .344.

Magic

Previous 4 Games (Home)

04/22/25 vs St. Francis	9-3
04/15/25 vs Princeton	4-0
04/11/25 vs Becker	4-1
04/10/25 vs Cambridge-Isanti	21-3

Monticello pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. Francis, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Monticello will host North Branch at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.67 runs per game on average), something the Magic will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for St. Francis, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Orono at 4:30 p.m. The Spartans' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Fighting Saints' hitters will have their work cut out for them.