2019 CRBL News / Notes / Statistics

Season Highlights

May 15th – Paul Petit (Eau Claire Cavaliers) throws a no-hitter and finishes with 16 strikeouts in a 19-0 win over the Cadott Red Sox. The game ended after 7 innings.

May 22nd – Logan Boettcher (Osseo Merchants) throws a no-hitter in a 14-0 win over Beef River Bullfrogs. The game ended after 7 innings.

May 22nd – Tyler Hermann (Eau Claire Cavaliers) goes 5 for 5 in a 12-2 win over the Jim Falls Sturgeons.

June 15th – Logan Boettcher (Osseo Merchants) throws a one-hitter in a 17-0 win versus the Cadott Red Sox.

June 15th – Luke Eide (Osseo Merchants) throws a one-hitter in a 11-0 win against the Cadott Red Sox.

June 19th – Logan Boettcher (Osseo Merchants) throws a no-hitter in a 10-0 win over Whitehall Wolves.

June 19th – Blake Johnson (Eau Claire Bears) throws a one-hitter in a 10-0 win over Beef River.

June 23rd – Paul Petit (Eau Claire Cavaliers) throws a one-hitter against Beef River Bullfrogs in a 10-0 win.

July 3rd – Paul Petit (Eau Claire Cavaliers) and Corey Fischer (Eau Claire Cavaliers) throw a combined two-hit shutout to defeat the Stanley Slammers 8-0.

July 7th – The North wins the CRBL All-Star game 6-5 with Paul Petit recieving the MVP.

May 15th – Paul Petit (Eau Claire Cavaliers) throws a no-hitter and finishes with 16 strikeouts in a 19-0 win over the Cadott Red Sox. The game ended after 7 innings.

May 22nd – Logan Boettcher (Osseo Merchants) throws a no-hitter in a 14-0 win over Beef River Bullfrogs. The game ended after 7 innings.

May 22nd – Tyler Hermann (Eau Claire Cavaliers) goes 5 for 5 in a 12-2 win over the Jim Falls Sturgeons. 

June 15th – Logan Boettcher (Osseo Merchants) throws a one-hitter in a 17-0 win versus the Cadott Red Sox.

June 15th – Luke Eide (Osseo Merchants) throws a one-hitter in a 11-0 win against the Cadott Red Sox.

June 19th – Logan Boettcher (Osseo Merchants) throws a no-hitter in a 10-0 win over Whitehall Wolves.

June 19th – Blake Johnson (Eau Claire Bears) throws a one-hitter in a 10-0 win over Beef River.

June 23rd – Paul Petit (Eau Claire Cavaliers) throws a one-hitter against Beef River Bullfrogs in a 10-0 win.

July 3rd – Paul Petit (Eau Claire Cavaliers) and Corey Fischer (Eau Claire Cavaliers) throw a combined two-hit shutout to defeat the Stanley Slammers 8-0.

July 7th – The North wins the CRBL All-Star game 6-5 with Paul Petit recieving the MVP.

August 3rd – Osseo Merchants defeat the Tilden Tigers 12-6 to win their fourth straight CRBL championship.

Season Notes

There were nineteen .400+ hitters this year in league play, the highest mark since 1993 and the most in a single-season since the return to wood bats in 2001.

The EC Bears’ Todd Lasher became the 8th player in CRBL history to surpass the 400 hit mark. Todd now sits at 7th place all-time with 418 hits.

The EC Bears’ Brian Menard now has 435 career hits, good for 5th place all-time.

Josh Briggs of the EC Rivermen is now 10th place all-time in hits with 383 knocks.

Slugger Ryan Freitag of the Osseo Merchants is now tied for 6th place all-time in home runs at 49 with Tilden great Mitch Steinmetz.

Freitag also strengthened his top spot for career on base percentage. The big lefty now has a career OBP. of .557, in part propelled by the single-season CRBL record he set for base on balls this season with 28.

The EC Cavaliers’ player/manager Matt Miller and Whitehall veteran Tyler Manley are currently tied for the all-time lead in stolen bases with 144 apiece.

Stanley’s lead-off man extraordinaire Kevin Christorf moved in to 3rd place all-time in batting average with a healthy .395 career mark.

Andy Niese of the EC Rivermen became the CRBL’s all-time leader in total bases with 806, breaking the previous record of 804 held by Tilden legend, Randy Baier.

Niese has also become the league’s all-time leader in singles with 447, breaking the former mark of 442, held by Bloomer and CRBL legend Scott Stuckert.

There were six no-hitters spun this season. Osseo lefty Logan Boettcher and Whitehall righty Alex Byom each threw two no-no’s, tying a single-season record. In total, there have been 63 no-hitters thrown in 91 seasons of CRBL play.

Logan Boettcher’s league leading four shutouts tied a single-season mark accomplished seven previous times, including by Boettcher himself in 2016.

With a 33 and 6 career record, Boettcher currently sits as the CRBL’s all-time leader in winning percentage at .846.

The EC Rivermen’s Tyler Gray is now tied for 3rd all-time with CRBL hall of famer Russ Nelson in wins with 82.

Currently with 910 career strikeouts, Gray is the fourth pitcher in league history to cross the 900 K barrier.

With an 8 and 3 record and 11 decisions in 2019, Bloomer righty Curtis Dachel moved up to 9th place all-time in decisions with 89.

Beef River manager Scott Sorenson has managed 323 CRBL games, good for 2nd place all-time to former Bloomer Woodticks manager Scott Stuckert’s final count of 486.

Additionally, Sorenson moved in to 2nd place all-time in managerial wins with 178. The leader in that category is Augusta’s Jan Krueger with 186 career victories.


League Statistical Leaders

Hitting

PlayerTeamHABAVG
Tyler HermanEau Claire Cavaliers3565.538
Nate PronschinskeWhitehall Wolves2752.519
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants3472.472
Jordan HauserWhitehall Wolves3371.465
Sam JanniEau Claire Bears3985.459
Jon SchochTilden Tigers3372.458
Cole ZwiefelhoferTilden Tigers3067.448
Brian MenardEau Claire Bears2556.446
Andy NieseEau Claire Rivermen2969.420
Kevin ChrisorfStanley Slammers2560.417
Drew SteinmetzTilden Tigers2048.417

*Minimum 44 at-bats

PlayerTeamAt-Bats
Sam JanniEau Claire Bears85
Jeremy NicolaiEau Claire Bears84
Tom MewhorterEau Claire Cavaliers82
Jordan WilsonEau Claire Cavaliers80
Jim ThillEau Claire Bears76
PlayerTeamHits
Sam JanniEau Claire Bears39
Tyler HermannEau Claire Cavaliers35
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants34
Tom MewhorterEau Claire Cavaliers34
Jordan HauserWhitehall Wolves33
Jon SchochTilden Tigers33
Jordan WilsonEau Claire Cavaliers33
PlayerTeamDoubles
Tyler HermannEau Claire Cavaliers10
Jon SchochTilden Tigers9
Josh HallingEau Claire Bears8
Jordan HauserWhitehall Wolves8
Tom MewhorterEau Claire Cavaliers8
Trent VondrasekWhitehall Wolves8
Cole ZwiefelhoferTilden Tigers8
PlayerTeamTriples
Jesse BrockmanOsseo Merchants2
Josh HallingEau Claire Bears2
Jaxon KostkaOsseo Merchants2
Reese VoldOsseo Merchants2
PlayerTeamHome Runs
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants10
Jordan HauserWhitehall Wolves5
Jordan WilsonEau Claire Cavaliers5
Tom MewhorterEau Claire Cavaliers5
Brady BurzynskiEau Claire Cavaliers4
Todd LasherEau Claire Bears3
Jon SchochTilden Tigers3
PlayerTeamRBI
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants42
Jordan HauserWhitehall Wolves37
Tom MewhorterEau Claire Cavaliers32
Jon SchochTilden Tigers27
Jordan WilsonEau Claire Cavaliers25
PlayerTeamRuns Scored
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants33
Jordan WilsonWhitehall Wolves30
Sam JanniEau Claire Bears29
Tyler HermannEau Claire Cavaliers28
Tom MewhorterEau Claire Cavaliers26
PlayerTeamStolen Bases
Jordan WilsonEau Claire Cavaliers16
Dayton GutschEau Claire Rivermen11
Jordan SteinmetzTilden Tigers10
Neal MatsonOsseo Merchants8
Drew SteinmetzTilden Tigers8
PlayerTeamWalks
Ryan FreitagOsseo Merchants28
Dalton HuttonEau Claire Rivermen20
Jesse BrockmanOsseo Merchants17
Josh BriggsEau Claire Rivermen17
Max FergusonWhitehall Wolves17

Pitching

PlayerTeamERIPERA
Logan BoettcherOsseo Merchants463.10.57
Chevy TollefsonEau Claire Bears851.21.39
Troy SharpeWhitehall Wolves4231.57
Curtis DachelBloomer Woodticks17801.91
Paul PetitEau Claire Cavaliers1349.22.37
Luke EideOsseo Merchants1245.12.38
Blake JohnsonEau Claire Bears1137.22.63
PJ LequiaTilden Tigers1860.12.69
Jake JennemanEau Claire Cavaliers14423.00
Alex ByomWhitehall Wolves1028.23.14
PlayerTeamIP
Curtis DachelBloomer Woodticks80
Scott HovellWhitehall Wolves71
Logan BoettcherOsseo Merchants63.1
Carl KrumenauerTilden Tigers61.2
PlayerTeamWins
Curtis DachelBloomer Woodticks8
Carl KrumenauerTilden Tigers8
Logan BoettcherOsseo Merchants7
PJ LequiaTilden Tigers7
Paul PetitEau Claire Cavaliers7
PlayerTeamK’s
Logan BoettcherOsseo Merchants91
Paul PetitEau Claire Cavaliers72
Curtis DachelBloomer Woodticks57
PJ LequiaTilden Tigers55
Alex ByomWhitehall Wolves54