The River Valley League voted to admit two new members for the 2026 season:
St. Patrick Irish (Class A)
Lake Crystal Nine (Class C)
Welcome to the incoming members. The RVL in 2026 will be the home of:
8 Class A Teams
3 Class B Teams
5 Class C Teams
@MinnBaseball First trip to state championship ever. 1930 was LeCenter instead of Le Sueur. Until around 1930 LeCenter was known as/called Le Sueur Center
Le Sueur finishes runner-up in class C. ending their season 20-7.
Le Sueur defeated Hanska 5-4 in an extra inning thriller in the semifinals this afternoon before falling to the Pierz Lakers 11-1 in the championship.
Congrats on a heck of season.
Chaska finishes the Class A tourney with a 3rd place finish, falling to Champlin 12-8. Chaska ends the year with a record of 33-6. Their 33 wins are (unofficially) the most in the state, regardless of class. Congrats on an impressive season.
Le Sueur defeats Regal 6-2, and are the last remaining RVL team.
Class C, Brownton:
1:00 - Le Sueur (19-6) vs Hanska (18-8)
4:00 - Roseau (14-5) vs Pierz Lakers (16-1)
Winners face off at 7pm in the state championship!
This is Le Sueur’s 1st semifinal appearance since 1930
Chaska rolls into the semifinals with 8-3 win over North St Paul last night.
Class A Semifinals:
Today - 4pm in Gaylord
Chaska (33-5) vs Champlin (27-10)
Class C Quarterfinals:
Today - 1:30pm in Hutchinson
Le Sueur (18-6) vs Regal (21-11)
Jordan was ousted by Foley 4-0 and Champlin knocked out Shakopee 9-3. Chaska survived 4-2 against Sartell. The RVL showcases 2 teams next weekend:
Friday, 7:30 in Brownton
CHASKA (32-5) vs North St. Paul (21-9)
Saturday, 1:30 in Hutchinson
LE SUEUR (18-6) vs Regal (21-11)
Burnsville fell yesterday to the Minneapolis Warriors 5-3. Le Sueur survived Leavenworth 1-0. Le Sueur moves on to the final 8 next weekend.
Three more RVL games today;
In Gaylord:
11am - Chaska vs Sartell
1:30pm - Shakopee vs Champlin
In Hutchinson:
11am - Jordan vs Foley
RVL Second Weekend schedule:
Class C:
Saturday, August 23, 6:30pm in Brownton
Le Sueur Braves (17-6) vs Leavenworth Orioles (20-7)
Class B:
Sunday, August 24, 11:00am in Hutchinson
Jordan Brewers (30-5) vs Foley Lumberjacks (18-6)
Logan Feeney went the distance leading Le Sueur to a hard fought 2-0 win over Urbank yesterday.
RVL finished the weekend 3-0, with all 5 participants making it to the second weekend.
Shakopee took down the Metro Knights today 9-2. Shakopee scored in 6 different innings and Schleper and Larson combined to strike out 11.
FINAL:
SHAK 9-12-2
METRO 2-9-1
Burnsville wins 6-5 in the 9th on a Zach Andreasen single.
FINAL:
Anoka 5-11-4
Burnsville 6-9-0
Burnsville advances to play the Minneapolis Warriors (Lyon’s Pub) Saturday, August 23rd at 1:30pm in Gaylord.
RVL Opening Weekend at State:
Saturday, 8/16, 11:00 AM in Brownton
Le Sueur vs Urbank
Sunday, 8/17, 11:00 AM in Glencoe
Burnsville vs Anoka
Sunday, 8/17, 1:30 PM in Glencoe
Shakopee vs Metro Knights
*Chaska and Jordan have byes into Weekend #2.
Good Luck to our 5 teams!