State pairings set for DRS teams

Prior Lake defeated Montgomery 5-4 Saturday, Aug. 13, to win the Region 3C Tournament and earn the top seed from the region in the State Class C Baseball Tournament. 

The tournament starts Friday, Aug. 19, in Hutchinson and Dassel, and three teams from the Dakota-Rice-Scott League/Region 3C will play in the first weekend of the tournament, with Prior Lake getting a bye into the second week. 

Region 3C teams qualifying are, in order of seed, Prior Lake, Montgomery, Shakopee and St. Benedict.

First round opponents for the local teams are: 

St. Benedict Saints vs. Milroy, 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, in Hutchinson

Shakopee Coyotes vs. Regal, 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug 20, at Dassel

Montgomery Mallards vs. St. Martin, 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, in Dassel

The Prior Lake Mudcats will face either Hanska or Loretto in the second round at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, in Hutchinson. 

Each of the four teams advancing to the state tournament was allowed to draft three players from other non-qualifying region teams. The three players are pitchers only and will not be allowed to bat. Draftees are:

Prior Lake - Derek Bergstrom, New Market; Matt Lane, Faribault; Bill Dunker, St. Patrick.

Montgomery - Daniel Feneis, Union Hill; Andy Henkemeyer, New Market; Jeremy Wieland, Webster.

Shakopee - Nate Rost, New Market; Jack Helgeson, Faribault; Eric Steinhoff, Veseli.

St. Benedict - Evan Knutson, Faribault; Matt Perkinson, Veseli; Dustin Steinhoff, New Prague.