Former Cathedral baseball star Peter Burg (St. Scholastica) spent his summer days pitching for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League. Burg finished the season with a 5-3 record and a 2.09 ERA in twelve starts. In those twelve starts, Burg tossed two complete game shutouts. Burg finished 7th in the league with his 2.09 ERA and tied for the lead with his two shutouts. One of those shutouts came against the hometown St. Cloud River Bats in front of many family and friends.

Burg was honored during the season being named to the Northwoods League North Division All-Star team in Madison, WI. He was also honored as one of three Rochester Honkers named to the Northwoods League Postseason All-Star team.
Burg capped off his summer awards by being named the Rochester Honkers Most Inspirational Player of the Year Award.

Peter Burg pitched in the Northwoods League All-Star game.

The Crusaders capped off their regular season in exciting fashion, beating St. Michael-Albertville 3-2 in nine innings on Thursday night.

Cathedral took an early 1-0 advantage in the home half of the first inning. Phil Imholte led off the game reaching safely on an error. He advanced to third on a Steve Rindelaub single and scored on a Nate Schmidt sacrifice fly. St. Michalel-Albertville tied the game at one on a two out wild pitch by Cathedral starter Josh Janzen in the fourth inning. St. Michael-Albertville would take the lead in the seventh inning thanks in part to a leadoff walk issued by reliever, Nick Maiers. In the bottom of the seventh, trailing 2-1, Tom Spaniol singled, but was followed by two consecutive outs. Imholte followed with a walk before Rindelaub’s single to right tied the game. Both teams were held scoreless in the eight inning and St. Michael-Albertville failed to score a run in their half off the ninth inning. Maiers led off the Cathedral ninth with a single, but was picked off. This was followed by singles by Josh Janzen, Imholte and Rindelaub to load the bases with one out. Nate Schmidt hit a sharp grounder to second, but beat out the relay throw for the double play, which scored Janzen, giving the Crusaders the 3-2 victory.

Janzen pitched five solid innings for Cathedral, allowing just one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out three. Maiers earned the win, pitching four innings in which he gave up one run on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

Spaniol and Rindelaub each reached base three times for the Crusaders.

Steve Rindelaub scored a run and reached base 3 times in the victory.

The Crusaders fought back, winning the nightcap of their doubleheader 11-4 over cross-town rival, Apollo.

Cathedral put the game away early with eight first inning runs. Phil Imholte’s leadoff triple set the stage for the Crusaders rally against Apollo starter Ryan Schleper, who was knocked out after 2/3 of an inning pitched. Steve Rindelaub, Tom Spaniol, Sean Carnahan, and Phil Imholte all drove in runs in the inning, in which Cathedral sent 11 men to the plate. The Crusaders had eight hits including three triples in the frame. Cathedral pushed the lead to 9-0 before Apollo scored their first run in the second inning making the game 9-1. Apollo would add single runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings sandwiched around two Crusaders runs in the fifth inning on a Steve Rindelaub two-run homerun, his second of the season.

Phil Imholte completed the game on the mound for Cathedral. Despite not having his best stuff, Imholte kept the game under control, allowing four earned runs on 12 hits and two walks in seven innings. He struck out five Eagles hitters.

Six Crusaders had multi-hit games led by Steve Rindelaub who was 2-5 with a homerun, one run, 3 RBI and a stolen base.

Due to time constraints, there will be no pictures up tonight, sorry.

Steve Rindelaub finished 2-5 while belting his 2nd home run of the year.

Cathedral’s 10-game winning streak came to an end on Tuesday night following a 5-1 loss to Sartell.

Sartell opened the scoring with two runs in the top of the second inning. With one out, following an error and a walk, Adam Wenker doubled giving the Sabres a 2-0 lead. Two more runs scored on a Bryce Frank two-out double the following inning. Frank drove in another run in the fifth inning pushing the Sabres lead to five.

Cathedral’s lone run came with two outs in the sixth inning when Brace Hemmelgarn’s single drove in Nate Schmidt.

Adam Theis pitched a complete game in the loss, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and one walk while striking out four.

Nate Schmidt had two of the four Crusaders hits.

Nate Schmidt added 2 hits and scored Cathedral's lone run.

Cathedral cruised to their 10th consecutive victory with a 5-0 shutout of Foley on Monday night in another wood bat game.

The Crusaders jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead after one. Phil Imholte and Steve Rindelaub started things off with back to back singles. Following a groundout, Eric Schwinghammer drove in a run with a single, plating the first run of the game. Brace Hemmelgarn followed with a single before Adam Theis’ RBI single scored Schwinghammer along with Hemmelgarn, who scored on an errant throw on the play. The Crusaders added their fifth and final run in the sixth inning.

Five runs were plenty for Adam Sperl, who started on the mound for Cathedral. Sperl scattered five hits while walking zero and striking out three in the complete game shutout performance. The complete game was Sperl’s third of the season.

Theis was 2-3 with a run and RBI for the Crusaders. Hemmelgarn added a pair of hits, a run and a stolen base.

The Crusaders take on local rivals Sartell and Apollo tomorrow in a doubleheader at Dick Putz Field. Cathedral will take on Sartell at 4:30 and then the Crusaders will take on St. Cloud Apollo for the night cap.

Adam Sperl went the distance while striking out three Falcons in his third complete game.

In a rematch of last year’s State Quarterfinal game, Cathedral defeated Hinckley-Finlayson 12-1 on Friday night. The Crusaders won last year, 9-7, en route to their State Championship title. During the game, Cathedral wore throwback pinstriped uniforms on a night in which they honored the 1948, 1968, and 1988 state champion teams.

As has been common during their now nine game winning streak, the Crusaders came out of the gates quickly, scoring three runs in the first thanks to run scoring hits by Kevin Wenner, Eric Schwinghammer, and Brace Hemmelgarn. The hit parade continued in the second inning in which Cathedral pushed across seven more runs. Steve Rindelaub and Brace Hemmlgarn both had two run singles in the inning. Tom Spaniol added a triple to straight away centerfield driving in two runs, and scored on a Nick Maiers single, brining the Crusaders lead to 10-0. Cathedral scored two more runs in the third inning on RBI singles by Eric Schwinghammer and Sean Carnahan. Hickley-Finlayson scored their lone run in the fourth inning. Nick Maiers pitched a scoreless fifth inning to finish off the game.

Adam Theis earned the victory for the Crusaders, pitching four solid innings, allowing just one earned run on five hits while striking out four.

The Crusaders outhit the Jaguars 17-7, lead by Steve Rindelaub who was 3-3.

Steve Rindelaub led Cathedral with 3 hits in the 12-1 victory.

In beating Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 11-6 on Thursday night, Cathedral ran their season-high winning streak to eight games.

The Crusaders took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Phil Imholte was hit by a pitch to lead off the game. He then stole second and advanced to third on the throw before being driven in by a Steve Rindelaub RBI double. Adam Theis added a sacrifice fly later in the inning. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle fought back quickly, scoring three runs on three hits in the first off of Cathedral starter Andrew Thome. The Thunder added to more runs in the second inning thanks to a Jared Morrill two run homerun, taking a 5-2 lead. Cathedral would tie things back up in the third inning with a Kevin Wenner RBI groundout and a two run homerun by Eric Schwinghammer, the first of his Cathedral career. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle took the lead once again, however, carrying a 6-5 lead into the fifth inning. Morrill, who came in relief for the Thunder, walked the first three batters of the fifth before Josh Janzen’s bases clearing triple gave Cathedral a lead that would stand for the rest of the game. The Crusaders added two more that inning thanks to a Kevin Wenner single and one in the sixth on a Brace Hemmelgarn RBI single.

Coming in relief, Josh Janzen earned the victory, pitching four strong innings. Janzen, in his first pitching appearance of the season he gave up zero runs, one hit, one walk, and struck out one.

Along with his homerun, Schwinghammer doubled, walked, scored three runs, had two RBI and two stolen bases. Wenner had a pair of singles, a walk, three RBI and two steals. Hemmelgarn also reached base three times, scored a run and drove in a run for Cathedral.

Come out to the ballpark tomorrow as Cathedral takes on Hinckley-Finlayson in a rematch of last years' State Quarterfinal game. Cathedral will also honor the 1948,1968, and 1988 State Championship teams.

Eric Schwinghammer belted his 1st home run as a Crusader on this swing in the 3rd inning.

Busting out their blue uniforms for the first time, Cathedral continued their hot play on Tuesday, winning their seventh consecutive game with a 7-2 win over Albany. The win also avenged a 2-1 loss to Albany on April 22nd.

Albany jumped out to an early 2-0 off Crusaders starter Adam Sperl in a shaky first inning in which he allowed one hit and two walks. Cathedral, however, answered with five runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. Phil Imholte lead off the game with a single and promptly stole second base. Following a Steve Rindelaub groundout, Nate Schmidt had an RBI single driving in Imholte. Three batters later, Adam Theis drove in two runs with a single, giving the Crusaders the lead at 3-2. Brace Hemmelgarn also had a two run single in the inning. Cathedral added two more runs in the fourth inning thanks to a Schmidt RBI triple and an RBI groundout by Kevin Wenner.

Sperl settled down nicely after the first inning, not allowing another run to cross the plate. In completing his second straight game, Sperl scattered four hits, four walks, and two hit batsmen and striking out one while allowing two earned runs.

Schmidt had two hits, a walk, two runs and a pair of RBI leading the Crusaders offense. Imholte added two hits, two runs and two steals.

Nate Schmidt added a triple and 2 RBI en route to the Cathedral victory.

The Crusaders reeled off their sixth consecutive victory, topping Foley 7-1 on Monday night.

Cathedral struck quickly in the first, when Steve Rindelaub belted a first pitch curveball over the right field fence with one out for his first home run of the season, giving the Crusaders a 1-0 lead. Foley quickly answered, scoring one run in the bottom half of the inning thanks to four base hits.

The Crusaders retook the lead in the third inning. With one out, Phil Imholte belted a triple to deep right center driving in Brace Hemmelgarn, who had walked earlier in the inning to give Cathedral a 2-1 edge. Imholte was quickly driven in by Steve Rindelaub pushing the lead to two. Cathedral added two more runs in the fourth thanks to a two-run single by Tom Spaniol and another pair in the seventh on a Kevin Wenner two-run double, giving Cathedral a 7-1 advantage.

Phil Imholte started on the mound for the Crusaders. Despite a shaky start, Imholte settled down nicely, allowing just four hits over the final six innings after allowing four in the first inning alone. Going the distance, Imholte gave up eight hits, one walk, and struck out eight while giving up just one earned run.

Rindelaub, Spaniol and Adam Theis were all 2-3 for Cathedral in the victory.

Phil Imholte picked up the victory by striking out 8 Foley batters.

Cathedral capped off a perfect 5-0 week with a 10-2 victory over Pierz on Friday night.

With four runs in the top of the second inning, Cathedral jumped out to a lead they would not relinquish. Pierz cut the lead in half with a pair of runs in the fourth inning, but Cathedral put the game out of reach with two runs in the sixth and four more in the seventh.

Adam Theis started on the hill for Cathedral, earning his fourth win of the season. Theis went the distance for the third time this season, allowing two earned runs on five hits, four walks, two hit batsmen and striking out two in seven innings. The two runs were the first earned runs Theis had allowed all season, raising his ERA to 0.47.

Sophomore Nick Maiers led the offensive charge going 2-3 with a double, a walk, three runs and three RBI. Adam Theis and Eric Schwinghammer each had a pair of hits as well and Tanner Smuda added a two run double off the bench.

Nick Maiers paced the offense going 2-3 with 3 runs and 3 RBI.

 Cathedral earned their first shutout of the season, defeating New London-Spicer 3-0 on Thursday night.

The Crusaders set the tone early, scoring two first inning runs. Phil Imholte led off the game with a double to right center. Steve Rindelaub promptly drove him in with a double to nearly the exact same spot. Nate Schmidt followed with a single plating the second run of the game. Cathedral struck again in the second, this time with two outs. Number nine hitter Tanner Smuda drove a single to left, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and stole third, before being driven home on an Imholte single. Despite not scoring after the second, the three runs they did score proved to be enough thanks to a dominant pitching performance by freshman Andrew Thome.

Thome, making his first varsity start and just his second appearance was nearly unhittable. In the complete game effort, Thome allowed three hits, two hit batsmen, no walks and struck out eight while allowing zero runs. He retired the last seven batters that he faced to close out the game.

Imholte (2), Rindelaub, Schmidt, Smuda, and Eric Schwinghammer all had hits for the Crusaders.

Andrew Thome allowed three hits and struck out eight on his way to the complete game shutout.

Cathedral swept the doubleheader from Sauk Centre on Tuesday, winning the nightcap, 4-2.

After losing game one, 6-1, Sauk Centre seemed motivated for payback, scoring the games first run fueled by three hits in the first inning. Cathedral answered the following inning after two Sauk Centre errors lead to an unearned run, socred by Adam Theis, tying the score at one. The Crusaders scored single runs in the third, fifth, and seventh innings, giving starter Adam Sperl a three run cushion heading into the bottom of the seventh. Sperl provided drama, loading the bases with two outs following two hit batsmen sandwiched around a single. A single pulled the Mainstreeters within two, but Sperl ended any further threat, firing a strikeout to end the game.

Sperl finished the game scattering eight hits and two hit batsmen while allowing two earned runs, striking out four and walking none.

Nate Schmidt and Steve Rindelaub each had two hits and an RBI for the Crusaders.

Adam Sperl capped off the sweep of Sauk Centre with another complete game on Tuesday.

Cathedral took control early en route to a 6-1 victory in game one of a doubleheader against Sauk Centre, in a game featuring wooden bats.

The Crusaders jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Steve Rindelaub singled and stole two bases before being driven in by a Kevin Wenner sacrifice fly to give Cathedral a 1-0 lead. Nate Schmidt, who had walked earlier, scored on a balk, pushing the margin to two runs. Sauk Centre scored their only run of the game in the third, which was quickly answered by a Crusader run in the home half. Cathedral added three more runs in the fifth inning.

Phil Imholte started on the hill for the Crusaders. Despite not having his best stuff, Imholte battled his way throughout, scattering seven hits and two hit batsmen in a complete game performance. Imholte struck out three and allowed just one earned run.

Cathedral’s offensive attack was highlighted by Rindelaub, Eric Schwinghammer, Brace Hemmelgarn, and Adam Theis who had two hits apiece. As a team, the Crusaders took advantage of Sauk Centre’s catcher, stealing seven bases.

Phil Imholte earned the complete game victory against Sauk Centre.

Despite an inauspicious start, Cathedral prevailed with an 11-1 victory over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle on Monday night, in a game shortened to six innings by the 10-run rule.

The Crusaders uncharacteristically committed three errors in the first inning leading to Long Prairie-Grey Eagle’s lone run of the game and giving them a 1-0 lead. The lead would not last long, however, as Nate Schmidt tied the game in the bottom half of the first with an RBI triple and scored on a Kevin Wenner sacrifice fly to give Cathedral a 2-1 lead. Cathedral pushed across six runs in the fourth inning in which they sent 10 men to the plate and one more in the fifth, giving them a 9-2 advantage heading into the sixth inning. With two outs and the bases loaded, Tom Spaniol drove a fastball to left center field for a walk-off two-run double, securing an 11-1 victory for Cathedral.

Spaniol finished the game 3-4 with two RBI, one run and one stolen base. Schmidt had a pair of hits to go along with two runs and a walk and Wenner contributed three RBI.

Adam Theis started on the mound for the Crusaders, earning his third victory of the year. Theis pitched all six innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out six. His lone run was unearned, keeping his 0.00 ERA intact.

Adam Theis went 6 innings, giving up just 1 hit in the 11-1 victory.

Cathedral, playing their third game in as many days, lost 9-3 to Paynesville, who they had beaten two days prior.
   
Cathedral came out of the gates quickly, scoring the first run of the game in the first inning on a Kevin Wenner sacrifice fly. The lead would not last long, however, as the Crusaders, who were haunted by poor defense throughout, surrendered three runs each in the third, fifth, and seventh innings, while only plating single runs in the fourth and sixth innings themselves. Cathedral committed three errors leading to five unearned runs.

Nathan Neitfeld pitched a complete game for the Bulldogs, scattering nine hits and one walk over seven innings while allowing three runs, only one of which was earned, and striking out one. Shane Kampsen and Keegan Meagher each had three hits to lead the Paynesville attack.

Junior Spencer Gebhardt took the loss for the Crusaders, allowing three earned runs on six hits in three innings of work. Gebhardt also struck out three and walked none. Making his first varsity appearance, freshman Andrew Thome pitched the seventh inning for Cathedral, allowing three unearned runs.
    
Steve Rindelaub had four hits and Nate Schmidt added a pair in the loss for the Crusaders.

Freshman Andrew Thome made his varsity debut on Wednesday.

The Crusaders’ bats awoke in a big way Tuesday night as Cathedral defeated Melrose 18-1 in five innings by virtue of the 10-run rule.

Cathedral came out of the gates quickly, scoring three runs in the first inning. From there, Cathedral continued to pile on the runs, scoring twice in the second, six times in the fourth inning, and seven times in the 5th inning.

Five Crusaders had multi-hit games, led by junior Kevin Wenner who was 4-5 with 2 runs, 2 RBI and a stolen base. Steve Rindelaub and Phil Imholte each reached base four times with three hits and one walk apiece. Imholte also stole two bases and drove in three runs. Sophomore Nate Schmidt, making his first start of the season, had two hits in three trips to the plate including a triple and an RBI single. Tanner Smuda also came off the bench to add two hits to the onslaught.

Imholte started on the mound for Cathedral, holding the Dutchmen hitless through the first three frames. Melrose finally broke through for their first and only hit and run in the fourth. Imholte pitched four innings while Spencer Gebhardt pitched a perfect 5th inning with two strikeouts to close out the game for the Crusaders.

Just a reminder to all, to check out the Photos page to view game-by-game photos of Cathedral Baseball.

Kevin Wenner led the offensive explosion by going 4-5 with 2 RBI.

Thanks to MaxPreps, a leading website in high school sports, you will now be able to follow season stats online of the Cathedral Baseball team. On the site, you will be able to look at individual stats, as well as team stats from the season.

By clicking on the link below, it will bring you to the Cathedral Baseball page on MaxPreps. From there, click on "Team Stats" on the red task bar to look at the individual statistics.

Cathedral Baseball on Max Preps

#1 Cathedral busted out their new yellow hats that helped to bolster a 4-1 victory over #10 Paynesville on Monday night, improving their record to 3-1. The Crusaders were led by pitcher Adam Theis, who tossed his second complete game in as many starts.

Cathedral got on the board in the second with a pair of timely two-out RBI singles by Josh Janzen and Phil Imholte. The Crusaders added another run in the third on a Tom Spaniol double and one more in the 7th on a sacrifice fly by Steve Rindelaub. Paynesville's lone run came with one out in the seventh inning.

Theis finished the game facing just four over the minimum, while allowing two hits, one walk, and striking out eight batters. Theis has yet to give up an earned run in 16 2/3 innings pitched this season.

Imholte went 3-4 with one run, one RBI, and a stolen base to pace the Crusaders.

Adam Theis got another complete game victory for Cathedral.

Cathedral lost 2-1 to Albany Tuesday evening, falling to 2-1 on the year. Albany jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on pitcher Phil Imholte with a first inning run. Despite a narrow margin, the Huskies appeared to be in control behind a strong pitching performance from Brad Mergen. He held the Crusaders scoreless through 5 innings, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out five, preserving the 1-0 lead. Following the 5th innings, Mergen was lifted in favor of Matt Blackmore, who the Crusaders quickly jumped on. Steve Rindelaub lead off the 6th inning with a sharp single and was moved over to second base on an Adam Theis bunt. Tom Spaniol followed with an RBI double to left center field, tying the game at one.

The game appeared to be headed for extra innings when Albany’s Kyle Burg hit a groundball to Rindelaub at shortstop, but Rindelaub’s throw was high, pulling Nick Maiers off the bag. Zach Posterick followed with the game-winning double to right center field. Adam Theis took the loss despite pitching well in relief, allowing just one hit and two walks in 2 2/3 innings.

Tom Spaniol had the lone RBI for Cathedral in the 2-1 loss.

Cathedral improved to 2-0 with a 6-1 victory over New London-Spicer Thursday night. Trailing 1-0 in the 5th inning, junior Sean Carnahan belted a go-ahead two run double to straight away center giving the Crusaders a lead they would not surrender. Cathedral added three more runs in the 6th inning, including a 2-run single by Carnahan, and plated one more in the 7th. Carnahan finished the game 2-3 with 4 RBI.

Six runs proved to be more than enough for starting pitcher Adam Theis who fired a complete game. In the process, Theis struck out eight Wildcat hitters while facing just three over the minimum with two walks and one hit allowed. His lone run allowed was unearned. Phil Imholte added two hits and Brace Hemmelgarn had 2 stolen bases, a run, and an RBI for the Crusaders. Looking ahead, Cathedral hosts Foley on Monday, April 21.

Sean Carnahan lead the way going
2-3 with a double and 4 RBI.

Cathedral opened up the 2008 season by beating conference rival Melrose by a score of 9-1. Cathedral got on the scoreboard early scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning. Senior pitcher Phil Imholte earned the win by going 5 innings and striking out 7 batters and giving up the only run. Offensively, Cathedral was led by Steve Rindelaub, who went 3-4 with a double and 2 RBI, and Brace Hemmelgarn, who went 2-2 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI.

Cathedral is scheduled to play again tomorrow at Paynesville at 4:30. Their next home game will take place on April 21 vs. Foley.

Brace Hemmelgarn helped in the win with 2 doubles and 2 RBI.