Aces beat Mudhens in Memorial Day showdown
With an early-July matchup coming to Red Wing, it was the Aces who hit the road for Monday’s Memorial Day matchup against Miesville. After some late-inning heroics on Friday, Red Wing instead held off the big inning and the Mudhens, 5-3. Aaron Johnson picked up the win, pitching 7 1/3 innings. Miesville scored three runs against Johnson, though only one was earned. Johnson walked four and struck out seven before handing the game over to Brady Schroeder in the eighth inning. S
Amateur Baseball: Aces roll Bears in CCVL contest
Jumping on the Cannon Falls Bears early, the Red Wing Aces came off the Red Wing Athletic Field with a 14-9 Classic Cannon Valley League victory on Sunday. Five Red Wing players – led by Adam Thygesen’s 4-for-6 three-RBI, three-run performance – finished with two or more hits on Sunday as the team collected 16 hits over nine innings. Mike Stegora went 3-for-5 with three runs and an RBI while Dave Jenson went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs and an RBI. Steve Boldt and Jimmy Bohmba


Amateur Baseball: Balance the key as Aces prep for 2015
With top-of-the-line starting pitchers like Aaron Johnson and JT Cunningham, the Red Wing Aces have a pitching staff that can contend with anyone in the Classic Cannon Valley League. Now, getting the offense up to that standard is the challenge for Red Wing as they prepare for the 2015 season. “I know from last year that you basically could decide a win or a loss depending on if we hit or not,” said Aces’ manager Jimmy Bohmbach. “Our pitching was what always kept us in the ga