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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 @ Chisago Lakes
Freshmen vs. Chisago Lakes

Park traveled an hour into the Great White North Tuesday, and won a see-saw game against a gutty Chisago Lakes club, 7-6.

Park jumped in front in the first inning. Christian Erickson led off with a single up the middle, Shane Boettcher walked, John Gallice singled, Erickson scored on a fielder’s choice, then Boettcher scored on a Bobby Otto infield out.

Park added two more runs in the second when Erickson singled again, Boettcher walked again, and both scored on a Gallice single.

Otto started on the mound for Park, and pitched well, working out of trouble and leaving after 2-1/3, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits, 3 walks, and 7 Ks. Erickson relieved with one out in the third, and pitched the rest of the way.

Chisago took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the 4th, but Park tied the game in an unusual way. With two outs, Scott Foltz reached when the center fielder dropped his deep fly ball, then he advanced to second when the Chicago Lakes pitcher mistakenly went into a windup. The pitcher almost made the same mistake again, but his coach finally got him to go from a stretch and Ryne McNary singled off a curveball just inside the right field line (after Foltz stole the catcher’s signal and relayed it to McNary) to score Foltz.

Chisago went ahead again in the bottom of the fifth, but Erickson tied the game with a solo shot into the woods in the top of the 6th.

“I knew it was gone,” said Erickson after his bomb.

In the top of the 7th, Foltz squeezed home Otto, who had singled to lead off the inning, to give Park a one run lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, Erickson had enough in the tank to coax a groundout to second, a strikeout, and a groundout back to the mound to end the game.

Erickson, who had a great day at the plate with 3 singles and a homer, ended up pitching 4-2/3, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 3 hits, 3 walks, and he struck out 4.

The defense was shaky at times, but there were some nice highlights, especially Foltz’s gunning of a runner at second.

Josh McIlnaney did a great job coming off the bench to play the last few innings at third, and collect a nice single to right.

Season record, 2-0
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Thursday, April 17, 2008 @ SLP H.S.
Girls Lacrosse vs. Irondale

Two games into the regular season, St. Louis Park’s Carley Rosen has been keeping opposing goalkeepers busy and tonight was no exception for the Oriole sophomore as she scored four goals and assisted on another to lead the Orioles to a 9-8 win over the Irondale Knights on a chilly Thursday night at the St. Louis Park High School stadium.

Rosen has scored seven goals in two games, including a hat trick last night against Minnehaha Academy. Her first goal came on a pass from Hannah Erickson followed by Carey Hoppmann’s slot shot. Then it was Rosen who scored on an assist from Tasha Liberman before getting the hat trick two minutes later.

The Knights ended the Orioles four goal run as Gina McDonald scored from the right side. Erickson scored the Orioles fifth goal on Rosen’s lone assist of the game and irondle added another goal.

In the second half, the Orioles added four goals to their ledger as Rosen, Liberman, Erickson and Julia Schroeder found the net. The Knights countered with six goals, including two from Janelle Lawrence but Rosen’s smart speed and stickhandling took valuable time off the clock to keep St. Louis Park on the plus side of the scoreboard.

The win was the third straight for St. Louis Park, all at home. Irondale fell to 0-3.The Orioles wrap up their four game home stand on Tuesday, April 22 against their city rival Benilde-St. Margaret’s

Thursday, April 17, 2008 @ SLP H.S.
Varsity Lacrosse vs. Irondale

Two games into the regular season, St. Louis Park’s Carley Rosen has been keeping opposing goalkeepers busy and tonight was no exception for the Oriole sophomore as she scored four goals and assisted on another to lead the Orioles to a 9-8 win over the Irondale Knights on a chilly Thursday night at the St. Louis Park High School stadium.

Rosen has scored seven goals in two games, including a hat trick last night against Minnehaha Academy. Her first goal came on a pass from Hannah Erickson followed by Carey Hoppmann’s slot shot. Then it was Rosen who scored on an assist from Tasha Liberman before getting the hat trick two minutes later.
The Knights ended the Orioles four goal run as Gina McDonald scored from the right side. Erickson scored the Orioles fifth goal on Rosen’s lone assist of the game and irondle added another goal.

In the second half, the Orioles added four goals to their ledger as Rosen, Liberman, Erickson and Julia Schroeder found the net. The Knights countered with six goals, including two from Janelle Lawrence but Rosen’s smart speed and stickhandling took valuable time off the clock to keep St. Louis Park on the plus side of the scoreboard.

The win was the third straight for St. Louis Park, all at home. Irondale fell to 0-3.

The Orioles wrap up their four game home stand on Tuesday, April 22 against their city rival Benilde-St. Margaret’s

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