Beyer leads 19U season totals in batting, pitching
By Jason Berghorst
The Luverne 19U baseball team filled the spot of what would have been the Luverne American Legion Post 123 team in a normal year.
The team ended the season 14-3 and won the Southwest Minnesota 19U Tournament championship with a 12-2, six-inning victory over Minneota.
Ethan Beyer led the team both in batting average and pitching according to year-end statistics provided by Coach Codie Zeutenhorst
Beyer compiled a batting average of .547 from a team-leading 53 at bats. He also led the team with 29 hits, 17 runs and 16 RBIs during the season.
Quinn Buss recorded the second-highest batting average of .357 during 42 at bats. Buss totaled 15 hits, nine runs and 11 RBIs on the season.
Beyer also led the Cardinal pitching staff during the 2020 19U season. He compiled an earned-run average (ERA) of 1.33 while finishing the season with a 4-1 record on the mound.
Isaiah Bartels and Cade Wenninger also recorded ERAs of under 2.
Bartels finished with an ERA of 1.57 and a record of 1-1 while Wenninger, who pitched the most innings on the team at 26, compiled an ERA of 1.88 and a 2-1 pitching record.
Beyer totaled 37 strike-outs while Wenninger struck out 33 total batters.
Wenninger, Buss and Colby Crabtree were all undefeated on the mound this season.
Season Totals
Batting – Top Nine
Avg
AB
H
R
RBI
Beyer
0.547
53
29
17
16
Buss
0.357
42
15
9
11
Nekali
0.296
27
8
11
7
VonTersch
0.282
39
11
13
5
Cowell
0.273
22
6
12
7
Wenninger
0.261
46
12
13
10
Bartels
0.250
24
6
6
8
Van Dam
0.244
41
10
6
5
Crabtree
0.222
45
10
13
12
Season Totals
Pitching – Top Five
ERA
W
L
Innings
K
Beyer
1.33
4
1
21
37
Bartels
1.57
1
1
13 2/3
19
Wenninger
1.88
2
0
26
33
Buss
2.38
1
0
17 2/3
17
Crabtree
4.45
3
0
11
20