The regular season for the Upsala Blue Jays came to a conclusion this past weekend as the Jays split a pair of road games.

On Saturday, Upsala traveled to St. Stephen for a make up game due to a rain out on June 15th.  The Jays took this one 5-0 behind a strong outing on the mound from Johnny Fuchs.  Fuchs threw a complete game shutout, scattering 7 hits while walking 3 batters.  The defense behind him was outstanding, as 4 double plays helped keep the Steves off the board.  Brandon Welinski and Dustin Biniek each had 3 hits for Upsala.  Matt Swanson and Brady Burggraff added 2 hits as well.  Blake and Austin Guggenberger each had 2 hits for St. Stephen.

Following the game, the Blue Jays also defeated the Steves 4-3 in tippy-cup.  The combination of Ben and Brady Burggraff led the way for Upsala in this one, picking up the slack for Adam Gerads who couldn't flip a cup if his life depended on it.

On Sunday the Blue Jays would fall 8-1 to division rival Sobieski.  A variety of pitchers worked the 9 innings for Sobieski, as Upsala was only able to push across 1 run.  10 different Blue Jays had a hit, including Myron Ripplinger who had his first career Victory League hit.  Riley Hirsch led the way with 4 hits for the Skis.  The win moved Sobieski to 13-0 and dropped Upsala to 10-3.

With that being said, Sobieski clinched the #1 seed in the VL West playoffs, while the Blue Jays will enter the playoffs as the #2 seed.  This means that Upsala will play host to the #3 seed Randall Cubs to open up the playoffs.  This game is scheduled for July 12th, with 1:30 being the opening pitch.  Depending on the results of opening round games, the Jays will either be at Sobieski or will host Opole/Flensburg on Sunday the 13th.

We look forward to seeing you at the ballyard as the the hometown boys try to earn a return trip to the Region 8C and state tournaments!