Louie Varland, the former Concordia (St. Paul) pitcher making his first start in Class AAA, threw 5⅓ one-hit, shutout innings as the St. Paul Saints beat the Columbus Clippers 5-1 on Friday night at CHS Field.
Louie Varland impresses in AAA debut as Saints top Clippers 5-1
The former North St. Paul and Concordia (St. Paul) righthander pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning.
By NEWS SERVICES
August 13, 2022 at 3:27AM
Varland, a prep star at North St. Paul, struck out eight and walked two before being lifted after Gabriel Arias doubled for the Clippers' first hit.
Evan Sisk got the final two outs for the Saints in the sixth and Ariel Jurado pitched the final three innings, giving up a homer to Mitchell Tolman in the eighth.
The game was scoreless until the Saints scored four runs in the fourth on Roy Morales' two-run double and Mark Contreras' two-run homer. Morales had a third RBI on a groundout in the eighth.
- The Saints will retire the jersey number (15) of former major leaguer Kevin Millar, who started and ended his baseball career with them, on Saturday.
about the writer
NEWS SERVICES
County leaders hope the Legislature will agree to converting the 0.15% sales tax that funded Target Field for ongoing health care costs.
