The Maplewood Mets' season is not done yet after demolishing Institute 21-1 on Sunday.

 

The Mets did not waste time to make their case for the fourth-seed in the Door County League playoffs. They score two runs in the first and fourth innings with a single tally in between to make it 5-0. The Mets doubled their lead in the fifth inning with five runs and nearly did it again with eight runs in the sixth inning, capped off by a three-run homer by Tory Jandrin. They tacked on three more runs before the Cubs made their last stand in the bottom of the eighth inning on a Tommy Junion sacrifice fly that brought home Nick Peterson. 

 

The Mets outhit the Cubs 21-4 and took advantage of four errors. Adam Gutschow had four hits and four RBI to lead the Mets while Mason Paye also had four hits and Kody Kissinger, Jaden Diller, and Will Jandrin recorded three. Diller also drove in four runs while Kissinger (2), Tory Jandrin (3), and Paye (2) had multi-RBI games as well. Diller, Kissinger, and Tory Jandrin all homered in the game. Tory Jandrin earned the win on the mound, shutting out the Cubs over five innings while allowing three hits and three walks and striking out three.

 

For the Cubs, Caleb Hoffman, Juston Williams, Siggy Hansen, and Quin Scram accounted for the team's lone hits on the day. Williams took the loss on the mound, allowing 10 runs (6 ER) on 11 hits and three walks while striking out two.

 

The Mets will now play Baileys Harbor in Maplewood in a play-in game for the fourth seed. The winner would travel to first-place Sister Bay for the official start of the playoffs on August 30th.