St. Paul baseball: Flatonia pulls off late rally against SP, 9-7

The Cardinals came in within one inning of getting a win against Flatonia but it was not in the cards.
The Bulldogs trailed 6-3 after six innings before scoring six runs in the top of the seventh and holding St. Paul to one run in a 9-7 victory.
Flatonia led 2-1 after the first inning and outscored St. Paul 1-0 in the third. St. Paul grabbed the lead with five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Zeke Rodriugez led St. Paul hitting as he was 3-for-4, two RBI and one run while Nate Boedeker was 2-for-3, run, RBI and triple. Blaine Humes got a double, scored twice and brought in two runs.
Jack Leonard started on the mound, went four innings with three runs on three hits, two walks and three strikes. Cody Malinovsky went 2 2/3 innings with one run on two hits, walk and two strikeouts. Carter Novak went 1/3 innings to close out, ceding five runs on two hits and a pair of walks.
In the field, Boedeker had six putouts.
St. Paul hitting/base running — Zeke Rodriguez, 3-4, 1 run, 2 RBI; Nate Boedeker, 2-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 triple; Blaine Humes, 1-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 double.
Brody Biehunko, 1-1, 2 runs, 1 stolen base; Jack Leonard, 1 run, 1 stolen base.
St. Paul pitching — Leonard, 4 IP, 3 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 3K; Cody Malinovsky, 2.2 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 2K; Carter 0.1 IP, 2 hits, 5 runs, 1 batter hit, 2 walks.
St. Paul fielding/defense — Boedeker, 6 putouts; Rodriguez, 3 putouts.
Malinovsky, 2 putouts, 2 assists; Humes, 2 putouts; Jack Ehrig, 2 putouts; Leonard, 2 assists; Joe Peters, 1 assist.
Flatonia 9, Shiner 7
F    201    000    6    9    7    1
S    100    051    0    7    7    6