Blue packs a punch

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Cole Volkers (right) tallied four runs batted in with a grand slam home run, while Andrew Herbert logged three RBI on a 3-for-3 day as the Woodbury Blue baseball team thumped South St. Paul, 13-1, in five innings at home on Tuesday. Staff Photo by Tom Carothers.

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Not one week removed from a 13-0 loss on its home field to Oakdale, the Woodbury Legion Blue turned the tables in a big way against visiting South Saint Paul on Tuesday night, thumping the Packers, 13-1 in five innings.

The big blow on the windswept evening was a no-doubt-about-it grand slam home run off the bat of Cole Volkers in the fourth inning, while Andrew Herbert drove in three runs of his own on a 3-for-3 day at the plate. Mike Harman, serving as the battery mate for pitcher Rich Klein, went 4-for-4 with two runs batted in and a stolen base, while Peter Young also drove in a pair of RBI.

With the bats at play, Klein kept the Packers at bay with an abbreviated complete-game, five-strikeout gem in the convincing Woodbury win.

The victory improved Blue to 13-10 as they prepare to host Inver Grove Heights at the Woodbury High School baseball field on Thursday evening.

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