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Our final installment of the Paatalo File for 2011...

 Find information about the Community Ballpark Project, an effort to build a new, stadium-style ballpark in River Falls, here!



The eventual view from the grandstand at Hoffman Park East.



The latest site plan developed by the River Falls Baseball Council.

 Recent Scores

Saturday, August 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E L
Onalaska A's 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 2 10
River Falls Fighting Fish 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 2 8

WP: Paul Johnson LP: Brandon Bosher Fish Highlights - Matt Walker 8IP, 5 K, 7 H, 5 BB, 1 ER; Paul Johnson 2 IP, 5 K, 2 BB; Joel Schaffer 2-5, R, RBI; Clint Kempf 1-5, 2 RBI, GW-RBI in Bottom of 10th.  Full Boxscore
Saturday, August 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 10 1 8
Chaseburg-Coon Valley Blues 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 6

WP: Nate Schurman LP: Garrett Scray Fish Highlights - Rick Wells 8.1 IP, 7K, 2 BB, 7 H, 4 ER; Nate Schurman 1.2 IP, 3 K, 1 H, 0 ER; Brian Giebel 2-6, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI; Ryan Gilbertson 2-6, R, 2B, 3 RBI; Joel Schaffer 2-5, R, HR, 2 RBI.   Full Boxscore
Sunday, August 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 2 0 3 1 3 2 1 X X 12 22 0 8
Grantsburg Honkers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1 4 1 6

WP: Matt Walker LP: Chris Ryan Fish Highlights - Matt Walker 5IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB; Marty Herum 4-5, 2R, RBI; Joel Schaffer 3-4, 3R, 3B, 3 RBI; Clint Kempf 3-3, 2R, RBI; Nathan Brom, Joe Paatalo, Sam Giliuson each with 2 hits.  Full Boxscore

Saturday, August 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
Oulu Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 7
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 X 6 9 2 7

WP: Rick Wells LP: Eric Hagen Fish Highlights - Rick Wells 7IP, 5K, 2H, 4BB, 2ER; Brian Giebel 2-5, 2R, 2B; Marty Herum 1-4, R, HR, 3 RBI; Clint Kempf 2-4, 2B.  Full Boxscore

Saturday, August 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
Elmwood Expos 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 5 10 3 10
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 8

WP: Dylan Demotts LP: Dan Morgan Fish Highlights - Clint Kempf 2-4.  Full Boxscore

Sunday, July 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E L
St. Croix Falls Bandits 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 5
River Falls Fighting Fish 4 6 3 1 0 1 X 15 16 1 10

WP: Dan Morgan LP: Trevor Todd Fish Highlights - Dan Morgan 5IP, 3K, 5H, 1BB, 1ER; Giebel, Herum, Schaffer, Kempf, Stuessel, Giliuson each with two hits.  Full Boxscore
 
Saturday, July 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
Menomonie Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 2 7
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 X 7 13 3 8

WP: Rick Wells LP: Carter Vogt Fish Highlights - Rick Wells 8IP, 5K, 6H, 2BB, 1ER; Marty Herum 3-5, 2B, R, RBI; Brian Giebel 3-4, 2B, R, RBI; Joel Schaffer 2-2, 2 BB, HR, 2RBI; Clint Kempf 2-4, R, HR, RBI; Adam Stuessel 2-4.  Full Boxscore

Thursday, July 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 7 3 0 0 3 2 15 16 1 14
Metro Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 4 6

WP: Trevor Gutting LP: Unknown Fish Highlights - Trevor Gutting CG, 8K, 3H, 4BB; Jason Hunt 3-5, R, 2RBI; Clint Kempf, 3-5, R, RBI; Brian Giebel, Marty Herum, Matt Walker each with two hits.  Full Boxscore

Sunday, July 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
Plum City Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 4
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 16 0 13

WP: Rick Wells LP: Tony Garner Fish Highlights - Rick Wells CG, 12K, 5H, 1BB; Clint Kempf 3-5, 2B, R, RBI; Marty Herum 3-5, R; Joel Schaffer 2-3, 2R, 2B; Adam Stuessel 2-4, R, RBI; Sam Giliuson 2-4, R.  Full Boxscore
Saturday, July 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
Osceola Braves 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 5
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 X 3 13 0 15

WP: Nate Schurman LP: Cory Meinking SV: Ryan Gilbertson Fish Highlights - Nate Schurman 8IP, 6K, 4H, 2BB, 1ER; Marty Herum 1-5, HR; Brian Giebel, Ryan Gilbertson, Clint Kempf, Nathan Brom, Josh Eidem each with 2 hits.  Full Boxscore

Wednesday, July 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 3 8
Menomonie Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 11 1 16

WP: Tyler Hamann LP: Dan Morgan Fish Highlights - Matt Walker 7.2 IP, 10K, 8H, 2BB, 0ER; Nathan Brom 2-3, RBI, BB.  Full Boxscore
Sunday, July 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E L
Elmwood Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 7
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 8 4 0 1 1 X 14 12 1 10

WP: Rick Wells LP: Ryan Speltz Fish Highlights - Marty Herum 4-5, 3R, 2B, RBI; Ryan Gilbertson 2-3, 2R, 2B, 2 RBI; Joe Paatalo 2-4, R, BB, RBI; Rick Wells 5IP, 12K, 4H. Full Boxscore
Saturday, July 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
St. Paul Mudhens 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 1 12
River Falls Fighting Fish 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 8 10 1 9

WP: Nate Schurman LP: Taylor Phillips Fish Highlights - Brian Giebel 3-4, 4R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, BB; Clint Kempf 3-4, R, 2B, RBI; Nate Schurman 5IP, 0 R, 7K, 3H, 1 BB. Full Boxscore

Wednesday, July 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 1 10 0 0 1 1 13 19 1 13
Hager City Skeeters 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 6
WP: Matt Walker LP: Austin Johnson Fish Highlights - Matt Walker CG, 0ER, 3H, 10K, 1BB; Nathan Brom 3-4, R; Marty Herum 3-4, 2R, 2B, RBI, BB; Joe Paatalo 3-3, 2R, 2 RBI; Clint Kempf 2-3, R, RBI; Josh Eidem 2-4, 2R, RBI, BB; Adam Stuessel 2-5, R, RBI. Full Boxscore

Sunday, July 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 13 1 12
Hudson River Rats 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 10 4 13
WP: Dan Morgan LP: Travis Borowitz SV: Nate Schurman
Fish Highlights - Dan Morgan 6IP, 6K, 2H, 2BB, 2ER; Nate Schurman 3IP, 2K, 4H, 0BB, 0ER; Nathan Brom 3-5, RBI; Joel Schaffer 2-5, 2 2B; Clint Kempf 2-4, 2R, 2B, BB; Joe Paatalo 2-5, 2R, RBI; Josh Eidem 2-3; Sam Giliuson 2-2. Full Boxscore
Thursday, July 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 7 0 0 2 1 0 1 11 17 5 5
Spring Valley Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 4 6 11
WP: Justin Peterson LP: Ryan Stangl
Fish Highlights - Justin Peterson 7IP, 5K, 3H, 1BB; Joe Paatalo 3-5, R, 2B, BB, 3 RBI; Clint Kempf 3-6, 2 R, 2B, RBI; R. Gilbertson 3-6, R, 2 RBI, Nate Schurman 2-3, R, BB, 2 RBI. Full Boxscore
Sunday, July 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
Hudson River Rats 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 10
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 X 6 10 3 6
WP: Rick Wells LP: Paul Johnson

Fish Highlights - Rick Wells CG, 0ER, 8K, 9H, 2BB; Brian Giebel 3-4, R, 2B, 2RBI; Ryan Gilbertson 2-4, 2B, 2RBI; Sam Giliuson 2-3, R, BB.  Full Boxscore
Saturday, July 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
Pine Island Pioneers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 7
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 X 6 8 2 8
WP: Trevor Gutting LP: Erik Ferguson  SV: Greg Cheever

Fish Highlights - Trevor Gutting 7IP, 2K, 7H, 0BB, 1ER; Sam Giliuson 2-2, R, RBI; Adam Stuessel 2-2; Brian Giebel 1-3, HR, 3RBI.  Full Boxscore

Friday, July 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 9 2 12
New Richmond Millers 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 9 2 12
WP: Hayden Zimmerman LP: Nate Schurman 

Fish Highlights - Brian Giebel 4-6, R, RBI; Ryan Gilbertson 2-4, R; Dan Morgan 6.1 IP, 2ER, 4H, 5K, 3BB.  Full Boxscore
Monday, June 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 8 15 0 10
Cannon Falls Bears 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 3 9
WP: Josh Eidem LP: Dan Vonn SV: Justin Peterson
Fish Highlights - Justin Peterson 3IP, 2H, 0BB, 0R, SV; Matt Walker 3-5; Adam Stuessel 3-5, R, RBI; Brian Giebel 2-5, 2RBI; Colin Pechacek 2-2, 2R.  Full Boxscore
Sunday, June 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E L
New Richmond Millers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 7
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 1 12 0 4 3 X 20 13 1 4
WP: Matt Walker LP: Mitch Paquin

Fish Highlights - Matt Walker CG SHO, 9K, 5H, 0BB; Joel Schaffer 3-3, 4R, 3 2B, 7 RBI; Ryan Gilbertson 3-4, 4R, 2B, RBI; Brian Giebel 2-3, 2B, 2R, 2 RBI.  Full Boxscore

Saturday, June 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
Ellsworth Hubbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 1 12
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 7
WP: Dan Morgan LP: Mitch Johnson SV: Ryan Gilbertson

Fish Highlights - Dan Morgan 7.1 IP, 2ER, 7K, 10H, 2BB; Joel Schaffer 2-4, 2R, 2HR, 3RBI; Brian Giebel 2-4; Ryan Gilbertson 1.2 IP, 0H, 2K, 1BB.  Full Boxscore

Sunday, June 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 7 8 3 8
Prescott Pirates 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 4 9
WP: Rick Wells LP: Nick Johnson 

Fish Highlights - Rick Wells CG, 6H, 6K, 2BB, 3ER; Brian Giebel 3-4, R, BB, SB; Clint Kempf 2-4, R, RBI.  Full Boxscore

Saturday, June 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 11 12 2 11
St. Croix Falls Bandits 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 3
WP: Dan Morgan LP: Adam Lewis 

Fish Highlights - Dan Morgan CG SHO, 2H, 7K, 1BB; Brian Giebel 3-5, 2R, 2RBI; Josh Eidem 3-3, R, RBI.  Full Boxscore

Friday, June 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 3 10
Stockmen's Irish 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 X 6 8 0 6
WP: Matt Krey LP: Trevor Gutting 

Fish Highlights - Trevor Gutting 6.1IP, 4K, 7H, 3BB, 5ER; Nathan Brom 2-3, BB, HBP, 2R; Brian Giebel 1-4, HR, 3RBI. Full Boxscore

Saturday, June 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
Eau Claire Bears 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 9 1 9
River Falls Fighting Fish 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 X 6 6 0 4
WP: Josh Eidem LP: Chevy Tollefson SV: Trevor Gutting 

Fish Highlights - Marty Herum 3-4, 3R, 3B, RBI; Josh Eidem 8.2IP, 9K, 9H, 7BB, 4ER. Full Boxscore

Wednesday, June 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 0 5
Osceola Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 12 0 10
WP: Matt Walker LP: Cory Meinking 

Fish Highlights - Rick Wells 8IP, 7K, 8H, 1BB, 2ER; Joel Schaffer 2-3, R, HR, 2RBI; Brian Giebel 1-5, 2B, RBI; Nathan Brom 2-5, RBI. Full Boxscore

Sunday, June 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 2 2 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 11 18 1 14
Bay City Bombers 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 9 15 1 10
WP: Dan Morgan LP: Justin Lance SV: Ryan Gilbertson

Fish Highlights - Brian Giebel 2-3, 3B, BB, 2HBP, 3R, RBI; Nathan Brom 2-5, R, RBI, HP; Ryan Gilbertson 2-5, R, 2RBI; Clint Kempf 3-5, R, HBP; Joe Paatalo 4-6, 2Nate Schurman 2-5, R, 2B, 3RBI.  Full Boxscore

Friday, June 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 8
Hastings Hawks 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 10 16 2 12
WP: Adam Barta LP: Seth Bugar

Fish Highlights - Trevor Gutting 2-4.  Full Boxscore

Monday, May 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E L
Menomonie Eagles 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 10 9 6 4
River Falls Fighting Fish 4 1 0 1 6 1 X 13 8 2 8
WP: Josh Eidem LP: Nate Hanson SV: Ryan Gilbertson

Fish Highlights - Joel Schaffer 3-4, GS HR, R, 5RBI; Sam Giliuson 2-2, 2R, 2BB; Ryan Gilbertson 2-4, 3R, HR, RBI, 2IP, 2K, 1H, 0BB, SV.  Full Boxscore

Sunday, May 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E L
Plum City Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 8
WP: Greg Cheever LP: Chase Nelson

Fish Highlights - Greg Cheever CG SHO, 3H, 5K, 2BB; Brian Giebel 2-4, GW-RBI; Trevor Gutting 2-4.  Full Boxscore

Saturday, May 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E L
Prescott Pirates 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 6 13 4 13
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 7 6 3 5
WP: Ryan Gilbertson LP: Dillon Powell

Fish Highlights - Nate Schurman 5IP, 2ER, 2K, 9H, 2BB; Sam Giliuson 2-2, R, BB, RBI; Brian Giebel 1-2, 2B, R, 2BB; Ryan Gilbertson 1-1, 2R, 3BB; Joel Schaffer 1-4, R, 3RBI, GW-HR.  Full Boxscore

Wednesday, May 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5 11 0 11
Red Wing Aces 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 X 6 9 2 7
WP: Dustin LaRue LP: Dan Morgan SV: Aaron Johnson

Fish Highlights - Nathan Brom 2-4; Clint Kempf 3-5, RBI.  Full Boxscore

Sunday, May 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
Plum City Blues 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 5
River Falls Fighting Fish 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 2 8
WP: Nate Schurman LP: Shawn Ingli SV: Matt Walker

Fish Highlights - Dan Morgan 4ip, 7K, 2BB; Nate Schurman 1-3. 3IP, 2K, 0H; Joe Paatalo 1-2, BB, 2RBI. Full Boxscore

Friday, May 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 1 10
Eau Claire Bears 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1 14
WP: Nate Schurman LP: Richard Schnieder  SV: Ryan Gilbertson

Fish Highlights - Ryan Gilbertson 2-5, R, SV; Josh Eidem 2-4, RBI; Joel Schaffer 1-3, R, HR, RBI; Nate Schurman, 3ip, 3K, 3H, 3BB; Matt Walker 3ip, 5K, 3H, 3BB; Rick Wells 2ip, 5K, 0H, 0BB. Full Boxscore

Sunday, April 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E L
River Falls Fighting Fish 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 3 9
Dundas Dukes 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 10 0 11
WP: Jeremiah Leiviska LP: Josh Eidem

Fish Highlights - Sam Giliuson 2-4, 2B; Joel Schaffer 2-4, BB, R; Dan Morgan 4IP, 2K, 4H, 2BB, 1ER. Full Boxscore

St. Croix Valley League Champions, July 30, 2011. Back Row (L-R): Nathan Brom, Joe Paatalo, Ryan Gilbertson, Adam Brathol, Joel Schaffer, Marty Herum, Rick Wells, Dan Morgan. Front Row (L-R): Matt Walker, Nate Schurman, Adam Stuessel, Chenchao, Josh Eidem, Clint Kempf, Trevor Gutting, Brian Giebel, Sam Giliuson.

Plum City Tournament Champions, Memorial Day, 2011. Back Row (L-R): Dan Morgan, Trevor Gutting, Ryan Gilbertson, Brandon Gilbertson, Adam Brathol, Josh Eidem. Middle Row (L-R): Nathan Brom, Dan Morgan, Sam Giliuson, Adam Stuessel, Brian Giebel, Nate Schurman, Jason Hunt. Front Row (L-R): Joel Schaffer, Joe Paatalo.