Mayer Lutheran has hired Spencer Lilienthal of Plato, Minnesota as its high school varsity baseball coach to replace longtime coach Dave Lane, who retired as the Crusader’s head baseball coach in August of this year. Lilienthal grew up in Plato, Minnesota, and attended First Lutheran School in Glencoe, where he was introduced to Mayer Lutheran baseball through his play on the Mayer Knights baseball team. A three-sport athlete at Glencoe-Silver Lake High School (football, basketball and baseball), he played on the 2019 GSL section championship baseball team, as well as on the 2019 American Legion national championship team.