The Chinooks shut out the Bullfrogs for the second game in a row. Lakeshore won the game 4-0.
Florida Gator Shaun Anderson (3-1) started the game for the Chinooks. In seven shutout innings, he gave up no runs off six hits. The right-hander struck out seven, including striking out the side in the fourth.
For the second consecutive night, a Chinooks starter was awarded the Northwoods League Pitcher of Night.
“I trusted my defense behind me, they’ve been good all year,” Anderson said. “I’ve been getting more and more confident with my pitches as the year has gone on, today I felt really confident in my pitches and that’s what helped me.”
Lakeshore scored their four runs in the fourth. With two quick outs, Mitch Ghelfi (UW-Milwaukee) hit an infield single. Third baseman Brant Valach (Eastern Illinois) drew a walk by Bullfrogs starter Corey Fischer. The right-hander then hit Brett Siddall.
Both Ghelfi and Valach scored on a double by Michael Morman (Richmond). Catcher Zack Bowers also had a two-RBI single in the inning.
Southpaw Hunter Devall (LSU) pitched two scoreless in relief of Anderson. In the eighth, he struck out the side. Devall recorded five total strikeouts.
Fischer (2-2) took the loss for Green Bay. In five innings, he gave up four runs off six hits. He also struck out five and issued one walk.
The team travels to play at La Crosse on Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20. The July 11 suspended game will be completed on Saturday.
The Northwoods League All-Star Break is July 21-23. The Chinooks return home to face the Madison Mallards on Thursday, July 24 (6:35 p.m.).
The Lakeshore Chinooks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 21st season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 115 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (DET) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Allen Craig (STL) and Ben Zobrist (TB). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League YouTube channel<http://northwoodsleague.com/video/>. For more information, visit www.lakeshorechinooks.com.
