Wednesday’s Northwoods League slate featured 11 games, recording 13 home runs and 2 grand slams on the day. Willmar Stingers take down and take over the number spot, now leading the Great Plains West.
Kalamazoo 6, Kokomo 2
The Kalamazoo Growlers brought it home in the last inning scoring four runs to help them take down the Kokomo Jackrabbits 6-2. Myles Beale (Northwood University) went 2-for-3 at the plate with a triple and an RBI. Korbrin Griffin (Ball State University) went 2-for-4 collecting an RBI in the first, a double in the ninth and scored once. Tanner Ware (Oakland University) earned his first win of the season throwing six innings with four strikeouts allowing three hits, one run, and zero walks.
Madison 9, Wisconsin Rapids 6
The Madison Mallards came out hot and stayed hot in their 9-6 victory over the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. Blake Guerin (University of Iowa) went 3-for-5 recording two RBI and a pair of doubles. Justin Best (Florida State University) went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in the sixth. Davis Hamilton (North Dakota State University) went 3-for-4 with an RBI double in the first. Alex Brodie (Shorter University) went 1-for-3 with a bases-clearing double in the seventh. Davis Welch (Harding University) earned the win throwing two innings with one strikeout allowing two walks, zero hits, and zero runs.
Traverse City 4, Lakeshore 3
The Traverse City Pit Spitters take down the Lakeshore Chinooks 4-3 in tonight’s close matchup. Brandon Chang (Brown University) was perfect at the plate going 1-for-1 drawing two walks tallying one RBI, one stolen base, and scoring once. Jt Sokolove (Illinois State University) went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and scored twice. Josh Outlaw (Parkland College) went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Carson Fischer (Davenport University) earned his second win of the season throwing six innings with six strikeouts allowing five hits, two walks, and one earned run.
Battle Creek 18, Royal Oak 7
The Battle Creek Battle Jacks ran up the score in tonight’s matchup defeating the Royal Oak Leprechauns 18-7. Cayden Wotipka (Lower Columbia) went 3-for-6 with a two-run single in the second and a two-run single in the third. Caleb Estrada (Kalamazoo Valley Community College) was perfect at the plate going 2-for-2 with a bases-clearing double in the eighth. Aidan Arbogast (Eastern Michigan University) went 1-for-3 with a double recording two RBI, one stolen base, and scored twice. Nate Ball (Eastern Michigan University) went 3-for-5 at the plate including a double, two RBI, and scored once. Jack Messmore (Delaware State University) shut it out earning his first win of the season throwing two innings with three strikeouts allowing zero walks, zero hits, and zero runs.
Bismarck 15, Minot 5
The Bismarck Larks use back-to-back five-run innings to take down the Minot Hot Tots 15-5. Alex Alva (University of Jamestown) was perfect at the plate going 4-for-4 scoring four times, with two stolen bases and an RBI single in the seventh, and collected another RBI in the eighth. Kyle Hvidsten (Iowa Western Community College) went 2-for-4 recoding four RBI and one stolen base. Jayden Edmonds (Arizona Christian University) went 1-for-4 with a two-run triple in the seventh. Jonah Shields (California State University Bakersfield) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in the ninth. Kai Taylor (Augustana University) earned his third win of the season throwing three innings with two strikeouts allowing two walks, one hit, and zero runs.
Rockford 11, Kenosha 2
The Rockford Rivets collected thirteen hits in their 11-2 win over the Kenosha Kingfish. Cain Headrick (Lewis University) went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in the third, an RBI single in the fourth, and scored twice. Ryan Snell (Parkland College) went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the seventh and scored three times. Jack Zebig (Maryville University) went 2-for-5 including a double, two RBI, and scored once. Justin Hausser (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) went 3-for-5 with a double and one RBI. Landen Southern (Anderson University) earned the win throwing five innings with five strikeouts allowing four hits, three walks, and one run.
Wausau 4, Fond du Lac 2
The Wausau Woodchucks go another day undefeated taking down the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders 4-2. Deiten Lachance (McClennan Community) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the eighth. Jake Berkland (Minnesota State University Mankato) went 2-for-3 collecting two stolen bases. Max Galvin (Oklahoma State University) went 1-for-4 with a double and scored once. Carsen Plumadore (Georgia Southwestern State University) earned his second win of the season throwing 1.2 innings with one strikeout allowing zero walks, hits, and runs.
St. Cloud 5, Badlands 3
The St. Cloud Rox used a last-inning push to secure the road win over the Badlands Big Sticks defeating them 5-3. Andrew Savage (Pepperdine University) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in the fourth. Carter Hanson (University of Massachusetts) went 2-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles. Austen Roellig (Louisiana State University) went 1-for-3 drawing a walk and scoring twice. Evan Applewick (Miami University Ohio) went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI. Sean Hogan (Ave Maria University) earned the win throwing 1.2 innings with two strikeouts allowing one walk, one hit, and zero earned runs.
Willmar 14, Mankato 4
The Willmar Stingers broke it open in the third innings scoring eight runs, helping them take down the Mankato MoonDogs 14-4. Andrew Sojka (California State University Northridge) had a solid day at the plate going 2-for-5 with a two-run triple in the third and a solo home run in the ninth. Aidan Byrne (Minnesota State University Mankato) went 1-for-3 with a two-run single in the third and collected a third RBI in the sixth. Derek Lopez (Florida Gulf Coast University) went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, one RBI, and scored once. Josh Alexander (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) went 1-for-3 with a two-run double in the first. Ian Koosman (Paradise Valley Community College) earned the win throwing four innings with six strikeouts, allowing five hits, four runs, and two walks.
La Crosse 11, Green Bay 7
The La Crosse Loggers rallied over the Green Bay Rockers defeating them 11-7. Luke Davis (Long Beach City College) had a day at the plate going 2-for-3 with two home runs- a two-run bomb in the first and a grand slam in the ninth. Matthew Miura (University of Hawaii) went 2-for-5 with a three-run triple in the fourth, collecting four RBI and scoring twice. Payton Mansfield (Jacksonville State University) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run. Casey Kowalczyk (Iowa Western Community College) earned the win throwing two innings with one strikeout allowing zero walks, hits, and runs.
Rochester 16, Eau Claire 13
The Rochester Honkers used a four-run eighth inning to take down the Eau Claire Express 16-13. Luca Dipaolo (University of Southern California) went 2-for-4 collecting one RBI in the first, one RBI in the sixth, a triple in the eighth, and scored three times. Ryan Tiger (Rogers State University) went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, and two RBI, and scored twice. Henry Wright (Campbellsville University) went 3-for-3 with a double, one stolen base, and scoring twice. Brigs Richartz (University of St. Thomas) had a solid day at the plate going 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles, and a grand slam, and scored four times. Owen Washburn (Texas Tech University) went 2-for-4 recording one home run, three RBI, and scoring twice. Davis Rivers (Texas Tech University) went 2-for-4 with a home run and double tallying two RBI and scoring twice. Gabriel Aragon (McMurray University) earned the win throwing one inning with one strikeout allowing three runs, one hit, and one walk.
Thursday’s Schedule
Duluth @ Thunder Bay (5:35 PM ET)
Battle Creek @ Royal Oak (6:35 PM ET)
Wisconsin Rapids @ Madison (6:05 PM CT)
Lakeshore @ Traverse City (7:05 PM ET)
Kalamazoo @ Kokomo (7:05 PM ET)
Kenosha @ Rockford (6:35 PM CT)
Wausau @ Fond du Lac (6:35 PM CT)
Duluth @ Thunder Bay (7:35 PM ET)
Eau Claire @ Rochester (6:35 PM CT)
Green Bay @ La Crosse (6:35 PM CT)
Bismarck @ Minot (6:35 PM CT)
Mankato @ Willmar (7:05 PM CT)
St. Cloud @ Badlands (6:35 PM MT)
