Thursday’s Northwoods League slate featured 13 games. The Madison Mallards walk it off 14-13 in a thrilling extra-inning matchup over the Lakeshore Chinooks.
Thunder Bay 11, Eau Claire 8
The Thunder Bay Border Cats used a six-run fifth inning to help defeat the Eau Claire Express 11-8. Sam Stem (Indiana State University) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a double and three RBI. Riley Iffrig (Indiana State University) was perfect at the plate going 3-for-3 scoring once with three RBI. Peter Fusek (University of Wisconsin-Parkside) went 1-for-4 scoring three times with two RBI and one stolen base. Gabe Richardson (University of Minnesota-Duluth) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with a two-run home run. Evan Gustafson (North Dakota State University) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a double and two RBI. Brigs Richartz (University of St. Thomas) went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI. Mason Lemons (Arkansas State University-Mountain Home) earned the win throwing six innings with three strikeouts allowing eleven hits, six earned runs, and one walk.
Kalamazoo 7, Royal Oak 2
The Kalamazoo Growlers take down the Royal Oak Leprechauns 7-2 in tonight’s matchup. Gabe Springer (Stanford University) went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an RBI single. Korbin Griffin (Ball State University) went 1-for-3 scoring twice with a solo home run. Lawson Knight (Gardner-Webb University) went 1-for-3 scoring once with a double and two RBI. Lucas Rick (Western Michigan University) went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run. Michael Lareau (Belmont University) went 1-for-5 with a triple. Ryan Kraft (Indiana University) earned the win throwing 5.2 innings with eight strikeouts allowing five hits, five walks, and one earned run.
Madison 14, Lakeshore 13
The Madison Mallards walk it off 14-13 in a thrilling extra-inning matchup over the Lakeshore Chinooks. Korbyn Dickerson (University of Louisville) had a day at the plate going 3-for-5 scoring three times with a pair of two-run home runs and a double, and collecting five RBI. Shai Robinson (Illinois State University) went 4-for-6 scoring twice with a solo home run, a two-run double, and a walk-off single. Liam Moreno (St. Cloud State University) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a double and two RBI. Charlie Marion (Madison College) went 2-for-6 scoring once with a pair of doubles. Ty Wisdom (University of Kansas) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with a three-run home run and a solo home run. Ethan Brown (Dartmouth College) went 2-for-4 scoring once with four RBI and one stolen base. Brock Adamson (Ellsworth Community College) earned the win throwing 1.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts allowing one walk.
Kokomo 18, Battle Creek 5
The Kokomo Jackrabbits run up the score defeating the Battle Creek Battle Jacks 18-5. Cj Difiglia (Regis University) went 4-for-5 scoring three times with a double and a triple, collecting two RBI. Kielan Lamarr (Capital University) went 3-for-5 scoring once with five RBI. Jacob Medvescek (Indiana University Kokomo) went 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI. Jack Anderson (Case Western Reserve University) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a triple and two RBI. Joey Cicini (West Chester University) went 3-for-5 scoring twice with three RBI and one stolen base. Dillon Fischer (Earlham College) earned the win throwing six innings with three strikeouts allowing four hits, one earned run, and one walk.
Fond du Lac 6, Wisconsin Rapids 4
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders came out hot scoring four runs in the first to beat the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 6-4. Caden Shapiro (Princeton University) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a double and one RBI. Drew Barragan (Embry Riddle Aeronautical) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a double and one RBI. Tyler Stack (Xavier University) went 2-for-3 scoring once with two RBI. Walker Buchanan (University of Virginia) went 2-for-3 scoring twice with a triple and two RBI. Brandon Brust (Lawrence University) earned the win throwing 3.2 innings allowing four walks, two hits, and one run.
Mankato 12, Bismarck 6
The Mankato MoonDogs had a monster eighth inning scoring nine runs to take the lead and down the Bismarck Larks 12-6. Marcus Galvan (Grand Canyon University) went 1-for-4 scoring twice with a grand slam. Zach Stoh (Minnesota State University Mankato) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with a triple and one RBI. Carter Vrabel (Tennessee Tech University) went 2-for-4 scoring once with three RBI. Jake Mcghee (University Evansville) went 1-for-4 scoring once with two RBI. Will Millard (Hillsdale College) went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI. Parker MacCauley (University of Evansville) earned the win throwing 2.1 innings with two strikeouts allowing two hits, two walks, and one run.
Wausau 10, Minnesota 6
The Wausau Woodchucks scored four runs in the fourth to help defeat the Minnesota Mud Puppies 10-6 for their last home game in the regular season. Eli Frank (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI. Bryce Hubbard (Northwest Florida State College) went 1-for-2 with three RBI. Max Galvin (Oklahoma State University) went 3-for-5 scoring twice with a double and two RBI. Drew Berkland (University of Minnesota) went 2-for-3 scoring three times with one RBI. Will Smoot (Eastern Tennessee State University) went 1-for-3 scoring twice with a two-run home run. Brock Larsen (University of Minnesota-Crookston) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run. Bryce Carter (Eastern Florida State College) earned the win throwing 2.1 innings with one strikeout allowing three walks, one run, and one hit.
Green Bay 11, Kenosha 6
The Green Bay Rockers used a big sixth inning scoring seven runs to beat the Kenosha Kingfish 11-6. Mateo Matthews (Wagner College) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with a solo home run and an RBI single. Sam Miller (Columbia University) went 1-for-5 scoring once with a bases-clearing double. Lane Allen (Blinn College) went 1-for-1 scoring twice with a triple and one RBI. Blade Carver (Northern Oklahoma College) went 1-for-4 scoring twice with a double and one RBI. Jake Bold (Princeton University) went 1-for-3 scoring once with one RBI and two stolen bases. Connor Meidroth (University of San Diego) went 2-for-4 scoring once with two RBI and one stolen base. Benje Hencke (University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh) earned the win throwing 4.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts allowing four walks and one hit.
Rochester 11, La Crosse 5
The Rochester Honkers scored five runs in the seventh to extend the lead and take down the La Crosse Loggers 11-5. Grant Macarthur (San Joaquin Delta College) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with a two-run home run and an RBI single. Joe Sperry (USC Lancaster) went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBI. Paul Schoenfeld (Colorado Mesa University) went 1-for-4 scoring three times with one RBI and one stolen base. Reiss Calvin (Univeristy of California Santa Barbara) went 1-for-4 with one RBI and two stolen bases. Rj Hamilton (Vanderbilt University) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with a two-run home run and a double. Mitch Wood (University of Iowa) went 1-for-4 with a double and one RBI. Josiah Granados (Cabrillo College) earned the win throwing 6.1 innings with three strikeouts allowing eight hits, three runs, and two walks.
Rockford 15, Traverse City 1
The Rockford Rivets dominate the Traverse City Pit Spitters 15-1 in their last regular season matchup. Daniel Contreras (Illinois State University) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a double and four RBI. Tj Williams (Heartland Community College) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with three RBI and one stolen base. Bobby Atkinson (Bradley University) went 1-for-5 scoring twice with one RBI and one stolen base. Will Couchman (North Iowa Area Community College) went 1-for-3 scoring once with a double and two RBI. Luke Olson (Angelo State University) earned the win throwing four scoreless innings with one strikeout allowing two hits.
Waterloo 11, Duluth 8
The Waterloo Bucks come in clutch scoring six runs in the ninth to take the lead and down the Duluth Huskies 11-8. Cole Smith (Southeastern Community College) went 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBI. Marcus Heusohn (University of Illinois at Chicago) went 2-for-3 scoring once with three RBI and one stolen base. Lucas Moore (University of Louisville) scored three runs and collected four stolen bases. Cade Labruyere (Louisiana State University-Alexandria) scored three times and collected three stolen bases. Elijah Fairchild (California State University Northridge) went 2-for-4 with a triple and five RBI. Charlie Sutherland (University of Minnesota) went 2-for-5 with a double and a triple, collecting one RBI. Josh Duarte (Georgetown College) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a triple and two RBI. Chaney Trout (Eastern Illinois University) earned the win throwing one inning with one strikeout allowing three hits, three runs, and zero walks.
St. Cloud 7, Willmar 6
The St. Cloud Rox pulled through with the 7-6 victory over the Willmar Stingers becoming the second-half Champions. Braden Calise (University of Central Florida) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a double and one RBI. Carter Hanson (University of Massachusetts) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a pair of doubles. Jaixen Frost (University of Iowa) went 1-for-4 scoring once with one RBI and one stolen base. Brett Blair (Stanford University) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with a double and two RBI. Liam Bushey (Western Illinois University) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a double and one RBI. Jack Spanier (University of Minnesota) went 2-for-2 scoring twice with two stolen bases. Brady Joyner (University of Utah) earned the win throwing one inning allowing two hits and one run.
Minot 10, Badlands 9
The Minot Hot Tots come in clutch in extras taking down the Badlands Big Sticks 10-9. Peyton Becker (Central Methodist University) went 4-for-7 scoring twice with a double, two RBI, and two stolen bases. Keanu Jacobs-Guishard (Grambling State University) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a double and one RBI. Adrian Dominguez (University of New Orleans) went 2-for-6 scoring twice with one RBI. Joshua Pernetti (Metro State University of Denver) went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Gabe D’Arcy (University of San Diego) went 2-for-6 scoring once with two RBI. Adam Haber (Wofford College) went 1-for-3 scoring once with one RBI and one stolen base. Lucas Aguirre (Elgin Community College) earned the win throwing three innings allowing three walks.
Friday’s schedule
Kalamazoo Growlers @ Kokomo (5:05 PM ET)
Rockford @ Royal Oak (6:35 PM ET)
Traverse City @ Battle Creek (6:35 PM ET)
Eau Claire @ Madison (6:05 PM CT)
Mankato @ Minot (6:35 PM CT)
Lakeshore @ Fond du Lac (6:35 PM CT)
Green Bay @ Wisconsin Rapids (6:35 PM CT)
Minnesota @ La Crosse (6:35 PM CT)
Rochester @ Duluth (6:35 PM CT)
Wausau @ Kenosha (6:35 PM CT)
Waterloo @ Thunder Bay (7:35 PM ET)
Kokomo @ Kalamazoo (8:00 PM ET)
Willmar @ St. Cloud (7:05 PM CT)
Badlands @ Bismarck (7:05 PM CT)