Friday’s Northwoods League slate featured 15 games. The Madison Mallards rallied late to walk off the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders 7-6.

Kalamazoo 10, Rockford 1

The Kalamazoo Growlers used a pair of big innings to cruise past the Rockford Rivets 10-1. Gabe Springer (Stanford University) went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, recording four RBIs and one run scored. JD Crisp (Xavier University) went 1-for-1 with a solo home run. Jayce Lee (University of Notre Dame) went 1-for-3, scoring twice with one RBI and one stolen base. Rocco Bernadina (Kent State University) earned the win, throwing seven innings with eight strikeouts, allowing five hits and one run.

Battle Creek 12, Royal Oak 7

The Battle Creek Battle Jacks exploded offensively to take down the Royal Oak Leprechauns 12-7. Nathan Ball (Central Michigan University) was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3, driving in four runs, and stealing one base. Ryker Galaska (UNC-Wilmington) went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, scoring three times. Caleb Estrada (Grand Valley State University) went 3-for-4 with a double, recording two RBIs and two runs scored. Joshua Algarin (Walsh University) went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs scored. Anthony Sanchez (Viterbo University) earned the win throwing 4.2 innings with two strikeouts allowing six hits and five walks.

Eau Claire 3, La Crosse 2

The Eau Claire Express edged out the La Crosse Loggers 3-2. Sam Erickson (Texas A&M University) was perfect at the plate going 3-for-3 with a solo home run, tallying three RBIs and one run scored. Savion Flowers (University of Kansas) went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Cohen Gomez (Stanford University) earned the win throwing 6.2 innings with five strikeouts allowing six hits, two runs, and two walks. Austin Steeves (Stanford University) got the save striking out the one batter faced.

Willmar 4, Thunder Bay 2

The Willmar Stingers used a pair of two-run innings to take down the Thunder Bay Border Cats 4-2. Joey Craig (New Mexico State University) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Liam Bushey (Western Illinois University) went 1-for-3 scoring once with one RBI. Jake Lankie (Georgia Tech) set the tone with a dominating start throwing six scoreless innings with thirteen strikeouts allowing one hit and one walk. Liam Hohenstein (Colorado Mesa University) earned the win throwing 2.1 innings with four strikeouts allowing five walks, three hits, and two runs. Wade Duncan (Northwest Nazarene University) got the save striking out both batters faced.

Wausau 8, Wisconsin Rapids 3

The Wausau Woodchucks used a fast start and consistent pressure to defeat the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 8-3. Christian Smith-Johnson (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) went 1-for-3 scoring once with two RBIs and three stolen bases. Noah Malone (Loyola Marymount University) went 1-for-4 scoring once with two RBIs and one stolen base. Zach Knowlton (Central Michigan University) went 2-for-3 scoring once with two RBIs and one stolen base. Kerim Orucevis (UC San Diego) went 1-for-4 with a double, tallying one RBI and one stolen base. Zach Wyatt (University of Montevallo) earned the win throwing six innings with six strikeouts allowing ten hits, three runs, and two walks.

Madison 7, Fond du Lac 6

The Madison Mallards rallied late to walk off the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders 7-6. Cole Kosciusko (UC Santa Barbara) came in clutch going 1-for-5 with a walk-off solo home run. Aiden Arnett (Virginia Tech) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and one stolen base. Frankie Carney (UC Irvine) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with two RBIs and one stolen base. Reece McCarthy (University of Massachussetts) went 3-for-4 with a double, recording two RBIs and one run scored. Nate McHugh (Creighton University) went 2-for-3 with a double, tallying one RBI and one run scored. Keaton Fenn (Southeastern (IA) CC) earned the win throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts allowing one hit.

Green Bay 7, Lakeshore 3

The Green Bay Rockers controlled the pace early and held off a late rally to defeat the Lakeshore Chinooks 7-3. David Ballenilla (Central Arizona College) was perfect at the plate going 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs, driving in three runs. Eli Selga (Golden West CC) went 4-for-4 with a solo home run, recording two runs scored and one stolen base. Eric Jeon (Stanford University) went 1-for-4 with a double, tallying one RBI and one stolen base. Steve Marhefke (Upper Iowa University) earned the win throwing six scoreless innings with four strikeouts allowing three walks and one hit. Luke Higgins (Cal State San Marcos) got the save throwing three innings with one strikeout allowing two hits, one earned run, and one walk.

Duluth 8, Waterloo 3

The Duluth Huskies jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in an 8-3 win over the Waterloo Bucks. George Mclintyre (Iowa Central CC) went 1-for-4 with a double, driving in three runs. Noah Furcht (Ohio State University) went 1-for-3 with a triple, tallying two RBIs and two runs scored. Jake Downing (Cal Poly University) went 2-for-4 with a double, recording two RBIs, one run scored, and one stolen base. Larry Edwards (McNeese State University) went 1-for-4 scoring once with one RBI and three stolen bases. Nick Terhaar (University of Iowa) set the tone and dominated on the mound earning the win throwing six scoreless innings with eleven strikeouts allowing three walks and two hits.

Mankato 11, Bismarck 6

The Mankato MoonDogs broke the game open with a five-run sixth inning and held off a late surge from the Bismarck Larks to secure an 11-6 victory. Bryant Viskovich (University of San Diego) went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, recording two RBIs and two runs scored. Nico Libed (University of San Diego) was perfect at the plate going 3-for-3 with a double, tallying one RBI and two runs scored. Sean Griggs (University of Alabama) went 1-for-4 scoring once with one RBI and one stolen base. Ricardo Aponte (Indiana University (PA)) went 2-for-3 scoring once with three RBIs. Owen Laessig (Washburn University) went 1-for-1 with two RBIs. Augden Hallmark (Midland (TX) CC) earned the win throwing one scoreless inning with two strikeouts.

Rochester 7, Badlands 5

The Rochester Honkers capitalized on a big fifth inning to outlast the Badlands Big Sticks 7-5. Josh Outlaw (Illinois State University) went 1-for-3 with a double, recording one RBI, one run scored, and one stolen base. Johnny Elliot (Tulane University) went 1-for-3 with a double, driving in two runs and scoring once. Connor Sackett (Butler University) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Bo Shinkle (Gonzaga University) went 2-for-4 with a double, tallying one RBI, one run scored, and one stolen base. Zack Serup (Ventura CC) earned the win throwing seven innings with two strikeouts allowing seven hits, two runs, and one walk. Caden Klebba (University of Minnesota-Duluth) got the save throwing one perfect inning striking out two of three batters faced.

Kalamazoo 12, Rockford 7

The Kalamazoo Growlers rallied late with a five-run sixth inning to surge past the Rockford Rivets 12-7. Antonio Perrotta (University of Virginia) went 1-for-3 with a double, driving in three runs and scoring twice. Isaac Vanderwoude (University of Virginia) went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, tallying two RBIs and two runs scored. Jayce Lee (University of Notre Dame) went 2-for-4 with a double, recording one RBI, three runs scored, and one stolen base. Matthew Thompson (Kent State University) went 3-for-3 with a double, driving in one run, scoring twice, and stealing one base. Gavin Taylor (University of Nevada Las Vegas) went 2-for-4 with a double, tallying two RBIs and one run scored. Jackson Forbes (University of Arizona) went 2-for-3 scoring once with two RBIs. Brendan Burch (Aquinas College) earned the win throwing two scoreless innings with one strikeout allowing one hit and one walk.

Royal Oak 3, Battle Creek 2

The Royal Oak Leprechauns edged out the Battle Creek Battle Jacks 3-2. Nolan Alvord (Grand Valley State University) went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, tallying two RBIs. Dylan Larkins (Georgetown University) was perfect at the plate going 2-for-2 scoring twice with two stolen bases. Keaton Fisher (University of Northern Colorado) went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Jake Coulter (Hope College) earned the win throwing three scoreless innings with three strikeouts allowing three hits.

Traverse City 11, Kenosha 2

The Traverse City Pit Spitters broke open a close game with a six-run eighth inning to defeat the Kenosha Kingfish 11-2. Grady Mee (Western Michigan University) went 2-for-4 with a double, recording two RBIs and three runs scored. Isaac Sturgess (Michigan State University) went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Hunter Herndon (Wofford College) went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and one stolen base. Aaron Piasecki (Troy University) went 2-for-5 scoring once with two RBIs. Adam McKelvey (Georgia Tech) earned the win throwing seven innings with nine strikeouts allowing three walks, two runs, and two hits.

St. Cloud 8, Minot 3

The St. Cloud Rox used a steady offense and a big fourth inning to take down the Minot Hot Tots 8-3. Alex Dupuy (University of Alabama-Birmingham) went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, tallying two RBIs, two runs scored, and one stolen base. Jackson Cooke (University of Pittsburgh) went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run. Joshua Dykhoff (University of Minnesota-Crookston) went 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Blake Cavill (Troy University) went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run. JD Dobis (University of Minnesota) earned the win throwing seven scoreless innings with four strikeouts allowing four hits and one walk.

La Crosse 4, Eau Claire 3

The La Crosse Loggers edged out the Eau Claire Express to secure a 4-3 win. Eli Small (Florida Atlantic University) went 1-for-3 with a double, driving in two runs, scoring once, and stealing two bases. Carson Ohland (Grand Canyon University) went 2-for-3 with a double, recording one RBI and one run scored. Sam Erickson (Texas A&M University) went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run. Brayden Olson (St. Thomas (MN)) earned the win throwing 3.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts allowing four walks and one hit. Jake Jakubowski (University of Illinois-Chicago) got the save throwing one perfect inning striking out one of three batters faced.

 

Saturday’s Schedule

Wisconsin Rapids @ Green Bay (1:05 PM)

Rochester @ Minot (3:35 PM)

Wausau @ Lakeshore (3:35 PM)

Duluth @ La Crosse (5:05 PM)

Waterloo @ St. Cloud (6:05 PM)

Kalamazoo @ Royal Oak (6:35 PM)

Eau Claire @ Thunder Bay (6:35 PM)

Lakeshore @ Wausau (6:35 PM)

Battle Creek @ Rockford (6:35 PM)

Traverse City @ Kenosha (6:35 PM)

Madison @ Fond du Lac (6:35 PM)

Willmar @ Mankato (6:35 PM)

Bismarck @ Badlands (6:35 PM)

Duluth @ La Crosse (7:05 PM)