Recap of Sunday’s Action

Willmar 11 Brainerd, 4
Sunday afternoon’s game featuring the Willmar Stingers and Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers was a hit fest.  The two teams combined for 32 hits and 15 runs.  The Stingers one thru four hitters were a combined 14-for-20 with ten RBI and six runs scored.  Carlos Leyva (Cal State Dominguez), Isaac Ballou (Marshall), Jared Norris (Oregon State) and Jordan Smith (St. Cloud State) combined to have one of the best offensive nights this season in the NWL.  Matt Collins (Central Florida) earned his second win of the season with a 6.0 inning three strikeout performance.  Chadd Krist was 3-for-4 for the Lunkers in the loss. 

Green Bay 5, Battle Creek 2
Green Bay took a 5-0 lead after seven innings and won the game 5-2 at C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek.  The Bullfrogs pitching staff only allowed four hits with starting pitcher Tim Shibuya (San Diego) throwing a 7.0 innings four hitter.  Ben Versnik (Wisconsin Whitewater) earned the save throwing the final inning without allowing a base runner.  Green Bay’s centerfielder Daniel Putnam was 3-for-4 with two runs scored in the win. 

Alexandria 7, Rochester 6
The Alexandria Beetles beat the Rochester Honkers 7-6 in extra innings in Rochester at Mayo Field on Sunday afternoon.  The Beetles scored three in the eleventh, but the Honkers fought back with two in the bottom of the eleventh which wasn’t enough to win the game.  Jake Tanis (Mercer) had two hits with two RBI while catcher Tim Roberson (Florida Gulf Coast) had two hits and a RBI.  The Beetles used four pitchers and combined to allow five earned runs and strike out six Honker batters.  Rochester’s Ian Kadish (Marshall) took the loss throwing the final 1.0 inning and allowing three hits. 

Wisconsin 5, Waterloo 1
The Woodchucks got another great outing from their pitching staff with Nick Capito (Santa Barbara) throwing seven innings of three-hit baseball and allowing the only Bucks run of the game.  Mitchell Beacom (UCLA) earned the save throwing the final 1.2 innings of hitless baseball.  Wisconsin’s Rob Lind was 3-for-4 with two runs scored.  The Bucks only registered three hits on the night and Zach McCool (Iowa) led the scoring by driving in Ellis Lowe (Campbell) in the third. 

Madison 2, La Crosse 1
The Madison Mallards beat the La Crosse Loggers in Madison by a score of 2-1 in a game that featured great starting pitching and timely extra-base hits for the Mallards.  Madison was led by leadoff hitter Kyle Gaedele (Valparaiso) who was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored.  All-Star Harold Riggins (NC State) was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored.  The Mallards starting pitcher Tyler Jones (Madison) threw 7.0 innings of five hit baseball to earn the win.  Grant Gordon (Missouri State) earned his second save of the season throwing the final inning.  Tony Mueller (Winona State) took the loss despite throwing six innings and allowing two runs. 

Duluth 4, Thunder Bay 3
The Duluth Huskies and Thunder Bay Border Cats were tied 3-3 in the ninth, but the Huskies scored one in the bottom of the ninth when Zeke DeVoss (Miami) scored on a fielder’s choice.  The game featured great starting pitching and a three-hit performance from Huskies second basemen Jeff Reynolds (Harvard).  The Border Cats Ken Battiston (Eastern Michigan) was 3-for-4 in the loss. 

Mankato 5, St. Cloud 2
Mankato used three-hit night performances from two MoonDog batters in leadoff batter Cody Fick (Evansville) and Jordan Steranka (Penn State).  The MoonDogs pitching staff also had a great game.  Starting pitcher Josh Moody earned the win throwing 5.1 innings while Jonathan Montoya registered his second save of the season. 

Wisconsin Rapids 8, Eau Claire 1
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters used a phenomenal pitching performance from starting pitcher Jesse Arreola (California Baptist) who threw 7.2 innings of one-run baseball.  The Rafters also received a great performance at the plate from Evan Laude (Rhode Island) who had five RBI on two hits.  All-Star Cody Koback (Wisconsin Stevens Point) had three hits as well.  The Express only mustered five hits in the loss.