Rochester, Minn (June 25th, 2013)–Tuesday night had a primary theme of offense. No offense, however, had a bigger night than the Willmar Stingers. The Stingers put 24 runs on the board in a big win over Waterloo. Impressively, the Stingers got the runs on only 15 hits, as they also drew ten walks in the win.
Offensive fireworks were set off in Mankato, sa the two teams combined for 27 runs on 27 hits. The highlight of the game was a fantastic 11-run inning from the MoonDogs in the bottom of the fifth.
While other teams were locked in offensive dealings, the Rochester Honkers and St. Cloud Rox were locked in a pitchers’ duel. The bullpen for St. Cloud pitched seven innings and allowed just one earned run in their win.
Mankato 17, Thunder Bay 10
The MoonDogs used an incredible 11-run bottom of the 5th to capture a win over the Border Cats on Tuesday. John Michael Twichell (UT-Arlington) had a huge night at the plate as he collected two hits, two walks, three runs, and five RBI. The MoonDog pitching staff had a better night than the score shows, as they only gave up four earned runs.
Duluth 6, Waterloo 4
The Huskies used a true team effort on Tuesday to grab a win. They had four different players contribute RBI and five different players score runs. On the pitching side, starter Jake Heissler (Central Missouri) collected eight strikeouts over five innings.
La Crosse 5, Wisconsin 1
The Loggers scored three in the 1st and two in the 9th to cruise to a win over Wisconsin. Four different pitchers threw more than an inning for the Loggers and worked around eight combined walks to allow just the one earned run. Brandon DeFazio (College of San Mateo) collected a hit, two walks, and drove in a pair of runs in the win.
Eau Claire 6, Lakeshore 2
Express starter Ed Brandsema (Montavello) put in a great effort on the mound on Tuesday. He limited the Chinooks offense to just one run and two hits over six innings while striking out four batters. Tim Wise (Cal Poly) recorded two hits, two RBI, and two runs in the win.
Willmar 24, Alexandria 5
The Stingers put up run totals of two, three, four, six, and nine in five different innings on Tuesday to get a blowout win against the Blue Anchors. Incredibly, they were able to score 24 runs on just 15 hits as they also drew ten walks and benefited from five Alexandria errors. Alexandria had a tough night on defense as they allowed seven unearned runs.
Wisconsin Rapids 7, Green Bay 5
The Rafters rallied late, scoring three runs in the last two innings to force extras. In the top of the 12th, the Rafters got a pair of runs on an error and a single to grab the lead. Jonathan Moroney (Texas A&M) collected three hits and drove in a pair to help get the win.
Madison 11, Battle Creek 6
Drew Weeks (North Florida) had a huge night as he went 5/5 with six RBI to pace the Mallards on offense. The Mallards’ bullpen also contributed a lot to the win. five different pitchers pitched at least a full inning and combined for just two runs, seven hits, and totaled 11 strikeouts in the win.
St. Cloud 3, Rochester 2
Logan Spitzack (St. Cloud State) turned in the best performance in this game while allowing just one earned run in 5.2 IP. Unfortunately for Spitzack, the collective efforts of the Honkers were outweighed by those of the Rox.
Wednesday Schedule:
Waterloo vs. Duluth- 6:35
Lakeshore vs. Eau Claire- 6:35
La Crosse vs. Wisconsin- 6:35
Battle Creek vs. Madison- 7:05
Green Bay vs. Wisconsin Rapids- 7:05
Alexandria vs. Willmar- 7:05
Rochester vs. St. Cloud- 7:05
