Rochester, Minn (June 28th, 2013)–Unfortunately, weather headlined Friday night as teams battled through delays and sloppy conditions to get their games in. On the bright side, the league got almost all of its games in, aside from Willmar vs. Duluth, which has been rescheduled to July 2nd at 5:05.
In the games that did get completed, the Lakeshore Chinooks and La Crosse Loggers faced off in a battle for control of first place in the South. With a 4-3 victory, the Loggers won and moved into a first-place tie with the Madison Mallards, who were also victors.
The postponement in Duluth helped out the Waterloo Bucks, who won against Thunder Bay and now have a full game lead on the second place Stingers.
Willmar vs. Duluth- Postponed (Rain)
This game will be made up on July 2nd at 5:05.
St. Cloud 12, Mankato 7
The Rox put on an offensive clinics in the middle innings in Friday’s win. After getting down 5-0 early, the Rox scored nine times between the 4th and 6th innings to secure the win. Carlie Morgan (Wake Forest) came through in a big way as he knocked in two runs and score twice while tallying four hits.
Green Bay 3, Battle Creek 2
Both starters in this game were great, as they each pitched five innings and allowed only one earned run. Fortunately for Green Bay, Bryce Bellin (Minnesota State) was just a little bit better than his opponent. The Bullfrog bullpen pitched four innings and allowed just one run in the win.
Madison 2, Wisconsin 0
The Mallard pitching staff combined for a one-hit shutout of the Woodchucks on Friday night. Greg Welsh (Penn State) made the start for Madison and allowed just one hit while striking out seven in seven spotless innings.
La Crosse 4, Lakeshore 3
The Chinooks and Loggers continue to duke it out for possession of first place in the South division. On Friday, the Loggers emerged victorious behind the efforts of Johnny Bekakis (Long Beach State) who hit a pair of home runs and drove in four RBI.
Wisconsin Rapids 9, Eau Claire 8 (F/10)
After getting down 7-0 after a six-run 4th inning by the Express, the Rafters put on an incredible rally. They scored five times between the 6th and 7th to bring the game within two. After giving up a lead in the 8th, they scored three times in the bottom of the 9th to force extras, where they eventually pushed across the winning run in the 10th.
Rochester 17, Alexandria 2
The Honkers scored multiple runs in five different innings, including a four-run 2nd and a five-run 4th in a route of the Blue Anchors. Alex Greer (Iowa Western) had a monster night as he hit two home runs, collected four hits, and drove in six RBI in the offensive outburst.
Waterloo 14, Thunder Bay 5
As the Bucks looked to hold onto first place in the North, they turned to their offense on Friday night. With seven runs in the first inning, the Bucks had this one in the bag early on. Every starter in the Bucks lineup recorded a run, and seven different players had RBI.
Saturday Schedule:
Green Bay vs. Lakeshore- 4:05
Waterloo vs. Mankato- 6:05
La Crosse vs. Wisconsin Rapids- 6:05
Eau Claire vs. Wisconsin- 6: 35
Madison vs. Battle Creek- 7:05
Duluth vs. St. Cloud- 7:05
Rochester vs. Willmar- 7:05
Alexandria vs. Thunder Bay- 7:35
