The Eau Claire Express got the shutout win against the Duluth Huskies Thursday evening. The Express are 13-13 in the second half of season so far. The St. Cloud Rox earned their sixteenth win after defeating the La Crosse Loggers — who lead the Great Plains East with a 20-5 record and the Rox are just one win away from taking first place in that division.
Waterloo 14, Rochester 8
Aaron Ujimori went 4-for-5 with two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs scored. Michael Lippe went 2-for-2 at the plate with three runs scored. Marcus Heusohn went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and scored twice. Korey BUnselmeyer earned the win throwing 6 innings and allowed three hits, three runs, three walks, and six strikeouts.
Minnesota 5, Thunder Bay 4
Tanner Recchio went 3-for-4 with an RBI and one run scored. Kyle Law went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Charlie Sutherland went 1-for-4 with a double and scored once. Hunter Daymond went 2-for-3 on the night. Jackson Thielen earned the win throwing 2 innings and allowed only two hits, one run, one walk, and two strikeouts.
Fond du Lac 6, Wisconsin 7
Brendan Bobo went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, and one run scored. David Smigelski went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI. Ty Johnson drove in two runs with a double and scored once. Kyle Poissoit earned the win throwing 1 inning and allowed two hits, one run, and one strikeout.
Wausau 14, Madison 6
Christian Mitchelle and Michael Adair each went 2-for-4 and combined for four RBI and three runs scored on the day. Michael Maginnis went 3-for-6 with a double, home run, two RBI, and scored three times. Trent Van Ess drove in two runs with a double. Blaine Wahlen earned the win throwing 5 innings and allowed six hits, one run, zero walks, and three strikeouts.
Kalamazoo 10, Traverse 9
Jimmy Nati went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, and two runs scored. Luke Mitchell went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and two runs scored. Anthony Stephan went 3-for-6 wit a double and one RBI. Gavin Lewis Jr tallied two hits with two RBI on the night. Cade Kontny earned the win throwing 2 innings and allowed zero hits, zero runs, one walk, and one strikeout.
Battle Creek 1, Kenosha 6
Giovany Lorenzo and Brandon Nigh each went 2-for-3 with one RBI and combined for two runs scored. Dan Laughery went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored. Jacob Newman earned the win throwing 1 inning and allowed one hit, zero runs, one walk, and one strikeout.
Kokomo 3, Rockford 10
Bennett Eltoft went 2-for-2 with one RBI and two runs scored. Brendan Summerhill tallied two RBI off a single and scored twice. Jace Rinehart went 1-for-4 with two RBI on the night. Jeremy Adorno earned the win throwing 5 innings and allowed three hits, one run, five walks, and four strikeouts.
Mankato 5, Minot 4
Kai Roberts went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs scored. Ariel Armas tallied one run off a double. Jake Duer went 1-for-2 with an RBI and run scored. Ian Culver earned the win throwing 2.2 innings and allowed three hits, three runs, four walks, and four strikeouts.
St. Cloud 10, La Crosse 3
Oscar Serratos Jr. went 3-for-6 with two RBI. Jose Gonzalez went 2-for-3 with one RBI and three runs scored. Sawyer Smith tallied two hits with one RBI and scored once. Wes Burton earned the win throwing 6 innings and allowed three hits, one run, four walks, and eleven strikeouts.
Willmar 8, Bismarck 2
Dallas Duarte went 2-for-4 with one RBI on the night. Kristofer Hokenson went 1-for-3 with a three run home run. Drey Dirksen drove in two runs with a single and scored twice. Ethan Stade earned the win throwing 6 innings and allowed three hits, zero runs, five walks, and three strikeouts.
Eau Claire 7, Duluth 0
Tanner Sagouspe went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Brigs Richartz went 2-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored. Daniel Rosado earned the win throwing 6 innings and allowed four hits, zero runs, three walks, and one strikeout.