The Northwoods League featured an eleven game slate that kicked off with a victory from Battle Creek over Kokomo after dropping two previous games. The Willmar Stingers continue to stay hot after defeating Eau Claire 7-2 — winning their ninth game in a row. Green Bay topped Wisconsin Rapids tallying thirteen runs to secure the win Friday evening. Brett Sanchez (Belhaven) was named 2023 NWL Pitcher of the Year. The Madison Mallards punched their ticket to playoffs after their 7-2 defeat against Wausau.
Kokomo 4, Battle Creek 7
Spencer Verburg went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Anthony Aloisio went 1-for-2 with two walks and a triple. Coltrane Rubner talled one run with a double. Jake Sielatycki earned the win throwing 4 innings and allowed one hit, one run, two walks, and three strikeouts.
Kenosha 9, Kalamazoo 6
Givoany Lorenzo went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Matt Wolfe went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Nico Regino also went 2-for-4 at the plate with one run scored. Ivan Dahlberg tallied two runs from a single and scored. Brody Krzysiak earned the win throwing 6 innings and allowed four hits, two runs, four walks, and seven strikeouts.
Rockford 2, Traverse City 4
Cole Prout went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Parker Brosius went 1-for-3 with one RBI and scored once. Holden Wilder earned the win throwing 2 innings and allowed zero hits, zero runs, and one walk.
La Crosse 10, Rochester 6
Ben Ziegler-Namoa went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored. Aidan Sweatt went 3-for-4 with three RBI and scored twice. Michael Dorcean went 4-for-5 with one RBI on the night. Brendan Moody earned the win throwing 1 inning and allowed zero hits, runs, walks, and strikeouts.
Mankato 13, Waterloo 14
Elliot Good went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI. Cole Hill went 2-for-4 with one RBI and scored three times. Michael Lippe went 2-for-5 with three RBI. Dylan Cardenas earned the win throwing 1.2 innings and allowed zero hits and struck out one batter.
Thunder Bay 4, Duluth 9
Brylan West went 3-for-4 with a double and one run scored. Joe Vos went 2-for-5 with one run scored. Michael Hallquist went 1-for-4 with a three run home run. Payton Jeffries tallied two RBI on the night. Devin Dodson earned the win throwing 5 innings and allowed four runs, one walk, and eight strikeouts.
Madison 7, Wausau 2
Davis Hamilton went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored. Liam Moreno and Chad McCann went 2-for-5 with one RBI. Andrew Ravelo earned the win throwing 2 innings and allowed one hit, two walks, and one strikeouts.
Lakeshore 7, Fond du Lac 8
Connor Cooney went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI. Parker Knoll went 2-for-3 with one RBI and scored once. Paul Wittmann went 3-for-4 with a double and scored twice. Kade Walker earned the win throwing 1 inning and allowed one hit, one run, zero walks, and one strikeout.
Green Bay 13, Wisconsin Rapids 2
Kendal Ewell went 3-for-6 with a double and one RBI. Jojo Jackson went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and three runs scored. Nainoa Cardinez went 2-for-5 with four RBI. Henry Chabot earned the win throwing 1.1 innings and allowed two runs, five walks, and three strikeouts.
Bismarck 7, Minot 2
Ryker Billingsley went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and scored twice. Garret Hill went 1-for-3 with two RBI on the night. Grayson Eierman earned the win throwing 2 innings and allowed one hit, two runs, three walks, and four strikeouts.
Willmar 7, Eau Claire 2
Kevin Fitzer went 3-for-5 with two home runs and two RBI on the night. Drey Dirksen went 2-for-4 with a walk and scored twice. Andrew Sojka went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI, and scored twice. Sam Malec earned the win throwing 6 innings and allowed only three hits, two runs, two walks, and eight strikeouts.
Minnesota 15, St. Cloud 11
Will Smoot went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Isaac Nett went -for-4 with a triple and scored five times. Carter Hanson tallied two hits including a double and home run with six RBI. Isaac Roers earned the win throwing 6 innings and allowed eight hits, two walks, and three strikeouts.
