Saturday’s Northwoods League slate featured 9 games. The La Crosse Loggers dominate the Waterloo Bucks 11-1.
Green Bay 10, Battle Creek 3
The Green Bay Battle Jacks take down the Battle Creek Battle Jacks 10-3. Sam Miller (Columbia University) hit for the cycle having a day at the plate going 4-for-4 scoring three times with a two-run home run, a two-run triple, a double, a single, and one stolen base. Payton Mansfield (Jacksonville State University) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with a two-run triple and a solo home run. Nick Harms (Case Western Reserve University) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Alex Fernandes (University of Memphis) went 3-for-5 with a double and one RBI. Kyle Dobyns (University of Hawaii) earned the win throwing four innings with three strikeouts allowing three hits, one walk, and one run.
Royal Oak 6, Kalamazoo 5
The Royal Oak Leprechauns score two in the eighth to help defeat the Kalamazoo Growlers 6-5. Parker Picot (University of Alabama went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run and one stolen base. Collin Overholt (Ashland University) went 1-for-4 scoring once with one stolen base. Gabe Springer (Stanford University) went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run. Jake Jekielek (Northwood University) earned the win throwing four scoreless innings with four strikeouts allowing three walks and one hit.
Thunder Bay 8, Duluth 4
The Thunder Bay Border Cats collect eleven hits in their 8-4 victory over the Duluth Huskies. Zane Skansi (Creighton University (NE)) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a pair of doubles and two RBI. Cole Ketzner (University of South Alabama) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with a double and one RBI. Kyle Morrison (Shelton State Community College (AL)) went 3-for-4 scoring twice with a double. Cardell Thibodeaux (Undecided) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a double and two RBI. Jayden Duplantier (University of Texas at Austin) went 3-for-4 scoring once with a double and one RBI. Jack Pineau (Creighton University (NE)) earned the win throwing five innings with two strikeouts allowing eight hits, four walks, and four runs.
Traverse City 8, Rockford 2
The Traverse City Pit Spitters broke it open in the seventh scoring seven runs to take down the Rockford Rivets 8-2. Ethan Guerra (Paris Junior College) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a pair of doubles, one being a bases-clearing double. Cole Prout (went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run. Carter Hain (Oakland University) went 2-for-4 scoring once with one RBI and two stolen bases. Jasen Oliver (Indiana University) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a triple and one RBI. Dominic Mauro (Northwood University) earned the win throwing 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts allowing two walks and zero hits.
Minot 12, Mankato 6
The Minot Hot Tots came out hot in the first scoring seven runs to defeat the Mankato MoonDogs 12-6. Adam Berghult (Dallas Baptist University) was perfect at the plate going 4-for-4 scoring four times with a solo home run, a two-run home run, and a double, ending the day with four RBI. Xavier Esquer (University of Arizona) went 1-for-3 scoring twice with a solo home run. Jonah Shields (California State University Bakersfield) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a triple and three RBI. Luke Krouse (Bowling Green State University) earned the win throwing 4.2 innings with five strikeouts allowing six hits, four runs, and three walks.
Bismarck 10, Rochester 3
The Bismarck Larks shut down the Rochester 10-3 in tonight’s matchup. Kyle Hvidsten (Iowa Western Community College) went 2-for-3 scoring twice with an RBI single and a two-run home run. Erick Dessens (Paradise Valley Community College) went 2-for-5 collecting three RBI. Mackenzee Higuchi (California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run. Andrew Cain (University of Arizona) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run. Augusto Mungarrieta Lorenzo (Rochester Community and Technical College) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Enas Hayden (Purdue University) earned the win throwing three scoreless innings with five strikeouts allowing two hits and one walk.
La Crosse 11, Waterloo 1
The La Crosse Loggers dominate the Waterloo Bucks 11-1. Ryan Kucherak (Louisiana State University) went 2-for-4 scoring once with an RBI single and a bases-clearing triple. Matthew Miura (University of Hawaii) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with one RBI. Case Sanderson (University of Nebraska) went 1-for-3 scoring three times with one RBI. Gable Mitchell (University of Iowa) went 3-for-4 scoring three times. Jake Jakubowski (Valparaiso University) earned the win throwing 1.2 scoreless innings allowing zero walks and zero hits.
Badlands 15, Eau Claire 9
The Badlands Big Sticks score seven in the seventh to help take down the Eau Claire Express 15-9. Evan Appelwick (Miami University Ohio) went 2-for-4 with a two-run single and a two-run home run. Kaden Carpenter (University of Utah) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with three RBI and two stolen bases. Marcus Romero (South Mountain Community College) went 1-for-2 scoring twice with two stolen bases. Dylan O’Connell (Western Kentucky) went 3-for-5 scoring once with a double and three RBI and one stolen base. Tj Spitdowski (LeTourneau University) earned the win throwing 1.2 innings with one strikeout allowing two hits, one run, and zero walks.
Wisconsin Rapids 12, Madison 10
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters score four in the seventh to defeat the Madison Mallards 12-10. Mason Onate (Tulane University) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a two-run double. Jack Matthey (Ohio Dominican University) went 2-for-4 scoring three times with a solo home run. Trotter Boston (Tabor College) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Jake Munroe (John A. Logan Community College) had a day at the plate going 4-for-5 scoring twice with a double and two home runs collecting four RBI and one stolen base. Jack Wiessinger (Pomona-Pitzer) earned the win throwing two innings with two strikeouts allowing two hits , one walk, and zero earned runs.
Sunday’s Schedule
Wisconsin Rapids @ Waterloo (1:05 PM CT)
Green Bay @ Wausau (1:05 PM CT)
Lakeshore @ Fond du Lac (1:05 PM CT)
Kenosha @ Rockford (1:35 PM CT)
Mankato @ St. Cloud (4:05 PM CT)
Royal Oak @ Traverse City (5:05 PM ET)
Kalamazoo @ Battle Creek (5:05 PM ET)
Madison @ Kokomo (5:05 PM ET)
Minot @ Rochester (5:05 PM CT)
Eau Claire @ Willmar (5:05 PM CT)
Thunder Bay @ La Crosse (5:05 PM CT)