Friday’s Northwoods League slate featured 14 games. The Kalamazoo Growlers secure a doubleheader sweep over the Kokomo Jackrabbits becoming the second-half champions and are officially playoff-bound. The Duluth Huskies take down the Rochester Honkers 4-1 and are headed to the playoffs. The Madison Mallards defeated the Eau Claire Express 7-2 and became second-half champions.
Kalamazoo 8, Kokomo 1
The Kalamazoo Growlers take down the Kokomo Jackrabbits 8-1 becoming the second-half champions and are officially playoff-bound. Korbin Griffin (Ball State University) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a double and four RBI. Brandon Sanchez (Webber International University) went 2-for-4 with one RBI and a stolen base. Lawson Knight (Gardner-Webb University) went 1-for-2 scoring three times with two stolen bases. Aidan Mcaskie (Charleston Southern University) went 1-for-3 with a triple and one RBI. Eamon Horwedel (University of Michigan) earned the win throwing seven innings with three strikeouts allowing four hits, one run, and zero walks.
Rockford 6, Royal Oak 3
The Rockford Rivets came out hot scoring four runs in the first to defeat the Royal Oak Leprechauns 6-3. Mike Koszewski (University of Kansas) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with a double and two RBI. Tre Hondras (Marshall University) went 2-for-4 scoring once with one RBI and one stolen base. Will Couchman (North Iowa Area Community College) went 1-for-2 with a double and one stolen base. Cade Zalewski (Eastern Illinois University) went 2-for-5 scoring once with one RBI. Braden Sayles (Missouri Valley College) earned the win throwing five innings with three strikeouts allowing five hits, one run, and zero walks.
Battle Creek 5, Traverse City 3
The Battle Creek Battle Jacks scored four runs in the sixth to take the lead and down the Traverse City Pit Spitters 5-3. Henry Henkel (Wenatchee Valley) went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Cody Hlutink (Davenport University) went 2-for-3 scoring once with one RBI. Garrett Swan (Kalamazoo Valley Community College) went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Camden Traficante (Embry Riddle Aeronautical University) went 1-for-3 with a triple and one RBI. Jt Sokolove (Illinois State University) went 1-for-5 with two RBI and one stolen base. Ethan Belk (Wofford College) went 3-for-4 scoring once with a double. Anthony Sanchez (Viterbo University) earned the win throwing 4.1 scoreless innings with ten strikeouts allowing two hits.
Kalamazoo 3, Kokomo 1
The Kalamazoo Growlers secure the doubleheader sweep beating the Kokomo Jackrabbits 3-1 in the second matchup of the day. Myles Beale (Northwood Univeristy) went 1-for-1 with one RBI. Travis Ilitch (Georgetown University) went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Brandon Sanchez (Webber International University) went 2-for-3 scoring once. Cj Difiglia (Regis University) went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Aidan Mcaskie (Charleston Southern University) went 1-for-3 scoring once with a double. Jerad Berkenpas (Davenport University) earned the win throwing five innings with one strikeout allowing two hits, one run, and one walk.
Madison 7, Eau Claire 2
The Madison Mallards came out hot scoring three runs in the first to defeat the Eau Claire Express 7-2 and become second-half champions. Korbyn Dickerson (University of Louisville) went 1-for-3 scoring once with a double and three RBI. Liam Moreno (St. Cloud State University) went 1-for-3 scoring once with a solo home run and one stolen base. Dawson Hokuf (University of Cincinnati) went 3-for-4 scoring once with a double and two RBI. Gabe Richardson (University of Minnesota-Duluth) went 2-for-3 scoring twice with a solo home run. Ckyler Tengler (Arkansas State University-Mountain Home) earned the win throwing 2.1 scoreless innings allowing two walks and two hits.
Mankato 1, Minot 0
The Mankato MoonDogs pulled through with the win and shut out the Minot Hot Tots 1-0. Nico Libed (University of San Diego) collected one RBI and one stolen base. Marcus Galvan (Grand Canyon University) went 1-for-4 with one stolen base. Matthew Fleishhacker (Minnesota State University Mankato) went 1-for-4 scoring once. Jaden Alberson (Elgin Community College) went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Dylan Waite (University of Hawaii) earned the win throwing 7.2 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts allowing five hits.
Fond du Lac 11, Lakeshore 4
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders scored seven runs in the fifth to extend the lead and beat the Lakeshore Chinooks 11-4. Drew Howard (University of Evansville) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a double and three RBI. Preston Knott (Northwestern University) went 3-for-5 scoring three times with three doubles and one stolen base. Tyler Neises (Georgia Tech) went 2-for-4 scoring once with three RBI. Dominic Kibler (Kent State University) went 2-for-5 with a solo home run. Griffin Cameron (University of Kentucky) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a double, one RBI, and two stolen bases. Amar Tsengeg (Northwestern University) earned the win throwing five innings with eight strikeouts allowing eight hits, four runs, and three walks.
Wisconsin Rapids 8, Green Bay 6
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters come in clutch scoring three runs in the eighth to take down the Green Bay Rockers 8-6. Cashel Dugger (University of California Los Angeles) went 1-for-4 scoring twice with a three-run home run. Ben Loyd (Northern Illinois University) was perfect at the plate going 4-for-4 scoring twice with a solo home run. Landon Gaz (University of California Irvine) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Jake Bold (Princeton University) went 3-for-5 scoring once with a grand slam and a double. Seth Creasy (Freed-Hardeman University) earned the win throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts allowing two hits.
La Crosse 13, Minnesota 5
The La Crosse Loggers run up the score on the Minnesota Mud Puppies 13-5. Sebastian David (Stanford University) went 1-for-3 scoring once with a double and three RBI. Tyler Smith (St. Peter”s University) went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Matthew Miura (University of Hawaii) went 3-for-5 scoring twice with a pair of doubles and one stolen base. Kanon Sundgren (Weatherford College) went 4-for-5 scoring twice with a double and two RBI. Cooper Nicholson (Iowa Central Community College) went 5-for-5 scoring twice with a solo home run and an RBI double. Bobby Mcdonough (College of William and Mary) earned the win throwing two innings with two strikeouts allowing five hits, one earned run, and zero walks.
Duluth 4, Rochester 1
The Duluth Huskies take down the Rochester Honkers 4-1 and are headed to the playoffs. Josh Duarte (Georgetown College) went 1-for-2 scoring once with two stolen bases. Cardell Thibodeaux (Southern University) went 1-for-3 scoring once with a double and one RBI. Reiss Calvin (Univeristy of California Santa Barbara) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a double. Rowen Barnes (University of California Davis) earned the win throwing four innings with three strikeouts allowing three hits, two walks, and one run.
Kenosha 5, Wausau 4
The Kenosha Kingfish walks it off in extras defeating the Wausau Woodchucks 5-4. Michael Perazza (West Virginia University) went 1-for-5, collecting two RBI including a walk-off single. Sebastian Mueller (Quinnipiac University) went 2-for-3 scoring once with one RBI. Nick Putnam (Univeristy of California Santa Barbara) went 1-for-3 scoring once with one RBI. Val Cerna Jr. (Central Methodist University) went 2-for-3 scoring once with a double. Jake Berkland (Minnesota State University Mankato) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a triple. Chris Rooney (Concordia University of Wisconsin) earned the win throwing three scoreless innings with four strikeouts allowing three hits.
Waterloo 15, Thunder Bay 6
The Waterloo Bucks run up the score on the Thunder Bay Border Cats beating them 15-6. Evan Morrison (Grand Valley State University) went 3-for-4 scoring three times with two RBI and one stolen base. Ricky Requejo (University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma) went 1-for-3 scoring once with two RBI and one stolen base. Cade Labruyere (Louisiana State University-Alexandria) went 3-for-5 scoring twice with a double and two RBI. Sam Stem (Gonzaga University (WA)) went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a double. Maddox McDonald (Trinity University (TX)) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a double and two RBI. Braden Gluth (Creighton University) earned the win throwing five innings with two strikeouts allowing four hits, one run, and one walk.
St. Cloud 12, Willmar 2
The St. Cloud Rox came out hot scoring five runs in the first to dominate the Willmar Stingers 12-2. Noah Greise (University Nebraska Omaha) went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run. Ben Higdon (University of Southern Mississippi) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with a solo home run. Easton Johnson (Nebraska Wesleyan University) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with a double and one RBI. Tyler Bishop (University of Nebraska Omaha) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with a double and one RBI. Hayden Lewis (University of Nebraska) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a double and one RBI. Tyler Hemmesch (University of Minnesota) earned the win throwing five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts allowing three hits.
Bismarck 6, Badlands 3
The Bismarck Larks defeated the Badlands Big Sticks 6-3 in tonight’s matchup. Sydney Ward (Univeristy of New Mexico) went 2-for-3 scoring once with a two-run home run. Jaron Cotton (Barton Community College) went 3-for-4 scoring twice with a triple. Delshaun Lanier (University of California San Diego (UCSD)) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a triple. Joshua Pernetti (Metro State University of Denver) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run. Luke Shannahan (Oklahoma College-Tonkawa) went 1-for-2 scoring once with a double. Cole Tabor (Texas State University) went 1-for-3 scoring once with a double. Ethan Mcnish-Heider (Tarleton State University) earned the win throwing seven innings with three strikeouts allowing five walks, two hits, and two runs.
Saturday’s Schedule
Traverse City @ Battle Creek (6:35 PM ET)
Rockford @ Royal Oak (6:35 PM ET)
Waterloo @ Thunder Bay (6:35 PM ET)
Willmar @ St. Cloud (6:05 PM CT)
Kalamazoo @ Kokomo (7:05 PM ET)
Madison @ Eau Claire (6:35 PM CT)
Green Bay @ Wisconsin Rapids (6:35 PM CT)
Mankato @ Minot (6:35 PM CT)
Lakeshore @ Fond du Lac (6:35 PM CT)
Wausau @ Kenosha (6:35 PM CT)
Rochester @ Duluth (6:35 PM CT)
Badlands @ Bismarck (6:35 PM CT)
Minnesota @ La Crosse (6:35 PM CT)