Saturday’s Northwoods League slate featured 13 games. The Willmar Stingers came out hot scoring three runs in the first to help take down St. Cloud Ros 10-3 and have clinched home-field advantage for the playoffs.
Traverse City 13, Battle Creek 0
The Traverse City Pit Spitters dominate the Battle Creek Battle Jacks 13-0. Michael Tchavdarov (Davenport University) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with a two-run home run and a double. Carter Hain (Oakland University) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a double and three RBI. Aaron Piasecki (Central Michigan University) went 4-for-6 scoring three times with a triple and one RBI. Trent Reed (Lawrence Technological University) went 3-for-4 scoring twice with two RBI. Jake Ickes (Northwood University) earned the win throwing four scoreless innings allowing one hit and one walk.
Rockford 8, Royal Oak 6
The Rockford Rivets came in clutch scoring five runs in the ninth to take down the Royal Oak Leprechauns 8-6 and are playoff-ready. Ivan Dahlberg (University of Illinois at Springfield) went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run. Will Couchman (North Iowa Area Community College) went 2-for-4 scoring once with two RBI and one stolen base. J.R. Nelson (Ohio University) went 2-for-3 scoring twice with one RBI and one stolen base. Joe Turner (University of South Carolina – Beaufort) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a double, one stolen base, and two RBI. Max Woll (College of Lake County) earned the win throwing two scoreless innings with one strikeout allowing one hit.
Waterloo 15, Thunder Bay 8
The Waterloo Bucks used a six-run sixth inning to help run up the score on the Thunder Bay Border Cats 15-8 and secure the sweep. Evan Morrison (Grand Valley State University) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with three RBI and one stolen base. Luke Finn (East Texas Baptist University) went 2-for-3 scoring twice with a double, two RBI, and one stolen base. Cole Smith (Southeastern Community College) went 3-for-5 scoring three times with a pair of doubles and two RBI. Lucas Moore (University of Louisville) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a double, one stolen base, and two RBI. Tripp Johns (State Fair Community College (MO)) went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Terrence Moody (St. Cloud Technical & Community College (MN)) went 2-for-5 scoring once with a triple and two RBI. Sam Stem (Gonzaga University (WA)) went 3-for-5 scoring three times with a solo home run. Alexander Morrison (Los Angeles Mission College) earned the win throwing one scoreless inning allowing one hit and one walk.
Willmar 10, St. Cloud 3
The Willmar Stingers came out hot scoring three runs in the first to help take down St. Cloud Ros 10-3 and have clinched home-field advantage for the playoffs. Dariel Osoria (University of Kansas) went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and one stolen base. Max Buettenback (University of Nebraska) went 2-for-3 scoring three times with two RBI and one stolen base. Jack Taxdahl (University of Minnesota) went 1-for-3 with a triple and one RBI. Greysen Strauss (Northeast Community College) earned the win throwing 3.1 innings with four strikeouts allowing four hits, four walks, and two runs.
Kokomo 8, Kalamazoo 5
The Kokomo Jackrabbits came out hot in the first scoring four runs in the first to take down the Kalamazoo Growlers 8-5. Gabriel Wright (Quinnipiac) went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run. Jacob Medvescek (Indiana University Kokomo) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with a double and two RBI. Joey Cicini (West Chester University) went 1-for-2 scoring twice with a double and one RBI. Myles Beale (Northwood Univeristy) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run. Brendan Burch (Kalamazoo Valley Community College) went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI. Kaegan Baker (Oklahoma College-Tonkawa) earned the win throwing five innings with seven strikeouts allowing four hits, three runs, and one walk.
Eau Claire 4, Madison 2
The Eau Claire Express scored two runs in the eighth to defeat the Madison Mallards 4-2. Bennett Mccollow (Concordia University-St. Paul) went 2-for-3 with a solo home run. Jake Busson (Iowa Central Community College) went 1-for-2 with a solo home run. Brady Blake (University of Kansas) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a triple. Korbyn Dickerson (University of Louisville) went 1-for-5 with a double and one RBI. Jake Schaffner (North Dakota State University) went 1-for-2 scoring twice with two stolen bases. Andrew Milner (Saint Mary”s University) earned the win throwing two scoreless innings with one strikeout allowing two hits.
Green Bay 9, Wisconsin Rapids 1
The Green Bay Rockers collected fourteen hits in their 9-1 victory over the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. Jake Bold (Princeton University) went 4-for-5 scoring once with a double, one stolen base, and four RBI. Nick Harms (Case Western Reserve University) went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run. Sam Miller (Columbia University) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with a solo home run. Logan Gregorio (Northern Illinois University) went 1-for-2 with a solo home run. Dalton Fiveash (Western Kentucky) went 1-for-4 with a double and one RBI. Mikel Howell (Southern Arkansas University) earned the win throwing 5.1 innings with seven strikeouts allowing five hits, two walks, and one run.
Minot 4, Mankato 2
The Minot Hot Tots take down the Mankato MoonDogs 4-2 in tonight’s matchup. Blake Penso (University of California Irvine) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Xavier Esquer (University of California-Santa Barbara) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run. Sam Holthaus (Nova Southeastern University) went 2-for-3 scoring once with a double. Adrian Dominguez (University of New Orleans) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a double. Jake Mcghee (University Evansville) went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Patrick Morris (Western Kentucky University) earned the win throwing seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts allowing three hits and two walks.
Fond du Lac 12, Lakeshore 6
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders scored five runs in the sixth to extend the lead and defeat the Lakeshore Chinooks 12-6. Preston Knott (Northwestern University) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with a double, one stolen base, and three RBI. Adam Cootway (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Caden Shapiro (Princeton University) went 2-for-3 scoring three times with one RBI and one stolen base. Ty Wisdom (University of Kansas) went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Jonah Montes (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) earned the win throwing five innings with two strikeouts allowing six hits, three walks, and two runs.
Wausau 5, Kenosha 3
The Wausau Woodchucks came in clutch scoring two runs in the ninth to beat the Kenosha Kingfish 5-3. Val Cerna Jr. (Central Methodist University) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run. Vance Sheahan (University of South Carolina Upstate) went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Brandon Nigh (Oakland University) went 1-for-2 with a double and one RBI. Sebastian Mueller (Quinnipiac University) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a double. Jonathan Amonic (Keiser University) earned the win throwing 2.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts allowing three hits.
Duluth 5, Rochester 4
The Duluth Huskies walk it off in extras and secure the sweep taking down the Rochester Honkers 5-4. Charlie Sutherland (University of Minnesota) went 1-for-5 with a double and two RBI. Tyler Palmer (University Nebraska Omaha) went 2-for-5 scoring once with two RBI. Nolan Barry (Illinois State University) went 1-for-5 with one RBI. Dean Carpentier (University of Southern California) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a double and a triple, collecting one RBI. Joe Sperry (USC Lancaster) went 1-for-2 scoring once with one RBI. Charlie Sutherland (University of Minnesota) earned the win throwing one scoreless inning with one strikeout allowing one walk.
Bismarck 5, Badlands 4
The Bismarck Larks walk it off in extras to defeat the Badlands Big Sticks 5-4. Ethan Thomas (University of Utah) went 1-for-5 scoring twice with a three-run home run. Ryker Billingsley (Santa Ana College) went 1-for-3 scoring once with one RBI. Dawson Walls (Oral Roberts University) went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI. Adam Haber (Wofford College) went 2-for-4 scoring once with one RBI. Jason Hughes (Immaculata University) earned the win throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts allowing two walks and one hit.
Minnesota 15, La Crosse 9
The Minnesota Mud Puppies scored four runs in the eighth and beat the La Crosse Loggers 15-9. Tomas Lee (Concordia University-St. Paul) went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run. Cooper Nicholson (Iowa Central Community College) went 2-for-5 scoring twice with a three-run home run. Brock Larsen (University of Minnesota-Crookston) went 2-for-4 scoring twice with a solo home run and a double. Zach Wadas (Texas Christian University) went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run. Rj Hamilton (Vanderbilt University) was perfect at the plate going 3-for-3 scoring once with a pair of doubles and one stolen base. Mason Adkins (Upper Iowa) earned the win throwing two scoreless innings with one strikeout.
Sunday’s Schedule
Willmar @ St. Cloud (4:05 PM CT)
Duluth @ La Crosse (5:05 PM CT)
Rockford @ Kalamazoo (6:35 PM ET)
Wausau @ Madison (6:05 PM CT)