Sunday’s Northwoods League slate featured 4 playoff games.
Willmar 13, St. Cloud 12
The Willmar Stingers scored nine runs in the eighth to take down the St. Cloud Rox 13-12. Liam Bushey (Western Illinois University) went 2-for-5 scoring once with three RBI. Max Buettenback (University of Nebraska) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a triple and one RBI. Daniel Briones (Mt. San Antonio College) went 2-for-5 scoring once with two RBI. Dariel Osoria (University of Kansas) went 2-for-4 scoring once with one RBI and one stolen base. RJ Stinson (William Carey University) went 1-for-5 scoring twice with a triple and three RBI. Ben Higdon (University of Southern Mississippi) was perfect at the plate going 3-for-3 scoring twice with a pair of doubles and two RBI. Aiden Hansen (Minnesota State University Mankato) earned the win throwing 2.2 innings with two strikeouts allowing four walks, three hits, and zero earned runs.
La Crosse 12, Duluth 6
The La Crosse Loggers collected fifteen hits in their 12-6 victory over the Duluth Huskies. Tyler Smith (St. Peter”s University) went 1-for-4 scoring twice with a three-run home run. Case Sanderson (University of Nebraska) went 1-for-4 scoring three times with a solo home run and one stolen base. Ian Collier (Texas State University) went 3-for-4 scoring twice with a solo home run. Elijah Ickes (University of Hawaii) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a double and three RBI. Rj Hamilton (Vanderbilt University) went 1-for-4 scoring once with a triple, one RBI, and two stolen bases. Jake Downing (California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a double and a triple, collecting two RBI and one stolen base. Kassius Thomas (Stanford University) earned the win throwing 6.2 innings with four strikeouts allowing four walks, four hits, and three runs.
Kalamazoo 12, Rockford 7
The Kalamazoo Growlers run up the score on the Rockford Rivets 12-7 in tonight’s playoff matchup. Trey Wells (University of Virginia) went 4-for-5 scoring once with a two-run home run and a two-run single. Brodey Acres (Walsh University) went 3-for-3 scoring twice with two RBI. Lawson Knight (Gardner-Webb University) went 1-for-4 scoring twice with one RBI. Korbin Griffin (Ball State University) went 1-for-3 scoring once with one RBI. Tj Williams (Heartland Community College) went 1-for-3 scoring once with two RBI. Donny Tober (Triton College) earned the win throwing two scoreless innings with one strikeout allowing two walks and one hit.
Wausau 5, Madison 1
The Wausau Woodchucks collected eleven hits in their 5-1 victory over the Madison Mallards. Jake Berkland (Minnesota State University Mankato) went 3-for-5 scoring twice with his very first career home run, a three-run home run. Max Galvin (Oklahoma State University) went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Bryce Hubbard (Northwest Florida State College) went 1-for-2 scoring once with a double. Frankie Carney (University of California Irvine) went 1-for-4 with a double and one stolen base. Davis Hamilton (North Dakota State University) went 2-for-4 scoring once with a double. Travis Lutz (Bradley University) earned the win throwing five innings with one strikeout allowing four hits, two walks, and zero earned runs.
Monday’s Schedule
Madison @ Wausau (6:05 PM CT)
Kalamazoo @ Rockford (6:35 PM CT)
La Crosse @ Duluth (6:35 PM CT)
St. Cloud @ Willmar (6:35 PM CT)