Sunday’s Northwoods League slate featured 11 games. A night that had it all– from Wausau’s 20-run demolition to Lakeshore and Green Bay’s dramatic walk-offs.
Traverse City 11, Kalamazoo 4
The Traverse City Pit Spitters use back-to-back four-run innings to take down the Kalamazoo Growlers 11-4. Grady Mee (Western Michigan University) had a day at the plate going 4-for-6, including an extra-base hit, recording two RBIs and two runs. Jake McNamara (Palm Beach Atlantic University) went 2-for-5, scoring three times with two RBIs. Cade Collins (Wofford College) went 4-for-5, including a double, and recorded two RBIs and one stolen base. Cole Garner (Chipola CC) went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs. Kellen Roberts (University of Evansville) earned the win, throwing four innings with one strikeout, allowing three hits, three walks, and two runs.
Wausau 20, Fond du Lac 2
The Wausau Woodchucks clobbered the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders 20-2, scoring ten runs in the eighth inning. Christian Smith-Johnson (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) stays red hot, going 2-for-5 on the day with a three-run home run, recording four RBIs. Anthony Quigley (University of South Florida) was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2, including a two-run home run, tallying three RBIs, four walks, three runs, and one stolen base. Charlie Longmeier (University of Evansville) went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, collecting three RBIs and two runs. Dylan Schlotterback (Paris JC) went 3-for-5, including a two-run triple, two stolen bases, and scored three times. John Beverley (Georgia State University) went 2-for-4, scoring twice with two RBIs and two stolen bases. Easton Bryant (Brigham Young University) went 3-for-6, scoring three times with a double and two RBIs. Sam Nitzke (Angelina College) earned the win, throwing six innings with two strikeouts, allowing two walks, one hit, and zero earned runs.
Lakeshore 8, Wisconsin Rapids 7
The Lakeshore Chinooks come back and walk it off to defeat the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 8-7. Brody Rasmussen (University of Maine) was the king of clutch, knocking out a walk-off two-run bomb, going 4-for-5 on the day, recording three RBIs, two runs, and one stolen base. Owen Deshazo (Boston College) went 2-for-3, including a three-run home run and an RBI double. Jacob Kowes (The Master’s University) went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles. Luke Skinner (Loyola Marymount University) went 1-for-1 with a pinch hit and tallied an RBI and a run. Zander Bretza (San Diego State University) earned the win, throwing 1.1 scoreless innings with one strikeout, allowing one walk and one hit.
Green Bay 4, Battle Creek 3
The Green Bay Rockers walk it off 4-3 in tonight’s tight matchup against the Battle Creek Battle Jacks. Brayden Buchanan (Baylor University) went 1-for-3 with a solo shot. Cooper Smith (Walsh University) went 1-for-3 with a two-run triple. Josh Algarin (Walsh University) went 3-for-4, including an extra-base hit, tallying two RBIs and one stolen base. Tate Strickland (University of Tennessee) earned the win, shutting it down by throwing two perfect innings with four strikeouts. Alex LePage (Immaculata University) set the tone with a strong start, throwing four scoreless innings with six strikeouts and giving up only two hits.
Kenosha 8, Rockford 2
The Kenosha Kingfish use a four-run fifth inning to secure the win over the Rockford Rivets 8-2. Dayton Murphy (Michigan State University) went 4-for-5, scoring three times with two RBIs and three stolen bases. Aidan Thaxton (Valparaiso University) went 1-for-4 with an extra-base hit and one RBI. Jadan Boyce (Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa CC) went 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Maximus McClellan (Creighton University) earned the win, shutting down the Rivets, throwing five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts, allowing two walks and two hits.
Eau Claire 15, Badlands 7
The Eau Claire Express racked up seven runs in the third to help seal the 15-7 win over the Badlands Big Sticks. Jake Busson (Iowa Central CC) is the new Express single-game RBI record holder, going 4-for-6 on the day with a grand slam and a three-run home run. Marcelino Alonso (Madison College) went 3-for-4, scoring three times, recording a double, two RBIs, and one stolen base. Jackson Glueck (Pima CC) went 2-for-5, including a double, one RBI, and one run. Gavyn Schlotterback (Paris JC) went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles with one RBI. Connor Massimini (East Texas Baptist University) was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2, scoring three times with one RBI. Connor Lovin (Dodge City CC) earned the win, throwing three innings with one strikeout, allowing seven hits, three earned runs, and one walk. Nathan Vela (Winona State University) had a notable start, throwing four innings with seven strikeouts, allowing four hits, three runs, and two walks.
Mankato 17, Minot 2
The Mankato MoonDogs dominated the Minot Hot Tots 17-2 in tonight’s slugfest. Wills Maginnis (Georgia State University) went 2-for-4, including a two-run home run, collecting four RBIs and two runs. Cannon Peery (Grand Canyon University) went 2-for-4, scoring four times with a pair of doubles, collecting two RBIs, and one stolen base. Dylan Drake (Sacramento City CC) went 3-for-6, scoring three times with a pair of doubles and three RBIs. Anthony Avalos (University of Houston) went 3-for-5, scoring four times with a solo home run. Henry Allen (University of Georgia) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run. Ben Pernetti (Cosumnes River CC) earned the win, throwing six innings with five strikeouts, allowing four hits and one run.
Willmar 13, Thunder Bay 4
The Willmar Stingers came out hot in today’s matchup, scoring four runs in three different frames to take down the Thunder Bay Border Cats 13-4. Grant Sonke (Butte CC) went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an RBI double. Jordan Kuhnau (South Dakota State University) went 3-for-5, scoring twice with a two-run double and an RBI single. Brock Larsen (University of Minnesota-Crookston) went 2-for-4, scoring once with three RBIs. Ryan Kramer (College of Wooster) went 2-for-3, scoring three times with two RBIs. Lucas Johnson (Eastern Michigan University) went 3-for-4 with a solo shot, tallying three RBIs and one stolen base. Ian Segna (Concordia University-St Paul) earned the win, throwing seven innings with four strikeouts, allowing six hits, three runs, and one walk.
La Crosse 6, Duluth 0
The La Crosse Loggers shut out the Duluth Huskies. Savion Flowers (Cisco JC) was perfect at the plate, going 4-for-4, scoring twice with a double, two RBIs, one stolen base, and two runs. Kanon Sundgren (University of Nebraska) went 1-for-4 with a double, tallying two RBIs and one stolen base. Luke Elward (Golden West CC) earned the win, throwing five scoreless innings with three strikeouts, allowing two hits and one walk. Caden Richardson (Weatherford College) got the save, throwing four scoreless innings with two strikeouts, allowing two walks and one hit.
Bismarck 8, St. Cloud 3
The Bismarck Larks rack up thirteen hits in their 8-3 victory over the St. Cloud Rox. Mark Gialluisi (Rutgers University) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, totaling three RBIs. Frankie Santiago (University of Kansas) went 2-for-4, scoring twice with a two-run home run. Jamie Mullin (Sacramento State University) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run. Ryan Christiansen (Sacramento State University) went 3-for-4, scoring twice with a pair of doubles. Braxton Greenburg (Concordia University) earned the win, throwing six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts, allowing four walks and one hit.
Waterloo 15, Rochester 5
The Waterloo Bucks score eight runs in the seventh to clobber the Rochester Honkers 15-5. Jimmy Nugent (Lincoln Trail CC) went 2-for-4, scoring twice with a three-run home run. Brody Leyboldt (Iowa Western CC) went 3-for-5, scoring twice with a double and two RBIs. Ethan Rossi (Eastern Illinois University) went 1-for-3, scoring twice with two RBIs and two stolen bases. Ian Halverson (Saint Louis University) went 2-for-5, scoring twice with a double and two RBIs. Kinnick Pusteoska (Tennessee Tech University) went 1-for-4 with a double, recording two RBIs and one run. Caleb Parker (UW-Platteville) went 3-for-4, scoring twice. Luke Riggs (Oakland University) earned the win, throwing two innings with two strikeouts, allowing two hits, two runs, and one walk.
Monday’s Schedule
Traverse City @ Kalamazoo (10:05 AM)
Kenosha @ Rockford (11:05 AM)
La Crosse @ Duluth (11:35 AM)
Royal Oak @ Madison (6:05 PM)
St. Cloud @ Bismarck (6:35 PM)
Wausau @ Fond du Lac (6:35 PM)
Wisconsin Rapids @ Lakeshore (6:35 PM)
Badlands @ Eau Claire (6:35 PM)
Thunder Bay @ Willmar (6:35 PM)
Battle Creek @ Green Bay (6:35 PM)
Mankato @ Minot (6:35 PM)
Rochester @ Waterloo (6:35 PM)