Sunday’s Northwoods League slate featured 12 games. The Willmar Stingers unleashed an offensive explosion, crushing the La Crosse Loggers 22-3. The Thunder Bay Border Cats pulled a 5-4 extra-inning win over the Rochester Honkers in a gritty 10-inning game. The Badlands Big Sticks walked it off, taking down the Bismarck Larks 11-10.
Minot 11, St. Cloud 2
The Minot Hot Tots used a pair of big innings to take down the St. Cloud Rox 11-2. Jacob Pearl (University of Montevallo) had a day at the plate going 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles, recording three RBIs and one run scored. Will Smoot (East Tennessee State University) went 2-for-4, tallying a double, three RBIs, and two runs scored. Christian Stratis (The Citadel) went 2-for-5, including a double, two RBIs, and one run scored. Trent Harris (Missouri Southern State University) earned the win, throwing five innings with three strikeouts, allowing three hits, four walks, and one run.
Fond du Lac 9, Wausau 4
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders surged late with a three-run ninth to defeat the Wausau Woodchucks 9-4. Jaron Cotton (University of Nebraska) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, tallying four RBIs. Jarren Sanderson (Cal State Northridge) went 2-for-4, scoring three times with two RBIs and two stolen bases. Patrick Graham (Penn State University) went 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI, one run scored, and one stolen base. Max Soliz (University of Kansas) went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double, scoring twice. Noah Wech (Oklahoma State University) earned the win, throwing six innings with eight strikeouts, allowing ten hits, three runs, and two walks.
Battle Creek 5, Rockford 3
The Battle Creek Battle Jacks secured the win, scoring two runs in the eighth to take down the Rockford Rivets 5-3. Sam Kane (Seattle University) went 1-for-3 with a two-run double and scored once. Sam Griffith (Oakland University) went 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Joshua Algarin (Walsh University) went 2-for-4, scoring once with one stolen base. Sam Flores (Kansas State) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and one stolen base. Ty Waid (McLennan CC) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Aidan English (Youngstown State University) earned the win by throwing one perfect inning. Jacob Whiteman (Towson University) got the save, throwing one scoreless inning with one strikeout and giving up one hit.
Kalamazoo 5, Kenosha 3
The Kalamazoo Growlers capitalized on a late three-run eighth inning to edge out the Kenosha Kingfish 5-3. Jay Slater (Duke University) went 1-for-2 with a two-run double and scored once. Trevor Johnson (Duke University) went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Hogan Denny (Indiana University) went 3-for-5, scoring once with three stolen bases. Bryce Brassfield (St. Cloud State University) earned the win, throwing 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts, allowing two hits. Donny Tober (Warner Pacific University) got the save, throwing one scoreless inning, striking out two of four batters faced, and allowing one hit.
Eau Claire 10, Duluth 2
The Eau Claire Express erupted to cruise past the Duluth Huskies 10-2. George Bilecki (Arizona State) went 2-for-4, scoring once with four RBIs. Quinton Coats (University of Cincinnati) went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run. Sam Erickson (Texas A&M University) went 2-for-5, scoring once with one RBI. Ethan Surowiec (University of Mississippi) went 2-for-4, scoring once and tallying one triple and one RBI. Jace Kirby (Walters State CC) earned the win, throwing 5.2 innings with seven strikeouts, allowing five walks, three hits, and two runs. Conner Williar (Stony Brook University) got the save, throwing 3.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts, allowing three walks and two hits.
Wisconsin Rapids 10, Lakeshore 1
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters dominated the Lakeshore Chinooks 10-1. Pat Costin (Indiana University) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and scored three times. JJ Garcia (El Paso CC) went 2-for-4, including a double, two RBIs, and two runs scored. Jack Guerrero (James Madison University) went 1-for-1 with an RBI double. Tristin Crusenberry (Campbellsville University) earned the win, throwing five innings, allowing four hits, four walks, and one run.
Waterloo 17, Mankato 13
The Waterloo Bucks outlasted the Mankato MoonDogs 17-13 in a wild back-and-forth slugfest. Jack Slade (Virginia Tech) was an RBI machine, going 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, recording five RBIs. Jimmy Nugent (Lincoln Trail CC) was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a grand slam and scoring three times. Ethan Rossi (Eastern Illinois University) went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run and a two-run double, scoring three times. Jake Bechtel (North Carolina State University) went 2-for-4, scoring four times and tallying a solo home run. Collin Jennings (University of Illinois) had a perfect plate appearance, going 3-for-3 with a two-run home run, recording four RBIs, two runs scored, and one stolen base. Cannon Peery (Grand Canyon University) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, tallying three RBIs, two runs scored, and one stolen base. Kole Bradley (Eastern Illinois University) earned the win, throwing 4.1 innings with six strikeouts, allowing two hits, two runs, and one walk.
Green Bay 5, Madison 3
The Green Bay edged past the Madison Mallards 5-3. Aidan Kuni (University of Hawaii) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Eli Selga (San Diego State University) went 1-for-4 with an RBI double. Cooper Smith (University of Oklahoma) went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Nate Voss (Penn State University) went 1-for-3 with an RBI double, recording two RBIs. Carson Hansen (University of Kentucky) went 1-for-1 with an RBI double and scored once. Avery Duncan (Dallas Baptist University) earned the win, throwing 4.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts, allowing three hits and three walks. Drew Aguiar (Cal State Monterey Bay) got the save, throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts, giving up one hit.
Badlands 11, Bismarck 10
The Badlands Big Sticks walked it off, taking down the Bismarck Larks 11-10. Whitt Joyce went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run. Connor Massimini (East Texas Baptist University) was the king of clutch knocking in the winning run and going 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once, and recording two RBIs. Zach Gingrich (Texas State University) went 2-for-5 with a two-run double, tallying three total RBIs. Chayton Fischer (UT-RGV) went 2-for-5, scoring three times with a solo home run. Ricardo Aponte (Indiana University (PA)) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run. Kobe Krenz (Metro State University of Denver) earned the win by throwing one perfect inning.
Traverse City 11, Royal Oak 9
The Traverse City Pit Spitters outlasted the Royal Oak Leprechauns 11-9 in a back-and-forth battle. Brooks Sartain (Dallas Baptist University) went 3-for-4 with a triple, recording one RBI and three runs scored. Adam Broski (Michigan State University) went 1-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs. Ryan Tyranski (University of Cincinnati) went 1-for-4 with a triple, recording two RBIs and one run scored. Matt Ineich (West Virginia University) went 3-for-4 with a double, tallying one RBI and two runs scored. Drew Ferguson (Kellogg CC) earned the win, throwing two innings with two strikeouts, allowing two walks, one hit, and one run.
Willmar 22, La Crosse 3
The Willmar Stingers unleashed an offensive explosion, crushing the La Crosse Loggers 22-3. Landon Franklin (Seminole State (FL) CC) had a day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a two-run double, recording six RBIs and three runs scored. Jordan Kuhnau (South Dakota State University) went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double, tallying two RBIs and two runs scored. Armani Guzman (West Virginia University) went 3-for-7 with a double, collecting three RBIs, two runs scored, and three stolen bases. Matthew Pena (Cal State Northridge) went 2-for-4, scoring four times with three RBIs. Mikey Ryan III (Louisiana State University) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run. Maclane Finley (Purdue University) earned the win, throwing one perfect inning.
Thunder Bay 5, Rochester 4
The Thunder Bay Border Cats pulled a 5-4 extra-inning win over the Rochester Honkers in a gritty 10-inning game. Lucas Johnson (Eastern Michigan University) went 2-for-5 with a double, recording two RBIs and one run scored. Corey Morro (U of Science & Arts of Oklahoma) went 1-for-3, scoring once with one RBI. Jordan Bach (University of Kansas) went 3-for-4, scoring twice with one stolen base. Drew Charney (Butler University) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Joel Roberts (St. Mary’s College (CA)) went 1-for-4, scoring once with two RBIs. Jackson Irwin (Bellarmine University (KY)) earned the win, throwing 2.2 innings, allowing six hits and two runs. Carter Wall (University of Utah) got the save, throwing one inning with one strikeout and giving up two hits and zero earned runs.
Monday’s Schedule
Lakeshore @ Wausau (12:05 PM)
Wisconsin Rapids @ Rockford (6:05 PM)
Royal Oak @ Kalamazoo (6:35 PM)
Traverse City @ Battle Creek (6:35 PM)
Madison @ Green Bay (6:35 PM)
La Crosse @ Eau Claire (6:35 PM)
Minot @ Mankato (6:35 PM)
Kenosha @ Fond du Lac (6:35 PM)
Badlands @ St. Cloud (6:35 PM)
Willmar @ Bismarck (6:35 PM)
Thunder Bay @ Waterloo (6:35 PM)
Rochester @ Duluth (6:35 PM)