Sunday’s Northwoods League slate featured 13 games. The Traverse City Pit Spitters dominated the Kalamazoo Growlers with a decisive 10-1 victory, collecting their seventh win in a row.
Wausau 9, Fond du Lac 5
The Wausau Woodchucks surged ahead with a four-run fifth inning and added three more in the seventh to take down the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders 9-5. Max Soliz (University of Kansas) was perfect at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs, driving in two runs, and scoring four times. Christian Smith-Johnson (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) went 1-for-4 with a double, recording one RBI, two runs scored, and one stolen base. Dom Rodriguez (University of Arizona) went 2-for-5 with a double, tallying three RBIs. Devin Nunez (University of Nebraska) went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and scored twice. Jaron Cotton (University of Nebraska) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, scored twice, and stole one base. Amar Tsengeg (Northwestern University) earned the win, throwing five innings with three strikeouts, allowing six hits, two runs, and two walks.
Wisconsin Rapids 8, Green Bay 5
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters rallied for eight runs in the final innings to defeat the Green Bay Rockers 8-5. Jake Beauchaine (Saddleback CC) went 2-for-6 with a double, recording two RBIs, one run scored, and one stolen base. Madden Ocko (Fordham University) went 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Royce Clayton Jr. (Cal State Northridge) went 2-for-3, scoring twice with two stolen bases. Joe Mennella (Wagner College) went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs, driving in five runs and scoring twice. Tristin Crusenberry (Campbellsville University) earned the win, throwing 4.2 innings with three strikeouts, allowing seven walks, two runs, and two hits.
Minot 10, Badlands 5
The Minot Hot Tots surged past the Badlands Big Sticks with a late offensive burst, scoring six of eight innings to claim a 10-5 victory. Zach Doyle (UC Irvine) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, scoring twice, and stealing one base. Rowan Felsch (UC Irvine) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, recording two RBIs and one run scored. Max Ortega (Cal State Fullerton) went 4-for-5 with two RBIs. Blake Cavill (Troy University) went 1-for-3, scoring twice with three RBIs. Connor Massimini (East Texas Baptist University) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run, tallying two RBIs and one stolen base. Josh Livengood (Centre College) earned the win, throwing 3.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts, allowing two walks and one hit.
Kenosha 12, Rockford 3
The Kenosha Kingfish broke the game open with four runs in the fifth and kept piling on, defeating the Rockford Rivets 12-3. Ethan Hindle (University of Kentucky) went 1-for-4 with a grand slam, recording five RBIs and one run scored. Jack Zebig (University of Illinois) went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, tallying four RBIs, two runs scored, and one stolen base. Will Matuszack (Santa Barbara City CC) went 2-for-3 with a double, driving in one run, scoring three times, and stealing one base. Joseph Martin (SIU-Edwardsville) earned the win, throwing five innings with four strikeouts, allowing two hits, two walks, and one run. Sotaro Ishida (UW-Milwaukee) got the save, throwing three scoreless innings with two strikeouts, allowing one hit and one walk.
Eau Claire 6, La Crosse 0
The Eau Claire Express struck early and never let up, shutting out the La Crosse Loggers 6-0. JJ Moran (Stanford University) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, scored twice, and stole one base. Nick Mascaro (Cal State Bakersfield) went 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Dante Vachini (Cal Poly University) went 1-for-4, scoring once with one RBI. Max Arlich (Arizona State University) earned the win, throwing seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts, allowing four hits and two walks.
Duluth 8, Waterloo 3
The Duluth Huskies stormed back with eight unanswered runs in the final three innings to stun the Waterloo Bucks 8-3. Nate Vargas (UC Santa Barbara) went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run. Ethan Cole (University of Minnesota-Duluth) went 2-for-3, scoring once with one RBI and one stolen base. Paul Gutierrez Contreras (Cal State Fullerton) went 1-for-3 with a double, recording two RBIs and two runs scored. Cole Smith (Northern Illinois University) went 2-for-3, scoring once with two RBIs. Danny Hesse (Mesa CC) earned the win, throwing two innings with two strikeouts, allowing two hits, two walks, and one run.
Battle Creek 13, Royal Oak 3
The Battle Creek Battle Jacks exploded for eight runs in the third inning and cruised to a dominant 13-3 victory over the Royal Oak Leprechauns. Joshua Algarin (Walsh University) went 3-for-6 with a two-run home run, recording three RBIs and two runs scored. Hunter Smolinski (Grand Canyon University) went 1-for-2 with a double, tallying two RBIs and two runs scored. Brendan Thompson (Cal State Bakersfield) went 3-for-5 with a double, collecting one RBI and two runs scored. Jared Hughes (Long Island University) earned the win, throwing five scoreless innings with four strikeouts, allowing four hits.
Madison 9, Lakeshore 7
The Madison Mallards held off a late push from the Lakeshore Chinooks to secure a 9-7 victory. MJ Sweeney (Wichita State University) went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, recording four RBIs and one run scored. Michael Lippe (University of Minnesota) went 1-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Noah Sheffield (Florida State University) went 2-for-3 with a double, tallying one RBI and one run scored. Cade Sears (Iowa Central CC) went 3-for-4, scoring once with two RBIs and three stolen bases. Jack Counsell (Northwestern University) went 2-for-3, scoring once with two RBIs. Craig Kabat (Gonzaga University) earned the win, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts, allowing two hits. Keaton Fenn (Southeastern (IA) CC) got the save, throwing one scoreless inning with two strikeouts, allowing one hit and one walk.
Eau Claire 2, La Crosse 0
The Eau Claire Express shut out the La Crosse Loggers 2-0, thanks to a clutch two-run fourth inning. Jake Busson (University of Illinois – Chicago) went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Nick Mascaro (Cal State Bakersfield) went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Luke Ryerse (University of Minnesota) set the tone with a dominating start throwing 4.2 scoreless innings with six strikeouts allowing five hits. Austin Steeves (Stanford University) earned the win throwing 2.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts allowing one hit and one walk.
Traverse City 10, Kalamazoo 1
The Traverse City Pit Spitters dominated the Kalamazoo Growlers with a decisive 10-1 victory. Trent Reed (Lawrence Technological University) went 3-for-4 with a double, driving in two runs and scoring once. Cade Collins (Wofford College) went 1-for-2 scoring once with three RBIs. Isaac Sturgess (Michigan State University) went 3-for-4 with a triple, recording two RBIs and one run scored. Grady Mee (Western Michigan University) went 2-for-5 with a double, tallying one RBI and two runs scored. Noah Coy (University of Notre Dame) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Ciaran Caughey (Kent State University) earned the win throwing seven innings with eight strikeouts allowing six hits, one run, and one walk.
Thunder Bay 2, Rochester 1
The Thunder Bay Border Cats edged out the Rochester Honkers 2-1 in a tight, low-scoring matchup. Devon Smith (Montreat College (NC)) went 1-for-3 with a double, driving in two runs. Caleb Watkins (Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa CC) went 1-for-3 scoring once with two stolen bases. Jake Jackson (San Diego State University) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Braden Gluth (Creighton University (NE)) earned the win throwing eight innings with three strikeouts allowing seven hits, one run, and one walk. Peter Fusek (University of Wisconsin-Parkside) got the save throwing one scoreless no-hit inning with one strikeout allowing two walks.
Mankato 11, Bismarck 4
The Mankato MoonDogs powered past the Bismarck Larks 11-4, fueled by a huge 6-run 9th inning. Connor Cuff (University of Louisiana-Lafayette) went 2-for-5 with a triple, recording three RBIs and one run scored. Bryant Viskovich (University of San Diego) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run. Cannon Peery (Grand Canyon University) went 2-for-4 with a double, tallying two RBIs and two runs scored. Drew Brown (Sacramento City CC) earned the win throwing 2.1 innings with two strikeouts allowing six hits, two runs, and one walk.
Willmar 5, St. Cloud 4
The Willmar Stingers held off the St. Cloud Rox for a 5-4 win in a closely contested game. Cody Nitowitz (University of Portland) went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, recording two RBIs, one run scored, and one stolen base. Colton Griffin (Texas Christian University) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and one stolen base. Ethan Gibson (Virginia Tech) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run. Augusto Mungarrieta (University of Kansas) went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI. Jackson Sobel (Georgia Tech) earned the win throwing 3.2 innings with two strikeouts allowing two hits and one run.
Monday’s Schedule
Fond du Lac @ Wausau (12:05 PM)
Badlands @ Minot (3:35 PM)
Battle Creek @ Royal Oak (6:35 PM)
La Crosse @ Eau Claire (6:35 PM)
Waterloo @ Duluth (6:35 PM)
Mankato @ Bismarck (6:35 PM)
St. Cloud @ Willmar (6:35 PM)
Thunder Bay @ Rochester (6:35 PM)
Green Bay @ Wisconsin Rapids (6:35 PM)
Rockford @ Kenosha (6:35 PM)
Madison @ Lakeshore (6:35 PM)
Kalamazoo @ Traverse City (7:05 PM)