Saturday’s Northwoods League slate featured 12 games. The Northwoods League regular season has concluded, and the teams are now set for the divisional playoffs, featuring a best-of-three series format, which will kick off on Sunday, August 10th, at 5:05 PM CT.

Thunder Bay 10, Duluth 5

The Thunder Bay Border Cats outlasted the Duluth Huskies 10-5. Duncan Key (U of Science & Arts of Oklahoma) went 1-for-4 with a double, driving in two runs and scoring once. Kaiden Ashton (University of Central Missouri) went 1-for-5, scoring once with two RBIs and one stolen base. Dylan Snead (Ottawa University (KS)) went 1-for-4, scoring twice with one RBI and three stolen bases. Sam Schneider (Hawaii Pacific University) went 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Rowan Kelly (UC Santa Barbara) went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Jabe Schlehuber (Texas A&M U-Corpus Christi) earned the win, throwing 3.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts, allowing one hit and one walk.

Wausau 5, Wisconsin Rapids 3

The Wausau Woodchucks held off a late rally and took down the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 5-3. Dom Rodriguez (University of Arizona) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run. Max Soliz (University of Kansas) went 2-for-4 with a double, driving in one run and scoring once. Christian Smith-Johnson (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) went 2-for-4, scoring twice and tallying two stolen bases. Zach Knowlton (Central Michigan University) went 2-for-4 and stole three bases. Landon Gaz (UC Irvine) went 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Tyler Fredrick (Carroll University) earned the win, throwing seven innings with five strikeouts, allowing five hits, three runs, and one walk. Kade Douglas (Colorado State-Pueblo) got the save, throwing two scoreless innings with one strikeout, allowing two hits.

Battle Creek 8, Kalamazoo 1

The Battle Creek Battle Jacks dominated the Kalamazoo Growlers 8-1. Mitch Rowe (Centralia College) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and one stolen base. Cody Hultink (Davenport University) went 3-for-4, scoring twice with two RBIs. Ty Tomlinson (Western Michigan University) went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Trevor Johnson (Duke University) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Anthony Sanchez (Viterbo University) earned the win, throwing eight innings with eight strikeouts, allowing three hits, one run, and one walk.

Madison 11, Green Bay 8

The Madison Mallards staged a significant comeback, tying the game with a four-run fifth inning and then pulling away in the sixth to secure an 11-8 victory over the Green Bay Rockers. Noah Sheffield (Florida State University) went 3-for-4, scoring twice with three RBIs and two stolen bases. Michael Lippe (University of Minnesota) went 1-for-2 with a solo home run. Nate Novinska (Madison College) went 1-for-3, scoring twice with one RBI and one stolen base. Justin Gadomski (Illinois Wesleyan University) went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and one stolen base. Payton Mansfield (Quincy University) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, tallying two RBIs and one run scored. Reed Gannon (University of Illinois) earned the win, throwing two innings with one strikeout, allowing five hits and three runs.

Traverse City 8, Royal Oak 7

In an extra-inning thriller, the Traverse City Pit Spitters walked it off to take down the Royal Oak Leprechauns 8-7. Jake McNamara (Palm Beach Atlantic University) went 2-for-4, scoring once with two RBIs and one stolen base. Carter Hain (Oakland University) went 1-for-4, scoring once with two RBIs and one stolen base. Brandon Sanchez (University of Northern Colorado) went 1-for-4, scoring once with one RBI and one stolen base. Owen Turner (Yale University) went 3-for-5 with a double, driving in one run, scoring once, and stealing one base. Ryan Tyranski (University of Cincinnati) went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and two stolen bases. Noah Bright (Michigan State University) went 2-for-4 with a double, tallying two runs scored and one stolen base. Charlie Horne (Wofford College) earned the win by throwing two scoreless innings, allowing two walks and one hit.

Kenosha 12, Rockford 8

The Kenosha Kingfish came back and pulled ahead with a four-run fourth inning and defeated the Rockford Rivets 12-8. Will Matuszak (Santa Barbara City CC) was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, and scored twice. Robert Newland (Kalamazoo College) went 3-for-4 with a triple, driving in four runs, stealing one base, and scoring once. Dominic Kibler (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, tallying two RBIs and two runs scored. Ny’Zaiah Thompson (Modesto CC) went 1-for-1, scoring twice with one RBI and two stolen bases. Drew Girtz (Bethel University) went 4-for-6 with a pair of doubles, scored twice, and stole one base. Jaxon Easterlin (Oakland University) earned the win, throwing two scoreless innings, allowing two walks and one hit.

Waterloo 14, Eau Claire 5

The Waterloo Bucks cruised to a 14-5 victory over the Eau Claire Express. Jimmy Nugent (University of Louisville) was an RBI machine, going 3-for-6 with a pair of home runs, driving in five runs, and scoring twice. Marcus Heosohn (McNeese State University) went 2-for-6 with a double, tallying two RBIs and one run scored. Jake Bechtel (UNC Wilmington) went 2-for-5, scoring twice with three RBIs. Cole Smith (Northern Illinois University) went 3-for-5, scoring twice and collecting two stolen bases. Jaxon Schumacher (Bradley University) went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and one stolen base. Logan Boenker (Simpson University) earned the win, throwing five innings with six strikeouts, allowing six hits, two runs, and two walks.

Willmar 2, Bismarck 1

The Willmar Stingers defeated the Bismarck Larks 2-1 in a low-scoring game. Cody Nitowitz (University of Portland) went 3-for-4 with a solo home run. Brock Larsen (University of Minnesota-Crookston) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Ryker Edwards (Louisiana Tech University) went 3-for-4 with a double, collecting one stolen base. Ben Patton (University of Jamestown) went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Caden Capomaccio (University of Minnesota) earned the win, throwing two scoreless innings with one strikeout, allowing one hit.

Mankato 10, St. Cloud 1

The Mankato MoonDogs dominated the St. Cloud Rox 10-1. Tony Lira (University of Arizona) went 2-for-4 with four RBIs. Bryant Viskovich (University of San Diego) went 1-for-3, scoring twice with two RBIs. Preston Freeman (University of Nebraska) went 1-for-4 with a double, driving in two runs. Caleb Wulf (University of Iowa) went 4-for-5 and scored twice. Tyson Leblanc (University of Kansas) went 2-for-3 with a double, driving in one run. Daniel Quintero (University of Iowa) earned the win, throwing seven innings with four strikeouts, allowing five hits, two walks, and one run.

Badlands 8, Minot 7

The Badland Big Sticks erupt early, scoring five runs in the third inning to beat the Minot Hot Tots 8-7. Justin Flannery (Menlo College) went 1-for-3, scoring three times with four RBIs and one stolen base. Samson Pugh (Texas State University) went 2-for-5, scoring once with one RBI and two stolen bases. Maddox McDonald (Penn State University) went 1-for-4, scoring once and collecting two stolen bases. Rowan Felsch (UC Irvine) went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, recording one RBI and two runs scored. Andrew Marquis (Wagner College) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Justin Rumfield (University of Incarnate Word) went 3-for-5, scoring once with one RBI. Cade Queen (Montana State University Billings) earned the win, throwing one inning with one strikeout, allowing two hits and one run. Seth Broadwell (Keiser University) got the save, throwing three scoreless innings with six strikeouts, allowing two hits and one walk.

Lakeshore 3, Fond du Lac 1

In a tense pitcher’s duel, the Lakeshore Chinooks defeated the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders 3-1 in extras. Bubba Heidler (Riverside City CC) went 1-for-4 with a triple, driving in two runs. Sam Meidenbauer (UW-Platteville) went 3-for-4, scoring once with one RBI. Jonathan Fitz (University of San Diego) went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Logan Schulfer (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) set the tone with a dominating start, throwing 5.2 scoreless innings with eleven strikeouts, allowing six walks and two hits. Michael Sullivan (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) earned the win, throwing 4.1 innings with six strikeouts, allowing four hits, one walk, and zero earned runs.

La Crosse 13, Rochester 4

The La Crosse Loggers jumped out early to secure a 13-4 victory over the Rochester Honkers 13-4. Carson Ohland (Grand Canyon University) was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a three-run home run, tallying four RBIs and two runs scored. Jackson Cobb (Georgia Gwinnett College) went 4-for-5 with a double, driving in one run, stealing four bases, and scoring three times. Kelsen Johnson (Georgia SW State University) stole five bases and scored twice. Joseph Quelch (Georgia Gwinnett College) went 1-for-3 with a double, tallying one RBI, two runs scored, and one stolen base. Van Coughlin (Holy Cross) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run. Connor Kaiser (University of Houston-Victoria) went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, driving in one run and scoring once. Brandon Stanley (UW-La Crosse) earned the win, throwing six innings with four strikeouts, allowing ten hits, four runs, and one walk.

 

Sunday’s Schedule

Traverse City @ Kalamazoo (5:05 PM)

Wausau @ Green Bay (5:05 PM)

Duluth @ La Crosse (5:05 PM)

St. Cloud @ Mankato (5:05 PM)