It was a historic day in the Northwoods League as the Duluth Huskies became the first team in league history to score 30 runs in a game. Offense dominated across the league, with multiple teams earning comeback victories and explosive performances at the plate.
Fond du Lac 5, Lakeshore 4
Fond du Lac used timely offense and strong pitching to edge Lakeshore 5–4. The Dock Spiders scored in three different innings and held off a late Chinooks rally to secure the victory. Jay Campbell (Florida A&M University) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, while Ben Kuglitsch (Florida State University) went 3-for-5, scoring once and stealing one base. Joey Monetti (San Diego State University) went 2-for-4 with two RBI. For Lakeshore, Vance Celiberti (University of Michigan) went 1-for-3 with a double, driving in two runs and stealing one base. Nolan Meis (Southeastern (IA) CC) earned the win, throwing four scoreless innings with two strikeouts while allowing two hits. Declan Kmiecik (Rock Valley CC) closed out the game to earn the save.
Green Bay 5, Wausau 2
The Rockers used an early push and late insurance runs to defeat the Woodchucks 5–2. Coleman Lewis (Georgia Tech) went 1-for-4 with a home run, driving in two runs and scoring once. David Ballenilla ( Tennessee Wesleyan University) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and scored twice. Brennen Miller (University of Wisconsin-Parkside) earned the win, throwing five scoreless innings with four strikeouts while allowing three hits and two walks.
La Crosse 8, Rochester 4
The Loggers controlled the game from start to finish, defeating Rochester 8–4. Savion Flowers (Sacramento State) went 1-for-2 with a home run, driving in three runs. Lukas Buckner (Coastal Carolina University) went 1-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored. For Rochester, Angel Santiago (University of South Alabama) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Seth Thompson (Creighton University) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Jacob Neutz (North Iowa Area CC) went 1-for-4 with a home run, recording two RBI. Aaron Ploszay (Madison CC) earned the win, throwing five innings with four strikeouts while allowing five hits, two runs, and two walks.
Thunder Bay 8, St. Cloud 5
Thunder Bay used a big third inning and late insurance runs to defeat St. Cloud 8–5. Stevie Waters (University of British Columbia) went 2-for-4, including a home run, recording two RBI and two runs scored. Nate Negre (University of Central Arkansas) went 3-for-6, including a pair of doubles, scoring once. Bennett Crafton (Bradley University (IL)) went 1-for-3, scoring twice and driving in one run. For St. Cloud, Jaixen Frost (University of Iowa) went 3-for-4, including a double, driving in three runs and scoring once. Tanner Recchio (University of Minnesota) also went 2-for-3, scoring once and stealing four bases. Collin Berry (Georgia Gwinnett College) earned the win, throwing four innings with four strikeouts while allowing three hits, one run, and one walk. Chase Randall (University of Incarnate Word (TX)) earned the save, throwing two scoreless, hitless innings with three strikeouts while allowing one walk.
Kenosha 7, Madison 4
Kenosha jumped out early and held on to defeat Madison 7–4. The Kingfish scored six runs in the first three innings to secure the victory. Cole Ide (Santa Barbara City CC) went 1-for-5 with a home run, driving in three runs. Jackson Brewer (Columbia University) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and scored twice. Brian Gould (Creighton University) went 1-for-3, scoring once and stealing three bases. Kyl Hirsch (East Florida State CC) earned the win, throwing 3.1 innings while allowing four hits, three earned runs, and four walks. Sam Yoder (Walsh University) had a strong outing, throwing 4.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts while allowing two walks and one hit. Hayden George (UCLA) earned the save, throwing one perfect inning while striking out two of three batters faced.
Wisconsin Rapids 5, Duluth 2
Wisconsin Rapids used a big first inning to defeat Duluth 5–2. The Rafters scored five runs in the opening frame and held the Huskies to secure the victory. Bennett Crerar (Princeton University) went 1-for-3 with a grand slam and one stolen base. For Duluth, Anthony Cepeda (Wichita State University) went 2-for-4 with one RBI and three stolen bases. Colton LaFave (San Diego State University) earned the win, throwing five innings with five strikeouts while allowing five walks, five hits, and two runs. Casey Wambach (Madison CC) earned the save, throwing three perfect innings with one strikeout.
Royal Oak 19, Richmond 2
Royal Oak dominated from start to finish to defeat Richmond 19–2. The Leprechauns scored in six different innings and piled up 16 hits in the dominant victory. Kameron Yearsley (John A. Logan CC) had a monster night at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three home runs, driving in eight runs. Jordan Lewis (Saginaw Valley State University) went 2-for-3, including a double, recording three RBI and three runs scored. Steven Cavaco (University Alabama Birmingham) went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run scored, and one stolen base. Mark Collins (University of Louisiana-Lafayette) went 3-for-5, including a double, scoring three runs, driving in one run, and stealing one base. Jack Dauer (Yale University) went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles, recording one RBI and one run scored. Spencer Boynton (Valparaiso University) earned the win, throwing 6.2 innings with 13 strikeouts while allowing four hits, one walk, and no earned runs.
Kalamazoo 8, Rockford 5
Kalamazoo rallied late to defeat Rockford 8–5. The Growlers scored eight runs in the sixth inning to erase the deficit and secure the comeback victory. Logan Tribble (University of Notre Dame) went 1-for-4 with a home run, driving in two runs. Isaac Vanderwoude (Belmont University) went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in one run. Josh Campbell (University of Michigan) went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run scored, and one stolen base. Charlie Wortham (Mississippi State University) went 2-for-3, scoring once. Christian Forniss (Northwestern University) earned the win, throwing six innings with five strikeouts while allowing four hits, three walks, and two earned runs. Gavin Jones (Kent State University) earned the save, throwing one perfect inning with one strikeout.
Lakeshore 13, Fond du Lac 3
Lakeshore used a big fifth inning to defeat Fond du Lac 13–3. The Chinooks scored 10 runs in the fifth inning and pulled away for the victory. Joshua Chairez (Riverside City CC) went 4-for-5, including a double, recording three runs scored and two RBI. Nolan Sandee (Northern Illinois University) was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3, including a double, driving in one run and scoring once. Vance Celiberti (University of Michigan) went 2-for-4, including a double, driving in two runs and scoring twice. For Fond du Lac, Carter Christenson (Xavier University) went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, driving in one run and scoring once. Carter Kutz (University of Nebraska) earned the win, throwing nine innings with seven strikeouts while allowing nine hits and three runs.
Traverse City 2, Battle Creek 1
Traverse City edged Battle Creek 2–1 in a pitchers’ duel. The Pit Spitters scored in the fifth and ninth innings and held off the Battle Jacks to secure the victory. Sean Martinez (Boston College) went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Jacob Kucharczyk (Penn State University) went 1-for-5 with one RBI. For Battle Creek, AJ Lucas (Western Michigan University) went 2-for-3. Jake Brown (Central Michigan University) earned the win, throwing 1.2 scoreless, hitless innings while allowing three walks.
Thunder Bay 9, St. Cloud 7
Thunder Bay used a late offensive surge to defeat St. Cloud 9–7. The Border Cats scored eight runs over the final three innings to complete the comeback victory. Jimmy Pelletier (Colorado State University-Pueblo) went 3-for-5, including a grand slam, finishing with five RBI. Stevie Waters (University of British Columbia) went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored. Steven Spalitta (University of Louisiana-Lafayette) went 1-for-2, scoring three times. For St. Cloud, Brett White (University of Iowa) went 4-for-5, including a hat trick of doubles, scoring three times. Jackson Akin (University of Minnesota) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Tanner Recchio (University of Minnesota) went 3-for-5, scoring three times and stealing four bases. Braden Gluth (North Dakota State University) earned the win, throwing 3.2 innings with two strikeouts while allowing four hits, two runs, and one walk. Gage Luttrell (Southwestern Illinois CC) earned the save, throwing 2.1 innings with one strikeout while allowing five hits and two runs.
Wausau 7, Green Bay 2
Wausau used a strong finish to defeat Green Bay 7–2. The Woodchucks scored six runs over the final three innings to pull away and secure the victory. Lane Walton (Arkansas State University) went 2-for-4, including a home run, finishing with four RBI and two runs scored. Jackson Petsche (University of New Orleans) went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double, recording two RBI. For Green Bay, Coleman Lewis (Georgia Tech) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run. David Ballenilla (Tennessee Wesleyan University) went 2-for-4, including a solo home run. Malachi Ross (Lawrence University) earned the win, throwing 2.1 innings with three strikeouts while allowing one hit, one run, and one walk.
Duluth 30, Wisconsin Rapids 10
Duluth exploded offensively to defeat Wisconsin Rapids 30–10. The Huskies scored in eight different innings and piled up 28 hits in the dominant victory. George McIntyre (Dallas Baptist) erupted at the plate, going 5-for-7, including three home runs, recording eight RBI and four runs scored. Dax Hardcastle (Mississippi State University) went 4-for-6, including a pair of doubles and a triple, driving in five runs and scoring five times. Isaiah Ibarra (University of Southern California) was perfect at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two home runs and two doubles, recording six RBI and six runs scored. Maddox Monsour (North Carolina State) went 3-for-7, including a pair of doubles, scoring four times, driving in one run, and stealing one base. Benji Kautto (University of Evansville) went 4-for-6, including a home run, driving in four runs and stealing one base. Andrew Ermis (TCU) went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, scoring twice. Wyatt Pennington (University of Evansville) went 2-for-5, including a double, scoring four times, driving in one run, and stealing one base. For Wisconsin Rapids, Nolan Stevens (University of Oklahoma) went 3-for-4, including a home run, recording three RBI, two runs scored, and one stolen base. Bennett Crerar (Princeton University) went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double, driving in four runs and scoring twice. Michael Zunker (St. Scholastica) earned the win, throwing two innings while allowing five hits, five runs, and six walks. Cole McCombs (Northwest Nazarene University) had a strong outing, throwing four scoreless, hitless innings with six strikeouts while allowing two walks.
Madison 14, Kenosha 3
Madison used a dominant offensive performance to defeat Kenosha 14–3. The Mallards totaled 16 hits to secure the victory. Nate Novinska (University of Illinois) had a day at the plate, going 3-for-5, including a pair of home runs, driving in six runs and scoring twice. Jack Bello Jr. (University of Minnesota) was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3, including a home run, recording three RBI and three runs scored. Aiden Arnett (Virginia Tech) went 3-for-4, including a home run, recording two RBI and two runs scored. Davis Hamilton (University of Minnesota) went 1-for-2 with three runs scored and one RBI. Dom Jacoby (University of Louisville) went 3-for-5, scoring once. For Kenosha, Noah Alvarez (UC Irvine) was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3, including a double, scoring once and stealing one base. Logan Addison (Texas Tech University) earned the win, throwing five scoreless innings with five strikeouts while allowing five walks and two hits.
La Crosse 9, Rochester 5
La Crosse used a strong offensive start to defeat Rochester 9–5. The Loggers scored seven runs in the first three innings and held off the Honkers to secure the victory. Joey Senstock (University of Nebraska) went 2-for-5, including a home run, driving in three runs. Savion Flowers (Sacramento State) went 1-for-2 with a double, recording two RBI and one run scored. Kelsen Johnson (Georgia SW State University) went 3-for-5 with one RBI, one run scored, and one stolen base. Brayden Olson (University of St. Thomas (MN)) earned the win, throwing five innings with six strikeouts while allowing five hits, three earned runs, and two walks. Peyton Olds (Sacramento City CC) earned the save, throwing four innings with two strikeouts while allowing three hits, one run, and one walk.
Friday’s Schedule
Battle Creek @ Rockford (5:05 PM CT)
Thunder Bay @ La Crosse (5:05 PM CT)
Traverse City @ Richmond (6:35 PM ET)
Lakeshore @ Wisconsin Rapids (6:35 PM CT)
Rochester @ Waterloo (6:35 PM CT)
Royal Oak @ Green Bay (6:35 PM CT)
Fond du Lac @ Madison (6:35 PM CT)
Kalamazoo @ Kenosha (6:35 PM CT)
Eau Claire @ Wausau (6:35 PM CT)
Minnesota @ Mankato (6:35 PM CT)
La Crosse @ Thunder Bay (8:05 PM ET)
Willmar @ St. Cloud (7:05 PM CT)
Minot @ Bismarck (7:05 PM CT)
Badlands @ Duluth (7:05 PM CT)
Rockford @ Battle Creek (8:05 PM ET)