ROCHESTER, Minn. (June 10, 2012) -- Runs were not hard to come by around the Northwoods League on Sunday and neither was the excitement. Rochester saw another walk-off home run and Duluth saw a special performance from their designated hitter.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (June 9, 2012) – Eau Claire Express starting pitcher Matt Trowbridge (Central Michigan) earned the honor of Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night for Saturday, June 9.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (June 9, 2012) – Lakeshore Chinooks third baseman Ty Young (Louisville) was named the Northwoods League Player of the Night for Saturday, June 9.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (June 9, 2012) -- The Mankato MoonDogs take the lead in the North Division on Saturday night with their win over Rochester.
LA CROSSE, Wis. (June 8, 2012) –La Crosse Loggers starting pitcher Bo Henning (Sacramento CC) earned the honor of Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night for Friday, June 8.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (June 8, 2012) -- Home advantage continued to be a trend in Friday night’s action as seven of the eight home teams walked away victorious. The Willmar Stingers are the only team to defeat the red-hot Waterloo Bucks so far in 2012 and they continued that habit on Friday.
MADISON, Wis. (June 7, 2012) –Madison Mallards starting pitcher Trevor Foss (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) earned the honor of Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night for Thursday, June 7.
DULUTH, Minn. (June 7, 2012) – Rochester Honkers center fielder Dakota Smith (Kansas) was named the Northwoods League Player of the Night for Thursday, June 7.
DETROIT, Mich. (June 7, 2012) -- Former Alexandria Beetles catcher Bryan Holaday became the fourth Northwoods League player from the 2010 draft to make his Major League Baseball debut. The Detroit Tigers called up Holaday on Wednesday when the team lost their starting catcher Alex Avila to a hamstring injury. Holaday went 1-for-4 with a run scored in his first career start Wednesday night in a 9-6 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Holaday is expected to see regular time at catcher while Avila is out and was back in the starting lineup in the Tigers game Thursday afternoon.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (June 7, 2012) -- It was good to be a home team in the Northwoods League on Thursday night as five teams recorded victories in front of their hometown faithful. Also in Thursday’s action, Waterloo got back on track and the Mallards held on to a close one.
