Kye Winter (Augustana) picked up his 2nd win of the 2011 season on the mound Sunday afternoon against the Rochester Honkers. Winter, a right-handed pitcher from Willow Lake, SD, only allowed three hits in 7.0 innings of work. The hard throwing righty is now 2-0 in 25.0 innings pitched and boasts a 1.80 earned run average.
Blake Shepherd (Viterbo) had a huge night at the plate Saturday against the Lunkers. The 6'2'' outfielder was 3-for-4 with two home runs and also scored three runs and drove in three. The athletic Mindoro, WI native also had a stolen base and now has four home runs in five games with the Stingers in 2011. Shepherd is currently hitting .400 with six extra-base hits and seven RBIs.
Matt Dearden (Indiana) picked up his 3rd win of the season for the Battle Creek Bombers Saturday night. The 5'11'' right-handed pitcher threw 7.0 innings of four hit baseball to register the win. Dearden is now 3-2 in 2011 in 28.0 innings pitched and has a 3.28 earned run average.
Jordan Owen (Tennessee-Martin) guided the Madison Mallards to victory at Copeland Park on Friday night. Jordan Owen accounted for five of the eleven Madison runs and had four hits on the night. Owen is a is a 5'1'' outfielder from Kansas City, MO and is currently hitting .375 in 19 games played.
Tim Giel (Columbia) of the Green Bay Bullfrogs picked up his 3rd win of the season Friday night against the Wisconsin Woodchucks in a 3-1 win at Joannes Stadium. The 6'2'' right-handed pitcher is currently 3-1 in five games with a 1.52 earned run average. On Friday, Giel threw a three hitter in 7.0 innings of work while striking out four.
Will Fulmer (Montevallo) is a 5'9'' infielder for the Alexandria Beetles in 2011 and is currently hitting .269 in 15 NWL games. Fulmer had one of his best NWL games Thursday night against the North Division leaders, the Mankato MoonDogs. The right-handed hitter was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBIs and helped the Beetles improve to 11-8.
Andy Urban (Hutchinson CC) of the St. Cloud River Bats picked up his 1st win of the season against the Thunder Bay Border Cats Wednesday night. Urban, a 6'0'' right-handed pitcher from Lawrence, KS, threw 6.0 innings of four hit baseball to silence the Border Cats bats. The win puts Urban at 1-1 on the season with a 3.57 earned run average in 22.2 innings pitched.
