Nik Balog (San Francisco) help lead the Bullfrogs to victory Tuesday night against the Battle Creek Bombers. Balog was 3-for-5 on the night with two runs scored and three RBIs. The 6'3'' left handed hitter from Saratoga, CA hit his 3rd home run of the season Tuesday night. Balog is now hitting .280 in 14 games for the Bullfrogs.
Blake Schwartz (Mankato State) had the best pitching performance on the 2011 NWL season on Monday night. The 6'3'' righty from Rosemount, MN threw a complete game two hitter against the Thunder Bay Border Cats at Franklin Rogers Park. Schwartz is now 3-0 in 2011 with the MoonDogs in five games. He has 32.2 innings pitched and an impressive 4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Mitch Haniger (Cal Poly) stepped to the plate for the Green Bay Bullfrogs in the bottom of the 9th against the Battle Creek Bombers down 5-4. Haniger blasted a two-run homer that scored Jacob May (Coastal Carolina) to win the game 6-5 at Joannes Stadium in Green Bay. Haniger, a 6'2'' outfielder, was 2-for-4 on the night with two runs scored and three RBIs. Haniger is now hitting .348 with three home runs.
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.
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.
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.
