Griffin Gives It His All
adminAaron Griffin (Loyola Marymount) of the Brainerd Lunkers earned a no-decision Sunday, but had a perfect game going until the 7th inning. Griffin threw 7.0 innings of two-hit baseball while allowing one run. The Lunkers lost 2-1 in 14 innings against the MoonDogs in Mankato.
Great Game for Madison’s Garcia
adminJumpy Garcia (Texas A&M Corpus-Christi) paced the Madison offense Sunday afternoon with three hits. The right-handed hitting catcher was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs. Garcia has started out hot at the plate this summer for the Mallards. In his 2nd year with the Mallards, Garcia is hitting .500 in 18 at-bats with two homers and seven RBIs.
Jungers Calms Border Cats Bats
adminBen Jungers (Minnesota Duluth) was impressive on the mound Saturday night at Wade Stadium.
Extra Bases for Escobar
adminCarlos Escobar (Nevada-Reno) is having a great start for the Woodchucks at the plate in 2011, but had a bit extra Saturday night.
Borenstein to Sign with Angels
admin(Rochester Minn.) Mankato MoonDog outfielder Zach Borenstein was recently selected in the Major League Baseball First-Year Players Draft by the Los Angeles Angels. The Eastern Illinois standout was taken in the 23rd round with the 705th overall pick.
Dillon Gee Dominant in 2011
adminDillon Gee improved to 7-0 this season for the New York Mets Friday night. Gee guided the Mets to victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates as he threw 8.0 innings and only allowed one earned run.
Consiglio Earns Wins for Stingers
adminAnthony Consiglio (Western Nevada College) registered his 2nd win of the season Friday night as he beat the St. Cloud River Bats at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud. Consiglio threw 6.0 innings of three hit baseball while not allowing any runs. Consiglio has pitched 11.0 innings this summer and is yet to allow an earned run.