Cameron Perkins (Purdue) of the Waterloo Bucks had a nice night at the plate against NWL rival Madison on Wednesday night. Perkins, a 6'5'' infielder, was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs at Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo, IA. In 22 games in 2011, Perkins is hitting .314 with eight extra base hits and 10 RBIs.
Nate Smith (Furman) was impressive Tuesday night at Port Arthur Stadium against the Thunder Bay Border Cats. The 6'2'' right-handed pitcher picked up his 2nd win of the season as he threw a four hitter in 7.0 innings of work. Smith now has a 0.56 earned run average in 16.0 innings pitched.
Willie Argo and Justin Parr are teammates with the Madsion Mallards and also at the University of Illinois. Both Argo and Parr had great nights at the plate against the Waterloo Bucks on Tuesday. Argo drove in six runs as he was 2-for-4 with two home runs. He also scored two runs and walked once. Parr was 5-for-6 with three RBIs and is now hitting .306.
Rusty Shellhorn (Texas Tech) picked up his 2nd 'NWL Pitcher of the Night' after a two hitter in 6.0 innings of work for the Mallards. The 5'9'' left-handed pitcher won his 3rd game of the season as he struck out seven Bucks batters. Shellhorn now has a 1.17 earned run average in 23.0 innings pitched.
Kyle Stiner (New Mexico) was perfect at the plate for the St. Cloud River Bats on Monday night. The left-handed hitting infielder was 5-for-5 with three RBIs and one run scored. The Peoria, Ariz., native is now hitting .237 in 10 games. Stiner is now in the midst of a three game hit streak.
Steven Swift (Diablo Valley) started his 3rd game of the season Saturday night for the St. Cloud River Bats and had his best outing. The 5'10'' right-handed pitcher threw 8.0 innings of two-hit baseball as he silenced the Border Cats bats. Swift is now 1-1 with a 0.95 earned run average in three games.
