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.
Joe Willman (Northern Colorado) of Brainerd was impressive Sunday afternoon against the Mankato MoonDogs on the mound. Willman threw 8.0 innings and did not allow any runs while striking out seven. The 6'0'' lefty also had a 1-2-3 in six of his eight innings pitched. The Aurora, CO native is now 2-0 for the Lunkers with a 0.86 earned run average in 21.0 innings pitched.
Jordan Owen (Tennessee-Martin) had a night to remember on Saturday against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The Kansas City, MO native was 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of home runs. He also drove in four runs and scored twice. The Mallards right-fielder is now hitting .345 in 15 games played and has seven extra-base hits and 11 RBIs on the season.
Zac Fisher (New Mexico State) paced the Express offense in the 11-6 win Sunday afternoon against the Wisconsin Woodchucks. The left-handed hitting catcher was 2-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBIs.
Zak Hermans (Princeton) allowed one hit in 6.0 innings of work Friday night. The 6'2'' righty from Coppell, Tex., now has a 2.46 earned run average in 11.0 innings of work. The Green Bay Bullfrogs starter had eight strikeouts in the win.
Nik Balog (San Francisco) was 3-for-6 Friday night against the Madison Mallards. Balog drove in three runs and scored twice to set the pace for the Bullfrogs. Balog is now hitting .364 in six games and has homered twice.
Chase Stevens (Seminole State CC) was electric Thursday night against the La Crosse Loggers at Copeland Park. The 5'11'' right-handed pitcher threw 7.2 scoreless innings while only allowing one hit on the night. Stevens is now 2-1 with a 2.29 earned run average in three starts.
