Garrett Custons (Air Force) was a perfect 6-for-6 Tuesday night against the La Crosse Loggers at Carson Park in Eau Claire, WI. The 5'10'' catcher drove in four runs and scored three runs to help the Express beat the Loggers 14-3. Custons is currently hitting .455 with eight RBI in 2011 for the 2010 NWL Champions. Custons is a temporary player in 2011 as he will return to duty at Air Force later in the summer.
Baseball America, the nation’s source for baseball information,recently announced their ‘Top 200’ prospects for the upcoming Major LeagueDraft. The ‘Top 200’ list was based onthe input of 20 Baseball America employees.
Madison Boer, formerly of the La Crosse Loggers, was selected as the 87th overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft. Boer, who was drafted by the Twins, was 4-1 last season in La Crosse and boasted an impressive 0.89 earned run average.
Joel Effertz (Madison College) threw a four hitter in 6.2 innings of work to help the Mallards beat the Wisconsin Woodchucks 3-1 at Athletic Park in Wausau, WI on Monday night. Effertz struck out nine Woodchuck batters while only walking one. The 6'3'' right-handed pitcher returns to Madison for his 2nd season with team. The hard throwing righty transferred from the University of Arizona to Madison College this past year.
Matt Reida (Kentucky) of the Mankato MoonDogs had an unforgettable night at the plate on Monday. Reida was 4-for-6 with three RBIs and one run scored to help the MoonDogs defeat the Duluth Huskies 11-9. Reida doubled twice in the game and is currently hitting .259 with eight RBIs. The 5'11' 175-pound infielder was taken in the 47th round by the Chicago White Sox.
Logan Taylor (Northeast Texas) threw a complete game on Sunday night against the St. Cloud River Bats. Taylor threw 9.0 innings and only allowed three runs on seven hits. The Tulsa, OK native struck out four River Bats and is now 1-0 with a 1.00 earned run average.
From Wisconsin-Whitewater, Matt comes to the Honkers as a NWL rookie. Batting 2.73 for the Warhawks, Matt played in 47 of 50 games this past season. Second on the team in stolen bases with 11, Matt adds more speed to the Honkers. He also had a little pop in his bat during the Warhawks season, hitting three round trippers and 9 doubles, with one triple.
Drew Bradshaw (San Jose State) helped the Green Bay Bullfrogs to victory Saturday night. The 6'0'' right-handed pitcher threw 6.2 innings of one run baseball. Bradshaw has pitched exclusively out of the bullpen in his two-year San Jose State career finishing 2011 with a 7.92 ERA in five appearances.
