The Eau Claire Express, winners of the 1st and 2nd Half South Division title, will take on the Rochester Honkers who won the 1st Half of the North Division. The Express face a hot Rochester Honker team that swept the St. Cloud River Bats 2-0 in the North Division Series. Eau Claire reaches the Summer Collegiate World Series after beating a confident Wisconsin Woodchucks team that won nine of their last ten regular season games.
Steve McGuiggan of the Eau Claire Express had two hits in game one of the Summer Collegiate World Series. The 5'11'' 195-pound righty was 2-for-4 on the night with one RBI and one run scored. One of McGuiggan's two hits was a home run, his 1st of the postseason.
Rudy Jaramillo of the Eau Claire Express shut down an explosive Honker offense Friday night in Eau Claire. The righty threw a complete game four hitter as the Express took game on of the Summer Collegiate World Series. Jaramillo was effective as he struck out seven Honkers to register his 4th win of the season.
The Eau Claire Express advance to the Summer Collegiate World Series Friday night as they beat the Wisconsin Woodchucks 6-2. The Express will face the Rochester Honkers on Friday night in Eau Claire at 6:35 PM.
Stat Leaders for Batting Average, Home Runs, RBI, Strike Outs, Wins and ERA
The Major League Baseball 1st Year Player draft took place on June 7th, but teams and draft picks had until August 16th to finalize their contracts. The 2010 Draft saw Bryce Harper sign a 5-year $9.9 million contract that includes a $6.25 million signing bonus as the 1st pick of the draft. 26 draft picks in the 1st round signed multi-million dollar bonuses with two being former NWL players. Various former and current NWL players signed contracts over the past two-plus months since the draft.
Nolan Fadness (Wisconsin Oshkosh) scored three runs from his leadoff position Thursday night. Fadness was 2-for-5 on the night with three runs scored. The speedy left fielder is hitting .300 in the playoffs and hopes to continue his hot hitting into the Summer Collegiate World Series.
Matthew McDaniel (San Diego State) helped lead the Eau Claire Express to the Summer Collegiate World Series. McDaniel, a 6’2’’ righty, threw a six hitter thru 6.2 innings while striking out two Woodchucks. McDaniel’s 8th win of the season helped the Express continue their season.
The Eau Claire Express tied to South Division playoff series at 1-1 with their 4-1 win over the Wisconsin Woodchucks in a game that featured nine hits. The Express received a fantastic pitching performance from Ian Campbell (Corpus Christi) who only allowed three hits in 8.0 innings of work. The 6’5’’ righty from Glendale, AZ shut down a Woodchucks offense that finished 2nd in the NWL with a .270 batting average.
In the top of the fifth inning of Monday night’s playoff clinching regular season finale, Woodchucks P/OF Brock Stassi made an absolutely stunning defensive play in rightfield.
