The Rochester Honkers took game one of the double header 10-3 in front of 488 NWL fans. The Honkers used three-hit games from Matt Dittman (Illinois) and Ryan Hambright (Oregon) to lead the offense. The Honkers Phil Haig (Florida International) only allowed two hits in 6.0 innings of relief work. Jimmy Waters (Kansas) drove in two runs in the win as did Josef Terry (Cerritos College).
ESPN SportsCenter Anchor and ABC WIPEOUT Co-host John Anderson will appear Tuesday August 10th for the Green Bay Bullfrogs “John Anderson Bobble Head Night” at Joannes Stadium. The first 500 people in attendance will receive a commemorative bobble head featuring John Anderson as a 14-year old who won the Babe Ruth Baseball City Championship in 1979 playing for the National Merchandising Company (NAMCO).
Patrick Terry led the Wisconsin Woodchucks over the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters by a score of 8-7 in front of 1,604 NWL fans. The ‘Chucks catcher had two hits on the night and drove in three runs. Terry also homered in the game and scored two runs. He is now hitting .299 with 14 extra base hits and 27 RBI.
Tyler Jones (Madison College) earned his 4th win of the season as he beat the Eau Claire Express 7-0 Friday night at the ‘Duck Pond’. The 6’4’’ 205 pound righty threw a 6.0 inning six hitter while not allowing a walk. His ERA is currently 2.13 in 55 innings pitched.
The Waterloo Bucks took the first game of the double header by a score of 3-0 against the Battle Creek Bombers. The Bucks jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead after two innings as Andrew Ewing (Iowa) and Landon Anderson (Dallas Baptist) scored. Waterloo tacked on another run in the fifth when Ryan Rieger (Santa Clara) hit a solo homerun. Jared Wagoner (Butler) threw a complete game two hitter to earn his sixth win of the season for the Bucks.
Tanner Nivins (Stony Brook) led the Thunder Bay Border Cats to a lopsided victory Thursday night over the Mankato MoonDogs. Nivins 3-for-5 night with three RBI and three runs scored led to 17-5 victory in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The center fielder is now hitting .276 with 16 extra base hits and 29 RBI.
Jared Wagoner (Butler) earned his 6th win of the season Thursday night as he beat the Battle Creek Bombers 3-0. Wagoner, a 2010 All-Star, threw a complete game two hitter. The 6-fot-2, 185 pound righty currently has a 3.82 ERA in 11 appearances. He has pitched 70.2 innings this summer and has struck out 50 while only walking 18. Jason Wheeler (Loyola Marymount) improved to 8-0 after beating the Duluth Huskies 4-3 in St. Cloud.
The Alexandria Beetles knocked out 19 hits in the first game of the double header as they beat the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers 13-2 at Stewart C. Mills Field. The Beetles six batters with multi-hit games and were led by Marcus Semien (California Berkeley) and Jake Tanis (Mercer) who both had three hits and three RBI. Starting pitcher Kevin Vangheluwe (Michigan) earned his 3rd win in relief throwing 5.0 innings of one run baseball. The Lunkers had five defensive miscues in the loss.
The St. Cloud River Bats have announced the names of five players that will participate in the third annual Twin Alumni game on Aug. 28 at Joe Faber Field. Terry Steinbach, Juan Berenguer, Jarvis Brown, Al Newman and St. Cloud native Jim Eisenreich are slated to appear at the event.
Former Northwoods pitcher Chris Sale was promoted to the Major Leagues by the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, August 4th. The 13th pick in the 2010 First-Year Major League Player Draft reaches the Majors quicker than any draftee since 2003.
