The Honkers pounded out 12 hits and scored 8 runs against the Alexandria Beetles in an 8-3 win in Alexandria. The Honkers Jimmy Water (Kansas) homered and drove in four runs in the victory the pitching staff threw a gem. Aaron Siefken (Iowa Central) was effective from the starting role while Josh McKeon (Upper Iowa) picked up the win in relief after throwing a hitless final 3.0 innings.
Mike Marjama led La Crosse as the Logger offense exploded on Monday night. Marjama had four hits and five RBI in the win over the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The third baseman is currently hitting .285 with 11 extra base hits and has driven in 29 runs. Marjama is one of the best defensive corner infielders in the NWL, but has come on strong at the plate as of late. He had an eleven game hit streak broken just last week by the Waterloo Bucks.
Robbie Collier (North Florida) earned his seventh win of the season as he struck out 13 Border Cats. The Huskies beat Thunder Bay 6-1 thanks to Collier throwing a 7.0 innings two hitter while only walking two. The 6’0’’ righty has thrown 57.1 innings this summer and now has a 1.73 ERA. His ERA currently ranks him 6th in the NWL in 2010.
Wisconsin 6, Eau Claire 4 The Wisconsin Woodchucks beat the Eau Claire Express 6-4 in the only game of the night in NWL play. The ‘Chucks had five hits and committed three errors, but capitalized on four early runs. Wisconsin was led by Patrick Terry who drove in four runs while left fielder Chris Amezquita (Pepperdine) had two RBI. Wisconsin starting pitcher Jason Martyn (Rio Hondo) earned the win after throwing a three hitter over 3.0 innings. The Express were led offensively by Josh Scheffert (Nebraska) who drove in two runs in the loss. Duluth, Rochester The double-header between the Rochester Honkers and the Duluth Huskies has been canceled due to field conditions.
Patrick Terry led the Wisconsin Woodchucks to a victory over the Eau Claire Express in the only NWL game of the night. Terry homered and drove in four runs as the ‘Chucks beat the Express 6-4 in a 7.0 inning game. The catcher is now batting .301 in 173 at-bats and has 15 extra base hits.
Eric Fritz threw 3.1 innings of relief for the Wisconsin Woodchucks in their victory Sunday night. Fritz threw a two hitter while only allowing one run. The righty now has a 2.41 ERA with two saves in 29 innings of work. The Wisconsin-Stevens point standout had a .397 average for the Pointers with 29 extra base hits.
The Beetles exploded in the first inning against the St. Cloud River Bats as they scored 11 runs. The Beetles took the game 11-0 after 5.0 innings and were led by Lindsey Caughel (Stetson) who earned his 8th win of the year. Caughel threw a complete game six hitter for the Beetles. All-Star short-stop Marcus Semien (California Berkeley) had two hits and drove in three runs on the victory.
Willie Argo (Illinois) led the Waterloo Bucks offensively in a 14-9 win over the Battle Creek Bombers Saturday night. Argo was 3-for-4 on the night with two runs scored and four RBI. Argo, a speedy 6’1’’ outfielder, is currently hitting .233 with 21 hits in 27 games.
Garrett Yount (Rollins College-FL) earned his second win of the season for the Thunder Bay Border Cats as they defeated the Willmar Stingers 7-2 at Port Arthur Stadium. Yount threw a four hitter over 7.0 innings while striking out six Stingers. He currently has a 3.41 ERA in 63.1 innings pitched and has struck out 38 NWL batters.
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).
