Kodey Simon (Winona State) led the La Crosse Loggers to victory over the Battle Creek Bombers by a score of 2-0. Simon threw 7.0 innings of three hit baseball while not giving up a run. Simon improved to 1-1 on the season with a 2.29 ERA and a save. For Winona State this season, Simon was 4-1 with four saves and a 2.97 ERA in 36.1 innings pitched.
Thunder Bay 8, Brainerd 3 Thunder Bay jumped out to a 7-0 lead and cruised to victory at an 8-3 clip against the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers. Thunder Bay pounded out 15 hits and were led by Ryan Court (Illinois State) who was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a RBI.
The Rochester Honkers are the ‘First Half Champions’ of the North Division of the NWL. The Rochester Honkers won the North Division with a 19-11 record, 2.5 games ahead of St. Cloud and Willmar. The Eau Claire Express are battling the Green Bay Bullfrogs for the South Division First Half Championship. The two play each other the next two days with Green Bay needing to sweep to clinch the tiebreaker. The first half of the season ends July 8th.
Andrew Aplin (Arizona State) played his first game in for the St. Cloud River Bats this season and had made his presence known. Aplin was 2-for-4 with a homerun, two runs scored and three RBI. He and his Sun Devil teammates were recently at the NCAA College World Series. He hit .337 this season in 41 games played for ASU. Cody Asche (Nebraska) led the Duluth Huskies to victory over the Rochester Honkers by a score of 8-5.
Billy Barrett (Illinois) improved his Waterloo Bucks record to 2-1 on the season with his solid performance Wednesday night. Barrett threw 6.0 innings of one run baseball while the Bucks beat the Wisconsin Woodchucks 4-1 at Athletic Park. The Homer Glen, IL native improved his ERA to 2.10 in 25.2 innings pitched. Jonathan Montoya threw well in relief for the MoonDogs to earn the win after throwing 3.0 innings of scoreless baseball.
Eau Claire 4, Wisconsin Rapids 3 The Eau Claire Express took game one of the double header by a score of 6-3 over the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The Express used a three run homer from Steve McGuiggan (Illinois Chicago) to fuel their offense.
Troy Scott (Washington) was instrumental in beating the Wisconsin Woodchucks Tuesday night by a score of 13-6. The Green Bay Bullfrogs first baseman was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and five RBI. His two hits were both home runs which moved his season total to four home runs. He is currently hitting .373 with 15 RBI in 21 games. Kevin Pillar had a nice game in the loss for the ‘Chucks going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Taylor Massey (Dallas Baptist) was at it again Tuesday night for the Waterloo Bucks as he moved to 4-0 on the season. Massey threw a complete game two hitter while the Bucks beat the Battle Creek Bombers 3-0. Massey walked three in the game, but also struck out three. His ERA is now at 0.69 in 39.1 innings pitched. This is his second shutout of the season for the Bucks.
Thunder Bay 6, Duluth 5 Duluth took game one of the double header by a score of 3-1 at Port Arthur Stadium. The Huskies left fielder Kyle Roliard (Louisiana Tech) went 1-for-2 on the night with one run scored and two RBI.
Collin Kuhn (Arkansas) had a big day at the plate on Monday night for the Green Bay Bullfrogs. Kuhn helped the Bullfrogs beat the Wisconsin Woodchucks 12-6 in extra innings. Kuhn, a Beaver Dam, WI native, was 3-for-5 on the night with two runs scored and two RBI. Kuhn hit his third double of the season and also was hit by a pitched and walked. Kuhn is currently hitting .286 in only five games this season. Kuhn hit .336 for the Arkansas Razorbacks this season and led them to a 43-21 record. He was 17-19 on stolen bases and was second on the team with 16 homeruns.
