Jordan Smith (St. Cloud State) of the Willmar Stingers continued his league leading hitting with a 3-for-4 night against the Duluth Huskies. The 2010 All-Stars performance helped the Stingers beat the Duluth Huskies 6-5. Smith also had a triple, three RBI and a walk in the victory. Smith currently is hitting .400 in 170 at-bats this year. Steve Nyistzor (Rutgers) of the St. Cloud River Bats had four hits in a 10-1 victory.
Dan Langfield (Memphis) improved to 4-0 on the season for the La Crosse Loggers in a 2-0 victory over the Green Bay Bullfrogs. Langfield threw a complete game one-hitter while striking out ten Bullfrogs. Langfield currently boasts a 1.98 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched. Rochester Mike Strong (Oklahoma State) threw 7.0 innings of three hit baseball to earn the win over the Mankato MoonDogs.
The Mankato MoonDogs took a 2-0 lead over the Rochester Honkers in the first inning and never gave up that lead. The Honkers scored one run in the fourth when Jimmy Waters (Kansas) hit a solo homerun. The MoonDog got a great pitching performance from starter Logan Odom (USC) who earned the win and Blake Schwartz (Minnesota Mankato) who got the save. Odom threw 5.2 innings while surrendering one run and Schwartz gave up zero hits over the final 3.1 innings. MoonDog All-Star Jordan Steranka (Penn State) was 2-for-3 with two RBI and a homerun.
Jordan Steranka (Penn State) had a great performance after his All-Star appearance in Eau Claire. Steranka helped lead the Mankato MoonDogs over the Rochester Honkers 2-1. The 3rd basemen was 2-for-3 with one run scored with two RBI and two walks. Steranka improved his average to .321 and hit his third homerun of the season.
Christopher Jensen (San Diego) of the Duluth Huskies earned his third win of the season with a 4-2 win over the Willmar Stingers. Jensen threw 6.0 innings of four-hit baseball while giving up zero runs. Jensen’s ERA is now 2.42 and has 36 strikeouts in 34.2 innings pitched. Blake Schwartz (Minnesota State) of the MoonDogs also threw well in relief and earned the save as the MoonDogs beat the Rochester Honkers 2-1.
The fans in attendance of the 2010 Northwoods All-Star Game at Carson Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin were treated to a fantastic game. The North Division All-Stars took the game 7-5 over the South All-Stars in front of a crowd just shy of 4,000 fans. The North’s Cody Asche (Nebraska) of the Duluth Huskies was the ‘Star of Stars’ in the game for going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two RBI and helping the North to victory.
The 2010 Northwoods Home Run Derby was hosted by the Eau Claire Express at Carson Park and was held Tuesday night. The Home Run Derby consisted of eight players across the Northwoods League and was headlined by 2009 winner Harold Riggins (NC State) of the Madison Mallards. Duluth Huskie Mark Threlkeld won the 2010 Home Run Derby over Madison Mallard Kyle Gaedele (Valparaiso).
The 2010 Northwoods League All-Star Game will be taking place at Carson Park today, but can also been watched at www.nwltickets.com. This is the first year the Eau Claire Express will be hosting the All-Star Game. There will be a Fan Fest in front of Carson Park starting at 4pm followed by the Home Run Derby at 6pm, with the game and fireworks to follow.
Eight players from the Northwoods League will participate in the 2010 Home Run Derby this Tuesday the 20th. The 2010 Home Run Derby will begin at 6:05 PM and is sponsored by the Leader Telegram and Bothun Automotive. The participant field will consist of four players from the North Division and four from the South Division.
Madison continued its hot hitting over the past few days and beat the Waterloo Bucks 10-2. The Mallards had 13 hits and were once again led by Rafael Lopez (Florida State) and Harold Riggins (NC State). Lopez was 3-for-4 while Riggins had three hits and three RBI. Zach McCool (Iowa) had two hits and a run scored in the loss.
