Green Bay Bullfrog center fielder Collin Kuhn (Arkansas) was a perfect 3-for-3 in Monday night’s game against Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. Kuhn knocked in two runs and scored two more to pace the offense in a 7-4 victory. The Beaver Dam, WI native is currently hitting .247 with ten extra base hits and eleven RBI. Adam Davis (Illinois) of the Madison Mallards had three hits and drove in four in a victory over Battle Creek.
The Green Bay Bullfrogs took game one of the doubleheader 7-4 due to two big innings. The Bullfrogs center fielder Collin Kuhn (Arkansas) was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI. Green Bay’s pitching staff combined to throw a four hitter over the final 4.1 innings. The Bullfrogs touched up Rafter’s starting pitcher Kyle Anderson (California Poly San Louis Obispo) for six runs on eleven hits in just 3.1 innings.
Rusty Shellhorn (Washington State) of the Madison Mallards threw the first no-hitter in Mallards franchise history. Shellhorn’s no-hitter was the 13th in Northwoods League history. The lefty struck out eight Wisconsin Rapids Rafters in a 4-0 victory. Shellhorn’s no-hitter was the first of the 2010 season in the Northwoods League. Shellhorn is currently 3-3 with a 2.04 ERA in 53.0 innings pitched.
Tony Mueller (Winona State) of the La Crosse Loggers had a great day at the plate in helping the Loggers beat the Eau Claire Express 8-6 in front of 3,316 fans. Mueller was 3-for-5 on the night with two RBI and a run scored. The 2010 NWL All-Star South Division starting pitcher also stole his 22nd base of the season which is tied for third in the NWL. Mueller is currently hitting .289 in 159 at-bats with a .353 on-base percentage.
The Rochester Honkers beat the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers 5-4 Sunday afternoon in front of 1,152 fans in extra innings. The Lunkers put up one run in the twelfth to break the tie at 3-3, but Rochester stormed back in the bottom of twelve to win 5-4. Both Andrew Mendenhall (Oregon) and Jimmy Waters (Kansas) scored on a Lunkers error to take the game. The Honkers Anthony Lopez (California State Los Angeles) earned the win in relief throwing 3.0 innings of one run baseball. The Lunkers Stephen Wickens (Florida Gulf Coast) homered in the loss.
Josh Renfro (State College of Florida) earned his third win of the season by beating the Willmar Stingers 5-0 in front of 1,107 NWL fans. Renfro threw an 8.0 inning shutout while scattering seven hits and striking out seven Stingers. Renfro currently has a 4.67 ERA in 44.1 innings pitched for the Huskies. He has a 3-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio in 2010.
Vince Bruno (California Berkeley) of the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers had a three-hit day against the Thunder Bay Border Cats. Bruno led the Lunkers to a 11-6 win as he was 3-for-4 with one run scored and four RBI. The right fielder is currently hitting .246 with 11 extra base hits and 25 RBI. Jenzen Torres of the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters had two homeruns in a 5-4 loss to Madison.
The Madison Mallards used a perfect night at the plate from Adam Davis (Illinois) to beat the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 5-4 in front of 6,750 NWL fans. Davis was 3-for-3 on the night with two runs scored, one RBI and a homerun. The Mallards pitching staff was excellent in relief registering the win and the save. Grant Gordon (Missouri State) threw 0.2 innings to earn the win with J.R. Graham (Santa Clara) throwing the final inning to get the save. Jenzen Torres (Cal Poly Pomona) had two homeruns on the night in the loss for the Rafters.
Kyle Teague (Oakland) of the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers threw a gem in his last game of the 2010 season. Teague threw 8.0 innings of shutout baseball while only allowing two hits on the night. The righty ended the season with a 4-3 record with a 2.57 ERA. He struck out 55 batters in his 63 innings pitched for the Lunkers. Jason Wheeler (Loyola Marymount) improved to 7-0 as he beat the Alexandria Beetles.
Jon Pierre Garcia (Southeastern CC) of the Madison Mallards knocked in five runs as the Mallards beat the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters Friday night. Garcia was 2-for-4 with a one run scored and hit his third homerun of the season. The righty from Brooklyn, NY has only played in 10 NWL games, but already has 11 RBI. Cody Asche (Nebraska) of the Duluth Huskies was 2-for-4 with a double and homerun in the Huskies win.
