Designated hitter, Armando Gutierrez (Missouri Baptist), led the River Bats by going 3-for 5 with two runs scored and an RBI. Gutierrez is currently hitting .400 with ten hits on the season. His hot hitting performance helped the River Bats beat the Thunder Bay Border Cats.
Joe Battestelli (Eastern Michigan) improved his record to 3-1 Friday night with a great pitching performance for the Battle Creek Bombers. The Eastern Michigan pitcher threw a complete game five hitter while striking out eight Rafters. With his performance the Bombers took the game 8-2 against Wisconsin Rapids. He was 3-1 this college season for Eastern Michigan and appeared in 20 games.
Alexandria 11, Mankato 8 The Beetles were out-hit 14-11, but won the game 11-8 at Knute Nelson Park. The Beetles third basemen, Jake Tanis (Mercer), was 4-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI. Beetles left fielder, Will Miller (Furman), also had a great day at the plate going 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Jake Tanis (Mercer) had an outstanding game for the Alexandria Beetles Thursday night. Tanis was 4-for-5 against the Mankato MoonDogs and not only scored two runs, but drove in three more. Tanis is currently hitting .400 with 11 RBI in only 40 games. Tanis hit .388 with an outstanding 22 home runs for the Bears this spring. He helped them to a 2010 championship in the Atlantic Sun as well.
Zach Smith (Middle Georgia) did not earn the win tonight for the Thunder Bay Border Cats, but did everything he could to keep the Border Cats in the game. Smith threw 8.0 innings of one run baseball while striking out five against the St. Cloud River Bats. While at Middle Georgia in 2010, Smith was 7-3 with a 3.97 ERA. He had team highs in wins (7), games started (10), innings pitched (59.0), and strike outs (52).
Waterloo 8, Eau Claire 3 The Waterloo Bucks took Wednesday night’s game against the Express 8-3 due to six runs in the 7th and 8th. The Bucks left-fielder, Pat Stover (Santa Clara), was 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs scored and four RBI.
Pat Stover (Santa Clara) was 3-for-4 at the plate for the Waterloo Bucks Wednesday against the Eau Claire Express. Stover plated four RBI and also scored two runs. All three of Stover’s hits were doubles. Stover is hit .302 for Santa Clara in 2010 in 43 starts. He had 34 RBI 18 extra base hits in 182 at bats this year.
The Willmar Stingers, Charley Olson (Georgia State), threw a complete game two hitter against the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers on Wednesday. Olson helped the Stingers take the game 7-2 while striking out eight and only giving up one earned run. Olson moves to 2-2 on the seasons and will go into the record books as the first Stinger to throw a complete game. The Stingers moved to 11-10 after Olson’s performance.
Rochester 5, Mankato 0 The Rochester Honkers get a great pitching performance from starter Danny Winkler (Parkland College) as they shut out Mankato by a score of 5-0.
Steve Nyistzor (Rutgers) had a huge day at the plate today for the St. Cloud River Bats. The short-stop hit 4-for-6 on the day with three runs scored and also five RBI. Nyistzor was a double shy away from going for the cycle. He led the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers with a .410 average and 24 extra base hits.
