Brandon Baumgartner (North Dakota) improved his record to 5-2 with a 9-5 victory over the Rochester Honkers. Baumgartner entered the game in the fifth inning with the bases loaded and no outs and did not allow a run. The lefty threw 5.0 innings of one hit baseball while striking out two. Baumgartner appeared in 18 games for North Dakota and threw 36.1 innings while striking out 24.
Chris O’Dowd (Dartmouth) had a big night for the La Crosse Loggers as they beat the Battle Creek Bombers 15-5 in La Crosse. O’Dowd had four RBI and scored a run while getting walked twice. The 2010 All-Star also hit his fifth homerun of the season. He is currently hitting .322 with 12 extra base hits and 23 RBI. The catcher led Dartmouth with a .384 average and 12 doubles in 2010.
In game one of the double header the Mankato MoonDogs were ahead 2-1 after two innings at Wade Stadium in Duluth, but the Huskies used a two run fifth inning to take the game. The Huskies ended up winning 3-2 when Jeff Reynolds (Harvard) hit a two-run double that scored Cody Asche (Nebraska) and Mark Threlkeld (Louisiana Tech). Robbie Collier (North Florida) improved his record to 5-1 with a 5.0 inning eight hitter. Jacob Bax earned his first save of the season throwing 2.0 innings of hitless baseball. Mankato third basemen Sam Eberle (Jacksonville State) had the only RBI’s for the MoonDogs in the loss.
Jesse Arreola (California Baptist) improved to 3-3 on the season with a great pitching performance Sunday afternoon. Arreola threw 7.2 innings of five-hit baseball while only allowing one run and striking out five. The lefty currently has a 4.32 ERA in 33.1 innings pitched for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. His performance helped beat the Eau Claire Express by a score of 8-1.
The Stingers Isaac Ballou (Marshall) had an amazing game from the second spot in the lineup on Sunday afternoon. Ballou was 4-for-6 with two runs scored and six RBI. Ballou, along with the other three batters at the top of the line-up were a combined 16-for-20 with six runs scored and 10 RBI. Ballou helped beat the Brainerd Lunkers by a score of 11-4 at Stewart C. Mills Field. Stinger teammate Carlos Leyva (Cal State Dominguez) had four hits on the night as well.
Sunday afternoon’s game featuring the Willmar Stingers and Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers was a hit fest. The two teams combined for 32 hits and 15 runs. The Stingers one thru four hitters were a combined 14-for-20 with ten RBI and six runs scored. Carlos Leyva (Cal State Dominguez), Isaac Ballou (Marshall), Jared Norris (Oregon State) and Jordan Smith (St. Cloud State) combined to have one of the best offensive nights this season in the NWL. Matt Collins (Central Florida) earned his second win of the season with a 6.0 inning three strikeout performance. Chadd Krist was 3-for-4 for the Lunkers in the loss.
Brock Stassi (Nevada) improved his record to 2-1 on the season with a 2.70 ERA with the win over the Waterloo Bucks by a score of 7-0. Stassi threw 7.0 innings while only giving up four-hits and zero runs. Stassi helped lead the pitching staff to a complete game six hitter. The 6’2’’ lefty was 7-4 in 2010 with a 3.43 ERA in 78.2 innings pitched for the Nevada Wolfpack.
The Willmar Stingers Sean Dwyer (Florida Gulf Coast) was 4-for-6 with three runs scored and four RBI. Dwyer helped the Stingers beat the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers 11-4 in front of 336 dedicated fans. Dwyer's four-hit night was coupled with NWL batting average leader Jordan Smith's (St. Cloud State) four-hit performance. Dwyer also hit his third homerun of the season and improved his average to .310.
The La Crosse Loggers were behind 3-0 after the third inning against the Madison Mallards, but the Mallards were too much to handle on Saturday. The Mallards Adam Davis (Illinois) had three RBI in the win while Mallards second basemen Reed Gragnani (Virginia) was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Madison’s starter Matt Morgan (Purdue) earned the win throwing 6.0 innings of one run baseball.
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.
