Danny Winkler (Parkland College) is currently 2-1 for the Rochester Honkers in 3 games started. Winkler helped beat the Mankato MoonDogs by throwing a complete game two hit shut-out. Winkler gave up two hits in the second inning, but retired the next 22 of 24 batters he faced. Winkler also only threw an outstanding 101 pitches while 62 were strikes.
Thunder Bay 4, Alexandria 2 The Thunder Bay Border Cats took the game from Alexandria 4-2 Monday night at Knute Nelson Memorial Park. The first five innings were scoreless, but the final four saw a combined six runs.
Mitchell Garver (New Mexico) was 3-for-4 against the Willmar Stingers and helped St. Cloud to a 12-5 victory. Garver also had three runs scored, an RBI and a walk and helped the River Bats beat the Stingers for their second loss in two days. The River Bats catcher is currently hitting .444 for the River Bats.
James Jones (Louisiana Monroe) threw 7.1 innings of great baseball against the Eau Claire Express and helped the Battle Creek Bombers to a 2-1 victory. He only gave up four hits during the 7.1 innings and allowed one earned run. Jones was the leader of the Louisiana Monroe pitching staff and ranked in the top two on the team in games started (13), strike outs (72) and innings pitched (80.1). James was selected in the 45th round by the Cleveland Indians in the 2009 MLB Draft.
Alexandria 6, Rochester 0 The Beetles took Sunday’s game 6-0 against the Rochester Honkers at Mayo Field in Rochester. Alexandria out-hit the Honkers 12-5 and were led by starting pitcher Lindsey Caughel (Stetson) who moves to 2-1 on the season.
Madison Mallard, Harold Riggins (North Carolina State), was instrumental in helping the Mallards beat the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 8-2 at Witter Field. Riggins was 2-for-4 on the night with four RBI and one run scored. One of his hits was a homerun, his first of the season. Riggins hit .331 for the NC State Wolfpack this spring with 12 homeruns which was second on the team.
Kyle Teague (Oakland) led the Lunkers to a 9-1 victory over the St. Cloud River Bats Sunday. Teague threw 7.0 innings of one run baseball while striking out six River Bats. Teague is now 2-0 on the season with a 0.67 ERA. Teague’s command is one of the best in the NWL and has only allowed four walks in 27 innings pitched.
La Crosse 5, Battle Creek 4 It took 10 pitchers, 17 hits, 16 walks, and three hours and 40 minutes to complete, but the La Crosse Loggers came out on the winning end of a 5-4 game against Battle Creek on Saturday night at Copeland Park.
Jordan Smith (St. Cloud State) had an absolutely great performance on Saturday night helping the Stingers beat the Thunder Bay Border Cats 12-7. Smith finished the game 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI. Smith finished the 2010 St. Cloud season at .457 batting average for the Huskies and an amazing 43 extra base hits. He also had 17 stolen bases as a freshman with and fielding percentage of .991. Smith recently hit the first home run in Willmar Stingers franchise history.
University of Portland right handed pitcher, Owen Jones, threw 7.0 innings for the Bullfrogs to help beat the Eau Claire Express 2-1. Jones struck out seven while only giving up one run. Jones led Portland with a record of 4-2 with an extremely low ERA of 2.56. Jones and his Express are currently 10-6 and .5 games ahead of the Wisconsin Woodchucks.
